Rick wrote:
Avoiding these images, or having a Preferences key to prevent their display, is NOT censorship. It is part of achieving the goal of Wikipedia, as I have argued above. It is also not a violation of NPOV, as an image is not a POV. It is being plain sensible, sensitive and broad-minded.
I love how those who are trying to censor Wikipeida are calling THEMSELVES broad-minded.
No. Censorship is imposed from the outside. You may wish to call it self-censorship. Indeed I believe it is broad-minded to be considerate of those who are looking for high-quality information yet do not want to be confronted with nudity. I find links to porn sites, especially with a clear disclaimer, much less troublesome than images that pop up without warning.
I am pleased Catholic Arkady does not object. That does not actually demolish my argument at all. It just influences the numbers by 1 :-) But seriously, the South American issue has already been mentioned.
JFW
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