[WikiEN-l] Call for image filter refrendum

[Bob the Wikipedian]

It's about time! Who's eligible to vote?

Bob

On 7/1/2011 3:15 PM, Casey Brown wrote:
> /Please distribute this message widely/
>
> *Call for referendum*:  The Wikimedia Foundation, at the direction of
> the Board of Trustees, will be holding a vote to determine whether
> members of the community support the creation and usage of an opt-in
> personal image filter, which would allow readers to voluntarily screen
> particular types of images strictly for their own account.
>
> Further details and educational materials will be available shortly.
> The referendum is scheduled for 12-27 August, 2011, and will be
> conducted on servers hosted by a neutral third party.  Referendum
> details, officials, voting requirements, and supporting materials will
> be posted at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image_filter_referendum
> shortly.
>
> For the coordinating committee,
> Philippe (WMF)
> Cbrown1023
> Risker
> Mardetanha
> PeterSymonds
> Robert Harris
>