However this is done, it could also be a cheap first pass at a quarantine for images being worked on with a GLAM institution as well, while cleaned up / license-cleared / de-duped.
S. On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Sage Ross <ragesoss+wikipe...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> With all the Wikimedia events it is a problem that keeps coming back: >> whether participants do or do not want to be photographed. Often we get to >> a very crude binary result: either everything is allowed, or nothing at >> all. And still most people seem to violate that simply. >> >> Hence, I was thinking whether a more personal and photo specific option >> would be available - allowing people to veto certain pictures before they >> get 'really' published. After all, Commons doesn't allow deletion simply >> because you dont like the quality or dont want to become public in that >> position. >> >> Would it be an option to create a staging area, where people can upload >> their event photos of Wikimedia events, and where people can simply veto >> their own pictures? The vetoing doesnt have to be water tight, but rather >> easy. A password to enter the staging area for that specific event could be >> given to the participants where they can check the photos and veto them. >> Then we can proceed with 'no veto = published' and mass upload the >> non-vetoed photos after a while to Wikimedia Commons. >> >> If we can develop this centrally (and make it available to all Wikimedia >> events) or install something on Wikimedia servers that already does this, >> that would save a lot of event organizers headaches. Any feedback, anyone >> who would be willing and able to pick this up? >> >> > > This is a really good idea, Lodewijk! > > Keeping track of who does and doesn't want their photos up on Commons > (and which photos they want) can be quite a hassle. > > -Sage > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
