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> From: Larry Sanger <sanger-lists@citizendium.org> > > Thanks, Art. I admire and appreciate a person who admits he's wrong. Of > course you're right that Wikipedia should be flagged as having sexual > images, because it has big steaming piles of them. I searched Wikipedia for "sex positions", "nudity", "pedophilia", "sexual intercourse" and didn't find anything that would be considered porn in this day and age. There were images that while instructional wouldn't be recommended for use in public schools. More because of society's desire that students learn by doing instead of direct instruction. I would strongly suggest that followers of this debate actually look at the content that is being portrayed as pornographic or objectionable (there were no images on the pedophilia page and it was the most complete and balanced article available for free on the web) before describing Wikipedia as a purveyor of porn. However, the point missed here is that to find any sexually explicit images (line drawings or other) you have to search for them. While students accidentally coming across nude images is forgiven, searching for them isn't. Students know what is appropriate/allowed and what to do when they encounter inappropriate images (inappropriate for school). This is classroom management and has little to do with what is potentially available on a site. If educators are concerned about what is available in Wikipedia, perhaps they should look at the hard copy encyclopedias and dictionaries in their libraries (check the published date while you're at it). --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. To unsubscribe send the following command to: LISTSERV@H-NET.MSU.EDU SIGNOFF EDTECH
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