[WikiEN-l] Attributing "attribution required" free images

[luke brandt]

Gwern Branwen wrote:
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> Question: why should we give special prominence and mention of the original author to a carefully composed, lovingly shot photo whose license requires attribution to the author(s), and not give special prominence and mention of the original author to a carefully composed, lovingly written article/text whose license requires attribution to the author(s)?
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> I've noticed people seem to hold photos and text to very different standards. For example, I don't think I've once seen anyone remove chunks of quoted text for being 'excessive fair use', and yet similar actions and rationale for images are too common for me to need to belabor the point.
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> gwern
> SERT Nash white ISS-ADP offensive PLA S511 .45 processing HRM
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errm yea:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Non-free_content&diff=next&oldid=166932130

The "official" silence on this issue was/is still deafening