[Foundation-l] video presentation on explicit images on WMF projects

[Nikola Smolenski]

Дана Thursday 14 January 2010 05:59:39 David Goodman написа:
> As for the link, showing these in greatly enlarged  versions, without
> the context of the articles in which they are used, is setting up a
> strong bias. We've never engaged in that use of the material, nor

http://wikistics.falsikon.de/2009/wikimedia/commons/

> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:05 AM, private musings <thepmaccount at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> > G'day all,
> > I continue to have concerns related to the growing number of explicit
> > images on WMF projects (largely commons) - but rather than banging on
> > with dull mailing list posts which gaurantee a chorus of groans, I'm
> > trying to be a bit less dull, and have made a short video presentation.
> > It's my intention to work on this with a few like minded wiki volunteers,
> > and probably then make a sort of alternate version for youtube etc. to
> > see what the general feeling is out there.... what I'd really like is for
> > the foundation to acknowledge that this is an issue where some regulation
> > may be necessary (or indeed, where the discussion of potential benefits
> > of some regulation is even conceivable) - I hope the board, or the
> > advisory board, might also be interested in offering some thoughts /
> > recommendations too. I've used a selection of explicit images from
> > Commons, so please only click through if you're over the age of majority;
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Privatemusings/WikiPr0n
> > ps. I'm also particularly interested if anyone can point me to where
> > 'section 2257' (record keeping) issues may have previously been discussed
> > - is it the current foundation position that section 230 acts as an
> > exemption to these requirements?