On 04.01.2012, 7:21 Gregory wrote:
To try and help with categorizing images used specifically for documentation (and which are specifically for extensions) - and to help explain their importance to admins before they delete - I've created a couple of headers:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:MediaWiki_extension_file
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:MediaWiki_documentation_file
Counterparts on MW.org:
I have not yet begun to tag files - but will be doing so in the coming weeks as I get around to reviewing extensions for compatibility and working through the unknown files, etc.
I also tend to agree that we should be better about MW.org image licensing, which may mean deleting some images if they're clear copyright violations. I also think we'll need to start using the fair-use rationales more. We have a number of files that are technically screenshots of copyright protected websites or software (which I believe may apply with or without their logo appearing - but I'm by no means a copyright lawyer). Forbidding them altogether seems like a poor solution as they often provide very helpful visual aides and their usage is totally legal with a proper fair-use rationale statement.
Also started an early draft of a proposed image policy for MW.org to help clarify all of this once there's consensus on the listserv. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Image_policy
Feedback? -greg aka varnent
I've made a small clarification[1] to the template, though in my experience even promise of "do it and be desysopped" doesn't prevent crazy Commons admins from deleting stuff without discussion.
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