On Mon, 16 May 2011, Cary Bass wrote: > On 05/16/2011 12:17 PM, Tobias Oelgarte wrote: >> In Japan it is a well known topic, in India i can't see any confusion >> about this image (it is on the mainpage) and Turkey decided to feature >> this image without any concern: >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anime_Girl.svg > That is a non-argument. Firstly, the Main page on many Wikipedias > defaults to the Main Page on Commons, because those Wikipedias trust > Commons to make appropriate choices, which it has not, unfortunately, in > this instance.
Actaully, I think it has made the absolutely right choice - to stick to it's founding principle of being not censored. > > Our goal is not to shock and surprise the end user, and in doing so, we > have to respect the end user, which is not well-reflected by the make-up > of the general Commons community. > We best respect our end users by doing exactly what we say we will do - i.e. provide an uncensored repository of educational and educationally useful free media. ---- Chris McKenna cmcke...@sucs.org www.sucs.org/~cmckenna The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart Antoine de Saint Exupery _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list Commons-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l
