The following mail by Mark did not reach the list. I wasn't able to locate the problem - here is a forward 'by hand'.
Bye, Tim.
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Message-ID: 4788E32A.5090209@comcast.net Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:56:26 -0500 From: Mark Pellegrini mapellegrini@comcast.net To: commons-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Fwd: [Wmfcc-l] Photo submission queue]
Originally sent to the Press Committee mailing list. David Gerard suggested I forward this to commons-l for further comment.
-Mark
From: mapellegrini@comcast.net (Mark Pellegrini) To: Communications Committee wmfcc-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:29:44 +0000 Message-Id: 011020082029.28984.47868038000BAB4E0000713822135396530702079D090A04040A9F0E03@comcast.net Subject: [Wmfcc-l] Photo submission queue
First, I'd like to say we've had 5 successful uses of the photo submission service so far:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Essentials_%28band%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Gold http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Forbes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Condell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Calonne
One very common problem I've been encountering is that people email me pictures, but don't specify a license. I don't really know how to make the contact page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us/Photo_submission) more clear on this point - help is welcome.
First, I'd like to request one of the OTRS admins add a form response along the lines "I'd like to add this photo to our article, but oops! You didn't specify a license."
Second, I think this idea is working well enough that we should start doing it on other language wikis and on other projects. (Note - that will necessitate adding others to the queue, particularly those who speak languages I don't - namely, everything but English)
-Mark