On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Thomas Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> You know, I think the precise details of child exploitation law is a
> topic best discussed elsewhere. This discussion has gone way past
> anything that is actually relevant to Wikipedia.


This discussion is quite obviously relevant to Wikipedia.  I personally
don't think the precise details of child exploitation law aren't
particularly relevant, but that's because I think Wikipedia's principles
should be based on ethics and not on the law.  However, I believe you were
the one who suggested that Wikipedia's inclusion standards should be based
solely on the law, so rather than simply dismiss this idea I thought we
should examine the law.  I also think there are a number of things we can
learn from the law.  The law isn't perfect, but I think most of us can agree
that child pornography is something that should be restricted.  Maybe I'm
wrong about this, though.  There certainly seems to be a lot of confusion
over what child pornography is, and why it is illegal.
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