[WikiEN-l] JohnQ / MaryMary - the clitoris guy

cprompt cprompt at tmbg.org
Wed May 14 01:44:31 UTC 2003


Anthere wrote:

>--- cprompt <cprompt at tmbg.org> wrote:
>  
>
>>All concerned parties, be advised of my article
>>[[Peyronie disease]].
>>
>>My view is that the Wikipedia should not contain
>>pornography, but nudity 
>>is okay. Some people may not be cool with the idea
>>of looking at nudity, 
>>but they have just as much right to not "Click here
>>to see image 
>>containing nudity" as they do to avoid other places
>>where they'd see 
>>nudity (Playboy, porno sites, etc.) Nudity is okay
>>because it describes 
>>how things really do look. Drawings should not be
>>considered watered 
>>down photos. They're good at showing some details
>>that may not be 
>>apparent in photographs. Photographs on the other
>>hand, show reality. I 
>>think both are perfectly acceptable. Understanding
>>that certain people 
>>are sensitive to seeing nudity, we should mask it
>>behind a link. But we 
>>are not making an encyclopedia specifically for
>>grade schools, and we 
>>are not making an encyclopedia for people who turn
>>red at the site of 
>>genitalia. Individuals need to exercise control of
>>their viewing habits, 
>>and schools and parents need to be aware of what
>>children are surfing 
>>to. That's just not our job.
>>    
>>
>
>Agreed ++.
>
>Should make the warning more obvious though. Bold or
>something equivalent.
>  
>
Done! :-)





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