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Stop showing nude photos on the home page!!!
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jess shudup
Leading Member
Whoa- nudie pix. Where do I find 'em ?
Seems pretty tastefully done to me...aren't you the one who is freaking out? How are your wife and kids going to see it unless you show them, or do they check out dpreview on a routine basis. All you have to do is move on to the next pic, or don't look at all. Calm down.
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JamesRL
Senior Member
I think its a very artful shot that I would have missed had it not been for you. I'd inivite my wife and kids to view it.
Foxwizgsk
Leading Member
Is your wife with you at work?
Relax, I think your wife has one of those things also!
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brent collins
Senior Member
...In fact, my wife wants to imitate the shot this week. Although I wonder if the shot were of a dead body ravaged by war or murder. Would the OP find issue there? Reminds me of Ashcroft wanting to place a cloth over statues in the justice dept.
Your kids freaked out at this??? Really? I hope they don't have issues later on in life over a bit of nudity.
Your kids freaked out at this??? Really? I hope they don't have issues later on in life over a bit of nudity.
As usual, a dpreview patron objects to nude photos on the main page, and the armchair psychoanalysts come out in droves to tell him how backwards he is.
The issue is not nudity good vs. nudity bad. The issue is: Does dpreview have a clearly stated and consistently applied policy against "Glamour / Sexual content images" or doesn't it? Posting a photo like the OP referred to in a forum would clearly violate dpreview's written policy for forums. What's the point of having such a policy for forums if would-be forum visitors are confronted with "Glamour / Sexual content images" on the main page before even getting to the forums?
The issue is not nudity good vs. nudity bad. The issue is: Does dpreview have a clearly stated and consistently applied policy against "Glamour / Sexual content images" or doesn't it? Posting a photo like the OP referred to in a forum would clearly violate dpreview's written policy for forums. What's the point of having such a policy for forums if would-be forum visitors are confronted with "Glamour / Sexual content images" on the main page before even getting to the forums?
DjD_a700
Leading Member
From a work perspective even a model in a skimpy outfit might get someone called on the carpet. The American workplace has become a sterile environment where one gives up their constitutional rights to some degree. All it takes is an IT person or the gal (or guy sometimes) in the next cubicle to claim they were offended by what was on your monitor. What follows is an EEOC investigation which can lead to anything from a hand slap to suspension or termination! It's not just the visual stuff either, say something off color and even if you did not address the person walking by and they over hear you and are offended you are called on the carpet.
Because of legal issues companys are held by the balls by the do-gooders who are intent on righting the bully on the playground issues that haunt them!
At home everyone has a different level of what is acceptable, that picture would gain a show on TV an R rating or possible a TV-MA no matter how tastfull. I watched a documentary on the history of art and several paintings they showed had body parts blured. I saw another show on a primative tribe and they didn't blur anything...
The point is no matter what you personally feel, others are not obligated to feel the same way. The OP really shouldn't have brought it up in the forums but then nobody should be in his face about it either. Once contacted the site administration should be open to hearing about the matter.
To the OP in the meantime change your bookmark to avoid the sites home page and don't follow any Gallery links.
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Because of legal issues companys are held by the balls by the do-gooders who are intent on righting the bully on the playground issues that haunt them!
At home everyone has a different level of what is acceptable, that picture would gain a show on TV an R rating or possible a TV-MA no matter how tastfull. I watched a documentary on the history of art and several paintings they showed had body parts blured. I saw another show on a primative tribe and they didn't blur anything...
The point is no matter what you personally feel, others are not obligated to feel the same way. The OP really shouldn't have brought it up in the forums but then nobody should be in his face about it either. Once contacted the site administration should be open to hearing about the matter.
To the OP in the meantime change your bookmark to avoid the sites home page and don't follow any Gallery links.
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the_open_life
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Yeah, Jesus the "Good Teacher" said that.
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Foxwizgsk
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It didn't take long for the immoral minority to chime in.
Get a life
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hesbehindyou
Senior Member
A good point; I am allowed to browse the internet during my lunch breaks but am still not allowed to view nudity. Given the context of the site I reckon I'd be okay viewing the main page but only if the ickle thumbnail picture didn't find its way into the cache.
