[Foundation-l] Sexual Content on Wikimedia

[David Moran]

I'm just saying there's a weird value judgement inherent in the supposition
that a sexually explicit image might not be horrible in itself, but a
multiplicity of such images is horrible. Like there's a limit to how many
images are useful for a topic. Such a limit exists for no other type of
image I am aware of.

FMF


On 1/29/09, Chad <innocentkiller at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:46 PM, David Moran <fordmadoxfraud at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > "just because we can have 4500 pictures of erect penises, doesn't
> > mean we should."
> >
> > For what reason, specifically?
> >
> > FMF
> >
> >
> > On 1/29/09, Chad <innocentkiller at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:22 PM, David Goodman <dgoodmanny at gmail.com
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > voyeurism isn't relevant to our culture?
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Chad <innocentkiller at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Emphasis on usefulness. We're about providing free content, and I
> > would
> > > > > hope being culturally significant would still be a priority. I
> always
> > > > > considered
> > > > > that a major point in inclusionism/deletionism debates. Are we
> > > remaining
> > > > > culturally relevant? Talking about pop culture as well as
> historical
> > > > events,
> > > > > places, customs, etc. Providing information about naked people,
> their
> > > > > habits, customs, fetishes even: I consider this culturally
> relevant.
> > > > Hosting
> > > > > a picture looking up a girl's skirt is hardly culture, and is
> > > borderline
> > > > > voyeurism.
> > > > >
> > > > > If we're a dumping ground, of course none of this matters at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Chad
> > > >
> > >
> > > Voyeurism for the sake of itself: no. Just as masturbation for the
> > > sake of itself, sex for the sake of itself, and any other such image
> > > without significance would be judged in the same way. As I said:
> > > just because we can have 4500 pictures of erect penises, doesn't
> > > mean we should.
> > >
> > > Quality over quantity.
> > >
> > > -Chad
> >
>
> What do you gain culturally from the last 4400 that you didn't get
> in the first 100?
>
> -Chad
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