Photo vs source?

Question

What is the difference between adding an image as a 'photo' or as a 'source'?  Should all PDF's be sources?  If an image has been up loaded as a 'photo' and it was meant to be a 'source' how can this be corrected?

Thanks

Answer 1

I think by photo is meant 'photograph of the person' (and I'd argue portrait would be a better word, to include contemporary paintings or sketches). A photo of an object - document, book, monument, etc - is a source. You can change the setting for any photo just by viewing it in the Images section, changing the setting, and clicking on Save.

Answer 2

a photo is an image of a person or thing, and a source is an image about a person or thing.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Image_Types

Comments

Do you recall the rationale for why we need the distinction?  There seems to be no difference in the handling of them.

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From the link I provided above:

The first sentence says that the image/source separation was enabled in July 2014.  I think it's just a feature which can be helpful, not a mandatory thing.  If you look at your own profile under the 'Images' tab, you can see it gives you the option of displaying source images only or photos only.