*An article such as Pearl necklace (sexuality) adds little to a girl's knowledge base in comparison to the barrier it raises to her use of the encyclopedia. * I assume her family cautioned her against using the internet entirely, then?
FMF On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:46 AM, Fred Bauder <fredb...@fairpoint.net> wrote: > > This is not a photograph of sexual activity , but the after-effects of > > sexual activity. A photograph is clearer about the nature of it than > > any drawing could be. > > > > > > David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DGG > > The image is an excellent illustration of its subject. However I would > prefer a policy which excluded both it and the article in which it is > used as an illustration. I'm not sure how the policy should be elaborated > in our policy pages, but essentially this sort of material is > incompatible with our core mission, to provide an accessible compendium > of knowledge to the world. > > I was discussing Wikipedia with a Mohs surgeon the other day, he happened > to be a Mormon. Other than the articles on dermatology and Mohs surgery, > we talked about his 13 year old daughter who had been discouraged by her > school from using Wikipedia. An article such as Pearl necklace > (sexuality) adds little to a girl's knowledge base in comparison to the > barrier it raises to her use of the encyclopedia. > > I suggest that Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not include Wikipedia is not a > manual of sexual practices. It could be phrased Wikipedia is not the > Karma Sutra. > > Fred Bauder > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
