Im normally pretty modest about these sorts of things so its probably not clear from my user page but I have  years of experience working in online collaborations at every level from noob to big boss and Im trying to give you my best advice on how to be effective at changing things in WP Personally I think WP will be equally fine with or without fairuse images so its not that big a deal to me either way  I just want the rules to be clear Since its you that wants to make other editors change their views the burden is going to be on you to come up with the convincing arguments It doesnt actually work to talk about being pushed to the edge  maybe its true but we lose editors every day for all kinds of reasons only a prolific contributor with lots of friends is going to get any attention that way Expressing frustration is a sign of weakness shows that you can be outlasted in a contest of wills and in this chaotic organization willpower is everything Attacks on the ideology put you in the enemy of WP category perhaps unfairly but thats how it works and nobody listens to their enemies not even if the advice is good Youve chosen a very tough issue to work on it will require iron will infinite patience and no small measure of political deviousness to effect a change