Hi, Actually I don't control the FB page. I was just interested to spread awareness of Wikimedia Commons on Facebook.
Regards, Yann 2016-05-16 9:07 GMT+02:00 Steinsplitter Wiki <steinsplitter-w...@live.com>: > As far i can see there are two volunteers listed at > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Social_media/Facebook , i > talked with Yann - it wasn't him. > > The second volunteer is Rodrigo.Argenton, and i am wondering who granted > him access - looking at his block log i don't feel comfortable at all [1]. > > Opinion: A page on meta schould be created and who operates which account. > > --Steinsplitter > > [1] > https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3ARodrigo.Argenton > > > From: jameso...@gmail.com > > Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 14:31:52 -0700 > > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Commons Picture of the Year 2015 round 2 > voting has started > > > > Actually those uploading images on the Wikimedia Commons FB page are > > volunteers > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Social_media/Facebook> (I > don't > > think they're all listed there but probably the right place to start), > I'd > > encourage you to talk to them directly if you think there is a problem > with > > their uploads instead of jumping to conclusions and assuming it must be > the > > "evil WMF" doing it and using a great thread like this to try and score > > some points against them. > > > > For those interested: > > > > I know that the verified channels which the Communication team posts on > > frequently (Especially the Wikimedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> & > > Wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> twitter and the Wikipedia FB > page > > <https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia>) purposely follow a set of Best > > Practices > > < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Best_practices#On_Wikimedia_Foundation_and_Wikipedia_branded_accounts > > > > that include very explictly "Do not post media that is not either owned > or > > co-owned by the Wikimedia Foundation (such as photos we take), in the > > public domain or licensed under CC0". They do occasionally post other CC > > images but only after getting explicit approval/permission from the > > copyright holder including how to attribute etc. > > > > On a personal basis I think the inability to post most CC images on SM > > sites is a massive problem for the licenses as a whole (and for many free > > licenses). This is not only because SM sites are such a large part of > > modern life right now (and so we are cutting off an important audience > who > > we WANT using free images rather then repeatedly using more closed > > copyrighted material, though they are still doing that now ALSO against > the > > SM Terms of Use) but it's also because it's so befuddling to people that > > they generally ignore it encouraging people to ignore the licenses in > > general. Not only the general public but those who know the licences well > > think of them as designed to ALLOW sharing so the idea that they can't > > share them is shocking to them (so they DO share them). In fact, contrary > > to your accusation, I don't know of ANY other organizations that ensure > > they are following the SM site Terms of Use and the CC licenses when > > posting. I've even seen Creative Commons itself, on it's official Twitter > > and Facebook accounts, posting CC images against the terms. > > > > James Alexander > > User:Jamesofur [Personal capacity, Staff account: Jalexander-WMF] > > > > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 1:55 PM, Toby Dollmann <toby.dollm...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Peter, > > > > > > You are right.and truly we are spoiled for choice > > > > > > It is very satisfying to observe that some entries from professional > > > photographers are nowadays explicitly stating their CC-BY-SA licences > fo > > > rCommons do not enable their copyrighted works to be uploaded to > Facebook > > > (and by implication to similar sites). > > > > > > eg: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Cccefalon/fb > > > > > > And yet, I see that the Wikimedia volunteers on Facebook blissfully > > > uploading "Pictures of the day" ignorant of all the legalese > > > > > > eg: > > > https://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.Commons/posts/1127382660617355:0 > > > https://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.Commons/posts/1120943991261222:0 > > > > > > Toby > > > > > > On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 12:52 AM, Peter Southwood < > > > peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> wrote: > > > > > > > How can one choose amongst those photos? They are all excellent. > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] > On > > > > Behalf Of Pine W > > > > Sent: Sunday, 15 May 2016 7:21 PM > > > > To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List; Wikimedia Mailing List > > > > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Commons Picture of the Year 2015 round 2 > voting > > > has > > > > started > > > > > > > > Commons Picture of the Year 2015 round 2 voting has started: > > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2015. > > > > There are many excellent finalists. > > > > > > > > Pine > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > No virus found in this message. > > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > > Version: 2016.0.7597 / Virus Database: 4568/12234 - Release Date: > > > 05/15/16 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
