[Foundation-l] Possible solution for image filter - magical flying unicorn pony that s***s rainbows

[WereSpielChequers]

I get the idea that there are theoretical reasons why image filters can't
work, and I share the view that the proposal which was consulted on needs
some improvement. An individual choice made at the IP level was a circle
that looked awfully difficult to square.

But since Flickr has already proven that something like this can work in
practice, can we agree to classify Image filters as one of those things that
work in practice but not in theory? Then we can concentrate on the practical
issue of if we decide to implement this, how do we do it better than Flickr
has?

NB I would not want us to implement this the way Flickr has
http://www.flickr.com/help/filters/#258 And not only because I'm not totally
convinced that our community would share their view that Germany is the
country that needs the tightest restrictions.

Hugs

WereSpielChequers

PS My niece absolutely wants that magical flying unicorn pony for the winter
solstice, especially if it s***s rainbows. Would you mind telling me where I
can order one?

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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:00:18 +0100
> From: David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Possible solution for image filter
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> On 21 September 2011 11:41, Kim Bruning <kim at bruning.xs4all.nl> wrote:
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> > While surveys show that a small majority finds this option
> > (marginally) acceptable, current best analysis suggests that this
> > particular option may not be implementable within the intersecting
> > frames of the wikimedia movement and the laws of physics[1].
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>
> The board resolution specifies a magical flying unicorn pony that
> shits rainbows. A wide-ranging survey has been conducted on the
> precise flight patterns and the importance of which way round the
> rainbow spectrum goes. These tiresome people who keep calling this
> "impossible" just do not understand that the high-level decision for a
> magical flying unicorn pony that shits rainbows has been set in stone.
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> - d.
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