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[edit] Image size

There was a template added to this article requesting a reduction in size. However, the basis given in the template was "non-free media on Wikipedia should not be usable as substitutes for the original work.". That is already the case with this image; it is well reduced past the point where it could substitute for the original cover. Further deletion would be significantly detrimental with no corresponding benefit. I have therefore removed the template; however I am placing this comment here to explain myself, and as a way of welcoming additional comment; and I have also placed a size rationale on the front page.

The template used was {{non-free reduce}}. I have replaced the notice here for reference, but with category information stripped out.

This non-free media file should be replaced with a smaller version to comply with Wikipedia's non-free content policy and United States copyright law. According to Wikipedia's policy for non-free content, the amount of copyrighted work used under fair use should be as little as possible. In particular, non-free media on Wikipedia should not be usable as substitutes for the original work. A high-resolution non-free image is considered a copyright violation and may be deleted. The size of an image may be reduced in an image editing program or by saving and re-uploading a suitably sized thumbnail. Once a reduced version of this file has been uploaded, please replace this template with {{Non-free reduced|~~~~~}}.

I honestly don't see any basis for reducing the size of the image, and am unsure of the best thing to do. So I've tried this approach, of raising it for discussion here. The image itself is currently being considered for deletion. If it is deleted, the question of size is moot. If it is permitted, the substantial reduction already applied should be ample.

Cheers —Duae Quartunciae (talk · cont) 06:31, 21 August 2007 (UTC)