I'm not even going to bother with the Kevlar, to me, I've stated such in previous posts on this thread.  I have some great opinions on this subject, and I do, sadly find myself with the degenerate tired eye roll at "consorship!!" and people jumping on soap boxes.

As for great images not being viewed because of a cropped thumb?  WRONG........ sorry to dissapoint you.  I've done that experiment.  My complete black square, yup, thats it a black square, thumbnail got more views than any other picture i have.   So all the complaints about cropped no nudity thumbs somehow curtailing the ability of images is totally dead to me.

Now, I understand there's some mild nudity, which it seems rediculous its cut off from thumbnail view.  However, if it stops the big ol crotch shots, horking huge nipples in my face, and big ol man stuff hanging out dangling all over......... I'm good.  Believe me, thumbnails like those?  To me that says "Come see the quick poser porn!!!".  I have NEVER once been enticed to view any of those images with thunbnails that focus on genetalia, or breasts.......... because its telling me what the artists main interest and focus is.

I like nudes, really i do, but i no longer comment, or even truly keep open any picture that has nudity for the sake of nudity.   Pin ups, poser sceenes with "jane" just nude someplace with no real feeling behind it.  

Its gotten to a point (and people, i'm a pervert so this is sad), that I see that breast popping out of a shirt, or a nude vicky on a park bench and all I can think is "WHY is this figure naked?  There's no purpose to it", and its closed and forgotten instantly.

Now now i'm not saying no one has a right to make nudes.  I dont see anything offensive about the aforementioned image.   The problem is, the rules are made to stop the oncoming wave of trite, ill thought out smut images that flood the whole gallery.  I am SO sick of that floodgate...... and I agree with the remanufactured peddled out imagery that gets this onslaught of re-used formulae with the ooos and ahhhs.

Now, recently I put up an image for a music room of a guitar that was sharp and clean and nearly got completely ignored, evey by the critique group i'm in, except a small handfull.

I put up aphrodite with a bare breast?  Different story.

I'm seriously considering finding other forums and communities for art.  I could care less about the thumbnail policy, I think there are larger things going on here that are bigger problems.  I've been here for years now, and have things with extreme high ratings....... yet not once never made AOM, got any of my images on the newsletter, nothing.   Granted its possible I suck, but I'm doubting it considering I make a living at this.