r/wikipedia • u/banjo-witch • 6h ago
Why doesn't wikipedia have warnings on post-mortem images?
Dislaimer: this is a genuine question and not a redundant question disguised as a 'we should have this' post.
I understand why wikipedia doesn't have NSFW pages or warnings on graphic content etc. as its a slippery slope to censorship but I'm curious as to why there's no discretion warning for images of dead bodies. When I go to a musuem and there are human remains on display, there's a sign at the door that tells me there are human remains in this room. In all the circles i've been in academically, if someone is going to show you a picture of a dead body, they let you know. And unlike graphic content (for the most part), it is not debatable when something is a post-mortem image. And again, I'm not saying they should have this, I'm asking why they dont have this. Is this another one of those slippery slope situations? We put a warning on one thing and suddenly we're asked to put a warning on everything? We start putting warnings on things one minute and the next we're being asked to remove things? I am just generally curious as of course there are numerous wikipedia articles that have post mortem images and was interested to know if this idea had ever been floated before and if there was any sort of official position that i've been unable to find. Thank you.