Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Self-censorship and XML data.

[Tom Chance]

I disagree slightly, in that as it is a "free" project
I think any article that is slightly informative
should go in. So even if it contains nudity, or
ideologies, or large opinions, I think it should be
in. Afterall, if you want a simple "definition" style
article you can always go to Nupedia. It'd be cool if
Alexandria gave a researcher a really in depth,
diverse resource for their subject. And I don't think
it should be a "vote" or you'll lose all the
marginalised ideas and works, and it will become a
reflection of the people who vote. If you simply say
every article just needs one "yes" vote to get
through, then nonsense and blatant porn etc. won't get
through, but anything else will.
It would make Alexandria a veyr rich resource.

Tom Chance



--- Hector Facundo Arena <address@hidden>
wrote: > As we have to protect the freedom in the
project, we
> have to protect people 
> from bad-information such as nudity, violence,
> ideological articles, etc.
> 
> So when such an article comes, we will vote for it
> before we post it. We also 
> have to include some warning message.
> 
> > I sort of agree but...  the XML tags are more
> closely related to the
> > cataloging of the material than the basic indexing
> of the "core"
> > content, and consequently I can't see how the
> original author can
> > provied values for the tags.
> >
> > Take pictures. What content is appropriate for any
> one catalog to show
> > will depend on the rules governing content fro
> that catalog. A catalog
> > like Nupedia, which is basically from a north
> american/european
> > christian perspective will be much more relaxed
> about shown pictures of
> > women. A similar catalog for an encyclopedia with
> a strongly islamic
> > perspective would probably try to ensure pictures
> of women show them
> > mostly clothed (e.g. no upper body flesh showing),
> so if there are two
> > pictures of a Nobel winning lady author, one in a
> fetching but scant
> > evening dress, and another of her at the North
> Pole, you can be pretty
> > sure which one will get chosen :-))  Now, if you
> try to tag the picture
> > in trh "core" model to handle all possible
> restrictions, you are gong
> > to either be incredibly restrictive, or wildly
> complex.  The only
> > people who can sensibly tag the material (beyond
> the basics) are the
> > catalogers themselves, because it's only them who
> know what arbitrary
> > rules to apply.
> >
> > So, yes, I agree that you need to apply some
> "content warning" tags,
> > but in terms of the "core" model, the tagging is
> going to be a bit on
> > the basic side: Woman with at least some clothes,
> Nude Woman...
> >
> > /Bob Dodd
> >
> >
> >
> >
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