[WikiEN-l] A Solution to the Image Problem

[Kirill Lokshin]

On 3/24/06, Steve Bennett <stevage at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/24/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> > That's a very important point.  Simply saying, "because it's policy"
> > gets people to dig in their heels.  Many of these are young guys who are
> > then reminded of mom or dad telling them to clean their rooms or mow the
> > lawn.  They are testing their independance all the way.
>
> Maybe just saying "so we don't get sued" would be simpler than saying
> it's policy?

That's a pretty good explanation in cases where we might actually get
sued.  In other cases (e.g. by-permission images, logos on userpages,
and so forth), it really is a matter of project policy rather than any
concrete legal liability on our part.

Kirill Lokshin