[Foundation-l] Controversial content software status

[Andreas Kolbe]

On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 2:31 PM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 9 March 2012 13:52, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So what you're saying is, you feel confident that everyone agrees with
> you,
> > and thus perfectly comfortable speaking on behalf of the entire
> community?
> > I see.
>
>
> I thought he was noting the observation that when the Board and staff
> tried to push the issue, a large chunk of de:wp threatened to just get
> up and leave.



One thing I've never understood is why the Board wants to allow the German
Wikipedia community to dictate what will be done in Commons, English
Wikipedia, and dozens of other projects that the German community has no
stake in.

If the German Wikipedia does not want the image filter, then let them opt
out. They genuinely need it less than most other projects – they serve a
culturally homogeneous language region whose standards are very
progressive, and they are generally more judicious in the way they use
explicit content.

But it is not fair to say that other projects can't have the image filter,
just because the Germans don't want it, or need it.

German Wikipedia has Pending Changes, English Wikipedia doesn't. Did we
tell the Germans that because English Wikipedia gave Pending Changes a
thumbs-down, it was verboten for the Germans to have it?

It's not the German community's place to dictate global WMF policy.

Andreas