[Foundation-l] Clearing up Wikimedia's media licensing policies (some important points)

[Ray Saintonge]

Kat Walsh wrote:

>Enwiki went through something similar when the with-permission,
>non-commercial, and non-derivative images that were permitted (or at
>last tolerated) early on became speedy deletion candidates... many
>people upset at the loss of their hard work, and no one is ever happy
>about making that happen even where the ends are something we want.
>
Making the deletion speedy can be as much of a problem as deleting at 
all.  Sometimes a more respectful process might take a little longer, 
but it gives people the opportunity to feel they have been heard.  For a 
questionable image that has hung around for a couple of years, an extr 
week should make little difference.

Ec