On 21/07/12 13:59, WereSpielChequers wrote:
In the UK we are OK with anything that is both three dimensional and permanently on public show. Even so lots of temporary exhibited sculptures and two dimensional plaques murals and so forth get deleted.
Many other countries are much more problematic. I think we need a feeder database for images that can't yet be released on a full Commons compatible license but can be made available on a more restricted license. For example in some countries there is a no commercial use stipulation, but as I understand it it would be legal to take an image of something like that and load it onto a site that allowed such images. Ideally it would be tagged with a "safe to migrate to commons after" date. OK in some cases it will be many decades before those images can migrate, but there is no deadline and we can afford to think longterm.
It would also be less bitey on commons if some images could be temporarily moved to this holding bay rather than deleted. It should even be possible to build this into the image uploader.
WSC
Create jail.wikimedia.org ?