On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 1:22 AM, Pete Forsyth <petefors...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:41 AM, Russavia >> <russavia.wikipe...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Would you like the board to adopt and amend a resolution based purely >>> upon the opinions of editors who are members of this mailing list, or >>> do you intend to open it up to discussion for the wider, including the >>> Commons, community? >> >> >> Most definitely the former. Board resolutions are not meant to reflect >> community consensus, but guide it. >> > > It's not that clear-cut. Again, I think the TOU rewrite is a good example > of how the community and the board can make progress together effectively. > A great deal of wisdom and passion resides in the global community that has > brought Wikimedia to the point it is at today, alongside more frustrating > elements. But in this case, I would say something initiated on this list > (by one part of the community) and improved upon by others, in other > venues, would be a great way to draft a proposed resolution for the board's > consideration. > >> >> Well, I'll have a go then: ---o0o--- We feel that it is important and ethical to obtain subject consent for the use of such media *on Wikimedia sites*, in line with our special mission as an educational and free project. We feel that seeking consent from an image's subject is especially important in light of the proliferation of uploaded photographs from other sources, such as Flickr, where provenance is difficult to trace and subject consent difficult to verify. ---o0o--- Would you feel that is sufficient? This would make it clearer that editors are expected to obtain subject consent before uploading images taken in private situations to Wikimedia websites. Do you agree with the principle? Or do you think editors should continue to upload images taken in a private place or situation to Wikimedia sites without the knowledge and consent of the people depicted?
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