Here's another concerning aspect of management of explicit media on WMF; It's been asserted that images of a 16 year old girl masturbating have been uploaded to commons; http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=338426080#User:Misty_Willows_problematic_images The image in question has been deleted from commons; http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Closeup_of_female_masturbation_pastel.jpg&action=edit&redlink=1 ..and I think it's also been oversighted. Lar, a commons oversighter, muses over on wikipedia review whether or not continuing to fight fires caused by systemic problems is the right thing to do; http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=28221&view=findpost&p=216072 The general issue is of course important, but I hope in the short term, that the image in question can be properly deleted - restricting it to oversighters only remains, in my view, likely to be illegal - it really would be best for that image to be removed by a dev. Maybe this is underway as I type? Hope so! best, Peter, PM. On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 2010/1/14 Nathan <[email protected]>: > >> To avoid the very real chance that the subjects of explicit photos are > >> underage or have not given publishing consent, I would like to see > >> Commons require proof of model release, and age verification, for > >> explicit images. > > > > And how exactly would they do that? Upload a picture of the model > > holding their passport and a sign saying "I consent to pictures of me > > naked to be used for any purpose" in a few dozen languages? That > > doesn't sound practical to me... > > > > I don't see that it is that unpractical. The language barrier is the > most significant problem, but model releases are routine for > professional photographers. It may be more difficult for amateur > uploaders, but this only applies to sexually explicit photographs and > the standard of attention to the rights of subjects may be more > important than the convenience of amateur photographers in this area. > > Nathan > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
