[Wikipedia-l] What the front page of the wikipedia needs is a warning for children

[koyaanisqatsi at nupedia.com]

Karen wrote:
>> The front page should have a note on it in the introduction, saying
>> something like 'While the wikipedia does not condone obscenity, 
articles
>> may contain adult concepts and language unsuitable for children. 
Please
>> supervise your children's access.' or whatever... 

Erik replied:
>I strongly object against this. This implies that the concept of 
obscenity
>is generally shared, which it isn't. If you get your obscenity 
warning label,
>I want my "religious content" warning label. And someone else may 
want a
>warning label that Wikipedia may be offensive to people having 
suffered from
>certain traumas. And maybe the creationists and anti-abortionists 
want one, too.

I am not interested in endorsing RSAC in any way (or any other of the 
clumsy inaccurate tools used to protect people from information on 
breast cancer, anarchism, political prisoners, etc.)  Software IMHO 
is not a substitute for parenting, which of course includes answering 
difficult questions (lest you want them to find answers from someone 
else, which children invariably will).

kq