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March 2015

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Orphaned non-free image File:KJIK logo.png
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WYCL non-free logos
My decision to remove old non-free logos at WYCL was based on established consensus from multiple discussions at WP:FFD, WP:NFCR, etc., regarding WP:NFCCP ("minimal number of items"). The commonly accepted practice is to limit non-free images -- for the purpose of identification -- to one per article. Assuming there is a current brand for radio station WYCL (the station is still licensed so I'm assuming it's still on-air), the logo associated w/ that current brand has priority over any past brands. Levdr1 lp /  talk  19:29, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * And my decision to reinstate them was based on the black letter of the written guideline, as explained in the edit summary. Each of the two logos in question are for a completely different branding identity of the station, not merely a variant on one logo. Not to get too deep into WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, but why not test your theory as to current consensus on a high-visibility article like Walmart (which is chock full of mere logo variants) where it would draw an actual large audience of involved editors? - Dravecky (talk) 21:32, 28 March 2015 (UTC)


 * WP:NFCCP is policy, not a guideline, and one w/ legal considerations. Are the total number of non-free files kept to a minimum (#3a)?  Do the old logos "significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic" (#8)?  At what point do you cut off the number of non-free logos?  My view is based on consensus (not "theory") arrived at by multiple editors, many of them admins, weighing in on radio-station-logo discussions in the appropriate forums (WP:FFD, WP:NFCR, etc.).  I really don't care if the logos stay or go in this case, but I also don't want you thinking I just pulled this out of thin air -- related discussions matter.  As for the Walmart logos, they're all freely licensed (fonts and/or simple geometric shapes do not cross the threshold of originality needed for copyright protection), so I don't see how they're relevant to a discussion on non-free content.   Levdr1 lp  /  talk  23:20, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * In general, I do think one logo per major branding is keeping the non-free files to a minimum. In the specific, two non-free files is even lower than that threshold. I do believe that the graphic branding choices for an otherwise aural medium do significantly increase readers' understanding. Most of the discussions you reference have been between a handful of editors, admins or not, and a more widespread discussion on an article with more pageviews than a random radio station may be in order. Perhaps you'll find the gallery of logos in Kmart more on point. (Not as high-visibility as Walmart, but your upcoming deletion of them should provoke a thoughtful discussion.) - Dravecky (talk) 05:52, 29 March 2015 (UTC)


 * "... I do think one logo per major branding is keeping the non-free files to a minimum." That's your view, and you are obviously entitled to that view, but there is a growing consensus at the forums I've linked. I'm not just making this stuff up.  Personally I would prefer more non-free logos per radio station to identify past brands/formats/identities, but I've encountered resistance from more than just a "handful" of editors, some admins like yourself.  (Side note- I do wonder how relevant two old logos for a small market AM daytimer really are, particularly when neither of the brands they represent lasted more than a couple of years).
 * As with the Walmart logos, the Kmart logos are all freely licensed (or should be) as they consist of nothing more than fonts and/or simple geometric shapes. There is no limit on freely licensed material on Wikipedia, unlike non-free content.  In theory you could add 100 or 1,000 or 10,000 logos to the Kmart article, provided that they are each free (like the PD-Textlogo files already there).
 * Levdr1 lp /  talk  09:04, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
 * At least a couple of those K-Mart logos are currently tagged as non-free. - Dravecky (talk) 16:09, 29 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes -- as I already noted -- there are some Kmart logos tagged as non-free. However, the uploaders used the wrong license as they clearly qualify for PD-Textlogo.  Ordinarily I would upload exact copies to the Commons and place the NowCommons tag on each local copy, but this time I've opened a discussion on each at WP:NFCR to demonstrate my point.  There's a considerable backlog, but I have no doubt that they will eventually find there way to the Commons as the free files they are.  Feel free to weigh in at WP:NFCR if you don't believe me.  Of course, the main issue here is non-free files at WYCL, so I've also opened a discussion at NFCR on that article as well.   Levdr1 lp  /  talk  07:34, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:WLRI-LP logo.jpg
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 * Replaced by a superior logo image. - Dravecky (talk) 16:09, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

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