Thanks Steven - I appreciate that you fought the good fight and
I'm disgusted that comments about T&A were some of the key
reasons for this feature.
While I've seen my fair share of anime videos (Tentacles and all
that involves) - It was an epic fail when I was looking up an
image with my 65 year old father and that was the image on the
front page. The first question he asks is: "This is the
organization you volunteer for?"
Images like this have their place, and despite the artistic
skill of the contributor it is really disappointing that this was
chosen to showcase quality media on Commons. it sets back the work
of those of us working towards broadening gender equality and
female involvement in Wikimedia.
I also am proud of my new title of being a Regional Ambassador
and I am working towards becoming a GLAM Ambassador - images like
this being showcased do 'few wonders' for my efforts in regards to
fighting the uphill battle to show Wikipedia, Commons, etc. as
reliable and quality starting points for research, development and
cultural dissemination.
#wikilove,
Sarah
On 5/15/2011 10:48 PM, Steven Walling wrote:
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 7:31 PM, CherianTinu Abraham <tinucherian@gmail.com>
wrote:
I feel exactly the same way. This is an insult to the people
who value the educational spirit of Commons.
I attempted to argue that the image didn't meet the featured
criteria of Commons, but was drowned out by voters such as the
one who argued without irony, "{{Support}} I like her big tits".
Whether or not Commons should host such images is really a
separate argument than whether we want to feature topless anime
as the best of the content we have.
Steven
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Sarah Stierch
Consulting
Historical, cultural
& artistic research, advising & event planning.
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