On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 7:15 AM, wiki-list@phizz.demon.co.uk wrote:
thepmaccount@gmail.com wrote:
failed at copy / paste - with apologies, here is the link to the image I would think it best to remove permanently;
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Closeup_of_female_mastur...
You are aware that, if it is an image is of an underage person, then in some jurisdictions clicking on that link and having the image downloaded in your browser cache is illegal? Also that having it found in someone's browser cache could cause them to be barred from various types of employment for life. And additionally the same would be true if the image was embedded on a wikipage which someone clicked on.
I think you're overstating the risk here, if you're referring to developers clicking on the link in order to delete the file (which private musings noted is only available to oversighters, contrary to Marcus Buck's comment that the file no longer exists).
Accessing a file in order to delete it from public view is in the public interest. I suppose laws can be different everywhere, but prohibiting the deletion of such images on grounds that you have to possess it in order to delete it... Not exactly productive, if the intent is to limit access as much as possible.
As for GerardM's comment - I think PM brought it up to illustrate the problem, not because he thought this was the only example. It isn't a purely theoretical issue, there are actual cases that make policy development an important concern.
Nathan