I have forwarded this matter to the commons-l mailing list and there is a discussion happening on it there. http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/commons-l/2011-May/thread.html
Feel free to join the discussion , if interested.
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/commons-l/2011-May/thread.htmlRegards Tinu Cherian
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Sarah Stierch sarah@sarahstierch.comwrote:
Image is more like it, not photo. A talented artist, just..not the most welcoming image when thinking about gender concerns and bringing women into Wikimedia..IMHO..
On 5/15/2011 10:03 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote:
Surely I'm not the only one who noticed this lovely gem of a photo of the day today. In my work environment - NFWS.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Direct link to image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:On_the_edge_-_free_world_version.jpg
I mean really? /facepalm
This is the kind of imagery I have no desire to see on the front page of Commons. I'm a very liberal person, but, this makes me not want to even allow my MOTHER to use Commons.
#wikilove,
Sarah
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