On 16 January 2014 14:40, Richard Symonds richard.symonds@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Can you access filtered Commons images through Wikipedia? ie., by going to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:X.jpg, rather than commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:X.jpg?
Yes; and as inline images on Wikipedia pages. (I'm on a Chiltern train as I type).
I can also see the commons-hosted image on:
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/uk-government-road-gritting-open-data/
whose URL is:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Highways_Agency_199...
They block iPlayer, Flickr and YouTube completely (their bandwidth restriction would make iPlayer and probably YouTube unusable, anyway).
I can see explicit adult images via Twitter, which are hosted on the domain pbs.twimg.com
I'm not suggesting, though, that Chiltern Railways should revise their policy to allow "adult" content; just that they should be more careful in applying filters, so as not to throw the educational baby out with the porn bathwater.