Okay, sticking my oar in here.
Benny, I was one of those who voted for the one week suspension. All such decisions are voted on, no one makes arbitrary decisions. I didn't like doing it and, as I said in the thread at the time, I hoped we'd see you back in a week, but it was a prudent response to what was posted.
Now, personally, I agree with you that boobs are boobs and nipples are nipples. Unfortunately the staff and, particularly, Tibs, answers to the people who host these sites and they make the decision on what is and isn't appropriate. Especially since this is an open board that anyone can view. And it's a reason we have A69.
Now, as has been stated, we have had a serious debate, on the open board and elsewhere, regarding this and you can clearly see in announcements that a rule change has been made.
Personally, I'd LOVE to post a couple of my pics here but I won't even post one that simply shows butts. The rules may or may not have been open for interpretation earlier. Now they're quite clear.
No one is being used as a scape goat here. You, unfortunately, posted not only a simple boob picture but the other pictures as well and it was the children one that caused the concern. We can read the classical definition of "pornography" as much as we like, but it's the powers-that-be that ultimately make the decision.
I've lost a FB account over pictures that flashed boobs. I hated it. It pissed me off. I got over it and moved on.
I understand you're pissed and upset.
Please, let's now move on.
Benny, I was one of those who voted for the one week suspension. All such decisions are voted on, no one makes arbitrary decisions. I didn't like doing it and, as I said in the thread at the time, I hoped we'd see you back in a week, but it was a prudent response to what was posted.
Now, personally, I agree with you that boobs are boobs and nipples are nipples. Unfortunately the staff and, particularly, Tibs, answers to the people who host these sites and they make the decision on what is and isn't appropriate. Especially since this is an open board that anyone can view. And it's a reason we have A69.
Now, as has been stated, we have had a serious debate, on the open board and elsewhere, regarding this and you can clearly see in announcements that a rule change has been made.
Personally, I'd LOVE to post a couple of my pics here but I won't even post one that simply shows butts. The rules may or may not have been open for interpretation earlier. Now they're quite clear.
No one is being used as a scape goat here. You, unfortunately, posted not only a simple boob picture but the other pictures as well and it was the children one that caused the concern. We can read the classical definition of "pornography" as much as we like, but it's the powers-that-be that ultimately make the decision.
I've lost a FB account over pictures that flashed boobs. I hated it. It pissed me off. I got over it and moved on.
I understand you're pissed and upset.
Please, let's now move on.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
