[WikiEN-l] One reason why Wikipedia is not presently classroom-safe

Sun Feb 20 01:12:05 UTC 2005

Tony Sidaway wrote:
> Christiaan Briggs said:
> 
>>A user is not always going to know what is going to offend them until
>>they have looked at the content. By then it's too late.
> 
> 
> Disabling image downloads (which I do all the time if I browse a site from
> work) enables the user to read the alt tag and/or filename in the context
> of the descriptive content in the article.  With a site like Wikipedia we
> can enforce labeling standards to ensure that nobody gets a nasty surprise
> when they click "load".  It really is the ideal solution.  I've used it
> for years.

http://runawaynet.com/~nknight/dsblimgs.png

Show me where to click.