Wikipedia talk:Ownership of content

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Illustration[edit]

Is this image too brutal for illustrating this article? :) Anyway, I'll leave it here. Feel free to use it for humorous purposes. JWBTH (talk) 01:53, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Statements[edit]

Am i allowed to add extra examples in the statements section? Sangsangaplaz (talk) 13:48, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

For policy pages like this, it is best to propose changes and get consensus for them first. Most substantive changes to policy pages are reverted. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 20:29, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Ownership of articles" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

The redirect Ownership of articles has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 March 5 § Ownership of articles until a consensus is reached. Toadette ^{(Let's discuss together!)} 19:04, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Positive implications[edit]

This page mainly talks about the negative sides of now owning content namely that authors and subjects can't control the content etc but I think we should also talk about the positive sides namely the lack of responsibility due to now owning content. Namely for example that the author of an article doesn't generally have an ongoing duty to watch the page for vandalism, updates or a need to change the content due to a change in consensus that occurred after the article was created as long as the content was acceptable at the time the article was created, see WP:MESS. Also that subjects do not have a responsibility to maintain the article for policy violations, inaccuracies or vandalism. Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:28, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]