I'm not a Commons member, but am an en:wiki member of the Israel and Judaism projects (to illustrate where I'm coming from on this issue). I think that NPOV should be not be applied to Commons. A media storage space (even one with verification and other processes) shouldn't have a neutral or any other point of view. Its simply storage. If the cartoons are actually used anywhere, then they should adhere to the POV-related and other policies applicable to where they are used.
An issue unrelated to racism, NPOV, etc. is proper categorisation. That is the purview of Commons, and the images probably belong in some more specific category than images of Ariel Sharon.
~Nate
On Dec 5, 2007 11:06 AM, Riana wiki.riana@gmail.com wrote:
On 06/12/2007, Christiano Moreschi moreschiwikiman@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
[...] There's a word for that we use at enwiki: POV-pushing.
I wish every discussion along these lines didn't turn into a enWP v/s <insert smaller project here> pissing contest, but meh. Had a brief look and [[commons:George W. Bush#Cartoons and Caricatures]] turned up. So which accusation do we prefer, Commons folks - non-NPOV, or double standards? :)
-- Riana
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