I wasn't surprised that the images were there. I was disgusted that an editor added the links. There is a difference I think. :-)
Recently, another editor emailed me to ask me to check out 5 external links on an article. He was at work and couldn't safely pull them up. Some of the images there were horrible. I don't think merely looking at this type of material causes some one to fall into moral decay. Personally it saddens me to see images of young children being sexually exploited. These images are being promoted on these sites. Very different than showing them for educational purposes.
Sydney aka FloNight
Sean Barrett wrote:
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Sydney Poore stated for the record:
Are you equating Google search, where some one must deliberately type in the words, to an external link to image boards on an article? Or are you talking about Google images site?
Sydney aka FloNight
Sean Barrett wrote:
Sydney Poore stated for the record:
Instead of a single image that can be presented in a context to make it clear it is educational , a bigger concern is external links to image boards with images of a child engaged in sexually explicit act. These appear on Wikipedia on a regular basis. When I went to image board web sites to look for inappropriate images, I felt disgusted that another Wikipedia editor would put it on Wikipedia. I think we need to modify our policy/guidelines dealing with images with children engaged in sexually explicit acts. They should not be permitted in my opinion. Editors that repeatedly add them should be blocked for being disruptive.
Certain sites stand out as excellent starting points for such a policy. The worst offender is something called "Google," which has innumerable links to inappropriate material.
You wrote, and I quote, "When I went to image board web sites to look for inappropriate images, I felt disgusted...." If you go deliberately looking for inappropriate images, you shouldn't be disappointed when you succeed.
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