This anime image is not appropriate on the front page. Questions of art, of
education, and of publication, all require judgement. Judgement in these
matters is normal and necessary and is not of itself something which needs
apology. Here are some reasons why I think it is okay to decide NOT to put
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Sarah Stierch wrote:
> On 5/16/2011 11:49 AM, Pete Forsyth wrote:
>
> Anybody interested in tackling this issue?
> -Pete
>
> I'm working on diving into the HOW-TO this summer for Wiki. I do want to
> see all of these topics covered - and I'll contribute in anyway
Hi all,
On Monday 16 May 2011 05:03:26 Sarah Stierch wrote:
> Surely I'm not the only one who noticed this lovely gem of a photo of
> the day today. In my work environment - NFWS.
>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
>
> Direct link to image:
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:O
--- On Mon, 16/5/11, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> From: Andreas Kolbe
> Subject: Re: [Commons-l] [Foundation-l] Commons as an art gallery?
> To: "Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List" ,
> "Wikimedia Commons Discussion List" ,
> "Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects"
>
> Date: Monday,
I was all ready to point out that administrators (at least on en.wiki,
theoretically) discount comments like that, but that was *not* done in this
case per the closing summary.
Nepenthe
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Sarah wrote:
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:36, Sarah Stierch wrote:
>
>> If
Incidentally, that little piece of original art is also the picture of the
day on several Wikipedias' main pages; among them the Russian and Bulgarian
Wikipedias.
The image itself has been nominated for deletion in Commons by
User:AndreasPraefcke, as out of scope.
A.
--- On Mon, 16/5/11, Andrea
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 11:36, Sarah Stierch wrote:
> If anyone is interested in contributing to the decisions made about what
> goes up on the front page of Commons, please visit here, I just found out
> about this today, and I look forward to contributing:
>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki
On 5/16/2011 11:49 AM, Pete Forsyth wrote:
Anybody interested in tackling this issue?
-Pete
As we know on this list, inclusiveness is a key to making Wikimedia what
it is. I do wish that I could erase the 'your country vs. my country'
ideals that are within many of these peoples heads.
I'm
*puerile* - perfect!
* A good long list makes the squeaky wheel loud and clear :-)
On 5/16/2011 11:40 AM, Andreas Kolbe wrote:
> There is a long thread on the Commons and Gendergap lists about today's
> featured image on Commons:
>
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/commons-l/2011-May/
> http
In my opinion there's a large and pervasive problem behind today's controversy:
in striking contrast to our core value of openness, it is very difficult to
even *perceive* how important decisions like this are made. Both the technical
and the editorial processes are pretty opaque to the average
There is a long thread on the Commons and Gendergap lists about today's
featured image on Commons:
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/commons-l/2011-May/
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2011-May/
It's an original piece of art by a Wikimedian, "in the style of" erotic
manga:
htt
--- On Mon, 16/5/11, Béria Lima wrote:
From: Béria Lima
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] [Commons-l] Fwd: Photo of the Day on Wikimedia Commons
To: "Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects"
Date: Monday, 16 May, 2011, 14:10
That
said, changed the picture without any discussion, only be
>
> *Actually, given that the template was cascade protected by virtue of it
> being on the main page, only administrators can edit it. You're not an
> administrator on Commons, but you do have a staff flag. Therefore I'd say
> that's a staff action.*
>
That said, changed the picture without any
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> Datum: Sun, 15 May 2011 22:08:06 -0400
> From: Sarah Stierch
> To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
> Tagline: Re: [Gendergap] Photo of the Day on Wikimedia Commons
> Image is more like it, not photo. A talented artist, just..not the most
> welcoming image wh
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