On 7 September 2011 15:40, Thomas Morton <morton.tho...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I confess to not being "on top" of the exact mechanics of this proposal... > but why can we not be using normal categories? > Ok so for ease of use it is sensible to consider pre-made "bundles" of > commonly filtered images (and I can see the issues there, obviously). > But for the default use filtering on categories is fine... then we can us > the normal Wiki system and stick to neutrality (Don't like English Churches? > Fine, add it to your exclusion list :)) * The category system is constructed of minute subcategories, not broad categories that are then combined. You could then say "this and everything under it." But then you run into: * The category system is not very consistent. * The category system is not free of loops. * An image on en:wp could be a local image (one system of categories) or a Commons image (a completely different system of categories). Thus, to use categories for an image filtering system would indeed require constructing a category for the specific purpose of exclusion. Big ALA "actually, that *is* censorship" alarm goes off. The closest we could come to a neutral filtering system is an easily accessible on/off switch for images. - d. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l