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[Josh66]

Yes, but some one among those masses could quickly kill our funding, I started this thread to work on getting a general concensus as to how I could draw a line with out violating the tearms of agreement with sponcers but also at the same time allow all forms of creative works at the same time.

I don't think you really can draw a firm line for that purpose. We all (well, most of us...I hope) instinctively know what we can post here, and what will get us in trouble - but how do you define that and put it in writing? I don't think you can.

 

[Battou]

Well, if that's the case, I'd go with a cookie cutter regulation. No genitalia, and no blatant exploitation of the act of sexual intercourse (be sure to give examples, if you leave it up to assumption you're asking for trouble). Then if changes need to be made, so be it.

That is basicly where I am sitting at right now, it's just not in black and white simply because even that pushes or exceeds some tearms. The way I did this the thread in the manor I did is simply because the ideologies of the group are more important to me at the moment than the what yall think others ideologies are. This way if I have to break some tearms I will have an educated reason as opposed to just cunsensus of assumption. As well as to learn just how acceptable they really are with out comming right out and giving them.

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I don't think you really can draw a firm line for that purpose. We all (well, most of us...I hope) instinctively know what we can post here, and what will get us in trouble - but how do you define that and put it in writing? I don't think you can.

That's why I brought it up for discussion, I don't think I can either but I feel it needs to be done in order to survive as what the site was ment to be.

 

[Josh66]

[...] be sure to give examples [...]

That oughta be interesting...

 

[Big Bully]

As in terms of the human body I think that we (American's) are uptight because we typically don't see it. The human form is always covered, unless you are lucky enough to find a nudist beach or camp, or hotel. (And they do exsist in our country) In Europe you have public nude beaches, and I don't know about the rest of Europe, but I know that Denmark has page 9 in their newspaper. So the nude form in your society is norm. If the US had more nude beaches and that was acceptable then I really don't think the naked form would be such a big deal, and the porn industry would actually go down.
It is just like the guy in Atlanta said I think on page 1, when he even thinks of looking at a picture of a naked girl he gets excited. I think that is due to the fact that we, even with our "Britney Spears, Linsey Lohan, Paris Hilton" wannabe's are truely a covered nation. Which is sad, because the human body is an art form in itself.
But if you need a cookie cutter answer on what is classified as "porn" or not. Leave it simple just like BigRC said, Porn is classified as showing a sex act, or genitalia male or female.
If you leave it up to a persons "best judgement" you will have those that will want to push the envelope. People always toe that line, and try to push it farther and farther. Which is half the reason porn is somewhat acceptable in todays world. Like I said I have had people tell me that the pictures I posted above, are considered porn, and indecent. So if you draw a line, stick to it. But keep it simple.

 

[ShePaintsOrange]

Elmer Batters, wasn't he the foot fetish guy?
We used to sell his photo books in a store that I worked at, they came 'packaged' in a nylon stocking.

I don't think you can say that by showing genitalia that it makes it pornography. At a dinner party a photographer friend had her new prints spread out over the table, we were all trying to figure out how she took these wonderful abstract prints, turns out they were close ups of her girlfriends genital piercings. Now my friends are pervy enough to eventually figure it out, but to the average viewer, they just looked like wonderful black and white abstracts. Frankly, if I could afford one of them, I would purchase it and hang it above my sofa, none of my elderly neighbors visiting for a cup of tea would ever be the wiser.

 

[karissa]

*EDIT* For all the mod staff who receive reports from "report first read later users" I give my formal apology.

Haha! I clicked on it thinking it was spam that hadn't been reported yet.

 

[Big Bully]

Elmer Batters, wasn't he the foot fetish guy?
We used to sell his photo books in a store that I worked at, they came 'packaged' in a nylon stocking.

I don't think you can say that by showing genitalia that it makes it pornography. At a dinner party a photographer friend had her new prints spread out over the table, we were all trying to figure out how she took these wonderful abstract prints, turns out they were close ups of her girlfriends genital piercings. Now my friends are pervy enough to eventually figure it out, but to the average viewer, they just looked like wonderful black and white abstracts. Frankly, if I could afford one of them, I would purchase it and hang it above my sofa, none of my elderly neighbors visiting for a cup of tea would ever be the wiser.

I think eventually people would figure out what the pictures are, it just might take some people longer than others to do so.

 

[Fiendish Astronaut]

It's time to wheel out the Bill Hicks quote - the greatest comedian of all time...

"Supreme Court says pornography is anything without artistic merit that causes sexual thoughts, that's their definition, essentially. No artistic merit, causes sexual thoughts. Hmm... Sounds like...every commercial on television, doesn't it?

You know, when I see those two twins on that Doublemint commercial? I'm not thinking of gum."

 

[Josh66]

I realize that there are probably a lot of underage (<18) members on here, but wouldn't making it an 18+ only forum solve all of these problems? Short of that, I don't see how you can have a nude section without imposing limitations that would ban a lot of legitimate art.

 

[Battou]

I realize that there are probably a lot of underage (<18) members on here, but wouldn't making it an 18+ only forum solve all of these problems? Short of that, I don't see how you can have a nude section without imposing limitations that would ban a lot of legitimate art.

Welcome to my world Making the site 18+ will completely destroy the original intention of the site.

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[Big Bully]

Welcome to my world Making the site 18+ will completely destroy the original intention of the site.

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I agree, look at how many teenagers we have on the site, who are as addicted and involved with photography as we are.


I guess one thing you could do, like one of the other forums that I am on, is make a section that is strictly 18 and up, and you have to ask to be a member to that section. That way the mods can see the age of the person who is making the request and grant or deny the request.
That way we don't have nude photography on the open forum but those who want to discuss it can, without worrying about younger eyes.
Just a thought.

 

[ScottS]

I agree, look at how many teenagers we have on the site, who are as addicted and involved with photography as we are.


I guess one thing you could do, like one of the other forums that I am on, is make a section that is strictly 18 and up, and you have to ask to be a member to that section. That way the mods can see the age of the person who is making the request and grant or deny the request.
That way we don't have nude photography on the open forum but those who want to discuss it can, without worrying about younger eyes.
Just a thought.

Sounds like a good idea to me.

 

[Big Bully]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Yeah I have one or two rolling around in there somewhere.. They come out every once and a while.. lol

 

[monkeykoder]

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[Big Bully]

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Lookie-there! I got a salute!!