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
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
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
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