You forgot the <irony> tags ......
Waerth
Chad wrote:
Great idea. Let's sit down and discuss the issue some more. I'm sure polite civil discussion and a reassurance of NPOV will certainly make Iran feel better about the issue.
-Chad
On Feb 20, 2008 9:34 AM, Andrew Whitworth wknight8111@gmail.com wrote:
What I think would be most useful at this point is to try and compile an informational resource about this topic, so that we can see all points of view at a glance, and try to educate people better about this topic. More information and education will help to guide more informed decisions on this topic.
Some kinds of information that we should obtain and make public are:
- Who exactly is offended by this and why?
- Is there a prohibition on simply having these images, or are they
only offensive when viewed by certain people? Ie, is it possible to have these images, but hold them on a page where they are not readily viewable, or only viewable after a warning? 3) What are the specific uses and values of the images currently on display? Is there significant historical context to these images, and are they closely integrated into the article? 4) How does the presence or non-presence of these images impact the POV of the article? That is, is removing them truly an NPOV offense? If the content is neutral, does the presentation matter?
I'm really of the opinion here that the best thing we can do is try to compile the important information into some kind of a primer, and then use that text as the basis for a rational discussion on the matter. What we don't need is to continue this disjoint argument with some people saying (in caricature) "these muslims don't respect my freedom of speech and NPOV", and others saying "these english and americans are islamophobic hateful bigots".
--Andrew Whitworth
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