2008/12/7 Oskar Sigvardsson oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com:
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 11:17 PM, Durova nadezhda.durova@gmail.com wrote:
English Wikipedia strictures on nonfree image use would reduce the number of acceptable images to a minimum. Unless this is a fair application of IAR, it would be more effective for David Gerard to have a *large* number of photos of volunteer editors from around the globe, proudly demonstrating that the site's article is no worse than an ordinary music store.
Personally I think the album cover is tasteless. But in the eternal struggle between bad taste and hypocisy, I usually find bad taste less offensive.
I think most people here agrees with you on that. The cover is tasteless (and repulsive, even), but that doesn't mean it should be censored. A big chunk of the world thought the Muhammad cartoons were tasteless, but we have those up.
Indeed, I think everyone I have seen express an opinion on the picture has said they dislike it (I certainly do - pictures like that belong in medical textbooks, not album covers), but the fact remains that it is a) legal and b) significantly adds to the article discussing it (and is notable enough to be discussed in that article), thus it should be included.