--- On Wed, 18/5/11, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
From: Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net Subject: Re: [Gendergap] [Commons-l] Fwd: Photo of the Day on Wikimedia Commons To: "Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects" gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Wednesday, 18 May, 2011, 14:23
--- On Wed, 18/5/11, Béria Lima
beria.lima@wikimedia.pt wrote:
From: Béria Lima beria.lima@wikimedia.pt Subject: Re: [Gendergap] [Commons-l] Fwd: Photo of the
Day on Wikimedia
Commons To: "Increasing female participation in Wikimedia
projects"
gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Wednesday, 18 May, 2011, 12:54
This list was set up to discuss systemic issues in
Foundation projects.
In the opinion of several contributors here, this
specific issue is
profoundly symptomatic of the issue this list was set
up to discuss.
I doubt women generally support censorship or benefit from it.
Could we agree that a decision not to feature a medicore and non-notable piece of original art that offers no or little educational value is _not_ censorhip?
And could we agree that featuring a medicore and non-notable piece of original art that offers no or little educational value, just because it has tits in it, is questionable?
This includes Commons selecting images for featured
status on the basis
of comments like "I like her big tits", rather than
artistic merit, and
then featuring them on the main page.
You've been informed several times that such remarks are discounted when discussions are evaluated.
You have been informed several times that the comment was not discounted.
Those who supported featured status for the image explained their reasons as follows:
1. Support. Kawaii :) (Japanese for "cute" or "charming")
2. Support I like it. Well it's manga so the colors or landscape do not have to make sense ;-)
3. Support
4. Support Superb work
5. Support i like her big tits :-)
6. Support i know that it was very much of work for the user. i have seen the first lines of it and can see now the result: a wunderful work.
7. Support - very good work.
8. strong Support I have seen this work evolve and it is brilliant. Keep up the good work niabot!
The end result was 8 support, 2 oppose, 2 neutral => featured.
Discussion here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidates/File:O...
Personally, I found those who commented or opposed a bit more articulate than those who supported in that discussion.
Andreas