Thank you for the suggestions. I will work on these. I could not find anything freely available. Maybe the Women's hall of Fame might help.
On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Pete Forsyth <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kathleen, > > Sad news. > > In a case like this, there are three possibilities for adding a photo on > English Wikipedia: > > Find a suitably licensed (or public domain) photo. I have done a quick > search on Google and Flickr, which both offer (hooray!) an easy way to > search for freely licensed material (in their "search tools" and "advanced > search" menus, respectively.) Unfortunately, nothing useful seems to come > up. > Find a photo that is not suitably licensed, and request of the copyright > holder that they release it under a suitable free license. This is something > many of us have done, and there are some sample emails online (and in many > of our "sent messages" folders) that could be used as a template. If you > have a photo in mind and want to reach out, let me know if you want some > help writing the note. (It's important to cover a number of details, but > also do it in a friendly and approachable way...it can be a tricky balance.) > Once someone is deceased, on the English language Wikipedia (unlike most > Wikipedias), it is possible to include a low-resolution photo, even if it's > covered by copyright, with a "non-free use rationale." If it's impossible to > get a free photo, this may be the best approach. But I bet #2 could work > with enough diligence. > > Do you have a specific photo in mind? What kind of help would be most > useful? > Pete > [[User:Peteforsyth]] > > > On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Kathleen McCook <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Karen DeCrow has died. I was sad to see how minimal her Wikipedia >> entry was given how much she has done. I have added an info box. >> >> I am having trouble adding a picture. Can anyone help? There does not >> seem to be one in WikiCommons. >> >> If any entry shows what a gender gap there is...Karen DeCrow shows it. >> >> Kmccook >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
