Wow, looks like it's been a long night in here...

First of all, Heart'Song was not the lone wolf when it came to posting figures of fae that ended up getting pulled. Many others have been asked to remove their images of fae that could be considered the bodies of humanoid characters under the age of 18. Giving a nude model that has the appearance of a small child, pre-teen, or teen wings does NOT make it ok, and it's not automatically a faerie. To tell you the honest truth, since I became a coordinator, the most beautiful pieces of fae art that I've seen here had wonderfully intricate clothing. Others have appeared to be nothing BUT an excuse to post naked kids with wings on.
Simple fact is, the TOS is clear on this:

"No depictions of young humanoid characters/children giving the appearance of being under the age of 18 where genitals are displayed and/or in erotic, seductive, provocative poses or context. Since age is difficult to identify with 3D images, this will be at the discretion of the Renderosity team."

hopefully, this won't go on as long as it did on Saturday. The point is, if you create a fae/cherub/other naked child character, at LEAST clothe or cover the groin area. AT THE VERY LEAST. Some that I've seen post naked fae children are great at creating props....why not take those modelling talents to make little fae clothing?
I really don't understand why we have to point out the TOS every 10 minutes sometimes. I mean, honestly....think about other sites...not just Poser related, either. When you join, you agree to abide by their rules. Sometimes, those rules may take away some of your expressive freedoms. That is because the internet is NOT a democracy, no matter where you go! Every website has a TOS to be followed, and when the rules are broken, there are only so many slaps on the wrist you can give. Heart'Song had a LOT. And, ya know what? They dated back a couple YEARS, so it's not like she's been singled out. ANYONE who posts an image of an humanoid character that is given the appearance of being underaged is at risk of having the image pulled. Heart'Song just happened to yell the loudest.

MorriganShadow
Poser Coordinator

*edited for clarity

Message edited on: 03/17/2005 06:34

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