[WikiEN-l] Content Advisory (was The Kils-Viking thing)

Michael Becker wikipedia at jumpingjackweb.com
Wed Jun 4 02:03:12 UTC 2003


How about something like this:
Attention:  As with any web-site, children may require parent
supervision.

--
Michael Becker

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7.18
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Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] The Kils-Viking thing


Erik Moeller wrote:
> A disclaimer would IMHO send the wrong signal; some people would
> believe
> that we only say this because we have lost control over the content of

> Wikipedia (a totally open site after all) and people are posting  
> pornography all over the place. We do not allow pornographic content,
but  
> we do allow human knowledge that some people might consider offensive
-- I  
> think that goes with the territory.

The wrong sort of disclaimer would certainly send the wrong signal, but
I don't think it's impossible to come up with something soft and
tasteful.

--Jimbo
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