Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Is it just me? Am I over-cautious or over-sensitive?

Paul Francis opened this issue on Sep 07, 2008 · 28 posts


Paul Francis posted Sun, 07 September 2008 at 3:11 PM

Attached Link: Blood Angel

Thought I'd canvass opinion on this one....

I have just been chastised by a moderator as follows:

*"This is in regards to your recent upload "Blood Angel"

This is just a friendly reminder to please not use the nudity tag for images that are not warranted, even in jest, as this makes the tags useless for what they are intended for..which is filtering out nudity for those members not wishing to see it.

I removed the violence tag as well, since the scene isn't graphic enough for that."

*Now, I happen to think that the "nudity" and "violence" tags are a good idea for a responsible site with responsible, mature contributors.  It is for this reason that I usually err on the side of caution when setting the tags.  I have previously been warned for not using the tags when an image showed "more flesh than would normally be covered by a standard bikini".  Hence the "nudity" tag here - I certainly haven't seen any bikinis as revealing as this in the Hull area.  Equally, I happened to believe that an image of someone apparently self-harming with a six-foot sword might just be considered as "violent".  How "graphic" do they want it?  The "in jest" comment has really irked me as well - why would anyone set a tag "in jest"?  I have previously speculated that people might use one or both of these tags to drive up traffic, but I'm not one of them - I prefer to rely on my artwork to do that for me!

Angry of Hull.......

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