[Foundation-l] Sexual Imagery on Commons: where the discussion is happening

[David Goodman]

Most browsers have the ability   to not automatically download images,
but display only the ones that one clicks on--a very useful option for
slow connections and those using screen readers.   For some sites with
distracting advertising, I enable it myself before I go there.

But David Gerard's suggestion above would be a very flexible extension of this.


David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DGG



On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Noein <pronoein at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 10/05/2010 07:56, Elias Gabriel Amaral da Silva wrote:
>> 2010/5/10 Marcus Buck <me at marcusbuck.org>:
>>> J Alexandr Ledbury-Romanov hett schreven:
>>>> I have a problem with basing it on IP addresses. As a non Muslim in a Muslim
>>>> country, why should Wikimedia decide that *I* cannot see Muhammad pictures
>>>> but that it is perfectly OK to show it to a Muslim in Germany / France
>>>> wherever. I think the world has moved on a bit from the one country, one
>>>> religion / set of values / morals.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You are of course right. But what is the alternative? The only
>>> alternative is not basing it on location so everybody sees the same.
>>> That's like "one world, one set of values".
>>
>> The alternative is to not censor, in any circumstance, to any kind of
>> audience whatsoever. I must confess I find this particular alternative
>> brilliant.
>>
>> It is imperfect, as any other form of freedom of thought and
>> expression. But other options are more imperfect, not less, in my
>> opinion.
>>
>> I think some projects (like the English Wikipedia) already reached
>> consensus on this issue.
>>
>
> I don't understand exactly your thoughts. What happens to someone who
> wants to navigate Wikipedia or use Commons but doesn't want to reach
> offending (according to his/her personal sensibility) pages? If this
> person wants a protecting tool, what is your answer? You give me the
> impression that you're saying: ignore him, let's let him be offended.
> In this case even if you're think you're right theoretically, you're
> alienating part of humanity from the big project that is reaching them
> all. Creating negligently a strong feeling of rejection with a few month
> of obliviousness to their culture can take dozen of years to repair. I
> don't think the topic should be solved so lighly and bluntly. But maybe
> I'm misunderstanding you.
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