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Subject: Change in TOS...New Child Image Guidelines

StaceyG opened this issue on Mar 21, 2005 ยท 174 posts


TerraDreamer posted Mon, 21 March 2005 at 11:37 PM

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=807818&Start=1&Artist=mimezine&ByArtist=Yes

"Beyond that, I take offense at the many people bringing out their hatred for Conservatives or Christians of which I am one. This is not a case of either one here. Its simply the business of lawyers. They are always looking for someones cause or position to exploit for their gain." And they seem to never run out of clients; it's the clients who bring in the business. I never said I hated Christians or Conservatives. But I *will* go so far as to say they're usually the groups doing the most screaming over things like this. Ever watch Hardball with Chris Matthews? However, I do apologize if you were offended. I'm in agreement with the management for the most part and I can certainly understand their concerns. I took a few minutes and viewed a few galleries which I found to contain questionable work when it comes to the TOS and attached a link (NUDITY) containing what I would consider to be a female at approximately 14 years of age. Now the picture isn't showing anything of a sexual nature other than nudity, but I suppose there are those who would get their jollies off in viewing such content. This is where the problem is for management and it's completely understandable. After all, this is a business, and standards and practices must be maintained and upheld. But I still maintain that the new TOS does go a little far in trying to control content. From what I'm understanding, I cannot post to the photography section a picture of my darling 12 month-old granddaughter playing in a suds-filled bathtub because her chest is exposed, nor can I post a photograph of my 13 year-old son playing topless at the beach. You asked the question of whether or not a shirt was required for male adolescents. Here is your answer... *No child nudity of any kind which includes no exposed chest, buttocks or genitals. *No images in which characters under the age of 18 give the appearance of having no clothes. Which certainly answers your question, and certainly informs me I can't post the pictures I mentioned above, and THAT, kind sir, is what I find so incredibly hard to believe. Renderosity has tossed the baby out with the bathwater...no pun intended. I'm not a Poser artist nor am I a member who posts content that shows nudity in any other medium, but I do surf a lot here and can't imagine the damage forthcoming to many artists galleries. I would hope management uses good judgment in determining what is pornographic and what is not. After all, pornography is the concern. I just hope the brush isn't too wide.