the mods are obliged to look at everyone’s avatars to make sure that they are not going to be offensive.
there is a difference between having boobs and bums, as opposed to having genitals. if you open your newspaper in the morning you will see boobs and bums... they are not really .
genitals are a different matter... not everyone is comfortable looking at someone’s muff first thing in the morning when they log on over breakfast.
Its much better to keep those kind of pictures to the adverts and personal pages… that way, people are making a conscious effort to look at them.
the cafe is social, and therefore attracts people who may not really be ready to go "all the way" to the dark side.... don’t want to be scaring them off do we.
your point about there not being a specific mention in the aup about your avatar pics can prob be answered as... there are a lot of things not specifically mentioned... but it DOES say that nothing that is likely to cause offence to others..... this can include certain pics.
I wont comment on individual cases and this is a personnal view, but would add that I fully support the moderators asking folk to remove avatars that are either pornographic or that go beyond that which we are used to, in every day life, echoing the point that Busty Babe made about what we see when we open certain newspapers thus including cartoon style porn. I would actually go further than they already do, but as I say its my personnel view .
I have no doubt, the claims that these are joke avatars with no offence intended, are true in some cases, but with the vast range of pictures that are available to us, there really is no need.
Like many folk, our P.C. is in a room where there is a fair bit of non user traffic, with other family members walking back and forth to other rooms, whilst both I and mrs davej are broad minded people, we still prefer that our other family members do not see pornographic images. I for one find it a nuisance when I have to minimise the screen when viewing other parts of the site when I hear the kids coming, I dont want to have to do that when I'm in the cafe as well.
There are a number of other areas where folk can post pictures that other members can view if they choose, but please lets maintain the social aspect of the cafe in all areas which includes insensitive avatars. Busty Babe had it right when she talked about the diffeent type of people that post in the cafe. We are all broad minded, however that doesn't mean that we want to view porn when we are socializing with freinds.
I was holding back my comments cos I was so fizzing mad! :twisted: :twisted:
But others have been more eloquent and reasonable so I can now pop in and say - for the hundredth time NO COCK SHOTS! If you want to spit your dummy out then fine, just so long as you pick it up off the floor as you leave.
It was unusual for Greg to get away with his avatar for as long as he did, normally the mods are pretty quick to jump in and ask folk to change any unacceptable avatar. And I'm fully with them on this topic - the forum is not the place for hardcore pics, even cartoon ones.
Mike.
It seems to me that what is being sadi here is, if its paid for and generates income its acceptable but if its not paid for then its offensive and not allowed.
Hum, sadly I think this just reflkects society in general
i can now confirm i changed my avator on
wednesday the 30th of june at around 2pm
heres the link to it
http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/swingers-forum/viewtopicpage/12098/1760.html
as we were all taking about how it wud be till i got told off for it
- the first was of a women with a man cumin on her face
- the second was a cartoon couple shagging... which ive had for a week as my avator..
n now ive got this cartoon effort!!
one nil to me thanks jags!
hehehe
As many of you may have seen I put a new avitar on here and was promply told , even though it was a joke pic that Avitars showing genitals was not allowed?? ( Although arses and boobs were fine ) Would someone please then explain to me why there are many others on here showing exactly the same albeit joke/cartoon ones ?I feel it was because I advertised the fact that I had put one on and if I had not said anything I would not have been told they are NOT allowed 
So who is it who sits there going through these things or was I just told because I made it known to all I had put one on .
:lol: 
)Alex x
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:banghead: :banghead: Just about had enough matey... 
mods ain't good mate........especially this mod (who, although known far and wide for her radiant beauty, doesn't have the most patience for fools).
