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GerardM wrote:
Hoi,
There is a big problem with people going about changing pictures in Commons.
People use the license as an excuse to have their "anything goes" attitude
vindicated. This has already led to a big row with several prominent people
from the Dutch wikipedia community to have anything to do with Commons.
The idea of making it even easier to change pictures would make this
situation worse.
There were several issues involved.
*When there is a picture of a painting; changing the colours is BAD. A photo
reflects what the picture looks like. Changing the colours arbitrarily
because it "looks good" is falsifying what the picture is about.
*There is a lot of resistance to websites that use Wikipedia material
commercially without them making due reference to the original site an
original author. This resulted in the inclusion of watermarks that were then
deleted.
The first issue is a big NONO, the second requires a more proactive stance
of the foundation and its chapters. But my message to you is NO !! DO NOT
CHANGE PICTURES !!
Well, if you won't let us change a picture, how can you claim that it is
free?
What I think you are talking about is image protection. Drop me a list
on my commons talk page and I'll gladly protect them.
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