On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:58:26 -0000 (GMT), Tony Sidaway minorityreport@bluebottle.com wrote:
Skyring said:
My problem is the argument that could be raised that Wikipedia is a repository for explicit images that are inappropriate for children and therefore the site should be blocked by educational institutions and concerned parents. I think we should take steps to address this before it suddenly takes top billing on talkback shows.
Something of this kind cannot be avoided except by banning *all* sexually explicit images--something I've seen seriously advanced.
Well, no. All we need do is have some sort of flag for explicit images and make sure that these are handled appropriately. It could be completely transparent to the user through using cookies. I don't want to ban such images, nor do I think it is possible to stop children viewing them. I just want a way to stop wowsers equating Wikipedia with porn and demonstrating this on prime time TV.