[WikiEN-l] Re: Writing about sexual topics responsibly is not censorship

Tue Feb 15 05:51:34 UTC 2005

Tony Sidaway wrote:
> Delirium said:
> 
>>Tony Sidaway wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I suspect this is just going to make for more tag wars, tag vandalism
>>>and the like.  No pictures until the user actually reads, and admits he
>>>has read, the content disclaimer.  Give him a cookie (and make sure it
>>>will expire  after the session if he's on a public machine).  Casual
>>>readers will still get the text but they don't risk coming face to face
>>>with Mr Goatsex, Mr Autofellatio, Mr Guy About To Be Shot Dead and Mr
>>>Guy Whose Head is being Hacked Off.  No need to grade the pictures.
>>>They should be chosen according to the nature of the article.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>This is throwing the baby out with the bathwater though.  There are
>>some  pictures absolutely nobody objects to---diagrams in geometry
>>articles,  for example.
> 
> 
> Here's a good one my girlfriend showed me the other day.  Just a
> geometrical arrangement.
> 
> WARNING: any indecency you see here is purely in your head.
> 
> 
> http://img32.exs.cx/img32/4306/mouse5fo.jpg

I have to say, this is one of the more ridiculous things you've said in 
this thread.

> It really doesn't take long to click a "show me pictures" button, agree
> not to blame Wikipedia if you see something you find unpleasant, and then
> get on with your life.  And it isn't as if our editors need to see
> pictures in order to edit the pages.

Why do you want so badly to make people accept a picture of a guy 
sucking his own penis right along with a picture of Earth?