[Foundation-l] Wikimania and the Muhammad pix

[Waerth]

You forgot the <irony> tags ......

Waerth

Chad wrote:
> Great idea. Let's sit down and discuss the issue some more. I'm sure
> polite civil discussion and a reassurance of NPOV will certainly make
> Iran feel better about the issue.
>
> -Chad
>
> On Feb 20, 2008 9:34 AM, Andrew Whitworth <wknight8111 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> What I think would be most useful at this point is to try and compile
>> an informational resource about this topic, so that we can see all
>> points of view at a glance, and try to educate people better about
>> this topic. More information and education will help to guide more
>> informed decisions on this topic.
>>
>> Some kinds of information that we should obtain and make public are:
>> 1) Who exactly is offended by this and why?
>> 2) Is there a prohibition on simply having these images, or are they
>> only offensive when viewed by certain people? Ie, is it possible to
>> have these images, but hold them on a page where they are not readily
>> viewable, or only viewable after a warning?
>> 3) What are the specific uses and values of the images currently on
>> display? Is there significant historical context to these images, and
>> are they closely integrated into the article?
>> 4) How does the presence or non-presence of these images impact the
>> POV of the article? That is, is removing them truly an NPOV offense?
>> If the content is neutral, does the presentation matter?
>>
>> I'm really of the opinion here that the best thing we can do is try to
>> compile the important information into some kind of a primer, and then
>> use that text as the basis for a rational discussion on the matter.
>> What we don't need is to continue this disjoint argument with some
>> people saying (in caricature) "these muslims don't respect my freedom
>> of speech and NPOV", and others saying "these english and americans
>> are islamophobic hateful bigots".
>>
>> --Andrew Whitworth
>>
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