[Commons-l] The Latuff cartoons

[Michael Maggs]

This has already been discussed at great length on wiki. 

We all know you disagree with the conclusion.  There is really nothing 
else to be said.

Michael

Dror Kamir wrote:
> This discussion was probably discussed before. It has to be discussed
> again. I would like the members of this list to express their opinion
> about the following:
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> 1. Why are these cartoons on the Commons, considering they educational
> value is dubious, as they merely express one person's opinion and are
> not documentary in any way or present useful sketches or other
> productive material.
>
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> 2. Why are these cartoons categorized in a way that force user to see
> them even if they prefer to avoid them. In particular - why a person who
> looks for Allan Dershowitz's portrait should be forced to see a cartoon
> that defames him in the most harsh way? (There are other similar
> examples, but that's the most critical.)
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> 3. Latuff released his cartoons to the public domain. My attempt to
> upload paraphrases of these cartoons was banned by a few administrators.
> Is that acceptable on Commons' users? Isn't that a breach of the "fair
> play" rules and "no censorship" rules? Why would uploading the Israeli
> flag with a ban sign on it and the inscription "no Israel" is okay,
> while uploading paraphrases on Latuff's cartoons would be banned?
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> 4. Should the Commons welcome new political cartoons which express
> personal opinions about ongoing events, and isn't that a risk to the
> project? If the Commons should welcome these cartoons, who has the right
> to decide whom of the caricaturists is notable, which of the caricatures
> is educational etc.?
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>
> Please express your opinions, it is highly important.
>
>
> Dror (K)
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