On 16 January 2014 13:53, Andy Mabbett <pigsotwing(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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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
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