bantha, I understand and agree with everything you say, except in what concerns that these images are not violent, meaning, not against the TOS. I kindly ask you to take a good look at this image, which is a thumbnail to link to the 2008 halloween contest, openly visible in the link I provided before.

This person has suffered quite a lot and his wounds are still very much fresh. This is a horrible image and I find it absolutely disgusting and very, very violent. I sincerely don't understand how can anyone find this "normal" or "just make-up". If someone does, then the world is far worse than I thought.

The TOS states: "Images of minor bruising, burns or bloody wounds that have already occurred are acceptable".
By no criteria can this image be considered as minor bruising.

The image that started this thread, at the top of this forum, has a man bleeding from his eyes and mouth. If it's make-up or not, it's irrelevant, it's the emotional impact that counts. A careful rational analysis doesn't decrease the negative emotional impact, it's too late for that.

Bryster, I absolutely fail to see how this thread is bashing the TOS. Quite the contrary, we are here defending the TOS and even saying that the site admins to do not apply it in a sufficiently strict way!

How you interpreted this in the completely opposite way, is beyond me. And quite frankly, I'm feeling even personally offended by your interpretation.