On 1/28/07, Omegatron omegatron+wikienl@gmail.com wrote:
On 1/28/07, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote: You seriously think this way? We should remove all quotations from Wikipedia unless they have been released under free licenses? Seriously?
That would appear to be a strawman.
It most certainly does. You aren't part of it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Walter#Say_no_to_fair_use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Say_NO_to_Fair_Use.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:User_no_fair_use
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2007_Janua...
5 people is harldy a movement.
You seriously think this way?
I know that the fair use claims are highly questionable. I suspect I have a far better idea of what is in the image namespace than you do.
Such as?
Finding outher ways to describe the facts. IT is not posible to copyright facts.
You seriously think these images have no value in an encyclopedia? Seriously?
In many cases it is extreamly questionable. we are able to write about the fall of Carthage without pics.
You do realize that this is an encyclopedia, right?
Of course. One side effect of this is that we pay more attention to copyright than say youtube
Are you actually interested in contributing to an encylopedia or are you just here to delete images?
How does stealing Image:032806 francelaborprotests2.jpg produce a better free encycopedia that useing the free images I linked to?