On 3/3/06, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 3/3/06, John Lee johnleemk@gawab.com wrote:
Where? Not to be obnoxious, but I haven't seen any of your proposals. Ever since I became properly acquainted with fair use, I've tried to ensure images I upload at least comply with the American law. The problem is that when I stumble across obviously not fair use pictures uploaded by others, there's no good process for handling them.
John
Orphan them. Deal with anyone who disagrees then delete them after a week
The alternative is to willfully ignore the problem. Seriously -- when things upset me on Wikipedia, I make a limited attempt to change them, make a note on my user page that I disagree with it, perhaps engage in some discussion, then, if I hit intransigence, drop it.
I do that with AfD, the "Counter Vandalism Unit", mergism, wacko articles, and other instances that raise my hackles. And every so often I just don't edit Wikipedia at all for a while.
Just remember to stay happy.
The principle of fair use is pretty much useless for Wikipedia, IMHO, especially as it restricts downstream use of Wikipedia content. But deleting other people's images holds no appeal for me, so I don't get involved.