The best way to make sure an image filter is never implemented on
Wikipedia is to have Larry Sanger endorse it :P
Ryan Kaldari
On 5/30/12 9:01 AM, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
From Larry Sanger's blog:
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I want to start a conversation. [...Larry says, in his blog]
I. Problem? What problem?
So, you didn't know that Wikipedia has a porn problem?
Let me say what I do not mean by "Wikipedia's porn problem." I do not
mean simply that Wikipedia has a lot of porn. That's part of the
problem, but it's not even the main problem. I'm 100% OK with porn
sites. I defend the right of people to host and view porn online. I
don't even especially mind that Wikipedia has porn. There could be
legitimate reasons why an encyclopedia might want to have some "adult
content."
No, the real problem begins when Wikipedia features some of the most
disgusting sorts of porn you can imagine, while being heavily used by
children. But it's even more complicated than that, as I'll explain.
(Note, the following was co-written by me and several other people. I
particularly needed their help finding the links.)
Here is the short version:
Wikipedia and other websites of the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) host a
great deal of pornographic content, as well as other content not
appropriate for children. Yet, the Wikimedia Foundation encourages
children to use these resources. Google, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr,
and many other high-profile sites have installed optional filters to
block adult content from view. I believe the WMF sites should at a
minimum install an optional, opt-in filter, as the WMF Board agreed to
do in 2011. I understand that the WMF has recently stopped work on the
filter and, after a period of community reaction, some Board members
have made it clear that they do not expect this filter to be finished
and installed. Wikipedians, both managers and rank-and-file,
apparently do not have enough internal motivation to do the
responsible thing for their broad readership.
But even that is too brief. If you really want to appreciate
Wikipedia's porn problem, I'm afraid you're going to have to read the
following.
http://larrysanger.org/2012/05/what-should-we-do-about-wikipedias-porn-prob…
Feel free to repost!
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There is further discussion of this, with Larry in attendance, on
Wikipediocracy.com:
http://wikipediocracy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=429
<http://wikipediocracy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=429>
Note that the related thread is in the "Sexualisation" subforum, which
is only accessible to registered Wikipediocracy members. Registration
is free though, and anyone wishing to have a look is welcome to join
up and participate!
http://wikipediocracy.com/forum/
Best,
Andreas
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