Wikipedia talk:Non-free content criteria/Amendment 2

Amendments to the amendment

Comment below... ed g2s • talk 13:26, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So, who's going to fight out the hundred thousand battles it'll take to enforce this? --Carnildo 18:13, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Err, this is the point of making it policy. ed g2s • talk 19:03, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unless it can be enforced by speedy deletion, there'll be a great deal of edit warring and arguing involved to convince each person that their pet article doesn't need all those decorative images, and yes, that image is indeed decorative under the Fair Use policy. --Carnildo 19:43, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is safe to say that if the image meets all the criteria on at least one page (including point 8), the image is safe to keep and use on any other page it may be useful without meeting all fair-use within the context of that page.--Will2k 20:27, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Opposition to the ammendment

I am strongly opposed to this ammendment. I think the existing wording is fine and the new wording is too restrictive. Johntex\^talk 19:42, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed amended wording is terrible. It can be interpreted to apply to almost every article on wikipedia, making almost every image invalid. Wikipedia is a website and an encyclopedia. Therefore, it must accomodate both requirements:

It must be visually pleasing (ie. using imagery to represent what the page is about)
It must convey accurate information on encyclopediac subjects

The original wording allows the image itself to be part of the discussion of the subject material, the proposed amendment denies the image the right to contribute to the discussion but forces the image to be THE subject of discussion. --Will2k 20:03, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gathering consensus

To be done once all amendments have been made.