Image talk:Barren Island.jpg
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How is it possible to replicate the lava flow of that year unless one goes back in a time machine. No other public domain images are available and since it's only use from the Smithsonian, which is more to disseminate knowledge, I'm contending that this is fair use since the event is not something that will occur again.
- If the article discussed the significance of the smoke plume from the 1991 eruption, then a fair use claim could be made for this picture. But it doesn't. The image is only being used to show what the island looks like. —Angr 11:23, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Uh? I hope you're reading Barren Island (Andaman Islands) because it clearly isn't a picture about the island. After all its not a holiday island and its uninhabited. The article IS about the volcano. The island information is only a part and would have little interest in a Wikipedia article, but for the volcanic eruptions. Unless one happens to have taken a shot in 94-94 or 2005 it's not possible to repeat the volcanic eruption. Idleguy 12:00, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Further, the tag specifies that it's ok to use the images "for educational purposes, in the absence of free material that could serve such a purpose" if it met the criteria specified prior to that statement. I believe everything has been met and unless someone can produce a free/PD image of a volcano I'm afraid this is the only option. Thanks. Idleguy 12:04, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
The article says "the volcano has erupted more than 6 times, most recently on May 2, 2006." It seems like a repeating event to me. – Quadell (talk) (random) 20:55, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- I believe I said "lava flow of that year". Now is it possible to go back to 1991? The '91 volcano was the biggest in recent history as the article clearly states that fact. In fact it was the 1991 eruption that caused it to be reclassified as an active volcano and bringing this obscure island into prominence. Idleguy 03:39, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Well, it's hard enough to get an image of a smoke plume, let alone a lava flow. Why is so much fuss being made about this image? If someone can get a free image, please feel free to replace it. After all the image comes from the Smithsonian and as long its used for educational purposes I don't see why this image shouldn't be used as fair use here? I sincerely hope people would read into the article before questioning such fair use image use. Idleguy 07:27, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- The question isn't whether it qualifies as fair use, but whether it's replaceable by a free image. Maybe if the article discussed the 1991 explosion in more detail, and used the image to illustrate that section rather than in the infobox, the image would seem less replaceable. —Angr 08:06, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- Well, it's hard enough to get an image of a smoke plume, let alone a lava flow. Why is so much fuss being made about this image? If someone can get a free image, please feel free to replace it. After all the image comes from the Smithsonian and as long its used for educational purposes I don't see why this image shouldn't be used as fair use here? I sincerely hope people would read into the article before questioning such fair use image use. Idleguy 07:27, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
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