[Commons-l] ShakataGaNai blocked me for a week

[Alex G]

Tell you what: realise that, while you disagree with them, others may
have a valid point of view, and we can look at an unblock. Your
opinions on what sort of penis image Commons should host shouldn't be
clouding your judgement.

-Giggy
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Giggy)

On 8/9/08, szwedzki <suidisz at gmail.com> wrote:
> Semen2.jpg file was deleted by Szczepan1990 after a community vote,
> initiated on June 23rd.:
>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Image:Semen2.jpg
>
> In a few hours' after the deletion, a user initiated an undeletion
> request and despite a few voices pro and one heavy opposition (and not
> even a word of comment to add to that), the file was undeleted after 20
> hours (!). I broke the vote back to the previous status, because of his
> doubts over the process. After revert file was undeleted again and
> ShakataGaNai blocked me for a week.
>
> Such files are very delicate in terms of building a (preferably
> positive!) image of the project, i think. If a user (Richiex,
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Richiex) converts Commons into a
> self-pseudo-pornographic picture gallery with own private parts, this
> calls for immediate reaction. Additionally, files that have their
> equivalents of a better quality ought to be removed in my opinion. If
> my statement is called vandalism... Multichill wrote in my talk: "Dear
> Szwedzki, please see the deletion guidelines. You deleted several
> pictures which are in use at wikipedia articles so clearly in
> Commons:Scope.". Oh yeah: "Private image collections and the like are
> generally not wanted. Wikimedia Commons is not a web host for e.g.
> private party photos, self-created artwork without educational purpose
> and such. There are plenty of other projects in the Internet you can
> use for such a purpose, like Flickr and others."
>
> regards
> szwedzki
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Szwedzki
>
>
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