Hello,
Indeed the situation had changed since the last discussion. On the April board meeting the Board of Trustees of the WMF had issued a resolution about BLP. This resolution includes Commons. So please check if the said images on in accordance with the spirit of the resolution.
Thank you very much.
Ting
Michael Maggs wrote:
This has already been discussed at great length on wiki.
We all know you disagree with the conclusion. There is really nothing else to be said.
Michael
Dror Kamir wrote:
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:
- 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.
- 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.)
- 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?
- 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)
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