Commons:Deletion requests/Many images of Gaynewyorker

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Many images of Gaynewyorker

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Self promotion Figure4 19:29, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mostly deleted I've been asked to review this request because I had previously deleted material by the same uploader. Several issues apply so I'll present my reasoning with bullet points.

  • Is this a self-nomination? The nominator claims to be the same person as the uploader, but the nominator is on a different account and has offered no actual proof that he or she is the same person as the uploader. Therefore I haven't deleted anything as uploader request, although I may do so if this person provides confirmation: the simplest way would be to log into the uploading account and post here, "I confirm that I would like remaining material to be deleted."
  • Are these legitimate uploads The vast majority of these images are of people indoors who have not confirmed their permission for modeling. Commons policy requires model permission for recognizable photographs of people indoors, and the particular circumstances here--highly compromising material--call for zealous interpretation. For the record, some of the photographs I've deleted included people whose faces were partially obscured. It is my opinion that they remained recognizable, and that trumps any interest this site may have in representations of human sexuality: the images shouldn't have been uploaded in this manner in the first place, and wikimedians who wish to provide material of this nature ought to be diligent about doing so in a way that respects our obligations.
  • A few images do retain encyclopedic value without compromising anyone's privacy. The photographs of the Stonewall bar depict a notable historic site and are actually our best shots of its main business sign, so I will be cropping out the individual who stands next to the location and uploading under a new filename that doesn't suggest any person's identity. One of the intimate photographs cannot reasonably be interpreted as identifiable so I'm leaving that up, until or unless I receive confirmation that this is an uploader request. To the uploader: if you have lost the password to your previous account then please follow up and we'll consider other ways of confirming that.

With respect and thanks to the people who participated here, Durova 17:16, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cropped and renamed versions of the first two images on this list have been uploaded. Durova 17:26, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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