Mamaloesje
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Gbawden (talk) 11:32, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
- Hi Mamaloesje. We'd love to restore the photo! I'll reply here since "orphan" file talk pages are routinely deleted, so your comment will soon disappear. You state that the photographer is Jasper van Staveren and he has consented to their usage on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, a license to use the photos on Wikipedia is not sufficient. One of the central goals of Wikipedia is to build an encyclopedia out of free content, and that means that for us to host them, they must be free for anybody to use for any purpose, as long as the photographer is credited. For more information, COM:Licensing/Justifications may be of interest. If Mr. van Staveren would like to license his photos under a free license, please have him follow the instructions at COM:OTRS. Thank you for your time and help, Storkk (talk) 14:09, 24 October 2017 (UTC)