Since I never got a straight answer on my question I previously posted under the topic "posting historic photographs" and the topic drifted away in the misc. replies, on the suggestion of the webmaster I start it as a new topic:
Here is my original question:
Policy re: posting (and claiming) other people's photographs" I quote web master Ken Smith:
"Where commercial rights are believed to be breached, images are removed and can only be reinstated where specific permission can be shown."
"Where a specific non-commercial copyright claim is made by another member or from elsewhere the image is categorised "Copyright Questionable" and a prompt check made before deletion."
"Other "non-member" photos are accepted at face value - they should either indicate the original photographer or, for those where that is not possible, explain the provenance. Some of these are investigated either specifically or on a random basis, and action is taken as appropriate."
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1653526Now, taking this interesting historic photograph of liner-troopship-liner Tegelberg taken in 1939;
(claimed as his own by member who posted it!), should be deleted according to rules quoted above.
BTW: This Tegelberg photo and all others of same vessel show the wrong IMO as well (5354391 >> 5535439).
There are many more that should be deleted according to the rules. This would be a real loss.
So, instead of deleting them, why not just leaving them and quoting these as "photographer: unknown"