User talk:MR-WRIGLEY

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Sabrina Lloyd
Hi, I removed Image:Sabrina Lloyd in Sports Night.JPG from the Sabrina Lloyd article. Even though it has a very clear source and fair use rationale. Congratulations on that btw, not many non-free image have that. However the image is still replaceable with a free content image per Non-free content criteria#1. Garion96 (talk) 18:12, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It is, for sure, not allowed in the infobox. Maybe in another place in the article. but before you do, please read Non-free content criteria and check if it fits all the criteria. Note, all this is quite complex but we are a free content encyclopedia and we place limitations on non-free content. Garion96 (talk) 19:15, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * In general only free content images. Images released under a free license like the GFDL or some (not all) Creative Commons licenses. The infobox image is only to show how the actress looks like, so any image could do, therefore a non-free content image is replaceable there. There are exceptions, like when a person is deceased or other reasons when a free content replacement can not be made. Normally we ask for copyright holders to release images under a free content license. See Requesting copyright permission and look at successes from one editor at User:Videmus Omnia/Free Images‎. When the non-free image can be used in this regard you should look at WP:NFCC#8 which states: "Significance. Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding". Garion96 (talk) 19:26, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * If you were to upload a free content image copyright would not be an issue. With Fair use copyright is always an issue. Plus the fact that the legal term fair use is not really compatible with Non-free content criteria. The criteria are much stricter then the legal term for the reason we are a free content encyclopedia. Wikipedia is an unfinished product and not in a hurry. If there is a non-free content image in the infobox, there would be no incentive for anyone to release an image under a free content license. Imagine I ask the agent of Sabrina Lloyd of a free content image. He sees the non-free content image and says, no, I am happy with the way things are. Replaceable is not about "I can replace this image now" it is "there is a possibility that a free content can be found" The goal of Wikipedia is to make a free content encyclopedia. Garion96 (talk) 19:49, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * See Sock puppetry. Garion96 (talk) 20:09, 16 September 2007 (UTC)