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List:       wikipedia-l
Subject:    Re: [Wikipedia-l] censorship and guidelines
From:       Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-03-30 5:47:12
Message-ID: e692861c050329214769d9faef () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:28:37 -0700, Mark Williamson <node.ue@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Some people are offended by very diverse things.
> 
> For example, some people are offended by owls (yes, owls).
> 
> Does this mean we should replace pictures of owls with drawings? I
> think it really depends. If the concept can be effectively illustrated
> by drawings, then yes, even though the people who are offended are a
> minority. Some differences in species may be difficult to illustrate
> with a drawing, and so photos may be nessecary. 
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Altough I haven't conducted a scientific study, ... I would be rather
supprised if the people that were highly offended by the nude and
sexual images were not also offended by the drawings. ... certantly
there are people that are offended by the drawings (and by the text 
as well).
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