Users' views on the need for subject-consent for photographs of identifiable people vary hugely, from "why should we need consent anyway?" to "any photo that has no subject consent is obviously illegal and msut be deleted". This divergence of views is causing uncertainty and inconsistent keep/delete decisions on Deletion Requests. The uncertainty is harming not also Commons but also its Wiki "customers".
I have made a proposal with a view to obtaining consensus for a middle ground, at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photographs_of_identifiable_people/Proposal More comments are needed on the talk page, especially - if I may be permitted to canvass mildy - from users who have views that are not at one end or the other of the spectrum. Please don't just leave the discussion to those with very strong views. Michael _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l
