I think this is one of those situations where you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. There is always going to be people who see nudity in art as pornographic in nature. We as artists as a majority don't see that as being an issue. It's usually quite clear, but on the outside of that world, there are many, many people who don't see that distinction. Rosity is stuck between a rock and a hard place. They don't want to take a sword and chop off artistic nudity, but on the other hand, they want to shake the "porn" image that has been branded on them, even though it is completely false. I've actually been asked why I post on a porn site (meaning Rosity), but I don't believe it to be, and thus why I post, because I can tell the difference between the two.

A lot of it is not the content, but the filter system that is to blame for part of it. A lot could be done there to fix some of that misunderstanding:

1> If it's not already, make NUDITY OFF the default for new members and let them make the request to turn it on in their profiles. This may limit views, but it also keeps people from making that assumption right away.

2> Put an actual NUDITY icon with the picture if nudity is set, no matter what the filter setting. A lot of images don't mention nudity in the title and unless you have shut off the nudity inherently, you can't know from the thumbnail whether it does or it doesn't. I often show people Rosity and the family and would like to know in those instances whether something contains nudity. When I'm just surfing by myself, doesn't bother me one way or the other.

I'm not against nudity in art, it's been a staple for years, but unfortunately there are those that equate the two. I think better filtering would go a long way towards bridging that gap.

As far as the changes. I see three placest hat could use seriously clarification. Implicit Sexual Situations (which could include a simple kiss), young humanoid creature (which I understand is directed at nude children, but it would be clearer to say children which is more defined. Young can be anything from 1-40 years old), and the torture clause as it relates to horror motifs (zombies, beheadings, severed limbs, blood on a sword, etc). I think they did a good job in trying to iron out the details as everyone wanted, but I definitely think it's a work in progress.

The other thing that bothers me is the reason behind all this and that is to be more professional. I hope that does not mean that we hobbyists will be looking for a new home soon. Rosity has a very rich market here to be tapped, that is really underdeveloped. I see it as a school, a mall, a community of people who share the passion for their art, no matter what level. Having more professionals would be good, but in the end, I hope that they aren't trying to go to a full professional market, because honestly other sites are better suited and it would be business suicide to alienate the huge market they have niched for themselves.

ShadowWind