[Foundation-l] 86% of german users disagree with the introduction of the personal image filter

[Lodewijk]

I understand that the details (well, quite big and relevant details) of this
concept was the topic of the survey. So probably it has not been mapped out
yet (because it was/is unknown), but that would be the next step.

I also would like to make a sidenote: if the main argument of the German
Wikipedians would be that this categorization an sich would be evil because
it can be used by governments and ISP's etc, then I have to disappoint you:
even if only one project would like to make the implementation of a filter
possible for their readers, categorization would appear.

Further, categorization of images will be happening likely on Commons (my
guess) - so even if you opt out as German Wikipedia (although personally I
think it would be more interesting to do a reader survey inside the German
langauge visitors before deciding on that) it would not help that specific
scenario.

Lodewijk

Am 19 de Setembro de 2011 09:47 schrieb David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:

> On 19 September 2011 06:28, David Levy <lifeisunfair at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Additionally, if and when the WMF proudly announces the filters'
> > introduction, the news media and general public won't accept "bad luck
> > to those using the feature" as an excuse for its failure.
>
>
> Oh, yes. The trouble with a magical category is not just that it's
> impossible to implement well - but that it's fraught as a public
> relations move.
>
> What is the WMF going to be explicitly - and *implicitly* - promising
> readers? What is the publicity plan? Has this actually been mapped out
> at all?
>
>
> - d.
>
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