[WikiEN-l] pictures of genetalia

Sat Jan 10 17:56:00 UTC 2004

On Saturday 10 January 2004 12:14 pm, Nikos-Optim wrote:
> --- tarquin <tarquin at planetunreal.com> wrote:
> > Diagrams instead of photos would probably be better.
>
> Since some people seem to have problems with photos, I
> agree to replace them with diagrams, find some other
> solution, but I also think it wouldn't hurt if we left
> the article unchanged - except if lots of people
> consider it offensive. --Optim.

I do not agree with replacing pictures with diagrams. Both are useful and 
informative.

> Anyway, if pictures of sexual organs really offend
> some people, we should take care of this.

No we shouldn't. Only if they offend most people.

> As an 
> encyclopedia, Wikipedia should not be offensive.

Why? Some people find pictures of deities offensive. Doesn't mean we shouldn't 
include them.

Best,
Sascha Noyes
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