Photo Moderation Principles

Information and quality rating of the photo

11.1. Photographs are evaluated according to two criteria:
1. Informational value.
2. Quality.

11.2. There are three possible ratings for the informational value criterion:
Low ("–", minus).
Average (basic) level ("•", dot).
High ("+", plus).
There are two possible ratings based on the criterion of quality:
Negative ("–", minus).
Positive ("+", plus).

11.3. A special assessment outside the criteria is also possible — "Photo not suitable for
publication." It is given to the following photos:
— Not suitable for the site in terms of subject matter.
— Uploaded in violation of copyright.
— Files with an incorrect format.
— Without at least an approximate date of shooting.
— With unacceptable low image quality (even for a "K–" rating).
— Photos with an unfilled shooting location field (exceptions are made only for old photos) and an
unspecified shooting angle of the vehicle.

11.4. The photo moderator's tools are as follows:


11.5. The decision to publish or reject is made according to the following table:
I+ Q+ — publication
I+ Q– — publication as conditional
I• Q+ — publish
I• Q– — rejection
I– Q+ — publication
I– Q– — rejection

11.6.1. The assessment of informational value is explained in additional articles at the bottom of the page.

11.7. A photo may be held back if the photo moderator considers that the flaws they have identified are
easy to fix; if corrected, the photo may be rated significantly higher.