Commons:Project scope/Update 2013/Must be freely licensed or public domain
Scope Review 2013 links:
Discuss stage 2 of this review Translation Background Links to current rules Discussion: Introductory Scope wording Discussion: Files Discussion: Pages, galleries and categories Discussion: Areas of particular concern Discussion: Identifiable people Other proposals |
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