[Foundation-l] video presentation on explicit images on WMF projects

Thu Jan 14 18:24:46 UTC 2010

2010/1/13 private musings <thepmaccount at gmail.com>:
> G'day all,
> I continue to have concerns related to the growing number of explicit images
> on WMF projects (largely commons) - but rather than banging on with dull
> mailing list posts which gaurantee a chorus of groans, I'm trying to be a
> bit less dull, and have made a short video presentation.
> It's my intention to work on this with a few like minded wiki volunteers,
> and probably then make a sort of alternate version for youtube etc. to see
> what the general feeling is out there.... what I'd really like is for the
> foundation to acknowledge that this is an issue where some regulation may be
> necessary (or indeed, where the discussion of potential benefits of some
> regulation is even conceivable) - I hope the board, or the advisory board,
> might also be interested in offering some thoughts / recommendations too.
> I've used a selection of explicit images from Commons, so please only click
> through if you're over the age of majority;
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Privatemusings/WikiPr0n
> ps. I'm also particularly interested if anyone can point me to where
> 'section 2257' (record keeping) issues may have previously been discussed -
> is it the current foundation position that section 230 acts as an exemption
> to these requirements?

Come on, even *I* would have given up on this argument by now...
you're not going to win... If you think there are legal concerns,
email Mike Godwin.