On 11/23/08, Todd Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Making the upload button go straight to Commons would create a lot of > problems there, as nonfree content that would be legitimate on > Wikipedia would be routed there and subsequently deleted, creating > headaches for them and confusion for the uploader.
True but admins of commons are actually expected to understand and care about copyright before passing RFA. On enwiki a user doing significant image patrol will be lucky to get 50% support. At least on commons the shelf life of copyvio is typically not measured in years. > I think an approval process might work, though there's certainly > nothing stopping anyone from saying "There's an image at [link > here] that I believe could legitimately be used in [[article]], could > you please have a look and upload it if you agree?" If said image is "inside my camera" this would only be a bureaucratic impediment to me. Of course if I created the picture myself I should take it straight to commons anyway. But as far as bureaucracy goes, a centralized "requests for fair use" page might have some merit, if it helps avoid a pathological situation where 3 or 4 anime buffs have decided that a higher file size limit means "episode videos are okay as long as you cut out the credits". Or worse they could upload war about it until "concencus" [sic] is reached. Suffice it to say I'm not optimistic about the longevity of the extra server space being touted. —C.W. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
