File talk:AD&D 1992 GenCon 7.jpeg

I marked this page for deletion because the full card text is easily visible. I think this is a copyright violation, but I open it up for discussion, just in case. I know images of other Collectable Trading Card Games show up all over the intarweb, but can we show them here? &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 02:49, April 12, 2016 (UTC)


 * For a card game site, showing rules may be fair use. (It's a card game, so having the actual card is kind of point, so I imagine piracy is less of an issue.) But what other sites do is, well, not our problem. Given our lore-focus remit and "no crunch" policy, there's no need for us to show the card stats. Furthermore, the image of Matron Baenre appears more completely on, say, the cover of Menzoberranzan (boxed set), so the artwork isn't needed either.


 * However, Ir'revrykal is presenting it as an example card on the AD&D Trading Cards page, to illustrate what one of these cards looks like and what it presents. So that should be considered fair use, as it's a lot like showing a book cover for reference and illustration. Someone who happens to have some of these and doesn't know what they are can easily identify it from our page. One card, or one for each design and variation, would be fair to have.


 * So, on that basis, I think it's fine for us to have and display the image. One minor qualm might be the choice of the probably rare GenCon special release, rather than a more common, generic card, but I doubt it matters after 24 years. :) — BadCatMan (talk) 03:08, April 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * BadCatMan is right on the money as far as my intent goes. I plan to do a detailed write-up on the design of the cards, and having an image to support the text will make the whole thing a lot more legible for readers. It's not the crunch per se I want to display, merely the design. I chose the GenCon card mostly because of the quality of the scan, I can substitute another card if that is preferable. I am also fine with deleting the image if you feel that's better. It just means my write-up will have to be more detailed! --Ir&#39;revrykal (talk) 04:11, April 12, 2016 (UTC)


 * I don't know about the copyright issues, but I find having one example of what the article(s) are talking about really helpful. Daranios (talk) 12:14, April 12, 2016 (UTC)