Nudes in the gallery section

[mpt600]

Or maybe just stop visiting it during office hours?

 

[stesm]

There are plenty of work-arounds that you could employ without changing this site at all. For example, if you want to show others a photo from the gallery, simply copy it to your desktop, or warn them there is the potential for "coporate-unfriendly" images. Use a privacy filter over your screen. The potential for trouble is not something that exists here, it is something that exists at your workplace.

 

[Socke]

On the other hand, some of us do occasionally view this site at work, where viewing of ANY nudes, no matter how artistic, might be an "issue."

People here should be old enough to know what they may do at work, most companies I know prohibit private use of company equipment, browsing RFF could be considered private use in most businesses.

 

[Socke]

I'm with you on this, jlw. It's NOT about censorship, but rather, common sense on the server side to help us prevent accidental issues/embarassments/etc.

Instead of applying common sense on the user side? Computers are smart, but not as smart as humans. hopefully.

I avoid the nudes at work, but sometimes, the thumbnail may look completely harmless, and then suddenly, you have a beautiful, artistic nude staring at you. And then your secretary walk in, sues you for sexual harassment, etc etc. Maybe I should just stop visiting rff alltogether, it's too dangerous. 😛

Jep, if you can't fire the secretary 🙂

 

[Socke]

Oh, and getting fired over seeing someone surf a site with figure studies completly unbelieveable? Please believe. it would happen in a heart beat with some groups I have seen.

How I miss the 70's, miniskirts, see through blouses .....

Now we are heading back into the middle ages.

 

[rogue_designer]

I like the idea of an nsfw tag - you could then allow a "work safe" browsing mode that would automatically disable thumbnails and images in gallery sections that the artist has labled "mature content" or similar.

DeviantArt has a mature tag that works very much this way. The only problem with it there is it relies on self categorization - something not all online denizens are as wary about.

I think here, with a sensitive and intelligent posting community, self categorization would work well.

 

[Socke]

DeviantArt has a mature tag that works very much this way. The only problem with it there is it relies on self categorization - something not all online denizens are as wary about.

Not only that, what is considered pretty harmless in Rio de Janeiro might get you in jail in Saudi Arabia!

 

[jano]

Instead of applying common sense on the user side? Computers are smart, but not as smart as humans. hopefully.

Technology should work for us, not us for it. I apply common sense from the user side all the time, but on occasion, my judgment has been wrong.

Not everyone is an employee and not everyone is restricted from personal browsing during the work day. You cannot cover every single situation.

A simple "nsfw" tag could help any accidental judgements on error. Of course, we'd then have to rely on users' participation. I could simply not view it at work, but then that would mean I cannot view it at all, because I don't have internet at home.

There's a site that does this.. immature as it is, it works. I think it's "you're the man now dog" or something like that.

 

[Socke]

Jano, NSFW where? Dubai? North Korea? Brazil?

We probably need a lot of tags to protect people from viewing a page they are not intended to see by whatever reason and a lot of knowledge about morals in different countries.

My homepage is blocked from Dubai due to "the content is incosistent with the religious, cultural, political and moral values of the United Arab Emirates." And I have no nudes on my site!

A german city portal where I take part as seen from Dubai

 

[mtbbrian]

Or maybe just stop visiting it during office hours?

That is what I have done, stopped visting the galleries while I at work.
Trouble is, sometimes I miss out.
No Worries!
I say leave things alone.
Brian

 

[photogdave]

The only thing that disturbs me about most of the nudes I've seen posted in the gallery is that the posters don't seem to be active in the forums, they are just posting nude, and only nude, images here. One of these gentlemen doesn't even shoot with a rangefinder, his images are fom a Nikon DSLR.
Sometimes I question their motives.

 

[fgianni]

I have no problems at all with nudes on this or any other photography site. I don't think the point that your employer will be after you when he/she sees that you are looking at nudes is valid - you are not supposed to look at RFF or any non-work related site at all when you are working - at least that's what your boss would say😀

Not true for us, we are formally allowed to use the internet for personal purpose during designated break times.

 

[RML]

Just don't look at the gallery during office hours. Just because you feel it could get you into trouble, doesn't mean the entire rest of rff should have to jump through hoops to keep you out of trouble. Take your own responsibilities!

 

[rover]

Just don't look at the gallery during office hours. Just because you feel it could get you into trouble, doesn't mean the entire rest of rff should have to jump through hoops to keep you out of trouble. Take your own responsibilities!

Not picking on you Remy, but your response is concise and summarizes at lot of others.

I think you guys are being a little harsh. Wow, having to make an extra click is a huge hoop to jump through, I would even fit.

I moved the thread to the feedback section this morning to bring it to Stephen's attention and will send him a specific note.

 

[David Murphy]

Personally I'm more worried about cameras and photography to give a whit about what Corporate America thinks (most of them are gangsters in suits anyway)

 

[raid]

A Professor's working place is wherever he happens to be at any given time, so there are no real restrictions set. For example, Professors are encouraged to make use of newspaper articles in teaching, so it is important to read newspapers, even at work. The same goes for googling at work.

Raid

 

[easyrider]

Just now I jumped over to the gallery section, and in the recent-additions array, saw several female nudes.

They were beautiful, tasteful, and I really liked them.

On the other hand, some of us do occasionally view this site at work, where viewing of ANY nudes, no matter how artistic, might be an "issue."

Worse yet, if it got reported to some of the subscription blacklisting services favored by Corporate America's IT departments, it might get all of RFF blocked.

Isn't there supposed to be some way to prevent these types of photos, beautiful though they are, from displaying in the gallery's "lobby"?

Very simple: Don't view the site at work. Period. Why should anyone be inconvenienced or censored because you want to look at RFF at work?

I find the post very self-indulgent.

If you insist on viewing RFF, check the posts only and don't view the gallery.

You could also find a less tight-rear-end place to work.

 

[RML]

Not picking on you Remy, but your response is concise and summarizes at lot of others.

I think you guys are being a little harsh. Wow, having to make an extra click is a huge hoop to jump through, I would even fit.

I moved the thread to the feedback section this morning to bring it to Stephen's attention and will send him a specific note.

Rover, no problem. I just think that if one needs so badly to look at the rff gallery during working hours, one should be willing to take the consequences. "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime." 🙂

 

[Pherdinand]

what's their problem with naked people on a screen anyway?
I never understood these issues with nudes-pornography, nudes at work, what if the boss looks at the screen, sexual harrassment by having a nude on the screen (give me a break!!). I don't say the issues don't exist, i just cannot understand the people fussing about it. I seriously think the whole idea is based on hippocricy, nothing more.

 

[Niall Bell]

I think that better labelling of nude shots would be good: I had real trouble finding them! 😉

Niall.