User:Quadell/ifd precedents

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Wikipedia IFD precedents

Although no one is obligated to apply stare decisis on Wikipedia, precedents can be a useful tool when predicting how a case will turn out or when deciding how to rule in a given case. With that in mind, here is a very incomplete list of previous decisions at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion

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[edit] Photos tagged as free

[edit] Free photos of copyrighted subjects. (Freedom of panorama)

[edit] Free and used, but low quality

[edit] Free and used, but allegedly offensive

[edit] Free and used, but allegedly biased

[edit] Free, used only on a user page

[edit] Tagged free, but sourced to other Wiki which doesn't source adequately

[edit] Non-free photos

[edit] Notable press photo with critical commentary

[edit] Otherwise acceptable, but watermarked

[edit] Historic, high-quality photo of dead person, but there are other free pics

[edit] 2nd non-free photo of subject

[edit] Book (CD / DVD) cover, not in article about it

[edit] Screenshot of questionable notability (an article on movie or TV show)

[edit] Non-free photo of living person, but showing previous phase/activity

[edit] NF photo of living person in custody, possibly for life

[edit] Publicity photo, where screenshot would be possible

[edit] Non-free photo documenting a controversial political statement

[edit] Otherwise acceptable, but from an encyclopedia

[edit] 2nd logo, used without critical commentary