File talk:Mamiko Noto at Otakon 20070722.jpg

Dispute

I believe this image is not freely replaceable because one would have to buy the DVD as well in order to provide a screenshot.

Seriously, I don't know why we're even allowed to place images if it's always such an uphill battle. Yes I understand we wouldn't want legal disputes between owners of images who are anal about others using their images, but its getting tiring warding off just as anal-retentive users when they know the answer is there. I guess they're hoping they get to delete images and get a chubby off their authority in the case that I'm on vacation and wasn't able to check within the "two days" before the image gets deleted from their dispute.

What is the matter with replaceability anyway? The article explaining replaceability is either so perversely worded or I'm getting the impression that it's a catch-22. So even if an image is approved of in all other matters for posting an image but is a common image found being used elsewhere on the internet, we can't use it? Wikipedia wants quality images (because if it's used by a lot of people, it's not quality?) yet we have to use low-resolution images? So the summation of a Wikipedia image is basically one that is never shown to the public before, we obtain a handwritten copy of a legal document allowing its usage from the person/company who took the image, and looks like a "quality" photo but is low-resolution? I really can't believe there's no larger issue to dispute than one simple image on this article that isn't even questionable in looks. --Willsun (talk) 19:10, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

According to WP:NFCC criteria 1: No free equivalent. Non-free content is used only where no free equivalent is available, or could be created, that would serve the same encyclopedic purpose. This image is of the actress. The actress is still alive. She appears to be quite notable even showing showing up at a convention in Maryland in 2007. So she obviously isnt a hermit. Therefore I think that there is a reasonable opportunity of getting a free image of her (taking a picture of her). --Rockfang (talk) 00:21, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

So basically what your interpretation of this is that as long as the person in question is alive, one must go take a photo themselves in order to use it on Wikipedia. Luckily I was able to attend Otakon 2007 and take a photo with her myself, but that case aside, many cons also prohibit photos being taken of the guests. One such example was Anime Expo 2007 where the Japanese guests (Haruhi voice actresses) came and fans were forbidden from taking photos of them. Does your interpretation take it so far as to prevent images of those people being used as well when they are reasonably unapproachable? Most editors/writers of Wikipedia entries for the English Wikipedia I would assume does not live in Japan and opportunities of voice actresses visiting countries outside Japan being sparse.

I still find it unreasonable that images from purchased material is being heavily policed like this even after proper credit is given. --Willsun (talk) 08:38, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Now there is no license.--Rockfang (talk) 09:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

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