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

[Fred Bauder]

> 2011/9/18 Oliver Koslowski <o.nee at t-online.de>:
>> Am 18.09.2011 13:56, schrieb Andre Engels:
>>> On itself the one who tags the image, but we happen to have a system
>>> for
>>> that in Wikimedia. It is called discussion and trying to reach
>>> consent. Who
>>> decides whether a page is in a category? Who decides whether a page
>>> has an
>>> image? Who decides whether something is decribed on a page? All the
>>> same.
>>
>> Our typical system of categories is designed to make it easier to
>> /find/
>> (related) articles or media. Good luck trying that with a system that
>> is
>> designed to /hide/ things. And this doesn't seem like an awful waste of
>> precious time to you? For a feature that is not all that likely to be
>> popular on a global scale?
>
> +1
> At the beginning, I was quite neutral about a filter: I had no idea
> how it would work, and I wouldn't use it, but what if somebody else
> wants it?
>
> But after reading nearly all comments on this list, I think that the
> arguments for a filter do not hold water. The pratical implemention
> would be a nightmare, and the purpose not really within Wikimedia
> mission. The thread above on how to create categories for a filter is
> full of irrational assumptions, impracticable propositions, and
> impossible solutions. It seems it is time to drop the whole idea...
>
>> Regards,
>> Oliver
>
> Regards,
>
> Yann

I agree.

I do support "censorship". There is absolutely no excuse for hosting an
image of Mohammad as a dog, but this is a Rube Goldburg boondoggle.

Fred