On 05.01.2012, 4:47 K. wrote:

> Commons folk doesn't magically delete anything unless there is a
> reason, nor do they instantly delete in most cases. If peoples uploads
> are continently getting tagged for deletion, They should look at why
> they are getting tagged.

I've seen them delete on sight screenshots of FLOSS Windows software "because
Windows UI is copyrighted". Even though Commons policies don't mandate
anything like this, lots of their sysops have an urge "to protect copyright"
without any actual knowledge in this area, unfortunately.

-- 
Best regards,
  Max Semenik ([[User:MaxSem]])


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