[Gendergap] Commons Searches

[Andreas Kolbe]

Ryan,

Creating galleries would mitigate the problem for these half-dozen searches (though not eliminate it, as users would still have the option of searching Commons rather than navigating to a Commons page). 

But it's like the story of the Dutch boy trying to plug a hole in the levee with his finger. (Searching for "levee" in Commons brings up an image of a naked Suicide Girl called Levee in third place.)

We should be under no illusion that we can find all search terms whose results violate the principle of least surprise, presenting adult images for everyday search terms. 

New such situations arise on a daily basis, each time someone uploads an explicit file that has a plausible search term in its name and description (try searching Commons for "eating", and then search for "drinking"; or try finding images of Prince Albert).

We should simply offer safe search, like Google does.  


Andreas





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>From: Ryan Kaldari <rkaldari at wikimedia.org>
>To: gendergap at lists.wikimedia.org
>Sent: Thursday, 13 October 2011, 19:31
>Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Commons Searches
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>One easy way to fix all of these searches is to create Gallery pages for these terms. If a gallery page for "cucumber" existed, all searches for "cucumber" would go immediately to that gallery page rather than pulling up random images.
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>Ryan Kaldari
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>On 10/12/11 3:49 PM, Andreas Kolbe wrote: 
>Thanks for the link, Brandon. 
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>>I had raised this in the image filter discussions on Foundation-l yesterday (as well as on http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Diskussion:Kurier ), and it seems to have triggered some thought, which is all for the good.
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>>Here are searches that deliver similar results in Wikipedia and Commons:
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>>pearl necklace
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>>cucumber
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>>Zahnbürste (German for toothbrush)
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>>toothbrush
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>>electric toothbrushes
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>>jumping ball
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>>underwater
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>>... and likely many, many others.
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>>Andreas
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>>>________________________________
>>>From: Brandon Harris <bharris at wikimedia.org>
>>>To: gendergap at lists.wikimedia.org
>>>Sent: Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 21:31
>>>Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Commons Searches
>>>
>>>
>>>    Funnily, I just answered that question on Quora:
>>>
>>>http://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-second-image-returned-on-Wikimedia-Commons-when-one-searches-for-electric-toothbrush-an-image-of-a-female-masturbating
>>>
>>>
>>>On 10/12/11 7:48 AM, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
>>>> Brandon,
>>>>
>>>> On a matter that originally arose in Meta and on
                the Foundation list,
>>>> but may be of interest to this list as well, do you
                know the answer to the
>>>> question posed here ...
>>>>
>>>> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/commons-l/2011-October/006290.html
>>>>
>>>> ... or do you know someone who does?
>>>>
>>>> Andreas
>>>>
>>>>   
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>>>>    *From:* Brandon Harris <bharris at wikimedia.org>
>>>>    *To:* Increasing female participation in
                Wikimedia projects
>>>>    <gendergap at lists.wikimedia.org>
>>>>    *Sent:* Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 6:13
>>>>    *Subject:* Re: [Gendergap] Mind the Gap Award is
                here.
>>>>
>>>>    (offlist)
>>>>
>>>>    I think your efforts are perfect, and above and
                beyond. I don't need to
>>>>    step in here.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    On 10/11/11 10:10 PM, Jutta von Dincklage wrote:
>>>>      > Brandon, I still think we need to remake
                the logo. This was just
>>>>    a quick, basic whiz.
>>>>      > I would still love your graphic skills on
                this one if you can
>>>>    spare the time
>>>>      >
>>>>      > ... cause I am a woman and I truly
                appreciate amazing design
>>>>      > ... and this award deserves it ;-)
>>>>      >
>>>>      >> Ah, too fast for me! I was about to
                remake the entire thing, but got
>>>>      >> stuck trying to find an acceptable
                replacement font (the real
>>>>    one is for
>>>>      >> sale at the princely sum of
                $299.00!).
>>>>      >
>>>>      >
>>>>      >
>>>>      >
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