Re: [Wikidata] Seasons Greetings and a call to action

2015-12-23 Thread Jane Darnell
Yes I agree with what Stas says, which is why I posted my invitation. Also, we have many more items without images on Wikidata than Wikipedia articles with images, so we also need illustrations for things that don't have a page on Wikipedia yet such as everyday items (cookie types), minor

Re: [Wikidata] Seasons Greetings and a call to action

2015-12-22 Thread Gerard Meijssen
Hoi, Yes, the English Wikipedia allows for "fair use". Image with fair use are not permissible in Wikidata. There is no such thing as automatically it takes people to start a process and think it true. Thanks, GerardM On 22 December 2015 at 20:52, Tom Morris wrote: > Is

[Wikidata] Seasons Greetings and a call to action

2015-12-22 Thread Jane Darnell
Hi all, I cordially invite you to donate some time and add an image from Wikimedia Commons to Wikidata this year. For inspiration you may choose one of the recent Wiki Loves Monuments prize winning photos from your local competition being added to the Wikidata item about that monument, one of your

Re: [Wikidata] Seasons Greetings and a call to action

2015-12-22 Thread Tom Morris
Is there a reason that Wikidata can't just use the same images that Wikipedia does? For example, this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Frost_House has a nice public domain photo that someone contributed back in 2010, but it's not referenced from Wikidata