Talk:Archive:Media Assets Workgroup

I see no reason for "media assets editors." Editors properly so called are decisionmakers about content in particular fields. "Media Assets" does not correspond to a particular field, ergo it is interdisciplinary. The workgroup would be listed under "Project Workgroups," or some such general title, at the bottom of CZ:Workgroups, along with the Topic Informant Workgroup. No one in the TI Workgroup may approve articles, so mere membership in that workgroup does not confer editorship. --Larry Sanger 08:47, 29 May 2007 (CDT)

More to the point, if a particular person or body of persons is supposed to have authority to make binding decisions of any sort, what sort of decisions those are, and the processes whereby the decisions are made, need to be very carefully spelled out. Generally, and this is true not just here but in all cases, I think it is better not to give anyone any special authority unless it is really necessary. Is it necessary that any special workgroup have some particular authority you have in mind? That's the #1 question I would want to ask myself. --Larry Sanger 09:05, 29 May 2007 (CDT)

Agree about "Editors" -- but could there be, perhaps, Media Assets Constables? Or, if not that, a specific constable or constables already empowered could have the special task of montitoring an e-mail address for Media Assets questions requiring constable assistance? I do think that, as CZ grows, and more and more media materials are uploaded, it might be very helpful indeed to have some kind of 'dedicated line' for these issues. Russell Potter 09:56, 29 May 2007 (CDT)

• In panel, act as arbiter in difficult cases regarding "fair use", in accordance with CZ:Fair Use Policy, Media.

Who else? No one? Anarchy? Individual editors? A non-specialized body? Would it not make sense to let people who deal with these matters everyday deal with it? People like, oh, lawyers for example?

• Along with other content editors, request deletion of media content when

1. It is of such low quality it would be better to delete it and search for a replacement.
2. The media would reasonably be considered offensive to a living subject depicted therein (e.g., an image, especially the lead image in an article, depicts the subject in a way that may infringe their personality rights).

My thought here is to not have to bother subject editors with this, and since this is content, constables cannot do this.

• Acting individually or in panel, approve project-wide templates?

Who else? No one? The Editor-in-Chief (why bother him or her)? Individual editors?

Stephen Ewen 12:29, 29 May 2007 (CDT)