Re: [Commons-l] The Latuff cartoons

This discussion was probably discussed before. It has to be discussed again. I would like the members of this list to express their opinion about the following: 1. Why are these cartoons on the Commons, considering they educational value is dubious, as they merely express one person's opinion and are not documentary in any way or present useful sketches or other productive material. 2. Why are these cartoons categorized in a way that force user to see them even if they prefer to avoid them. In particular - why a person who looks for Allan Dershowitz's portrait should be forced to see a cartoon that defames him in the most harsh way? (There are other similar examples, but that's the most critical.) 3. Latuff released his cartoons to the public domain. My attempt to upload paraphrases of these cartoons was banned by a few administrators. Is that acceptable on Commons' users? Isn't that a breach of the "fair play" rules and "no censorship" rules? Why would uploading the Israeli flag with a ban sign on it and the inscription "no Israel" is okay, while uploading paraphrases on Latuff's cartoons would be banned? 4. Should the Commons welcome new political cartoons which express personal opinions about ongoing events, and isn't that a risk to the project? If the Commons should welcome these cartoons, who has the right to decide whom of the caricaturists is notable, which of the caricatures is educational etc.? Please express your opinions, it is highly important. Dror (K) _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list Commons-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l