Wired about flickr

The filter-system is not the main problem. The problem was a lack of communication of the flickr staff before (and after) they launched the new system.

Right!

the problem is that the filter system cannot be turned off for certain nationalities, and that they even claimed that local law forced them to do so, which is totally ridiculous.

Strange. I can completely agree with this paragraph:

"I enjoy seeing artistic nudes from different artists and professional photographers," said one user, who asked not to be identified, "but I constantly ran into people's streams that have their wife's bum and breasts and other parts exposed in a tasteless way."

but has this been solved by the new system? As far as I know both tasteful and tasteless nude are in the same restricted category ... If they had made two different freely to choose categories, they had done a great job.

I agree with rob...it's the attitude of Flickr as a business and of their staff that made me leave...

I agree with rob and Michèle. Although I do not like to be censored I was not even affected by the censorship ( as the most of us). However, I did not feel good being treated like that and left for that reason.

"How Porn and Family-Friendly Photos Coexist on Flickr" i don't like the title. It implies that everything not family friendly is porn. That's nonsense.

About filters: Yes, I think filters are in principle a good idea. But a filter system with only three categories in a worldwide community couldn't work. The actual system is almost only able to enforce a restriction along American views about what is appropriate and what not. For large parts of Europe they are to restrictive for other parts of the world they are to weak.

In principle one would need lots of more filter categories to fine tune the restrictions, but that would be to complex for the users and therefore impossible. To enforce filters by staff, the number of pictures to check is much to high. There is no working solution that could satisfy everyone, which I could imagine.

Full ACK!

hahahahah.. I has to laugh about this... funny? this is hilarious!

and some people don't even get it... lol

I'm missing something hilarious! what is full ack ?

eivita/ariane: An acronym that is used to show accordance with what was being said. The preceding "Full" denotes that the level of agreement is very high. In German you would say: "Volle Zustimmung!" and en Español: "¡¡De puta madre, eso es!!" (but don't take my word on that)

Agree Photomotion.