[Clipart] Re: nazi flag ban called for in the EU by germany post-harry costume

[Bryce Harrington]

Uraeus, that's a bit impolite...  I think from this point on we'll
always be seeing requests/suggestions about how to do filtering of
objectionable material.  It sounds like we've got a generally good
approach, but shouldn't be too harsh when others provide suggestions,
especially not until we get the decision solidified and into a FAQ.  ;-)

Bryce

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller wrote:
> Well if you had also been following the debate after your first lost
> mail got lost, you would have seen that the answer to your question is
> 'no'. I am more inclined to start sorting suggestions like this one into
> a trash folder called 'controversial'.
> 
> Christian
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2005-01-18 at 07:52 +0000, David Illsley wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I submitted this idea a few days ago but my e-mail got lost somewhere 
> > :-(
> > 
> > Why not allow a small group of people (possibly even just one) to 
> > declare an image "controversial" (marked by that keyword). This doesn't 
> > say that it is illegal, offensive or immoral but that it is 
> > controversial with at least 'n' people. Then distribute 2 packages. 1 
> > full and the other without any controversial images. It is then up to 
> > the package distributor whether they want to look through all the 
> > controversial images and pick the ones they want to exclude (for 
> > whatever reason) or just exclude them all by basing it on the smaller 
> > package.
> > Simple, easy, respects everyone's beliefs.
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > On 18 Jan 2005, at 01:23, Mat Hounsell wrote:
> > 
> > > If the appropriateness of images is a concern, then may I suggest that 
> > > this
> > > project take a purely (apolitical) technical/librarian stance.
> > >
> > > If you say "we are going to accept any image" then you open yourself 
> > > to images
> > > that members will consider inappropriate, even offensive.
> > >
> > > If you block one image then you will find yourself being asked to 
> > > block more
> > > and more images. Not to mention being taken to task for blocking 
> > > images.
> > >
> > > Perhaps , rather than refusing images, you are better instituting a 
> > > benefit
> > > policy.
> > >
> > > E.G.
> > >   A symbol will be accepted if it
> > >   * is specified in a (international) standard [e.g. biohazard]
> > >   * is a professional symbol
> > >   * is a historical symbol [e.g. nazi flag, ussr flag]
> > >   etc
> > >
> > >   An image will be accepted if it
> > >   * conveys a simple universal idea
> > >   etc
> > >
> > > Yes, it is not terriblely well defined at the moment; but you refine 
> > > it as you
> > > go. You look at each image and ask what does this image convey? What 
> > > benefit
> > > will it's use give our user?
> > >
> > > A simple litmus test:
> > > Could thim image help a high school student with a project?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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