[Gendergap] So this is how Commons works?

[Fred Bauder]

> This is a NSFW photo....
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Korean_Vulva2.jpg
>
> Five for deletion, two for keep. This is its third nomination.
>
> An admin came in today and declared it being kept because "No valid
> reason
> for deletion, per previous decisions. Person is not recognizable."

> Were the reasons we provided not valid enough? Can you even challenge
> something like this? Did I miss something? Am I doing this wrong?
> Any help would be great,
>
> Sarah

He is correct that a proposal to do something must cite a valid reason,
as must comments if they are to be considered when closing a matter.

An image where the person is not identifiable doesn't require their
permission. In that he is correct.

I agree it is a particularly poor image that shows nearly nothing of
educational value. However the reason you cite, pornographic, does not
seem to apply; she is just drying her hair. He does admit "the amount of
naked women on Commons is a bit ridiculous"

Perhaps that issue should be addressed as a policy discussion.

Fred