On 05/16/2011 12:40 PM, Chris McKenna wrote: > On Mon, 16 May 2011, Cary Bass wrote: > >> > On 05/16/2011 12:17 PM, Tobias Oelgarte wrote: >>> >> In Japan it is a well known topic, in India i can't see any confusion >>> >> about this image (it is on the mainpage) and Turkey decided to feature >>> >> this image without any concern: >>> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anime_Girl.svg >> > That is a non-argument. Firstly, the Main page on many Wikipedias >> > defaults to the Main Page on Commons, because those Wikipedias trust >> > Commons to make appropriate choices, which it has not, unfortunately, in >> > this instance. > Actaully, I think it has made the absolutely right choice - to stick to > it's founding principle of being not censored. Firstly, there's no such founding principle of Commons, and secondly, "not censored" is not in Commons' mission, which is being addressed.
>> > Our goal is not to shock and surprise the end user, and in doing so, we >> > have to respect the end user, which is not well-reflected by the make-up >> > of the general Commons community. >> > > We best respect our end users by doing exactly what we say we will do - > i.e. provide an uncensored repository of educational and educationally > useful free media. "Uncensored" is not in the mission of Commons, you're rather blatantly inserting it here. Creating a culture of surprise and shock is not fulfilling the mission. And no, we absolutely do not "best respect" our end users by offending them. Chris, I think you keep making the same argument over and over again and refusing to actually take in what anyone has said in response to you--your responses to me aren't actually responding to what I'm saying, as if I or anyone else is assaulting the right of Commons to host controversial or contentious images, which I am not doing. Cary _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l
