[Foundation-l] Racism in Commons

Oldak Quill oldakquill at gmail.com
Wed Dec 5 19:56:29 UTC 2007


On 05/12/2007, Benji <benji.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> Gatto Nero a écrit :
> > 2007/12/5, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:
> >
> >> On 05/12/2007, Gatto Nero <gattonero at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 2007/12/5, Yoni Weiden <yonidebest at gmail.com>:
> >>>
> >>>> ...before
> >>>> it is released to the press in Israel.
> >>>>
> >>> Is it a legal threat?
> >>>
> >> o_0 Hardly.
> >>
> >
> > Maybe saying "We'll call the press" is not a classical "legal threat",
> > but it's not that fair, especially cause it doesn't put the basis for
> > a discussion.
> >
> >
> >> Are the illustrations used anywhere? Is there any reason not to put
> >> them up for deletion in the usual manner?
> >>
> >
> > Personally: why delete the image?
> > Do we delete images of sexual organs, 'cause "offensive"? It doesn't seem so.
> >
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> Images of sexual organs are educationnal images. They show something
> which is scientifical.
>
> Whereas I fail to find what's educationnal in these pictures. Imho,
> these images show nothing but their uploader's will to make propaganda
> on Wikimedia Commons.

Exemplar images of anything is educational: the many aspects of sex,
violence, racism, propaganda, racism, hate, &c.

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Oldak Quill (oldakquill at gmail.com)


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