[WikiEN-l] Common sense exceptions to our copyright policy.

[Michael Snow]

Gregory Maxwell wrote:

> On 7/31/06, Michael Snow <wikipedia at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> While I like that we're debating ways to encourage more
>> copyright-compliant uploads, I'm not sure about this particular idea.
>> Right now, when I happen across an article with a red link for an image,
>> I know to remove it and/or look for a substitute. Do we want to make
>> people wonder whether they should wait around in case there's an upload
>> forthcoming?
>
> That bring around another question... Why do we consider redlinks for
> non yet created articles benificial while we conisder redlinks for not
> yet created illustrations to be a problem that must be fixed? :)

A perceptive cultural observation. Although I would add that red links 
prompting the creation of articles are not necessarily always beneficial 
- it depends on how good the judgment is of the editor who made the link.

--Michael Snow