Was there any more input from legal about this?  The page currently
has a note that legal is looking at it, but it seems Rilke is waiting
on that feedback.

Regards,
Sam

On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Geoff Brigham <gbrigham@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi Lennart,
>
> Thank you for calling this out.   You raise an extremely valid point.   I
> have asked Luis to follow this project, so I am including him here so he can
> follow.   I'm also including Michelle, who historically has been dealing
> with these kinds of reports for legal.
>
> Appreciate your raising the issue,
>
> Geoff
>
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:11 PM, Lennart Guldbrandsson
> <l_guldbrandsson@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> +1 on SJ's comment, and I think Pete made some excellent points on the
>> talk page. For instance: How would this affect the legal team's paid staff
>> time if we place a big red button under each image? I have cc:ed Geoff since
>> he may not be aware of the question.
>>
>> But I would also like to say that this is very well worth checking out.
>> This is the template that is suggested right now (feel free to edit):
>>
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:ReportAbuse
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Lennart Guldbrandsson
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>> > Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 19:58:20 -0400
>> > From: meta.sj@gmail.com
>> > To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
>> > Subject: Re: [Gendergap] [Commons] "Flag this image" prototype
>> >
>> > Interesting. Thanks for the heads-up! SJ
>> >
>> > On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 4:29 AM, Erik Moeller <erik@wikimedia.org>
>> > wrote:
>> > > Sorry to those who are tired of the image/consent discussions, but
>> > > just wanted to bring this to this list's attention as well.
>> > >
>> > > I'm tagging this thread with "[Commons]" and suggest others do the
>> > > same in future to make it easier for people who do not want to discuss
>> > > Commons or who feel inundated with the subject matter to filter these
>> > > messages. Also, if you're using Google Mail, you can "mute" a thread
>> > > (under the "More" options after you open the thread) and you won't see
>> > > any future responses in your inbox -- other email clients have similar
>> > > features.
>> > >
>> > > Quick notes about an interesting development:
>> > >
>> > > * User:Rillke on Commons has started prototyping a gadget that could
>> > > be used to simplify reporting of various issues with images with a
>> > > simple "Flag this image" workflow. This discussion is on the Commons
>> > > Village Pump.
>> > >
>> > > I've brought that discussion to the attention of WMF legal. Note: It's
>> > > not like the current workflow is completely broken -- the
>> > > Commons:Contact_us flow is actually pretty good -- but a nicer UI and
>> > > more prominent placement could help. The current workflow also does
>> > > not provide an option for consent issues.
>> > >
>> > > * I've summarized the current state of his prototype here:
>> > >
>> > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reporting_abuse
>> > >
>> > > On the talk page I've also recommended that consent to be displayed in
>> > > an image be considered in the reporting options.
>> > >
>> > > I'm sure Rillke would appreciate any active development help with the
>> > > feature, as well as continued feedback and encouragement (WikiLove?)
>> > > which is crucial for volunteer motivation.
>> > >
>> > > Cheers,
>> > > Erik
>> > >
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