[WikiEN-l] JohnQ / MaryMary - the clitoris guy

[Daniel Ehrenberg]

Sorry, I'm just uncomftorble with nudity in Wikipedia
in general, although drawings are okay.

--- Anthere <anthere6 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- cprompt <cprompt at tmbg.org> wrote:
> > All concerned parties, be advised of my article
> > [[Peyronie disease]].
> > 
> > My view is that the Wikipedia should not contain
> > pornography, but nudity 
> > is okay. Some people may not be cool with the idea
> > of looking at nudity, 
> > but they have just as much right to not "Click
> here
> > to see image 
> > containing nudity" as they do to avoid other
> places
> > where they'd see 
> > nudity (Playboy, porno sites, etc.) Nudity is okay
> > because it describes 
> > how things really do look. Drawings should not be
> > considered watered 
> > down photos. They're good at showing some details
> > that may not be 
> > apparent in photographs. Photographs on the other
> > hand, show reality. I 
> > think both are perfectly acceptable. Understanding
> > that certain people 
> > are sensitive to seeing nudity, we should mask it
> > behind a link. But we 
> > are not making an encyclopedia specifically for
> > grade schools, and we 
> > are not making an encyclopedia for people who turn
> > red at the site of 
> > genitalia. Individuals need to exercise control of
> > their viewing habits, 
> > and schools and parents need to be aware of what
> > children are surfing 
> > to. That's just not our job.
> 
> Agreed ++.
> 
> Should make the warning more obvious though. Bold or
> something equivalent.
> 
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