I'm just saying there's a weird value judgement inherent in the supposition that a sexually explicit image might not be horrible in itself, but a multiplicity of such images is horrible. Like there's a limit to how many images are useful for a topic. Such a limit exists for no other type of image I am aware of.
FMF On 1/29/09, Chad <innocentkil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:46 PM, David Moran <fordmadoxfr...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > "just because we can have 4500 pictures of erect penises, doesn't > > mean we should." > > > > For what reason, specifically? > > > > FMF > > > > > > On 1/29/09, Chad <innocentkil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:22 PM, David Goodman <dgoodma...@gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > voyeurism isn't relevant to our culture? > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Chad <innocentkil...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Emphasis on usefulness. We're about providing free content, and I > > would > > > > > hope being culturally significant would still be a priority. I > always > > > > > considered > > > > > that a major point in inclusionism/deletionism debates. Are we > > > remaining > > > > > culturally relevant? Talking about pop culture as well as > historical > > > > events, > > > > > places, customs, etc. Providing information about naked people, > their > > > > > habits, customs, fetishes even: I consider this culturally > relevant. > > > > Hosting > > > > > a picture looking up a girl's skirt is hardly culture, and is > > > borderline > > > > > voyeurism. > > > > > > > > > > If we're a dumping ground, of course none of this matters at all. > > > > > > > > > > -Chad > > > > > > > > > > Voyeurism for the sake of itself: no. Just as masturbation for the > > > sake of itself, sex for the sake of itself, and any other such image > > > without significance would be judged in the same way. As I said: > > > just because we can have 4500 pictures of erect penises, doesn't > > > mean we should. > > > > > > Quality over quantity. > > > > > > -Chad > > > > What do you gain culturally from the last 4400 that you didn't get > in the first 100? > > -Chad > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
