On 05/03/2008, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
On 05/03/2008, Todd Allen toddmallen@gmail.com wrote:
I realize that most of these images are not replaceable by free images, but irreplaceable is just one of many requirements for when a nonfree image may be used. In many of these cases, the image could be taken out and not replaced, and since it is not discussed in the article, the article would not suffer for its removal.
False. We've seen studies cited here that show that the presence of images help the educational process.
And that record and book covers are a significant part of almost any record or book release, because people do in fact judge records and books by their covers. Todd is phrasing a personal editorial viewpoint as if it follows naturally from WP:NONFREE, and it doesn't.
- d.