Re: [Gendergap] Larry Sanger's blog post: Should there be a Wikipedia boycott over the lack of an image filter?
We are not talking about filtering standard sex education images as you might find in a school book. We are talking about images or videos of women drinking their urine, masturbating with a toothbrush, or having sex with a dog. Andreas On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Michelle Gallaway mgalla...@gmail.comwrote: You know, while I'd rather my son learns about human sexuality in a way that I'm comfortable with and can control, the reality is that he's not going to come to his mum for that information! I'd really much rather he reads that information on Wikipedia, (even if that information is not perfect), than gets his education on the topic from *actual* internet pornography. In this sense putting in a family friendly content filter like Larry Sanger advocates would probably be a massive own goal. If there are any other mothers on the list, I'd be interested in hearing their thoughts too... On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Tom Morris t...@tommorris.org wrote: The problem with all enforced filtering systems is that they aren't going to stop kids getting to porn (15-year-old boys have both a lot of time, technical expertise and will find creative ways to get their hands on porn), but they often will over-censor. Back in the 90s, GLAAD put out a report called Access Denied that described how filtering technology was restricting access to LGBT information sites. My university used to prevent students (adults!) from accessing the Wikipedia article on Same-sex marriage because, well, the URL contains the word sex. Breast cancer awareness/information sites get hammered for the word breast. ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Larry Sanger's blog post: Should there be a Wikipedia boycott over the lack of an image filter?
I think the point is taken. I really have no desire to think about these things, especially every time I read this mailing list these days. -Sarah On 6/2/12 7:57 AM, Andreas Kolbe wrote: We are not talking about filtering standard sex education images as you might find in a school book. We are talking about images or videos of women drinking their urine, masturbating with a toothbrush, or having sex with a dog. Andreas On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Michelle Gallaway mgalla...@gmail.com mailto:mgalla...@gmail.com wrote: You know, while I'd rather my son learns about human sexuality in a way that I'm comfortable with and can control, the reality is that he's not going to come to his mum for that information! I'd really much rather he reads that information on Wikipedia, (even if that information is not perfect), than gets his education on the topic from *actual* internet pornography. In this sense putting in a family friendly content filter like Larry Sanger advocates would probably be a massive own goal. If there are any other mothers on the list, I'd be interested in hearing their thoughts too... On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Tom Morris t...@tommorris.org mailto:t...@tommorris.org wrote: The problem with all enforced filtering systems is that they aren't going to stop kids getting to porn (15-year-old boys have both a lot of time, technical expertise and will find creative ways to get their hands on porn), but they often will over-censor. Back in the 90s, GLAAD put out a report called Access Denied that described how filtering technology was restricting access to LGBT information sites. My university used to prevent students (adults!) from accessing the Wikipedia article on Same-sex marriage because, well, the URL contains the word sex. Breast cancer awareness/information sites get hammered for the word breast. ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap -- *Sarah Stierch* */Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow/* Mind the gap! Support Wikipedia women's outreach: donate today https://donate.wikimedia.org/ ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Larry Sanger's blog post: Should there be a Wikipedia boycott over the lack of an image filter?
On 6/2/2012 12:15 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote: I think the point is taken. I really have no desire to think about these things, especially every time I read this mailing list these days. -Sarah Really. My idea is, let the foundation use it's best judgement. I'm sure it will err on the liberal side... ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] WikiWomenCamp on WMF's blog
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/06/02/wikiwomencamp-brings-together-female-wikimedians-in-buenos-aires/ :D Very happy because yay for positive coverage. :) Sincerely, Laura Hale -- twitter: purplepopple blog: ozziesport.com ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
