Talk:Swakopmund Concentration Camp

Unexplained deletion of public domain photographs
On 02:58, 9 November 2011‎ Alpha Quadrant removed a photograph of the cover of the 1918 British Blue Book, which is in the public domain. (The visual used in this article was contributed by myself. In addition to the photograph being in the public domain, it is my own photograph, from my own copy of the Blue Book.) The rationale for the removal was: (All non-free files used on this page must have a valid and specific rationale for use on this page; please see Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline for more information; one or more files removed due to missing rationale FAQ) Any discussion concerning the Blue Book in this or any other article should be restored, as should this photograph. Citations have been provided.

In addition to the deletion of the link to the Blue Book cover, links to the following photographs, all of which are in the public domain (and so marked), have also been removed:

Erichsen p.59.jpg Erichsen slave labour p. 83.jpg Erichsen p.92.jpg Erichsen p.57.jpg Erichsen p.150 (left).jpg Zimmerer+Zeller Genocide in GSWA p.47.jpg Zimmerer+Zeller Genocide in GSWA p 75.jpg Zimmerer+Zeller Genocide in GSWA p.186.jpg

Such extensive removal of public domain photographs, as well as my own personally-donated photograph, shows either gross negligence or a highly biased intent. If these edits were made in good faith, they should immediately be undone; else, it would begin to look as if the edits were actually an act of vandalism. (SeeVandalism: Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia.) Alpha Quadrant, please comment.Virago250 Virago250 (talk) 17:16, 24 November 2011 (UTC)