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==Wikipedia pollutes the minds of children.==

==Wikipedia pollutes the minds of children.==

[[Image:Our_favorite_Wikipedia_image.jpg|thumb|175px|An actual free Wikimedia image. "Now, Miss, where is that donation?"]] Perhaps you're philosophically opposed to censorship and think this is a daft point. Can you be sure that your shareholders and customers feel the same way? Wikipedia contains graphic material that might be morally contemptible in many countries -- even in the West. This includes images and articles depicting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipple_piercing nipple piercings], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anilingus anilingus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labia_piercing labia piercings], child <s>pornography</s> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_erotica erotica], various [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenum_piercing forms] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafada_piercing piercing] the penis, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strappado_bondage strappado bondage], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_spanking erotic spanking], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest_pornography incest pornography], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smotherbox smotherboxes], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Cummz Courtney Cummz] and her directorial debut 'Face Invaders'.  (For more examples of Wikipedia trash, see [[Worst of Wikipedia]].)

[[Image:Our_favorite_Wikipedia_image.jpg|thumb|175px|An actual free Wikimedia image. "Now, Miss, where is that donation?"]] Perhaps you're philosophically opposed to any form of censorship and think this is a daft point. Can you be sure that your shareholders, your customers, and the members of your local school board feel the same way? Wikipedia contains graphic material that might be morally contemptible in many countries -- even in the West. This includes images and articles depicting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipple_piercing nipple piercings], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anilingus anilingus], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labia_piercing labia piercings], child <s>pornography</s> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_erotica erotica], various [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenum_piercing forms] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafada_piercing piercing] the penis, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strappado_bondage strappado bondage], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_spanking erotic spanking], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest_pornography incest pornography], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smotherbox smotherboxes], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Cummz Courtney Cummz] and her directorial debut 'Face Invaders'.  (For more examples of Wikipedia trash, see [[Worst of Wikipedia]].)

 

Imagine notifying a permanent board member of an organization that he founded with the following message:

Imagine notifying a permanent board member of an organization that he founded with the following message:

<blockquote>''Hi privatemusings, yes, I'm aware of discussions in this area.--[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jimbo_Wales Jimbo Wales] 18:57, 16 December 2009 (UTC)''</blockquote>

<blockquote>''Hi privatemusings, yes, I'm aware of discussions in this area.--[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jimbo_Wales Jimbo Wales] 18:57, 16 December 2009 (UTC)''</blockquote>

The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't care about doing the least thing to protect children.  That's the responsibility of parents!  Imagine dropping off your young teenager to volunteer with some friends at the soup kitchen one morning, then one of the homeless men starts showing the youngster centerfolds from Hustler, then when you discover this you go to the kitchen's director, and he says, "Yes, I'm aware of problems in this area," and then [http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/99/navigator990218.htm his lawyer says], "I think if parents want to restrict children's access to adult material, that's fine... <nowiki>[but don't]</nowiki> infringe on either adults' rights or minors' rights."

The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't care about doing the least thing to protect children.  That's the responsibility of parents!  Imagine dropping off your young teenager to volunteer with some friends at the soup kitchen one morning, then one of the homeless men starts showing the youngster centerfolds from Hustler magazine. When you discover this, you go to the kitchen's director, and he says, "Yes, I'm aware of problems in this area," and then [http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/99/navigator990218.htm his lawyer says], "I think if parents want to restrict children's access to adult material, that's fine... <nowiki>[but don't]</nowiki> infringe on either adults' rights or minors' rights."

So, if you wish to support young boys administering pornography on a non-profit website, get out your checkbook and send $69 to the Wikimedia Foundation.  Hey, what do you expect from an organization that hired as its Deputy Director a young man who promoted the notion during a [http://mashable.com/2008/05/08/erik-moeller-pedophilia/ scandalized] lecture [http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/4/4158/1.html about child pornography] that in the context of children, non-violent porn does no harm ("Gewaltfreie Pornographie schadet nicht")?

So, if you wish to support young boys administering pornography on a non-profit website, get out your checkbook and send $69 to the Wikimedia Foundation.  Hey, what do you expect from an organization that hired as its Deputy Director a young man who promoted the notion during a [http://mashable.com/2008/05/08/erik-moeller-pedophilia/ scandalized] lecture [http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/4/4158/1.html about child pornography] that in the context of children, non-violent porn does no harm ("Gewaltfreie Pornographie schadet nicht")?