Wikipedia:Image use policy/Proposal
 | The following is a proposed Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process. The proposal may still be in development, under discussion, or in the process of gathering consensus for adoption. |
It is my opinion that Wikipedia should make several changes to its image policy to address several concerns. I propose and open to discussion the following:
- Jimbo Wales is on the record saying that {{fairuse}} should be eliminated. I propose that fairuse be eliminated in the following manner: images claiming fairuse uploaded after a given date should be deleted on sight. Images claiming fairuse uploaded before this date should be investigated using {{verifieduse}} and gradually pruned out over time. The exception to this should be corporate logos, book and movie covers, movie posters, CD covers, and similar things.
- I propose that images without tags existing five days after their initial uploaded be elegible for speedy deletion. Images without tags existing before a given date should be given tags.
- There should be a spacific statement that images from Google Maps and Google Earth (as well as other commercial satellite image sites are not acceptable for Wikipedia; I fear that these sites have the potential to become a problem in the future. There should be a list provided of free sources for satellite and aerial photos.
- WP:PUI and WP:CP could be merged to form one process, given that proposal 2 would dramatically reduce the number of unsourced images.
- Images using tags {{copyrighted}}, {{permission}}, {{noncommercial}}, etc. uploaded after a certain date should be elegible for speedy deletion. These tags should be systematically eliminated.
- New copyright tag categories should be subject to scrutiny.
- Images not .JPG, .GIF, or .PNG should be converted or deleted.
- Unencyclopedic (nonsense) images should be elegible for speedy deletion.
- There should be restrictions on text (see Image:Cnr.jpg) that is part of non-map or non-aerial photo images.
- Whatever else you can think up.
Please note that this is a first draft and as such is subject to change.