**The more I look at this new change, the less it seems right. It is a form of censorship. Because if it wasn't there wouldn't be all of this.....

"No nudity in thumbnails. This means no clothes, clothes that are transparent or blurring of nude images.
Tasteful breast exposure only is allowed. No areola or nipple exposure, and no transparent fabric.
No exposed buttocks – more exposure than a standard bikini bottom would constitute nudity.
No exposed male or female genitals
No Sexually Suggestive Language or "Censored" language/images."

tacked on!  This crosses over from requesting that a thumb nail be non offensive into really scary territory. Mainly because of the description of what construed an acceptable bikini bottom! Maybe we do need to start handing out Burka's to all members.
 
And Karen, you just contradicted Stacy G! Her comment to Dlblue was.....

"Well dlblue in looking at your gallery any images I see that you might be talking about clearly show nipples/breast so of course that would be needing the nudity tag? And if it has the nudity tag, then yes it couldn't be showing that on the thumbnail."

and You said.....

"dlblue:

Concerning second skins, if the nipple shows like in a tee shirt with no bra, Nude or not? if so nude, WHY? men have nipples that they aren't required to cover. if there is no clothing covering it, or see through clothing, I can understand this, but painted clothing that shows a shiloette of the nip is a proble? Yes or no.

No, not nudity at all. Here are the rules again"

So even Management is not on the same page.

I would like an honest answer as to WHY, this is being done? I agree that Thumbs should be tasteful, but this descriptive list of rules reminds me of when I used to strip and the bottom could not show the butt cheeks, but you were topless! What an oxy-moron that was! Same here, with Thumbnails and protecting puritanical sensibillities. Why can't the verbage of this change just state that the thumbs must be neutral and  and leave it there?  I don't do any more nudes than non-nudes. I don't care for some art, (*and some push it to the point of being more soft porn, without sex!) but, I defend the right to create. So thumbnails are usually supposed to generally be representative of the pic, if this rule is to protect our "sensibillities"   then stop pussyfooting around and don't allow any! That way NO ONE gets offended! Because it is more insulting to everyone to have this list of  "what you can't do"   then if you just don't allow them period! As for the theory of "I don't want to wade thru every pic on renderosity" implying that "They" may only want to see something that is titallating or whatever,  well maybe you should track a favorite artist that does something you like. Broaden your horizons and look at all the art, not just a few. Or not. BTW, I am entitled to ask this and have this opinion, I do pay to post and not 3 pics a day, every day. But a modest amount that I try to do well.  So stop saying "I", "WE" are whining and immature...this rule is   (*and Tom, stuff it!).
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