[WikiEN-l] Now that's what I call a BLP problem

[Andrew Gray]

On 23/05/07, Jeff Raymond <jeff.raymond at internationalhouseofbacon.com> wrote:

> > I just got a call from Chloe Finch from EON Productions about this
> > article. [[Image:Michael G Wilson on Venice yacht crop.jpg]] is
> > apparently NOT Michael Wilson. She'll be emailing me and I'll be doing
> > what I can to arrange a free-content photo of him for the article ...
> > I've marked the photo "do not use!" on the commons image page, and
> > will nominate for deletion if it does turn out not to be him.
>
> I've always wondered when this was going to happen.
>
> It's kind of funny that images aren't subject to original research claims.

The immediate problem is the thought of someone querulous saying "oh
yeah? find a reliable source *saying* that's a dog, you POV-pushing
crazy".

Any policy that means we would have to tactfully ignore the status of
90% of our free illustrations is a bad solution, I fear...

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- Andrew Gray
  andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk