Re: New Category for Wallpapers



Well ok, I'm happy with that if "Other" lets me include pictures of
beautifuly women containing the Gnome-Logo on their tops or pants.
The pont is, that I really do not understand, why we can make art out of
everything but human beings?



On Mon, 2005-07-04 at 22:03 +0100, Thomas Wood wrote:
> My main reasons for not including "adult" content on art.gnome.org was 
> that we have had complaints before about it so no longer accept this 
> type of material. I don't want to include any material on art.gnome.org 
> that might offend any users, which "adult" material can do.
> 
> On the subject of new categories though, I would like suggestions on the 
> following categories:
> 
> GNOME, Nature, Abstract, Other?
> 
> I think GNOME, Nature and Abstract should cover most of the current 
> backgrounds. Should we also make a category for distribution wallpapers? 
> We still get quite a few of these, although the submission policy says 
> we don't accept them.
> 
> -Thomas
> 
> 
> Marius M. M. wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >I was just discussing with thos my idea of a new Category for wallpapers
> >on art.gnome.org. First, here the log:
> >
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ><thos> I want to add some more background categories
> ><devilx> maybe a password protected adult category.
> ><thos> er no
> ><devilx> :( it was worth a try
> ><thos> well, it would be pretty hard to password protect a sectino of
> >the ftp
> ><thos> but why onearth should there be adult content on art.gnome.org
> >anyway?
> ><devilx> I don't mean "porn" with adult. Just.. do you remember the
> >Login Screen i've submitted, thos?
> >...
> ><devilx> thos, I mean, I'm sure nobody will hate art.gnome.org if it
> >provides some nice ladies in bikinis licking the gnome-logo or stuff
> >like that.
> ><devilx> you don't even need to write a login. Just a warning-page,
> >explicit content.
> ><thos> devilx, well there were complaints last time...
> ><devilx> sry, but who complains about a wallpaper with a nice lady? (not
> >porny, it should be just esthetically nice)
> ><thos> er, other women do
> ><devilx> thos, they can also add nice guys, if they want. So what's the
> >problem.
> ><thos> devilx, it's just appropriate
> ><thos> er
> ><thos> not appropriate
> ><thos> would you ever see that sort of content on the official windows
> >site?
> ><tirpse> on msd - yes
> ><tirpse> i mena this multimedia - entertaimant page from MS, i cant
> >remember how it was called
> ><tirpse> ah
> ><tirpse> www.msn.com
> ><devilx> thos, no, because everyone at microsoft has at least one stick
> >in his ass.
> ><devilx> thos, and I don't expect to see that kind of content on
> >www.gnome.org
> ><devilx> thos, I just would like to see it on art.gnome.org
> ><devilx> and the point is: Who does not accept on the
> >"explicit-content"-page, won't see the pictures. Who accepts and
> >complains, is just dumb. Because why do I accept the terms to view stuff
> >I don't like?
> ><devilx> thos, even picasso and all other artists have drawn pictures of
> >females, because it is art. Why do you want to censor art?
> ><devilx> look at this:
> >http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=25357
> >...
> ><devilx> personally I don't like the wallpaper, and I don't like her.
> >But they rated the paper 55%. So, it doesn't seem to be that bad.
> >...
> ><thos> devilx, perhaps you should ask other people on the list to get
> >their opinion
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >So, now I'm asking you. What do you think about this?
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Bye
> >
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