[Clipart] Logo should be removed.

[jon at rejon.org]

Yes, totally. some type of allow ther person filter their view of the
universe is in order.

Jon

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 1:54 PM, chovynz <chovynz at gmail.com> wrote:
> While I sympathise with what you have written, and are feeling about this
> clipart, when swastikas are put up, we don't remove those. When upside down
> crosses are put up we don't remove those. If we make an exception for
> Odinism/Ásatrú when it offends someone, then we also need to make exceptions
> when our clipart offends the Christians/Muslims/Hindu faiths/German history
> as well. This is a black hole that we will never escape from if we start
> down that road. That's something that has been clear from the beginning, we
> don't remove clipart based on offensiveness, and so I disagree with the
> request for removal.
>
> I don't really know how to address this issue (since compassion to other
> people is one of the foundations of good community), yet I also think there
> is nothing to be done, based on the policies of OCAL and what they have been
> for a long time.
>
> One thing I can suggest is having a function in the user profile settings, a
> function that excludes displaying user-input tags. So if the clipart is
> tagged correctly it might be possible to custom-censor your own Library
> experience. Programmers like Bassel would be able to tell you if this idea
> is actually possible, but it's one that if it works might address the whole
> larger issue of offensive cliparts. See here for example.
>
> I hope this helps understanding in some small way.
>
> Chovynz
>
>
>
> On 15/07/2010 2:49 a.m., Shawn Evans wrote:
>
> Greets!
>
> I know that I don't say much here on the list but the logo submission
> found at  http://www.openclipart.org/index.php?pretty=detail/71893
> should be removed.As per my comment on the submission:
>
> "I think this one should be removed. As a practitioner of Ásatrú, I
> feel that the Valknot should not be used on a logo of this type. It is
> a symbol of the god Odin and of the Ásatrú faith and religion in
> general."
>
> I am not sure why the Valknot was chosen for this logo, but the Knot
> of the Slain has deep meaning to those who are Ásatrú or
> Odian/Odinist.
>
> Thanks.
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