leanne_newton Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Teresa, why are you posting under your husband`s name ? You can do whatever you like obviously, it`s just that I have a hard time seeing a woman who posts as her husband`s wife as a person in her own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smolinski Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Leanne, I posted under my husband's name because we are in business together and that by signing my name it would clarify that the post is my opinion, not his. Even the mere suggestion that I am not my own person is ridiculous, so let's not go there. Your photography is great, shows good taste and I'd be willing to hold your work up as an example of what I consider appropriate. Rather than toss insults, why not comment on the topic at hand? Teresa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leanne_newton Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Thanks Teresa/Dick. Sorry if you think my post is off topic. I thought we were discussing what we would prefer not to see posted on this site, hence my 2cents. Just my feminist side, sorry, no offense intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smolinski Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Leanne, thanks for your response. I was serious when I asked for your opinion on the topic at hand. I'd love to hear what you have to say. Teresa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leanne_newton Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 What I always say...live and let live. We can always report anything which is really out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leanne_newton Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Maybe if the top photos were sorted into categories, as has recently been suggested, that would make it easier to see what`s going on, and we would be able to view images in context, or by genre, making everything a lot less random. Someone will have to be photo editor, but it`s an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad po... Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 On usefilm.com exists an option "supress adult content". If you want you may disable/enable it any time. Why it's impossible to get something similar here, on PN? It might resolve the issue. Unless, of course this hasn't been used to recrut many new *pornonetters*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincetylor Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Been a while since I had access to a computer, in Oregon now. The bottom line is that Photo.net needs to act responsibly when it comes to what types of images are allowed to remain in the gallery. The gallery is very public...look at the number of views many images receive. Yes, we can see the comments above (from those in positions of responsibility) claiming to remove pornographic material. The facts however prove otherwise in my sincere opinion. Images that clearly cross the line are not only posted, but are also ALLOWED to remain posted indefinitely. Those are the simple facts here...not just in my opinion either, look at the many others who feel the same. I have also been a member at Usefilm for over a year now. They do offer (as Vlad mentioned above) a simple option to suppress nudes if desired. Why not simply give us that option over here as well?? It would certainly go a long way in helping find some type of resolution to what has become a serious issue and concern for many. Better yet, why not re-examine the Photo.net guidelines as to what is nude and artistic, and what is not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin_____grasshopper__rice Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 I don't think nudes are really the problem. I mean c'mon, seeing someone naked is going to damage a child irreparably for life? Please. However- there is a line. Throats being slit, lude sexual acts; children being exploited... I guess you could call it free speech; but that doesn't really apply when your free speech can potentially harm another human being( like a child). I, too, like to show my 5 year old the neat pictures I find here, and It's a pain in the butt to have to make sure all the pictures surronding that one (in the gallery or a folder) are suitable. So, c'mon PN get with it. Give us a way to filter out these over the line pictures- and don't give us the "email abuse@photo.net" line. It doesn't really work as I believe others have demonstrated and since moderators seem to side with the people posting the pictures and censor those of us who speak up- there has got to be something done to give US some CONTROL. We pay for our use of the site, and darnit- it's not right to slam the door in our face when we ask for better filtering of the pictures. (which is what I think is happening here; perhaps you're working on it, if that's the case, then more power to you- otherwise...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren_conklin Posted October 15, 2003 Author Share Posted October 15, 2003 I am glad to see that there are other people with the same moral principles as myself. I really appreciate the responses to this forum. I do realize it will be hard to draw the lines between nude art/soft porn/and just flat porn. To me a big factor isn't wether it's nude but how it's presented that draws the line. It does amaze me though how some of the portaits I've looked at that aren't nudes are rated lower than the nudes that are aesthetically worse. Maybe that shows what most people want to see, but that still doesn't make them acceptable for children. What will be considered acceptable for the next generations of children to come if we keep lowering our standards and morals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren_conklin Posted October 15, 2003 Author Share Posted October 15, 2003 I don't know if this will help open any eyes or not,but about 5 years ago two of my nephews found a similar site and printed up a whole bunch of the photos and passed them around at school. How would any of you like receiving that phone call from the school to come get your kids. I'm glad it wasn't me getting that one. I have recieved a phone call from school telling me to come pick my child up because he has been suspended and arrested. Unfortunately I didn't monitor everything my child watched like the show Jack Ass and the fact that all through school they are taught about Woodstock and free love etc. without being informed about any of the consequences. My son with another friend decided to go streaking while another classmate video taped them which in todays world is considered a felony offense and if anyone under thirteen had seen them they would both now be registered sexual offenders It was a stupid last day of school prank that he has paid dearly for at home, at school, and through the courts. What makes a lot of the content here any different. I've made my mistakes as a parent and would like to help others not make the same ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren_conklin Posted October 15, 2003 Author Share Posted October 15, 2003 Beings I'm sitting here bored I'll also add to the gore part of this forum. I really doubt I'm the only person who uses this site that has seen the real thing. I would bet there are others who have to deal with it daily that use this site as a getaway to relax and don't want to be reminded of what they've seen for real. I don't want to post what I've seen for real but if it helps anybody that hasn't seen anything decide on wether or not staged gore photos should be shown they can Email me and I'll reply with what I've seen which I'm sure isn't as bad or as often as others but will probably still make you sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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