On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:09 PM, MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote:
> Andreas K. wrote: > > The way this would work is that each project page would have an "Enable > > image filtering" entry in the side bar. Clicking on this would add a > "Hide" > > button to each image displayed on the page. Clicking on "Hide" would then > > grey the image, and automatically add it to the user's personal filter > list. > > I think this sounds pretty good. Is there any indication how German > Wikipedians generally view an implementation like this? I can't imagine > English Wikipedians caring about an additional sidebar link/opt-in feature > like this. The proposal is currently being discussed here: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Diskussion:Wikipedia-Fork#.22Der_Filter.22 So far, several editors who were rigorously opposed to the category-based filter idea have said that they would see no reason to oppose personal filter lists. (One editor mentioned disturbing images in the German meningitis article http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningitis as an example in the discussion.) About the same number have said that they would still be opposed on principle. It's early days though; at the time of writing, fewer than ten editors have commented. There is some German user involvement and also some German-language discussion on Meta, with a similar pattern (and also some questions that only the board and programmers can answer): http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Controversial_content/Brainstorming#Page-specific_.22images_off.22_button Dirk Franke, a well-known German Wikipedian and member of the German Wikimedia board (Benutzer:Southpark), posted an entry on his blog, saying that in his opinion this could indeed form the basis of a constructive discussion about the image filter: http://www.iberty.net/2011/11/image-filter-brainstorming.html There have also been heated discussions about Sue's visit, the board, the appropriateness of image filtering, image use, a simple images on/off option etc. on the Kurier talk page: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Diskussion:Kurier<http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Diskussion:Kurier#Sues_Stippvisite> – again, some comments saying personal filter lists would be okay, others countering that any softening of the resistance against any kind of image filter would be a sell-out. Andreas _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
