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naked wallpapers

a seperate category perhaps??

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Well, as a mom I want to ask that you get rid of all the very naked chics appearing in the wallpaper section...but as a wincustomise junkie I understand and appreciate that stardock and wincustomise allow us to be creative and to customise our computers however we all dang well please. So, I propose a compromise: Can you make a seperate category altogether for that kind of thing so that those of us who don't wish to see it (or for any of our family or children to see it) don't have to as we browse the wallpapers? Naked Wallpapers. The new category, eh?
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hows this for a thought: You need to be 13 or older to be on this site. It says that when you register, so that much is clear. What 13 year old hasnt seen worse than that? You see more in sex ed class!
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't like the "if it offends one person it should be taken down" suggestion.


Ditto. What if I, as a paying subscriber, decide to dislike orbs?
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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#26 by Skinner CerebroJD
You need to be 13 or older to be on this site. It says that when you register, so that much is clear.


This also boils down to parental moderation.
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
lol I think more people dislike orbs than they dislike nudity
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

#29 by Developer horiz0n


Agreed
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm....is that wall with the dragon in it was the one she was referring to...I really don't see a problem with it. It's quite tasteful and artful. You should see some of the things that have been rejected.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

lol I think more people dislike orbs than they dislike nudity

Snowman hopes so, orbs are evil

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ditto. What if I, as a paying subscriber, decide to dislike orbs?


Uh Oh... you and I both would be screwed!!

I also want to mention that I respect what dobagen is saying, but I don't really know where she is seeing these naked walls. I wasn't patronizing her in my first post, I simply don't think there is anything on this site that is unsuitable for kids. If there is, I apologize, but I have found this site to be perfectly tastful and child user friendly... I would be one of the first to complain if I thought there was something inappropriate here. And moderators do a great job of cleaning up the language in the forums.
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
by the way... I've changed my icon to an orb...

LONG LIVE THE ORBS!!!
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Children, children, behave or I'll call your mothers.

dobagen: Post some links to examples (or email those links to the mods) so the mods can investigate.
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I stand corrected on the taking down part. It's not what I meant and the issue doesn't concern me enough to explain what I meant to say.

The difference between porn and art is undefinable. It all depends on who is making judgement.
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
NUDITY AND PORNOGRAPHY:
This is a slightly difficult topic, but as a general rules artwork containing male or female frontal nudity will be not accepted. We can occasionally bend this rule if the artwork is truly exceptional and if the nudity it contains is only an element of the artwork, not the subject in itself. VIOLENCE: No artwork making the promotion of violence or explicitly representing images of death, blood or physical harm will be accepted. Will also be rejected any artwork promoting discrimination, prejudice or any form of disrespect to any ethnic, religious or gender group.


The rules as I found them and the Admins and Wizops here do a bang up job keeping this place PG-13.

...and I'm okay with orbs provided they're not those chrome orb lawn ornaments people stick in their frontyards.
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
In all fairness, WC subscriptions are sold under the pretences that this is a family site. There are wallpapers and more importantly screenshots that are not family site material. PG 13 does not cover nudity. Personally I am not bothered by them but if a community memeber is then it should be removed. Even 1 single nipple shown is opening the door for something else. Soon you have a kiddie porn site like DA.
Dobogan, I think you have raised a perfectly reasonable issue and the people that turned this thread into joke should be a little ashamed.

Thank you for you concern. I have no problem with jokes. I find no offense in anythinng anyone said, and I find no offense in the two wallpapers I was referring to (recent posts by Kenwas). They were not violent in any way. I think he mentioned something about illustrating for a book. They have a fantasy theme going on.
The fact is frontal nudity is usually where the line is drawn for family friendly sites. I agree with what was said in regards to good parenting. No site should be the parent -- that's my job.
I also agree that one member should not determine what goes on a site.
I've looked at nearly every bootskin, logon, and wallpaper listed on wincustomise. Those I don't like, I skip past. This is the first time I've seen full nudity.
My concern with frontal nudity (i.e. bare chested women) is that (as someone else mentioned) once one person does it, someone else may do it, and some frontal nudity can lead to all frontal nudity.
I appreciate wincustomize's screening process...a fun job, I'm sure. I guess I was just wondering what the poloicies were and if we were going to see more nudity. I wanted to post instead of email mainly to see other member's opinions as well.
It's hard to know what to ask for on such an opinion based topic. I agree with the pg-13 rating. I can't think of any pg-13 movies with full female frontal nudity (now theres a PC phrase for you). Can anyone name some?
Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I admit I don't frequent the "walls" but I didn't think actual full frontal nudity was ever on display here.
However as with most things on the internet I believe parents should be involved and help guide their children where it is safe for them to go.
If you ever take your children to see an art museum you'd see quite a lot of display of frontal nudity in statues and pictures for example. So those are ok and walls are not?
Some might find it objectionable while others may not. Too often I find these days that parents don't want to parent, they want the government (or other entities) to help them control their kids or educate their kids. I am a parent and I just feel it is my duty to keep them informed and protect them from what I feel they aren't ready to see yet.
I don't believe one or two examples out of the thousands of walls really constitutes a problem, but certainly think the moderators should be careful what they let through as full frontal is beyond PG-13.

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Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It is certainly not my intention to offend anyone. I do not view WinCustomize as an "art" site if you will, and I respect and agree with the TOS guidelines. I viewed this image an illustration or cartoon piece and actually thought the pose and the size of the figure would make it unoffensive to anyone. I suppose all would be well if the figure was a male, but that is for another discussion. No need for controversy, I will simply not go down this road in the future on this site. Heck, this is supposed to be fun , right?
Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top
kenwas, if you noticed many of us don't care about it, it wasn't that bad. Plus if you noticed, many didn't even notice it. Yea, if you look at the wall, the dragon is the main target. That's why it passed, Plus you didn't have her bottomless Heck, if you want to see worse, watch Heavy Metal

Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I agree with Nightain ........ It is like openning a door ...

Kenwas .... try to understand that they are NOT against you, they are against the Nudity which you have shown. I personally not effected with it but It could lead to a more harmfull things. You can be taken an example that he has been allowed for such wallpaper why not we.

Leaving off isn't the thing. They love you, they love your artwork. Try to get to them instead of running away.

Once I had cretisized Boxxi on one of his Screenie .... yet he is one of the most respectable to me.

(Edited to change Porn with Nudity)
Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There was no "porn" shown.
Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The kenwas wall is definitely not porn. Porn, written or visual has only one purpose....to arouse sexual desire in the person that finds the subject as such.
Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I agree with JamMeister...much ado about nothing!
Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top

kenwas's recent image was approved as the 'nudity' was particularly small/insignificant....and was not what is referred to as 'full-frontal'...that needs must include male/female genital areas.  Breasts in themselves constitute 'topless', not 'full-frontal'.

There are other depictions of varying degrees of 'nudity' in the wall section, but none is/has been deemed 'pornographic' by those whose responsibility is to moderate site content.  The walls that end up on the 'cutting-room floor' that do not see the light of day here are very definitely not suitable and are clear candidates for removal.

Wincustomize.com is a better place for all thanks to this moderation...