[Foundation-l] Spectrum of views (was Re: Sexual Imagery on Commons: where the discussion is happening)

Aryeh Gregor Simetrical+wikilist at gmail.com
Tue May 11 20:42:39 UTC 2010


On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:48 PM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> You're a developer. Write something for logged-in users to block
> images in local or Commons categories they don't want to see. You're
> the target market, after all.

I'd be happy to do any software development if that were helpful.
I've been thinking about how best to do it, on and off, for some time.

However, I don't think it's reasonable to require opt-out for images
that a large percentage of viewers don't want to see without warning.
If the people who want to see it can see it with just a click anyway,
they aren't losing anything if it's hidden by default.  Especially if
it's just blurred out.

> (If that isn't enough and you insist it has to be something for
> default, then I fear you are unlikely to gain consensus on this.)

Does that mean you disagree with me but aren't saying why, or that you
agree but aren't bothering to say so because you're sure it won't
happen?  The latter is where self-fulfilling prophecies come from.




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