While it is true that Wikipedia is not censored, this policy is often misused as an argument for the inclusion of content.
WP:NOTCENSORED should not be used to:
- Include material that violates Wikipedia policies such as the WP:Neutral point of view, WP:Verifiablity, WP:Biographies of living persons policies.
- Override arguments about WP:Notability in deletion discussions
- Use offensive or vulgar language in Wikipedia's voice (outside of direct quotations)
- Use potentially offensive images in articles where the use of a less-offensive image would be equally useful. (See WP:GRATUITOUS) In all cases, images should be directly relevant to the subject of the article.[note 1]
- Include material in an article where it has little encyclopedic value.
See Also
- Wikipedia:Offensive material
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images#Offensive images
- User:MastCell#The Cynic's Guide to Wikipedia (#12)
Notes
- ^ For example, pictures of naked people and depictions of Muhammad are appropriate for articles about anatomy and Muhammad respectively, but it would not be appropriate to use a picture of a naked lady posing with a car to illustrate Automobile, nor would it be appropriate to add pictures of Muhammad where they don't have relevance or encyclopedic value.