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

[Hector Facundo Arena]

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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