On 16 January 2014 13:53, Andy Mabbett pigsotwing@gmail.com wrote: ...
should folk wish to respond individually. What can WMUK do?
Speaking as one of our more active Commonists; I think WMUK should avoid getting it's virtual charitable fingers burnt in the same way as the WMF is careful to do. We don't really want the charity getting misrepresented as being responsible for, or lobbying for, any particular position on sexual content policies that are entirely down to Wikimedia project communities which themselves vary enormously.
If Chiltern Trains' policy is to block "adult content" then that does indeed include Commons, it also includes Wikipedia, Flickr, etc., along with almost all networking websites including Facebook, where you are at risk of viewing "adult content". Perhaps individual responses should recommend filters with more specific image blocks rather than entire site blocks, if Chiltern Trains are interested in making their wifi access more useful than checking train updates?
My opinion on a train provider of wifi is quite different from, say, a public library. Their stated missions are quite different with regard to virtual access to knowledge and news. :-)
Fae