On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 3:03 AM Peter Southwood < peter.southwood@telkomsa.net> wrote:
The precautionary principle is labelled as an official policy of Commons. I think it should be mentioned on the assume good faith page as it explains why it is sometimes impractical to assume good faith to the extent of allowing content to remain. If not mentioned, it can lead to severe disappointment and surprise. It should be made very clear to anyone who uploads that this policy may be applied, and why it is necessary. It would also be useful to explain what to do if it is applied where it should not be applied, whether from lack of evidence or for any other reason, and how to avoid the problem. It might even be advisable to state this policy clearly in the upload wizard. When people have been reasonably warned, they are less likely to be offended.
Exactly this.
Commons veterans are annoyed that uploaders don't understand all the principles and rules of Commons.
So to be helpful, I go into Commons:AGF to add the precautionary principle.
This way, people like Galder and students will know that: "where there is significant doubt about the freedom of a particular file, it should be deleted"
My attempt to help is then reverted. Twice. Then I get threatened that I will be blocked if I try to help give better instructions.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Fuzheado&diff=...
Tell me then, which is it going to be?
-Andrew