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Removed Image and Removal of Gallery
13 years ago
I made the decision to remove an image from my gallery after a fellow member of FA expressed concern.
The image contained five of my pre-adolescent characters, three of them female, in bathing suits at the lake beach front. Because all the characters were preadolescent, I drew two of the female characters topless and the third covering herself because of the unwanted attentions of one of the male characters. I thought the image was cute and devoid of sexual activity, but I made a decision to put it under "Mature" because some people might consider topless 10-year-olds too sexual for a "General" rating. I felt that most FA members would inherently understand such reasoning.
Earlier today, a fellow FA member added a comment with a cut-and-paste of the Acceptable Uploads Policy (AUP) regarding minors and/or underage characters in sexual situations. The commenter offered no introduction, statement of his/her concerns, or any additional thoughts. If the commenter has sent a private note, I regret that as of the posting of this journal I have not received it.
As I understand the aforementioned passage of the AUP, ANY image containing a minor must be given a "General" rating, be devoid of any "adult" or "mature" concepts, and be suitable for all ages. However, several groups of my characters are teenagers who are dealing with some adult issues: One group was put in stasis and observed via webcams while another group is learning about the "reality" of inanimate transforation. Some of these are experimental concepts, character/idea developmentconcepts, and even attempts at serious story telling. As you can see, these include some sexual concepts.
Without further information to go on and the tendency of "the mindless masses" to jump to conclusions, I have removed the image in question. I will be deciding within the next week whether or not to clear out the remainder of my gallery. Until then, I will wait to see if the moderators have been involved.
I am sorry if my image crossed a line. There was never any intention to do so.
The image contained five of my pre-adolescent characters, three of them female, in bathing suits at the lake beach front. Because all the characters were preadolescent, I drew two of the female characters topless and the third covering herself because of the unwanted attentions of one of the male characters. I thought the image was cute and devoid of sexual activity, but I made a decision to put it under "Mature" because some people might consider topless 10-year-olds too sexual for a "General" rating. I felt that most FA members would inherently understand such reasoning.
Earlier today, a fellow FA member added a comment with a cut-and-paste of the Acceptable Uploads Policy (AUP) regarding minors and/or underage characters in sexual situations. The commenter offered no introduction, statement of his/her concerns, or any additional thoughts. If the commenter has sent a private note, I regret that as of the posting of this journal I have not received it.
As I understand the aforementioned passage of the AUP, ANY image containing a minor must be given a "General" rating, be devoid of any "adult" or "mature" concepts, and be suitable for all ages. However, several groups of my characters are teenagers who are dealing with some adult issues: One group was put in stasis and observed via webcams while another group is learning about the "reality" of inanimate transforation. Some of these are experimental concepts, character/idea developmentconcepts, and even attempts at serious story telling. As you can see, these include some sexual concepts.
Without further information to go on and the tendency of "the mindless masses" to jump to conclusions, I have removed the image in question. I will be deciding within the next week whether or not to clear out the remainder of my gallery. Until then, I will wait to see if the moderators have been involved.
I am sorry if my image crossed a line. There was never any intention to do so.
