Stan Shebs wrote:
Gerard Meijssen wrote:
On nl:wikipedia a valid reason for the deletion
of pictures is that
they are not used. I have asked at "the kroeg" that they should not
be deleted in anticipation of WikiCommons.
Andre Engels asked me why I thought that there will be a WikiCommons
as both he and I have so far been given the cold shoulder treatment
on WikiCommons. His question is fair. What do I base my trust on that
there will be in the near future a WikiCommons ?
Question:
*Should these pictures be deleted from nl:wikipedia ?
Would people insist on deleting them if they are linked from your
user page? Lots of people on en: have personal galleries of
images, not all of which are presently being used in articles.
They're useful as "placeholders", so other people can just include
them, instead of duplicating effort by uploading their own pictures
of the same things.
Stan
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The whole discussion is moot. The Commons is active, people can upload
digital content to a special purpose repository.
http://commons.wikipedia.org At this moment it is a start-up. Everything
is being organised, functionality like storing pictures in Commons and
using them in the projects is still absent. But the great thing is, our
orphans now have a place to go.
This does not mean that we will not delete pictures on nl: low quality
pictures (particularly those minimized pictures of a higher quality
picture will deserve their place in the bit-graveyard..
So, have a look at Commons. It is as Wiki as everything. So let's have
fun and make it a great resource.
PS and those personal galleries, they will eventually be better
appreciated on Commons as all wiki communities will have them there as a
resource. :)
Thanks,
Gerard