[Wikipedia-l] Re: Requiring image sources

Mon Feb 23 01:25:16 UTC 2004

Imran Ghory wrote:

> I would like to propose the following:
>
>That any new image uploads should be required to give a source for the
>image (be it a URL, book or photographers name). Failure to provide a
>source should make an image a candidate for speedy deletion.
>
A required field in the upload page for source information is an 
excellent idea. I would not carry it so far as to subject images without 
source information to speedy deletion, at least not in the sense that is 
practiced on en.wikipedia. Such images should go on VfD if there is 
concern about the use, to allow time for us to track down the actual 
source and investigate whether we can still use the image.

Improperly used and inadequately documented images are a big problem, 
but there's also a danger of overreacting to the problem. Let's not 
resort to draconian measures in solving it.

--Michael Snow