In a message dated 2/23/2008 10:12:29 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, stephen.bain@gmail.com writes:

We're representing that this artistic tradition is the primary tradition, when it is in reality a minority tradition.

For some reason people seem to be forgetting our core content policies, such as NPOV, the minute images come into play rather than text.>>>

--------------------------------------- I think this mistakes the issue of the image. I don't think anyone has stated that "this artistic tradition is the primary tradition". And I don't think having a picture states that either.

Regardless of that quibble, even within our NPOV policy, we specify that we do give voice to significant minority viewpoints. So how would you address the issue that one minority viewpoint, within Islam, is to show Muhammed in a pictorial representation, while another, perhaps the main one, is not? Silencing one is not the way we generally resolve these issues.

So what's your suggestion?

Will Johnson

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