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By Enochlau

Recent mentions in the online press include:

• Wikipedia to hit bookstores in Germany — wait, what? – The print edition of the German encyclopedia, if marketed as a yearbook, could satisfy a desire for permanence that the online edition cannot.
• [http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=63590 Is Wikipedia wicked porn?] – Various groups have claimed that Wikipedia is engaging in the business of pornography, but the Wikimedia Foundation has countered by saying that the encyclopedia's content is not censored.
• US Department of Justice banned from Wikipedia – A US Department of Justice IP address was blocked after edits were made that removed certain sections from an article about a pro-Israel group; meanwhile, there have been claims that Wikipedia's response to the threats posed by this group, such as from banning editors from editing certain topics, have been made with insufficient evidence.
• Wiki-Whacked by Political Bias – Wikipedia is billed as the world's largest encyclopedia, but is it also the world's largest propaganda tool for smearing conservatives and promoting leftist views?

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I'd admit that many of our articles are obscene... but the pornography related ones are often just advertisements or cruft. gren グレン 22:56, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Like any other cruft. Multiplies over time. Fishal (talk) 03:45, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, Commons has more than enough porn images. Just one image would do for an article, not an empire. Remember, if it dosen't have a place on Wikipedia, it isn't needed on commons.  Marlith (Talk)  18:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

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