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 <prono...@gmail.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 10/05/2010 07:56, Elias Gabriel Amaral da Silva wrote: >> 2010/5/10 Marcus Buck <m...@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. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJL6Ez7AAoJEHCAuDvx9Z6LKkQH/0c0uBfRQ6NJsSAiJQzCHSGt > Irl+uUg2xGhK9YfkeKFVpIcpSPzOTZA2oNZXjSr8lTS65U/jTui1f2T+zJsIUlTt > 4TA87eRWY8lWub9zOdVmmlW3tOsrG12XB70GDrQOYqkVraYUX1owlRXS/nxWl877 > rU3Uq+Y7LWhcILC8cFvQQ9LIsWKAfTrDQbsPITDAmWVV7LeDcllMShn6l9cMbAs9 > TazNTb/CJwi0j/vdnjy4JYJ0sGPrGoLKfQ3QZPFSZ/EoyfcUnx6GwjgPOMPol5ZO > hEK+QzY3lbUqbtcDtEMX3/V1RR/gKCnHocP9bOiFNWxdruJq1cFAcSCTwqgPY1Q= > =1xe5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l