Talk:Monica Youn

Photo
An IP who appears to be the subject has expressed a clear preference against this photo: File:Witter Bynner Fellows Poetry Reading 2008 - Monica Youn (cropped).jpg. It needs to be discussed here before it goes back in, and in particular we need to explore with the subject whether she's prepared to release one she prefers. Guy (Help!) 11:22, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Nothing wrong with the picture per se, but I'd be interested in Ms. Youn's reasons for deleting it from the article. Unauthorised just doesn't cut the mustard. -Roxy the dog. bark 11:25, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

If one is giving a public presentation, one is ought to prepare themselves to the possibility that someone may take their photo and release it to the public domain. El_C 11:29, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Indeed, by all means, if she has a photo she prefers, I'm sure we would be happy to accommodate. El_C 11:40, 9 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Let's not "white knight" this. The photo is perfectly acceptable and does not show the subject in any sort of embarrassing situation and is a legally licensed picture. Ms. Youn can prove reasons she doesn't want this one up but I do not agree with removing the photo because of her false legal claims. We are to depict the subject of the article, and there is nothing wrong with this photo. The photo should be reinstated ASAP. Nesnad (talk) 12:11, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree, the photo should be restored. Did not notice it was removed. El_C 12:13, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I strongly disagree. We should embrace the concept of WP:DOLT. If the editor had made a more resonable complaint, there's no reason why the image wouldn't have been removed for a few days while the issue is discussed. It's not like we're talking about Donald Trump or Xi Jinping here. Therefore we shouldn't punish someone just because they made the mistake of making a legal threat. Nil Einne (talk) 12:21, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * We should not cow down to legal threats, no matter what that essay says. El_C 12:32, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * What about the concept of WP:THREAT? The legal threat has no base. There is no reason to not use the photo, it is not a reasonable request. Wikipedia isn't about glamor photos and making people "look good". We are an encyclopedia that depicts and writes about the subject. The picture depicts the subject. That easy. Nesnad (talk) 12:37, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * The image issues aside, I want to remind people that Conflict of interest does not forbid people from editing articles on themselves. It just strongly discourages it and says if you really must do so, only do so in cases of serious errors. (When you consider someone editing an article on themselves is not likely to be a paid editor, actually any uncontroversial edits are allowed.) Clearly this sort of edit is not the sort of thing that should be done, but we shouldn't tell people it's never acceptable when the COI page itself does not say that. Nil Einne (talk) 12:18, 9 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Ok, so thinking outside the box, looks like Youn has given at least two talks recorded by the Library of Congress (i.e., open season for commons), here (which was the source of the previous photo), and here, which is overall probably better quality video/lighting/everything. She is without a doubt an exceptionally annoyingly expressive speaker, and that makes it pretty hard to get a screen grab without motion blur, plus the lighting is such that when she is looking directly forward you get a pretty bad glare, but I did manage to pull this photo which I think is overall of a much better quality than the previous one. There's almost two hours of total footage if someone wants to spend the next several hours pausing and unpausing. I've spent about the last 30 minutes doing exactly that and this is the best I've come up with. Also, for what it's worth I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO @$#%@$ ANNOYED AT A !$^!##% WATER BOTTLE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! Dear Youn, if you're listening, please stop setting your water bottle on the podium. Timothy Joseph Wood  14:06, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * No disrespect to User:Ianmacm, but Wikipedia doesn't particularly care about what the subject wants, and if they want to spend three hours watching videos 0.2 seconds at a time to find something better, they're more than welcome to. Timothy Joseph Wood  16:35, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Personally, I think that one image in the article is enough given the current amount of text. The subject of the article can upload a photo if they want to, although the comments at User talk:Vincentine suggest that any image might be problematic.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 16:44, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I am apparently in contact with the individual and trying to help them release the photo of their choice (overall much better quality) for use on the article. 18:41, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

Suggested new image
A new image has been suggested at User talk:Vincentine, which is https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SS032616MY_092L.jpg. This could be used instead.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 05:11, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I may be wrong, but that does not appear to be properly licensed. A release from the copyright holder (the photographer) still must be obtained. Just because she paid to have it taken does not give her the copyright. John from Idegon (talk) 06:07, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think you may be right. If the photo was taken by Sarah Shatz, she would be the assumed copyright holder unless stated otherwise. When a person has their photo taken by a professional photographer, they should check to see who owns the copyright on the photo. This is a common problem with wedding photos.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 06:33, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Even if Ms. Youn commissioned the photo, we still need a statement from the photographer verifying that. And if you paid for a nice portrait like that, why ever would you release it under CC-BY-SA 3.0? Quite literally, someone could photo shop the head off and add it to a pornagraphic image and there would be absolutely nothing you could do about it. John from Idegon (talk) 06:38, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * The metadata at the bottom of the page at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SS032616MY_092L.jpg (click for "show extended details") says that the copyright holder is Sarah Shatz. This means that it is similar to a wedding photo and cannot be released under a free-to-use license without the permission of Shatz herself. So it's a no-go for the photo unless this is clarified. The metadata also has a Gmail address for Sarah Shatz.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 10:25, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

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