Image is more like it, not photo. A talented artist, just..not the most welcoming image when thinking about gender concerns and bringing women into Wikimedia..IMHO..

On 5/15/2011 10:03 PM, 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:On_the_edge_-_free_world_version.jpg

I mean really? /facepalm

This is the kind of imagery I have no desire to see on the front page of Commons. I'm a very liberal person, but, this makes me not want to even allow my MOTHER to use Commons.

#wikilove,

Sarah


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