They don't appear to be in any questionable or exploitative situations. I would like to think you did ask their verbal permission or informed them that they represent their town on Wikipedia. I have learned to avoid people in images without strict permission after having an anthropologist as a mentor :-)
Again, and I believe I have stated that it's content that is "questionable" we need to be concerned with. This is what guidelines and best practices are for. Sent via iPhone - I apologize in advance for my shortness or errors! :) On Sep 12, 2011, at 4:12 PM, "Fred Bauder" <fredb...@fairpoint.net> wrote: > >>> >>> >> +1. There are hundreds of photographs of women sunbathing, walking down >> the >> street, etc. It makes me severely uncomfortable that we have people >> taking >> photographs of people in a voyeuristic manner uploading images to >> Commons, >> Flickr, whatever. Just because someone (of any gender) lays on the beach, >> walks down the street wearing something sexy, or whatever, doesn't mean >> they >> are "asking to have their photograph taken." >> >> >> -Sarah > > > How about this one: > > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/File:TalkingintheRoad.JPG > > Anyone's permission required? > > Fred > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
