On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:22 AM, David Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think it's helpful or useful to classify images that aren't > currently being used in an article somewhere as second class, or more > readily deletable. There are, I think it safe to say, TONS of images on > Commons that aren't being used anywhere. So what if we have male nudes far > in excess of what would ever need to be used in one article? The point of > commons isn't as a hosting substitute for Wikipedia's article, it is as a > repository of free images. For most purposes, people will only need one > image out of a group, but offering a variety from which they can choose can > only be beneficial. > > If the free-ness of an image can be reasonably disputed, fine, go ahead and > delete it, but don't start setting up separate standards for deletion based > on an image's use.
Considerations of personal privacy don't apply to pictures of fruit or airplanes. Images of identifiable people posing are intrinsically different and deserve to be treated with greater sceptism. If you don't like a use standard, I'd be happy to accept an OTRS standard for identifiable nudes, but I do think we need to recognize that not all images have equal impact. Is it useful to have 500 poorly documented pictures of naked women, maybe. Is it harmful to have 1 image inappropriately uploaded by an angry ex-boyfriend, absolutely. If we can help prevent the latter circumstance by reducing the number of poorly documented (and often unused) nude photos on Commons, then I am all for it, regardless of how you want to approach it. Perhaps because I suggested "use" as a limitation, you misunderstood my goal. My intent is to prevent the misuse of Commons to store and distribute images inappropriately, by which I mean images not authorized for distribution by all the parties involved. This is an area where I think we would lose little if we removed images we aren't using (speculations about sex manuals notwithstanding), but if you want to take different steps to minimize inappropriate use then by all means suggest what they should be. -Robert Rohde _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
