On 8/24/06, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/24/06, Scott Stevenson wikinetscott@gmail.com wrote: [snip]
I've explained that in accord with NPOV, text saying that "Source X says Y about Z" needs to be added to the caption but Jayjg has Wikilawyerly asked me to show specific NPOV text that applies to images.
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Without looking at the situation beyond your post here, I'd say that you sound correct. (i.e. if you were misrepresenting it, I wouldn't know)
Then why on earth would you comment?
Although it may be true that in practice we may apply a weaker NPOV requirement to image, the idea that you must find some explicit requirement in policy is ludicrous, and it is offensive to hear that an arbcom member would make such a claim.
It is even more offensive for you to make such a claim without actually knowing what is going on. I haven't argued for any "weaker NPOV requirement" for the image; rather, the image is perfectly NPOV as it stands, as it make *no* claims as to its true meaning.
Jay.