The Cunctator wrote:
On 3/8/07, Yonatan Horan <yonatanh(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
It has recently (about two months ago) come to my
attention that articles
on
the Hebrew Wikipedia are speedy deleted. I translated the Jenna Jameson
article from the English Wikipedia and it was very quickly speedy deleted
and I was indefinitely blocked due to being a sockpuppet of some guy (of
course no checkuser request was done).
<snip>
Anyway, despite all the above, a few admins have
said that they will speedy delete any porn
articles created on the Hebrew
Wikipedia. Currently there are a few porn articles which are about the
movie
Deep Throat and two other articles that I don't recall at the moment. This
is a foundation issue because the situation right now is effectively
censorship of articles that some people feel do not have a place on the
wikipedia.
Contrary to the snide response of Gerard, this is a real issue. Articles
which pass muster in one language should not be blocked in another one.
Depends. This is an encyclopedia, not hustler magazine. Some article
content is simply inappropriate
based upon the culture. In Cherokee, use of the word "wadoli" is
considered offensive in polite speech, but
english speakers have no such prohibition about discussing anything
considered taboo.
Sex and sexual behavior is not a topic that is considered appropriate in
public in my culture. Not because its obsence or due
to any outdated morality, but because its considered a spiritual and
private matter. Many cultures have such views.
You cannot view the entire world based upon the English Language (or the
lack of respect English speakers tend to have
towards their own language) or the culture or beliefs of the English
Wikipedia, so this argument may not address the issues.
Words are powerful, words can hurt. If the Hebrew Wikipedia does not
want articles like those due to cultural issues, this should be respected.
The culture on the English Wikipedia does not dictate the culture of
other Wiki's, nor should it. The English Wikipedia has its liberal
and open culture, and the other wikipedia's have theirs...
:-)
Jeff