https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14281


Tim Starling <[email protected]> changed:

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--- Comment #10 from Tim Starling <[email protected]>  2009-06-10 
04:44:40 UTC ---
The name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the concept of absolute morality. It
introduces the idea that an inanimate object such as an image can be morally
evil, but using the simplistic term a child might use, in an attempt to bring
in a hint of parody. The term "bad image" is deliberately ambiguous, and
references the nature of arguments which might had around adding an image to
it.  

Of course, we all earnestly avoid the impression of moral judgement when we're
discussing listing and delisting, but the vandalism it's designed to combat
relies on causing shock and offence, and that naturally leads to a list which
is a catalogue of the things that offend our moral sensibilities.

The possible technical terms, such as "restricted", seemed imprecise to me, so
I settled on the ironic term, which at least derives some humour from its
imprecision.


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