Attached Link: http://www.sparkchaser.net/spinner/blather/spinner.html

Gosh, I wish I was not so tired right now, so I could read the whole thing.....but....I have to go to work tonight and need to get to bed. I will be sure to read this in it's entirety, when I have time. I think everyone here should too.(:

I think that's a lot more detail than I care to know about pedophiles...

A decent article on a distasteful topic.

This issue isn't going to go away. And you've got extremists on both sides of the TOS debate.

Rendo has done as much as they can to distance themselves from the incessant warfare by taking the simple expedient of shutting and locking the door.

I say good for them. From a purely business standpoint, it's a wise choice.

As for the debate itself.....I've said many things in other threads already.

Message edited on: 03/24/2005 13:19

I'm sorry, PBM - but I thought I'd make sure people kinda "got" what these creatures are. ta, xeno ~S

Good job on the article, spinner.

I'm sure it is a well written article. Pedophiles sicken me and make me want to load my firearms so I'll pass. Hope you post more articles though, Ill be sure to check them out. Not saying it isn't an important subject, just gets me too riled up :)

that white type on black exhausts my eyes, but it was a well thought out piece, and had some thoughtful things to say on the subject, and truly I wouldn't have thought of some of the points that were made. I just wish there was an easy to read version. Sigh. I hate growing old.

"I hate growing old. " Yep me too! But it's better than the alternative :)

Dialyn, I don't know whether it makes viewing any easier, but if you go to the View menu in Explorer, there is an option there that lets you set text size sfrom small to largest. If you use Opera, it't on the right hand side of the menu and lets you zoom from 10 to 1000 % And thank you for the kind words - I haven't written in a while :-) ~S

120% in Opera is about right for me (yes, I did notice Spinner's CV. Opera fan here!) It's about time that someone proffered facts in place of hysteria and speculation. Well done. "[...] image will be a depiction of an illegal action in most countries, and the image in itself will therefore be illegal." This sounds like a generalisation to me. If true, then nearly all violent images would also be illegal. I won't perform the full reductio ad absurdam on that concept...

It -was- a generalisation, but you do see my point yes ? ~S

I saw your point. ;)

A damn good article on a very emotive subject, /P. Well written and very well reasoned. FWIW, you made me think about the subject in ways I never considered previously.

That's ~S, not /P, SamT - sorry ;-) E-Bob, I know there's a pointy ended quip somewhere in the vicinity, but I am too sleepy to find it right now ;-) ~S

Sorry, ~S. No dis intended.

I know :-) I bet you did what I do - look at poster and click link ;-) ~S

EnglishBob, Taken in the context of the article... "Pedos don't sit and mess around in Poser or a modeler, ok ? It's CGI. CGI is not a living, breathing child. However, should they generate sexually explicit or suggestive imagery containing minors, that image will be a depiction of an illegal action in most countries, and the image in itself will therefore be illegal. And will hence not be posted outside these creatures' fairly secure jerk-off circle." spinner is exactly correct. All child porn images on the web are illegal, and it has nothing to do with the country of origin. Because they are viewable in countries where it is illegal, it is a violation of import/export laws. In fact web based child porn here is investgated initially by the Customs service, not the FBI or DOJ.