[Foundation-l] 86% of german users disagree with the introduction of the personal image filter

[Strainu]

Not really, no. What does german law have to do with reading or
editing some website in Tampa or Virginia from somewhere in Asia? I
can understand that german nationals cannot use that image, but
whatabout other germen speakers?

Strainu

2011/9/16 Liesel <koehler-liesel73 at gmx.de>:
> Your stupid!
>
> Am 16.09.2011 12:39, schrieb emijrp:
>> Hi all;
>>
>> There are more issues with images in German Wikipedia.
>>
>> It is funny how German Wikipedia doesn't allow images[1] (image added by
>> me[2] in de:, and later removed by other[3]) because they follow the most
>> restrictive copyright law from Germany, Austria and Switzerland[note 1], but
>> they are now against giving people the choice to hide images.
>>
>> I think that we can do a nice move here. We can enable image filter in
>> German Wikipedia for all those who don't want to see
>> copyrighted-images-for-German-law, meanwhile allowing other people to see
>> all Commons splendour. Using the image filter to improve the rights of
>> readers of German Wikipedia. Very cool, right? ; )
>>
>> Regards,
>> emijrp
>>
>> [1]
>> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bildrechte#Wikipedia_richtet_sich_nach_DACH-Recht
>> [2] http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Knox&oldid=81377280
>> [3] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Knox
>>
>> [note 1] I heard there are German speaking users outside Europe, right? I
>> heard too that, from Germany, you can follow interwiki and see that images
>> in other Wikipedias, right? So, what is the sense of that policy? Are not
>> the servers in USA?
>>
>> 2011/9/16 Tobias Oelgarte <tobias.oelgarte at googlemail.com>
>>
>>> Dear readers
>>>
>>> Yesterday, on September 15th 2011, the German Wikipedia closed the poll
>>> (Meinungsbild) "Einführung persönlicher Bildfilter". [1] It asked the
>>> question if the personal image filter can be introduced or if it should
>>> not be introduced.
>>>
>>> A strong majority of 86% percent voted to not allow the personal image
>>> filter [2] , despite the fact that the board already decided to
>>> introduce the feature.
>>>
>>> The questions are:
>>> * Will the board or the WMF proceed with the introduction of the
>>> personal image filter against the will of it's second largest community?
>>> * If the WMF/board does not care about the first question. Will it
>>> affect the way the personal image filter will be implemented? For
>>> example: Not for all projects. A different implementation as suggested
>>> inside the "image filter referendum".
>>> * Will there be an attempt to follow this example and to question other
>>> communities the same question?
>>>
>>> Greetings from
>>> Tobias Oelgarte
>>>
>>> [1]
>>>
>>> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meinungsbilder/Einf%C3%BChrung_pers%C3%B6nlicher_Bildfilter
>>> [2]
>>>
>>> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meinungsbilder/Einf%C3%BChrung_pers%C3%B6nlicher_Bildfilter#Auswertung
>>>
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