I agree with this again.
I also think, in the long run, it is worth to drop a couple of topics,
or at least to try not to focus to strongly on them, rather than having
the whole project blocked.
Is that censorship ?
Well... self-censorship, perhaps.
But
* the day clitoris pictures are put on the english wikipedia without
causing an uproar (because clitoris are shoking and might get wikipedia
censored in schools)
* the day we can put ethnic statistics on the french wikipedia without
causing an uproar (because "races" do not exist and publishing stats
might get wikipedia shut down for publishing illegal information)
we can talk again about self-censorship :-)
Note that I am not saying they should not be npov within articles.
ant
Christopher Mahan a écrit:
--- Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)ctelco.net> wrote:
Stan is being sarcastic, but how would that
article be handled?
Like I said, no article.
We're building an encyclopedia, not an activist website.
You have to realize that there are reasons the chinese government
suppresses news. Just as there are in every country.
In the US, for example, the press is not supposed to show grossly
mutilated bodies. Also, they are not allowed to release the names of
underage rape victims. Why is that? Because it endangers and upsets
people.
Just because we're npov does not mean that we can't work within the
legal frameworks of various countries.
I would say that if there was an article which talked about computing
in china, and the article was well-written, balanced, showing on the
one hand how computer enthusiasts have "pushed the envelope" and how
the government "reins them in", I might see a blurb about the subject
at hand.
Let's not forget that the US has draconian laws regarding online
behavior and that many people around the world can't understand why
we put up with them. It's our way, it's not perfect, but it works ok.
Likewise the chinese way.
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