Forum: Community Center


Subject: Censorship in the hands of idiots

Shadowmonkey opened this issue on Apr 26, 2005 ยท 49 posts


TerraDreamer posted Tue, 26 April 2005 at 7:45 PM

He's in Europe, probably England, so who knows what kind of compensation he'll receive. At my job, if I went into the All & All "Whats New" Images section here, and if somebody walked by and happened to see a poser figure with triple D breasts hugging a bed post on the screen, and then subsequently complained about it, I'd be fired on the spot. My company has severe restrictions on Internet usage. If I owned the company, I'd do the same. What you may find non-pornographic, another may find very pornographic, and if the complaining person were to threaten with a sexual harassment suit, guess who gets canned? As an extreme example...My wife is a successful stock broker who works for the one of the top 5 brokerage firms in the world. A full two-thirds of Internet access is blocked from use. Yes, two-thirds. The biggest reason for that is because of SEC restrictions and guidelines for U.S. brokerage firms, and rather than deal with severe penalties, most of these firms simply filter most Internet content. You cannot use Yahoo or Hotmail or Gmail or any other Internet e-mail on the job, you must use the firm's email. Just one infraction is instant dismissal, no second chances. As a matter of fact, you must sign that understanding upon working for them. All Internet use is monitored and recorded continuously by machine name. Last year, a woman with ten years with the firm was fired for visiting eBay on her lunch hour. At 3PM, the branch manager walked up, told her to gather her personal belongings and to vacate the premises within ten minutes. True story. eBay is no longer accessible. Im sorry you lost your job, but is using company resources for personal and or entertainment use really a good idea? You must remember that it is they who own the machine and the method of Internet use and they set the rules, not you. This isnt about Renderosity being a nasty web site, this is about a company with guidelines on computer use, and they really dont have to be spelled out for you. If they think Renderosity is a porno site, then that is how they think and there will be no changing their minds. I know that in Europe nudity is probably no big deal to many, but to some there it obviously is, per your unfortunate demise. Here in the United States, if this site were rated by the Motion Picture Association of America, it would receive an R rating due to nudity, violence, adult sexual content and strong language, no matter HOW much Renderosity wants to call itself a nice little family site. I can see Renderosity going the way of DAZno nudity, within two years or less. Mark my words.