2008/12/7 Oskar Sigvardsson <oskarsigvardsson(a)gmail.com>om>:
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 11:17 PM, Durova
<nadezhda.durova(a)gmail.com> wrote:
English Wikipedia strictures on nonfree image use
would reduce the number of
acceptable images to a minimum. Unless this is a fair application of IAR,
it would be more effective for David Gerard to have a *large* number of
photos of volunteer editors from around the globe, proudly demonstrating
that the site's article is no worse than an ordinary music store.
Personally I think the album cover is tasteless. But in the eternal
struggle between bad taste and hypocisy, I usually find bad taste less
offensive.
I think most people here agrees with you on that. The cover is
tasteless (and repulsive, even), but that doesn't mean it should be
censored. A big chunk of the world thought the Muhammad cartoons were
tasteless, but we have those up.
Indeed, I think everyone I have seen express an opinion on the picture
has said they dislike it (I certainly do - pictures like that belong
in medical textbooks, not album covers), but the fact remains that it
is a) legal and b) significantly adds to the article discussing it
(and is notable enough to be discussed in that article), thus it
should be included.