So you are calling me a liar. Ok, just wanted to make sure. I find that interesting considering you have no proof that my statement was made in bad faith or was a lie (for the record, it wasn't a lie I actually meant what I said). You're not exhibiting very good behavior for a Wikipedia Administrator.
By the way, I really wish you'd quit talking about "what offends me" because you have no idea of what offends me. So far, about the only thing in relation to Wikipedia that I've found to be overly offensive is your behavior on this mailing list towards people you don't like or agree with.
Finally, could you point out (just once) where I've "demanded" the removal of anything in Wikipedia? I've worked to bring disagreeing parties together on a topic. When there was a controversial picture I found a different picture (I did not crop the original) that satisfied virtually everyone (except you - you've made that clear). I've worked to create consensus and it has been emotionally very taxing because of people like you. You have contributed nothing but grief to the entire process. Perhaps it's because you're more interested in promoting an ideology than making good informative NPOV encyclopedia articles.
Yes, I do believe that if a non-nude can illustrate an article as well as a nude can then the non-nude should be used. I believe that this creates less controversy which ultimately helps the project. That has been my motivation -- not the removal of "anything that offends me". So, your characterization of my behavior and motivations throughout the whole ordeal is just plain wrong and downright uncivil.
-Kevin
-----Original Message----- From: wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org [mailto:wikien-l- bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Rick Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 2:49 PM To: English Wikipedia Subject: RE: [WikiEN-l] Links to porn sites
--- Kevin Rector krector@Compco.com wrote:
--- Kevin Rector krector@Compco.com wrote:
Yeah, to be clear, I'm making no comment on the "goodness" or "badness" of the article it's content or anything at all
to do
with the article in question, but the topic of linking to
"commercial"
sites.
-Kevin
Right.
RickK
You calling me a liar?
-Kevin
C0nsidering your recent history of demanding the removal of anything that offends you, then, if the shoe fits ...
RickK
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Kevin Rector said:
Yes, I do believe that if a non-nude can illustrate an article as well as a nude can then the non-nude should be used.
Why in this case, though? The whole point was that she posed nude wearing the Heart of the Ocean for Jack, and the treasure hunters looking for the diamond found the picture. That is the McGuffin that holds the whole story together. You get that contrast, the many contrasts in that movie. Great opulence above decks, poverty below. A naked young girl full of the promise of life, an ancient old woman at the end of it. Also it's a very pretty picture.