mateo_sancarlos opened this issue on Feb 02, 2003 ยท 54 posts
davo posted Mon, 03 February 2003 at 3:08 PM
Forget it Puntomaus, you can't argue this subject or with this crowd, invariably the end excuse will be that it was the PTB's decision to make the change and how to make the change. And it is true, there was a rule on nudity in banners, the PTB was lax in enforcing it until a few people, now, I use the word "few" carefuly because that what it seems, a "few" people complained. Now, the result wasn't just that the nudity in banners rule was enforced (as stated in this thread by an admin), the result is also that the banner ads are being censured for more than just nudity, now they are being censured for being too tacky, provocative, arousing and suggestive or whatever might be deamed to distasteful for the "few". Mind you, this will be up to somebody other than the merchant to decide and that is why some merchants are upset. Now, as I stated in a few other threads, this sets a bad precident because it will only be a matter of time before a few people complain about nudity being on the site period, and it will then be removed from the site. Now don't laugh or scoff at this, it's already a pattern in motion. Some of the "few" who complained about the banner nudity/provocativeness/suggestiveness will say they are not against nudity in the gallery and other places on the site and they they even have some nudity in their gallery here, but believe me, I 'KNOW' people who are against even that much and now that this concession has been made/enforced, it will add fuel to the fire of those who are totally opposed to nudity... sooner or later.