Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Interpretation of TOS

PerfectN opened this issue on Jun 23, 2007 · 124 posts


Conniekat8 posted Mon, 25 June 2007 at 12:41 PM

I hear ya Acadia! We're on the same page on this one. 

I have no idea how to keep a few people from going oberboard, or how to define where that overboard division is. IRL one sort of has to rely on people's common sense and social graces to know how to stay on the safe side of what's socially acceptable. If Rendo reserves the right to refuse certain things, then they become the great villain. Seems like the flip side of give people an inch... People get used to coming here, and before too long they start feeling a sense of proprietorship of the place, and resenting the commercial side of it. 
There seems to be a hefty pull in a direction of 'anything goes' and it should all be free. I understand the 'feeling' here, I love to lose myself in fairytales too, but it amazes me how many people take it for granted, rather then being grateful.

[I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm almost wishing for how a few things were in my old country when I was growing up, and there people whom went too far overboard were stigmatized by the majority - usually kept them in check]

Things on the internet, much like picking one's nose in a car) give people some degree of anonymity and safety. Safety from being intimidated and stigmatized into not going overboard.

One can post a distateful nude crotch shot borderlining softcore porn, and not have to suffer odd looks and frowns or people keeping distance. Like they would if they hung it in a public place and stood by it to hear comments by people with whom they interact on daily basis. 
Online, the exhibitor has a certain semblance of anonymity. Lot of peope only know each other by a nickname only. The interaction is limited. Our sustinance doesn't depend on each other in here. It's rather easy to post a provocative, envelope pushing image and not suffer much in a way of consequence.

For those viewing it, they are introducing this image into their daily environment, much more then the creator of the image.

I know someone is arguing about not limiting artistic expression. 
Well, for the sake of that argument let's create two groups pro nudes and anti-nudes. However arbitrary and unrealistic the division would be IRL, bear with me for the sake of the argument.

Pro nude's may feel limited by not being allowed to post overboard and provocative nudes. Anti-nudes may feel limited and turned off from coming here by  being bombarded by provocative nude (thumbnails).
Unless both sides agree on the middle of the road course, to not be overly conservative, or to not be overly provocative, the two extreme parts of those spheres of interests will always be in conflict.

Back to the question of limiting artistic expression.
By creating a hostile environment of going into extremes, both sides are suffering.
Seems like the 'popular' opinion is to allow overboard nudity, as if people are worried they will be labeled prude by saying, hey, that's too much for this place.

Heck, I was born and raised in Europe, and done the nude beach thing etc... But I don't walk around the house naked, I don't go to work or to the store naked. I still consider 'naked' to be a form of the expression that is leaning little into the extreme. Escpecially the sexually charged nakedness. So, I don't go insisting on exhibiting it in a 'general audience' type environment. 
I consoder rendo to be relatively general audience environment.

Recognizing that that there's a time and a place for things doesn't make one a puritan. When I see generalizations floppantly throuwn around like that, i have a hard time giving the rest of what the same people say much weight (besides an emotional vent.) I'm not op the opinion that every emotion needs to be catered to.

[bleh, I'm out of time to reread and wrap this up, so I'm hitting send]

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