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It is very WP-common, when a photo is possible, to include it in an article about the subject. Miles O'Brien (Star Trek) is a fairly typical example. Basically, it's nice to have a leadimage.
However, some fictional people have been portrayed more than once, like Willy Wonka. That article has 3 non-free images, Wilder (lead), Depp and Chalamet. Stated "Purpose of use in article" is "To give the reader an idea of what a variation of the character looks like." (Wilder) and "Primary means of identifying a fictional character, in an article about that character." (the other two), I'm guessing the leadimage has changed a bit.
Personally I'm willing to accept the non-free use in an article like that as good enough. We can add a Tom and Jerry Wonka too IMO. But is there something approaching a consensus on this situation somewhere, and if not, can/should we make one? Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 17:09, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
Based on the examples people have been bringing up here, at ANEW and talk:Paul Atreides. A non-free depiction of a character originating in a literary work, as lead image in an article about that character, is acceptable under FUC#8 when:
Conversely, if several choices of portrayals are available, none of which are the one closely identified with the character, a free image (if possible) based on the character as described in the book might be better. Also, where there is a singular, well-known visual adaptation of the character, we might want a similar free image in the infobox if that depiction is at considerable odds with the character as described in the original work (But cf. Lestat de Lioncourt, where we use Tom Cruise's portrayal from the movie even though he's not blond, as the character is frequently described in the book, and which was indeed a subject of considerable controversy before the movie was released, with Anne Rice not being at all down with it until she actually saw it before released). Daniel Case ( talk) 04:57, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
After a conversation with
Altenmann, a clause needs to be added somewhere in the
WP:FREER criteria section. Something along the lines of: "Just because free content does not exist currently, if it can be created, then the non-free content does not meet this criteria". There is also an issue with the non-free uploader, where the caption reasons: Please explain why this purpose could not be served with an alternative, free illustration that could yet be found or created
, however, saying "free-content doesn't exist" is not valid under that caption. So, this clause needs to be added to this criteria OR that caption needs to be changed. The
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I'm far from a suitable PC or tablet. Could someone rectify the misuse of NFC by Rootone ( talk · contribs) and Croystron ( talk · contribs) at File:Lois & Clark (cast members) -1.jpg, the articles in which it's been added, and presumably elsewhere on the project? — Fourthords | =Λ= | 13:39, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Should the low image resolution limit affect also the vectorized files? Because the size (intended as width per height of the file) of a vectorized image isn't very important as a SVG file could be scaled easily without losing quality. -- Zand Dev 17:24, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
Good day, can I check if fair use files can be used in lists where their corresponding article(s) exists? See Talk:List_of_the_largest_Protestant_denominations#Emblems -- Min☠︎rax«¦ talk¦» 06:48, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
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It is very WP-common, when a photo is possible, to include it in an article about the subject. Miles O'Brien (Star Trek) is a fairly typical example. Basically, it's nice to have a leadimage.
However, some fictional people have been portrayed more than once, like Willy Wonka. That article has 3 non-free images, Wilder (lead), Depp and Chalamet. Stated "Purpose of use in article" is "To give the reader an idea of what a variation of the character looks like." (Wilder) and "Primary means of identifying a fictional character, in an article about that character." (the other two), I'm guessing the leadimage has changed a bit.
Personally I'm willing to accept the non-free use in an article like that as good enough. We can add a Tom and Jerry Wonka too IMO. But is there something approaching a consensus on this situation somewhere, and if not, can/should we make one? Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 17:09, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
Based on the examples people have been bringing up here, at ANEW and talk:Paul Atreides. A non-free depiction of a character originating in a literary work, as lead image in an article about that character, is acceptable under FUC#8 when:
Conversely, if several choices of portrayals are available, none of which are the one closely identified with the character, a free image (if possible) based on the character as described in the book might be better. Also, where there is a singular, well-known visual adaptation of the character, we might want a similar free image in the infobox if that depiction is at considerable odds with the character as described in the original work (But cf. Lestat de Lioncourt, where we use Tom Cruise's portrayal from the movie even though he's not blond, as the character is frequently described in the book, and which was indeed a subject of considerable controversy before the movie was released, with Anne Rice not being at all down with it until she actually saw it before released). Daniel Case ( talk) 04:57, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
After a conversation with
Altenmann, a clause needs to be added somewhere in the
WP:FREER criteria section. Something along the lines of: "Just because free content does not exist currently, if it can be created, then the non-free content does not meet this criteria". There is also an issue with the non-free uploader, where the caption reasons: Please explain why this purpose could not be served with an alternative, free illustration that could yet be found or created
, however, saying "free-content doesn't exist" is not valid under that caption. So, this clause needs to be added to this criteria OR that caption needs to be changed. The
Weather Event Writer (
Talk Page) 18:05, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
I'm far from a suitable PC or tablet. Could someone rectify the misuse of NFC by Rootone ( talk · contribs) and Croystron ( talk · contribs) at File:Lois & Clark (cast members) -1.jpg, the articles in which it's been added, and presumably elsewhere on the project? — Fourthords | =Λ= | 13:39, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Should the low image resolution limit affect also the vectorized files? Because the size (intended as width per height of the file) of a vectorized image isn't very important as a SVG file could be scaled easily without losing quality. -- Zand Dev 17:24, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
Good day, can I check if fair use files can be used in lists where their corresponding article(s) exists? See Talk:List_of_the_largest_Protestant_denominations#Emblems -- Min☠︎rax«¦ talk¦» 06:48, 29 March 2024 (UTC)