[WikiEN-l] Images and original research (was: [[New anti-Semitism]] and...)

[David Gerard]

On 24/08/06, jkelly at fas.harvard.edu <jkelly at fas.harvard.edu> wrote:

>   I think that there is something smart about making this distinction, which I
> failed to do, but I'm not sure that it is one we usually make.  If I state that
> my tree picture shows damage from acid rain, do I need a source for that?  What
> level of interpretation are we comfortable with?


The very first thing to do is to write a detailed policy outlining
every possible outcome ahead of time. If it's not in there, we can
form a committee committee to elect a committee to vote on what level
of straw poll indicates consensus on a given image. Don't forget to
sneak in something on page 36 about how the Foundation takes control
of their first born.


- d.