tammymc opened this issue on Mar 01, 2004 ยท 134 posts
LillianH posted Wed, 10 March 2004 at 9:25 AM
"Putting on my wading boots and joining in the fun..." We completely understand how all of you are feeling. The team here at Renderosity shares your concerns, on both sides of this issue. Our debates prior to making the TOS clarifications and updates sounded very similar to this thread. As kbennett said, our team is a very diverse group. So, rest assured if there is a controversial image, it will go before the team for a vote. Because the team is comprised of folks with differing opinions, our decisions truly are not one-sided. I would like to clarify something. I noticed a post that read "...No More topless faeries..." Please understand that breasts (and toplessness) are not classified as genitals and are not against the TOS. It is when the genitals are exposed AND the character appears to be under 18, that we run into the TOS enforcement. We truly do not wish to censor artistic expression. Most of us are artists as well. We know how very precious naked babies are (babies getting a bath, bear-skin rugs and such ;-). However, as a business Renderosity made a decision not to run the risk of having to legally pay for the right of individual artists to display children's genitals, regardless of the setting of the image. This protects us all to continue to utilize this site. I trust you will all understand that this was a necessary decision, for the good of the whole community overall. Best wishes, LillianH Marketing & Promotions
Lillian Hawkins
Marketing Manager
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