Picture posting question

instead of attacking us..perhaps you should go to the person that took those pics and posted those pics and attack that person...I in no way have or had anything to do with pics of her being taken or posted...then you should go to chloe and ask her why she would put herself in a situation to have those pics taken...

I understand you wanna get down to the bottom of this..however your attacking the wrong folks here...I helped her when she asked and explained to her
what to do..
if she has yet to do this..it is her deal..not mine..not osd's...

ufb.....

and as far as making rude comments about my figure..go right ahead..cuz baby boy ima looking seriously fine right now..ijs...

im not sure why you would bring me into this..but okay...lol Originally Posted by anita germane

Nothing personal, just needed a provider example. So you are ok with a random picture of yourself being posted in any forum?

Nothing personal, just needed a provider example. So you are ok with a random picture of yourself being posted in any forum? Originally Posted by armortib

oh really..okay..hahahhahah i was born in the morning however it wasnt yesterday morning...

ufb...

i believe i already commented like 5 different times about pics being posted..did ya happen to read it at all??
or do you have tunnel vision?

ufb!!!

he just wants to force local mods to call in CC or higher. Local mods have answered. and it is the answer.

well I off, see ya. will read after 2 AM

I am truly not attacking anyone and I didn't think this question would be that hard to answer with certainty. Is there a written policy on posting pictures of board members and if so what is it?

Here is a more clear answer for you, thanks for making me earn my $0 paycheck lol

Guideline #9 - No form of private communications between members are to be posted in our forums. This includes the contents of emails, PMs, IMs, private chat logs, privately shared images, etc. This is an invasion of another's privacy and will not be allowed.

#5 - Outing or threats of outing are taken seriously. Membership here is anonymous and for the privacy of our members it will remain that way. That means any effort or attempt to connect a person's real world information to their username on this board will be dealt with swiftly and harshly. This includes real names, employment, medical info, addresses past or present, images, criminal or driving record, etc. We expect everyone who participates here to respect and go to great lengths to protect the anonymity and privacy of one another. Reckless disregard or accidental outing will also be taken very seriously.

Chloe: you are right it is not funny to be outed. For the majority of us this is a very private hobby that we do not want to share with most of our friends and especially our families. I have not been to a M&G and now that I know pictures were/are taken I won't likely go to one. I do realize with cell phones a picture is too easily taken and recordings too easily made. Everyone needs to be careful and know that you are probably being recorded or photographed on a regular basis.

I am truly not attacking anyone and I didn't think this question would be that hard to answer with certainty. Is there a written policy on posting pictures of board members and if so what is it? Originally Posted by armortib

You have all of the access to forum rules and guidelines that we have. If you need help finding them, just ask.

So, like jokacz already pointed out there is a rule about "outing." That pretty much covers it for me. Here it is again:

"#5 - Outing or threats of outing are taken seriously. Membership here is anonymous and for the privacy of our members it will remain that way. That means any effort or attempt to connect a person's real world information to their username on this board will be dealt with swiftly and harshly. This includes real names, employment, medical info, addresses past or present, images, criminal or driving record, etc. We expect everyone who participates here to respect and go to great lengths to protect the anonymity and privacy of one another. Reckless disregard or accidental outing will also be taken very seriously."

Notice that the word "images" IS used above. Now, IMHO, this does not mean that you cannot post an image of someone. But it better not be one that contains unique information that could be used to identify that person unless you have their permission. Probably the only exception here is if it was posted publicly somewhere else like their in their "Showcase" or on BP.

There is room for discretion and interpretation. And there is also common courtesy and respect. Quite often, the members on here do a GREAT job of self-policing this policy. I have seen many threads where members post pics and they are instantly questioned by other members about whether they have that person's permission. And if there is any question, it comes down. Fast. Often at the request of the original poster. Those of you with experience on this board know this to be true.

The Mods are not here to scrutinize every post and bounce it against all of the rules. We have to rely on you to let us know if there are potential problems. And many of you take this quite seriously and are a huge help to us with this kind of thing. 9 times out of 10, when you see a Mod take action in a post, it is because of something reported or suggested by a regular member. Because they care (and I am not being sarcastic).

Too much has probably been made of this. Again, those who know this board know that this is not much of a problem. The "recent events" that started all of this debate were pretty much unique. They are not likely to happen again (THANK GOD!).

.....I have not been to a M&G and now that I know pictures were/are taken I won't likely go to one. Originally Posted by elgin1

STOP!! This is exactly the kind of post that causes these threads to become so crazy. You have taken a couple of statements out of context from other posts and presented them as fact.

NO PICS WERE TAKEN OF ANYONE AT ANY M&G I HAVE BEEN TOO!

Thanks for input Rooster and BB. While I realize that the mods can't be everywhere, I'd sleep better at night knowing that the mods of private forums (mens room, powder puff and spider hole) would lean more to deleting photos then keeping up photos that could help out someone.

Based on what was posted above, I find it difficult to believe that a member would (after going to the trouble of finding out about a picture on a forum you don't have access to) has to do more than contact a local mod (who should forward the request to a higher mod if needed)to protect his or her identity. Maybe, just maybe the rules should be changed so that an individual's picture can't be posted in a forum that the individual does not have access to.

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So since everyone wants photos heres one of me boating last weekend!!

Guideline #9 - No form of private communications between members are to be posted in our forums. This includes the contents of emails, PMs, IMs, private chat logs, privately shared images, etc. This is an invasion of another's privacy and will not be allowed. Originally Posted by brutusbluto

It's probably a good idea to never post a picture of anyone in the hobby. I've seen reposting of pictures from other public websites cause shitstorms.

Think before you link...or...Don't drink and link.