Gallery Rules?

[MickH]

And none of them want to discuss straps and bags!

Ye Gods it must be boring over there! 😀

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Pitxu:


If the moderators decide not to remove something I find offensive then I walk away.

(As it were.)

 

[crawdiddy]

They're on my website anyway

1. Oh that was a whiskey sour, not pee. Well not pee yet.

2. Nobody raped her or drugged her, she was naked though.

I guess you could imagine that she was raped, drugged, and that she urinated. But I could imagine those things about just about anyone else too.

I never PM'd anyone else about this, I don't even know who the mods are, I just took the pix down to be polite first and foremost, then I just wanted to ask what the rules were. I probably won't post anything else here anyway, I'm not looking for a fight, I was just curious where you all stood.

I like your photos, and urge you to post more here. My experience is that members express themselves pretty much however they want to. Some are polite, some are more abrasive. I've always found Pitxu to be polite and civil.

That being said, you need to be thick-skinned here.

 

[Frank Petronio]

I do have a few photos of other subjects that I'll share, I appreciate the comments. Yes no hard feelings -- thanks, Frank

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Ye Gods it must be boring over there! 😀

I'm loving it.

The standard of the members' photography is quite stunning. Every day I need to choose a 'Photo of the Day' and I always end up with a desktop covered in thumbnails trying to choose who to feature each day.

 

[back alley]

In my opinion, that were better than most nudes because they were different, not your typical model and the expressions & tones were fantastic.
looks like the majority of opinion says put it back up (Frank, please do so)...the minority should back down and allow moderators to moderate.

wet squirrel 🙂 (thanks btgc...that term will keep me laughing all day)

just to be clear, rff did not remove the photos.
joe

 

[PlantedTao]

just to be clear, rff did not remove the photos.
joe

no, the ARTIST did. sorry if I made that unclear 🙂

 

[MickH]

Richard, you were ridiculed by those who enjoy baiting. Sadly in any open forum/community there are good folk & tw@ts.

 

[PlantedTao]

Full frontal nude mock rape photos, but "the expressions & tones were fantastic.":bang: High art indeed.

I never saw that in the photos... you did. She looked liked an "alternative" (not your typical model) girl that was being wild and having fun in front of the camera to me... again, rape never entered my mind. Actually, no sexual thought entered my mind while looking at the pics, I was actually more interested in the tones (grain) and name (now I see why the name pistol was used).

Cant really help that you had impure thoughts about the photos, at least it has sparked lively conversation.

Wet Squirrel 🙂

 

[CameraQuest]

Frank,
Please repost your original photos here.

They did not offend me personaly.

I left this forum once because i did not agree with the level of morality here.

I was critisised by several members for not staying and trying to make RFF a better place.

Now that I am trying to make RFF a better place I am ridiculed for doing so.

So please put those photos back. Nobody takes any notice of me anyway, so why should you?


Pitxu.

it's a big forum Pitxu.

in answer to your question, RFF Rules and FAQ are in fully in effect.
be aware # 4 is defined and interpreted by the mods and the admin, not by popular vote.

the reality is that someone somewhere will find fault with ANY forum decision
and then you have people at odds supporting both sides of the question
that is just how it is with a large group.

After thinking it over, I realized I made a mistake giving the OK to the pics in question . I realized I did not find anything artistic about them. I personally found them ugly, unlikeable images and not the sort of thing I would be proud to have at RFF. Take note this comment is about the images, not the talent of the photographer.

Right or wrong, it's a judgment call. Art is in the eye of the beholder. No doubt some people have the complete opposite view.

The next day I was going to revisit the issue, only to find the pics were already down.

Stephen

 

[Olsen]

Hi Frank Petronio,

It is obvious to me you are not looking for a fight. After all you did remove the pics, which I assume it was not easy for you.

Now, look for friendship here, actively, and you will find another source of inspiration that may help you in your creative activities.

Cheers,
Ruben

Hear, hear!

 

[Keith]

When I get a Domke should I choose the one with silver fittings or the one with black fittings?

Hmmm ... what colour shoes were you thinking of wearing? Ideas anyone? :angel: