Blackhearted opened this issue on Jul 03, 2003 ยท 186 posts
kbennett posted Fri, 04 July 2003 at 9:26 AM
I'd like to answer a few of the issues raised in this thread if I may. I'll try to be as correct as possible, but since I'm not MarketPlace staff there may be an error or inconsistency. If I do slip, I'm sure that Clint or one of the other MP staff will put me straight. The difference between banner images and MP promo images. Regardless of what your profile settings are with regard to nudity, you will potentially still see all ads in the current rotation. So the threshold of, for want of a better term, 'nudity tolerance' in banner ads is very low. On the other hand, when you visit the Marketplace the images you see are controlled by the nudity setting in your profile. If you have nudity switched off, you should see an eye icon instead of the actual image. So for Marketplace images the nudity threshold is much, much higher since you have the option of switching it off. That still doesn't allow for images to break the rules though. And it sounds like this one was over the line and subsequently got pulled. (Clint and the other store staff are only human, some things slip by unnoticed.) Why the hell is Renderosity selling a gen morph item anyway? Why not? It's just anatomy. Without some kind of add-on, I can't get a nude to look real even from a distance. I'm not suggesting that we all need to be able to manipulate 20 or 30 different settings to make heaven knows how many different looking vulvae, but for a realistic nude (where you can see the crotch area at least) you need a gen morph of some kind. I agree that on this occasion the promo image may have been too graphic, even considering a nudity filter, but credit where it's due please, Clint rectified the problem as soon as he became aware of it.
Gabe, I don't think anyone would call you a prude ;) Not if they'd taken even the most cursory look at your gallery or store. As for a more liberal line with store images, I think this thread has demonstrated that we're not becoming more liberal. At least I hope not; I think we have the balance pretty much right at the moment. And can we stop having a go a Khrys please? Whether you agree or not with what he said, taking the piss isn't helpful. Thanks, Kev.