I can't believe what I am reading here - anyone would think there's something wrong with nudity the way you lot go on.
What's your problem - scared of the human body?
You, your wives, kids, bosses, friends don't have naked bodies? Are you all machines?
It would be funny if it weren't so sad.
To me, your attitudes reflect extreme alienation of the self - go see a shrink.
What's your problem - scared of the human body?
You, your wives, kids, bosses, friends don't have naked bodies? Are you all machines?
It would be funny if it weren't so sad.
To me, your attitudes reflect extreme alienation of the self - go see a shrink.
hesbehindyou
Senior Member
Read my post again
My post contained nothing about my attitude to nudity. It was purely about the risk of going through formal disciplinary procedures if a picture containing nudity is found in the cache.
An apology would be appreciated.
pcunite wrote: The home page has a nude woman under the "Finished challenges" section. Does DPReview want to get me fired... even on my lunch break?
I wrote: A good point; I am allowed to browse the internet during my lunch breaks but am still not allowed to view nudity. Given the context of the site I reckon I'd be okay viewing the main page but only if the ickle thumbnail picture didn't find its way into the cache.
Liberty555
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Yes, I'm a very liberal minded person and can appreciate the art in the photos, but it is not appropriate for them to be shown like that.
Please stop showing photos like that on the home page.
Please stop showing photos like that on the home page.
brent collins
Senior Member
Them? :O
Apologies offered, I'll post a correction.
Instead of "Your attitudes ..." Please read "Your boss's attitude ..."
Your boss must be pretty darned perverse if he/she is likely to take disciplinary action for one thumbnail nude pic on a photographic site. I could see their point if it was a porn site, but for Christ's sake ...
And surely, if it really came to that, wouldn't they be able to have a look at DPR and see that it was not intentional viewing on your part, just a thumbnail on a site that you regularly viewed for other information? Are these people human or what?
I am curious to know what line of work your boss is in. Indeed what type of creature is your boss?
Regards, Mike
Conrad Birdie
Veteran Member
It is a photography website, and sometimes nude photographs are part of PHOTOGRAPHY.
If it is something that could get you fired at work, perhaps not reviewing this website at work would be in your best interest. Otherwise, tell your employer, IT IS A PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE, and nude photography is part of it.
BTW, does your employer allow you to visit non-work related websites on company time? Mine doesn't, and I even had to sign a disclosure stating such. The agreement we had to sign clearly stipulates that the internet is provided for business purposes only, and violators of the rule are subject to disciplinary measures and/or termination from employment.
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If it is something that could get you fired at work, perhaps not reviewing this website at work would be in your best interest. Otherwise, tell your employer, IT IS A PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE, and nude photography is part of it.
BTW, does your employer allow you to visit non-work related websites on company time? Mine doesn't, and I even had to sign a disclosure stating such. The agreement we had to sign clearly stipulates that the internet is provided for business purposes only, and violators of the rule are subject to disciplinary measures and/or termination from employment.
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Conrad Birdie
Veteran Member
Your words a very accurate for the workplace indeed, BUT, with that knowledge, I guess my question remains. Why would he visit a photography website on company time and even take the chance if this level of paranoia exist in his workplace?
BTW, if you go to Sports Illustrated.com, you will see photos of girls in bikini's for their swimsuit issue. So, again, my best suggestion is to stay off non business related websites at work, and leave the rest for home play.
Conrad 'Bye Bye' Birdie
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BTW, if you go to Sports Illustrated.com, you will see photos of girls in bikini's for their swimsuit issue. So, again, my best suggestion is to stay off non business related websites at work, and leave the rest for home play.
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hesbehindyou
Senior Member
Heh, just because it's a recognised area of photography doesn't mean it's necessarily a good idea to have those photos displayed on the homepage.
sigh.. that was kinda his point. Viewing the site at work on a lunch hour is probably within the rules apart from the unavoidable nudity that occasionally appears on the homepage.
Mine does. I suspect most employers allow employees limited access to the web for non-business reasons, at least in their own time.
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