Let me make a few points:
1. we have about 292,000 Non-Free images (give or take 3,000) 2. en.wikipedia does not have a fair use policy 3. en.wikipedia does have a non-free content policy 4. en.wiki's non-free policy covers what would be called "fair use" material 5. Wikimedia's goal is to provide free content 6. en.wikipedia's goal is to provide a free encyclopedia 7. en.wiki realizes that in a few certain cases non-free material needs to be used in oder to cover the material in question. 8. en.wikipedia do that degree created an Exemption Doctrine Policy (EDP) 9. one of the key parts to the EDP is ensuring that the image in question cannot be replaced with a free image. 10. it only takes one greedy lawyer to shut down the Wikimedia Foundation, lawyers are not required to send a takedown notice. they can just sue you for everything you have. 11. if a user wants to use non-free content they need to be able to say why they need that image on that page. if they dont have good reason then that image should be deleted. 12. just because a person stops editing that doesnt mean that our policies stop applying to their edits. 13. other projects dont allow any non-free content, so be glad that we allow as much as we do
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