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On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 1:04 PM CS <[email protected]> wrote:

> I concede your points, but people who don't want to be photographed at an
> event which of its very nature  is much photographed, just need to be aware
> of that and stay out of range of the viewfinder. That is not a Herculean
> task.
>
> Kudpung
>
> On 6 Aug 2018, at 13:45, Kevin Payravi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Indeed. Participants don't get the "no photo" lanyards because they are
> embarrassed to be part of the movement. There are real and important
> reasons participants desire not to be photographed. Some come from
> countries where their participation on the movement is cause enough for
> arrest. Others simply want to protect their identity online, whether it is
> because they are a minor (minors do attend Wikimania), have cause to be
> concerned for the privacy (prior harassment, stalking, etc.), or simply
> value their privacy (which is valid enough reason by itself).
>
> As a global and inclusive movement, we work hard to accommodate all
> participants and this is all part of meeting that goal. Naturally these
> participants should avoid getting in the view of session recordings and
> whatnot, but being concious of who is photographed isn't a Herculean task
> and is a small ask to make to ensure a more welcoming, privacy-conscious
> event.
>
> Kevin Payravi
> SuperHamster @ en.wiki
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2018, 1:38 AM effe iets anders <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> This is going wildly of topic.  But...
>> The decency?
>>
>> I don't think i would agree with your characterization that people who
>> don't like to give a carte blanche to everyone to publish (sometimes not
>> very elegant) photos of them should treat themselves as second rank
>> participants.
>>
>> Especially in the context of a discussion around a friendly space policy,
>> i am of the opinion that this would be a dangerous direction.
>>
>> Lodewijk
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 5, 2018, 23:24 cs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> In  which  case, those people  should have the decency  to  not  present
>>>  themselves anywhere where a photo shoot or video  recording is very likely
>>> to take place. Or  politely  take space at  the back  of the room and wear
>>> a face mask. Personally, I  don’t  see why  anyone should be embarrassed at
>>>  being  part of a benevolent movement such  as  Wikipedia - have they
>>>  something  disastrous to  hide? In  which  case, perhaps they  better not
>>>  go  to  Wikimania at  all,  and if they  are scholarship  recipients, give
>>> their place over to  someone else.
>>>
>>> Kudpung
>>>
>>> On 06, Aug2018, at 10:18, Gnangarra <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was disappointed at the last Wikimania(london 2014) I went to with the
>>> number of people wearing dont take my photo stickers taking up positions at
>>> the front of the room or near speakers that made it hard to get images of
>>> the room and record the event.
>>>
>>> On 6 August 2018 at 11:11, cs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I’ve been to  a great  many  international  conferences in  my  career
>>>> -  but  not  so many  since I  retired. I  can’t  recall  people wearing
>>>>  ‘Don’t  touch me’,  ‘Don’t  photo me’, ‘Don’t  come near me’, ‘Don’t  talk
>>>>  to  me’ badges. Do  they  do  it  nowadays already?
>>>>
>>>> We’ll  porbably  never know the details of the incident  that  sparked
>>>> all  this off but do I  think  it is getting  out  of proportion.
>>>>
>>>> Kudpung
>>>>
>>>> On 04, Aug2018, at 02:07, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, James. I think that "clarifying the distinction between
>>>> friendly spaces situations and Trust & Safety issues" is a good idea.
>>>>
>>>> A specific suggestion that was made earlier in this thread which
>>>> sounded like a good idea to me was to have an indicator, somewhat like we
>>>> currently do for "Photos OK" or "Photos not OK", for "friendly touch OK" or
>>>> "friendly touch not OK".
>>>>
>>>> I would also like to see the upcoming review of the relevant policies
>>>> include discussions of who should be responsible for them (I'm confused
>>>> about why WMF is in charge of these issues at events instead of the local
>>>> organizers) and the level of transparency regarding reports and
>>>> investigations.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your attention to these issues.
>>>>
>>>> Pine
>>>> ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )
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