[WikiEN-l] DW reverts to form

Tue Apr 15 15:21:01 UTC 2003

I know what I'm saying will be said posthumously, but I don't think Black Widow is nessessarilly DW. Black Widow just misunderstood the policies page.  If you're going to ban people for one copywright offence, then you'll ban half the people on wikipedia (minus the sysops, possibly). Many people haven't even read the policy page.  For those who do, like Black Widow, it should be written that if these policies are broken,  you risk being banned.  Right now, it looks more like a suggestions page. Although most of it should be, the copywright information looks the same. I've reorganized some of the page, putting copywrights at the top, but I still think the page needs to be more authoritative.  I also protected the image policy page. The image policy page is very important (if we get sued, it'll probably be from a picture) and shouldn't be changed by someone without some kind of authority.

<zoecomnena at yahoo.com> wrote:Please see [[Talk:John le Carré]].  DW, in his latest incarnation as Black Widow, says:"I don't give two damns about your [[Wikipedia:Image use policy]]. This is a policy created by half a dozen people out of the thousands using Wikipedia. It has NO LEGAL OR BINDING STATUS. This is an open website. I am not obliged to provide you or anyone with a statement as to its copyright status, permission, or any other thing a few people decide they want. The only obligation (and this was clearly stated already in discussions with Mr. Wales re [[DMCA]]) is to tick the box required in order to upload. NO MORE NO LESS. Stop interfering with people who actually make a contribution here. What you are doing is illegal harassment and interference. If you have any questions about this matter, please take them up with the ONLY authority, Mr. Wales who pays the freight.[[User:Black Widow]] (copied to the group's [[Village Pump]].) " If he's unwilling to follow the proper copyright procedures, he MUST be banned. Zoe

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