On 30 Nov 2006 at 13:37, "john ask me later" bockspur@gmail.com wrote:
If the IP address is german or austria then wiki can remove the swastika image and any reference to holocaust denial since they violate local laws, otherwise it's a personal page; ignore it.
Is it Wikipedia's job to enforce local law all around the world? Do we need to check for Iranian IP addresses and suppress images of women not wearing veils, and check for Chinese IP addresses and suppress politically incorrect references to Tibet, Fulan Gong, or Tiananmen Square?
Daniel R. Tobias wrote:
On 30 Nov 2006 at 13:37, "john ask me later" bockspur@gmail.com wrote:
If the IP address is german or austria then wiki can remove the swastika image and any reference to holocaust denial since they violate local laws, otherwise it's a personal page; ignore it.
Is it Wikipedia's job to enforce local law all around the world? Do we need to check for Iranian IP addresses and suppress images of women not wearing veils, and check for Chinese IP addresses and suppress politically incorrect references to Tibet, Fulan Gong, or Tiananmen Square?
No, no, and no.
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