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:
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:MediaWiki_extension_file
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:MediaWiki_documentation_file
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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[1]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:MediaWiki_document…
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Best regards,
Max Semenik ([[User:MaxSem]])