Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Rorschach test images

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

I have read, quite carefully all the text on this page, and all the responses and argument on the talkpage as well in closing this debate. Those proposing that the images and accompanying commentary be entirely excluded have argued that there is potential for harm to persons and that, through our related policy, the images should be excluded. Those supporting inclusion have, among other things, appealed to WP:NOTCENSORED - I would like to remind them that this does not mean that we must include everything that we can: as a community, we do have the power to decide to remove something for its offensiveness or inappropriateness - WP:NOTCENSORED simply means we are not compelled to.

Nonetheless, the argument for inclusion of the this material is strong - a conclusive case for violation of WP:BLP has not been presented, particularly given the wide availability of this material in other media, and the majority of heavily-supported comments on this page show consensus for the idea that this encyclopedic topic would be incomplete without the images. This shows a consensus that inclusion of the images and the common responses to them is appropriate within current policies.

This discussion reached no particular conclusion as to whether a restriction on the numbers of images should be established, and this close should not be taken to mean that there can be no discussion on the editorial appropriateness of including all ten rather than a selection - this is a separate content decision. In general, however, this RfC should mark the end of the immediate include/exclude debate since there are no real further avenues for dispute resolution in an area such as this. I'll happily take any heat for this on my talkpage over the next few days from those who have further questions or want advice on the avenues of appeal that remain. Please do not take those appeals back to the article talkpage, as that would be unhelpful. Best wishes, and happy editing. Fritzpoll (talk) 16:20, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Threaded responses on the talk page only, please Should Rorschach test display all ten images used in the test and the common responses, or should we act on psychologists' concerns that doing so undermines the test? 17:00, 7 August 2009 (UTC)