jayjg wrote:
So, for example, in order to avoid being "heavy handed", one might ask an editor (and fellow administrator) to remove "fair use" images from their page [ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SlimVirgin&diff=prev...],
Yes, I would recommend people do this.
and then when they object to the request on several grounds, including not considering one of the images to be "fair use", say their comments are "so full of lies, misinformation and patent nonsense" that you must assume they are "ignorant, not malicious" [ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SlimVirgin&diff=prev...],
Did you read the comment she wrote, and my reply to it, or just the last two sentences? The section of my message where I discuss the fair use images is:
"Firstly, I could never have known that about the two images. Regardless of the nature of their current status, the fact is, they are fair use images and are not permitted. I quote: "[a]ll other uses, even if legal under the fair use clauses of copyright law, should be avoided to keep the use of unfree images to a minimum". I must insist you remove them."
Both images state clearly that the uploader asserts the "... qualif[y] as fair use under United States copyright law".
and finally (a whole 39 minutes after your first request) delete them yourself.[ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SlimVirgin&diff=prev&...] Have I got that right?
I removed them, in accordance with our fair use policy, because she was clearly not going to remove them. Is two talk page messages not enough to establish that the images are not permitted on the user page? How many do you propose I leave in future?
Chris