As a separate thread of discussion from my last message, I note that despite all the outrage yesterday from some quarters that we were featuring works by non-notable Wikimedians on the front page that we are doing exactly the same today.
Before anyone claims that this is not an artistic work, you should note that it contains sufficient originality to be eligible for copyright protection and that the Wikimedia Foundation sets a much higher threshold for this than some (many?) national legislatures (including the United Kingdom). In my view the skilled works of a Wikimedian should be considered equal to the skilled works of another, regardless of field or genera, when both are awarded the same status (in this case feautued status) according to the same process.
---- Chris McKenna
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The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart
Antoine de Saint Exupery