Comments on: Flickr Censors User Over Images of… Mannequins? http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SDuffyPhotography.blog » Blog Archive » Friday Link Love – 10/09/09 http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-106295 SDuffyPhotography.blog » Blog Archive » Friday Link Love – 10/09/09 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:26:23 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-106295 [...] Hawk talks a little about Flickr’s seemingly nonsensical censorship and obscenity [...] [...] Hawk talks a little about Flickr’s seemingly nonsensical censorship and obscenity [...]

]]> By: Paul http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-106174 Paul Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:39:08 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-106174 It is quite ludicrous in how the system at flickr works via-vis the "flagging" system. Often it is nothing more than a Salem Witch trial and a free for all for losers and miscreants to tamper with other members activity. It's not like the so called offending members are advocating the eating of BabyMeat. http://debunkingatheists.blogspot.com/2008/07/atheists-eat-babies.html It is quite ludicrous in how the system at flickr works via-vis the "flagging" system. Often it is nothing more than a Salem Witch trial and a free for all for losers and miscreants to tamper with other members activity. It’s not like the so called offending members are advocating the eating of BabyMeat.
http://debunkingatheists.blogspot.com/2008/07/atheists-eat-babies.html

]]> By: James http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-105448 James Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:12:45 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-105448 Is there any legal way of making flickr tell you who's been reporting your stuff offensive? Is there any legal way of making flickr tell you who’s been reporting your stuff offensive?

]]> By: James http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-105443 James Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:02:00 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-105443 Talk about double standards.. I heard when people report to flickr that any image offends them they take on your behalf and go after the photographer. Well from some time this person goes into malls and shooting mannequins up the skirts and calls it sexy. Who knows if he does the same thing with real women as he dares not post that and he's getting a cheep thrill from doing it. I may find it offensive but that is me so when letting flickr know they didn't do a thing about it. So my belief there is some strong backing to have me removed from flickr but they can't delete me as I truly believe they know what they are doing is wrong but something is backing them on this fight as hopping I give in and leave which I am doing anyways but take a look at this SAFE site http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovemannequins/ Talk about double standards..

I heard when people report to flickr that any image offends them they take on your behalf and go after the photographer.

Well from some time this person goes into malls and shooting mannequins up the skirts and calls it sexy. Who knows if he does the same thing with real women as he dares not post that and he’s getting a cheep thrill from doing it. I may find it offensive but that is me so when letting flickr know they didn’t do a thing about it. So my belief there is some strong backing to have me removed from flickr but they can’t delete me as I truly believe they know what they are doing is wrong but something is backing them on this fight as hopping I give in and leave which I am doing anyways but take a look at this SAFE site

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovemannequins/

]]> By: kevin http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-105325 kevin Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:53:11 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-105325 I say screw Flickr - let's go back to photoblogs! I "grew up" as a digital photographer in that short period when photoblogs.org was king, before Flickr even existed. I say screw Flickr – let’s go back to photoblogs! I “grew up” as a digital photographer in that short period when photoblogs.org was king, before Flickr even existed.

]]> By: James http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-105187 James Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:15:17 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-105187 Sam very nice story ... as for my Tags it's been awhile as I may added the tags or not but I seriously don't think it was the tags if it were the tags then he or she must of been looking for sex to find the images in the first place. As for Sesame story and everyone else please of please do not rely on on line servers to store your memories . please no. If you want to be safe as external Hard Drives as you can get a TB Drive for around $100 Canadian and copy all your memories to it but always keep double copies. You can always take that drive and keep it at a good friends place or a family member or even a safety deposit box but always keep doubles of your pictures. My tip when I fill up a HD I go out and buy 2 more .. one to copy my images on and the other to back it up.. sorry for ranting but don't trust FLickr as they can delete you when every they feel like. James Sam very nice story … as for my Tags it’s been awhile as I may added the tags or not but I seriously don’t think it was the tags if it were the tags then he or she must of been looking for sex to find the images in the first place.

As for Sesame story and everyone else please of please do not rely on on line servers to store your memories . please no. If you want to be safe as external Hard Drives as you can get a TB Drive for around $100 Canadian and copy all your memories to it but always keep double copies. You can always take that drive and keep it at a good friends place or a family member or even a safety deposit box but always keep doubles of your pictures. My tip when I fill up a HD I go out and buy 2 more .. one to copy my images on and the other to back it up..
sorry for ranting but don’t trust FLickr as they can delete you when every they feel like.

James

]]> By: sam http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-105182 sam Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:57:15 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-105182 Did you see that the same thing happened recently to flickr-star Sesame Ellis? She has a huge following, but someone was flagging her account (out of spite?) and flickr reacted by censoring her entire account twice. They've since apologized to her, but that seems to be an unusual result. http://www.racheldevine.com/blog/2009/10/03/everything-in-moderation/ Did you see that the same thing happened recently to flickr-star Sesame Ellis? She has a huge following, but someone was flagging her account (out of spite?) and flickr reacted by censoring her entire account twice. They’ve since apologized to her, but that seems to be an unusual result.

http://www.racheldevine.com/blog/2009/10/03/everything-in-moderation/

]]> By: James http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-105180 James Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:53:31 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-105180 Is the photo tagged that way ... 26000 pictures on flickr as I never looked at this images since I posted it in Aug 2006. I guess leaving that option open so others can add tags was not a good idea Is the photo tagged that way … 26000 pictures on flickr as I never looked at this images since I posted it in Aug 2006. I guess leaving that option open so others can add tags was not a good idea

]]> By: eric http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-105146 eric Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:33:10 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-105146 I completely agree with your point of view. But the mannequin in question is tagged with the words, "sex store, naughty toys, sexy school girl, adult shop, adult store". Personally I couldn't care less. But the context set by the poster in this case seems to skew it into moderate territory. I have to wonder if it was tagged, simply Mannequin in glasses, would there have been the same censorship taken? Especially considering that the poster made this comment: "you see what happens when you put sex or adult naughty store in the tags it draws them all to it :)" Kind of a stupid move. I completely agree with your point of view. But the mannequin in question is tagged with the words, “sex store, naughty toys, sexy school girl, adult shop, adult store”. Personally I couldn’t care less. But the context set by the poster in this case seems to skew it into moderate territory. I have to wonder if it was tagged, simply Mannequin in glasses, would there have been the same censorship taken? Especially considering that the poster made this comment: “you see what happens when you put sex or adult naughty store in the tags it draws them all to it :) ” Kind of a stupid move.

]]> By: Uwe Mayer http://thomashawk.com/2009/10/flickr-censors-user-over-images-of-mannequins.html/comment-page-1#comment-105011 Uwe Mayer Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:06:32 +0000 http://thomashawk.com/?p=7001#comment-105011 In my case it was the bodypainting pictures flickr thought should be adult content. Only pictures showing women, they were fine with the male bodypainting stuff. Which is funny for one reason: I only shot bodypaintings at the World Bodypainting Festival. The event is open for the public, and a lot of parents show up with their children. So there are quite a bit children on the festival ground and it doesn't seem to harm em. But that's Europe of course, not the US. In my case it was the bodypainting pictures flickr thought should be adult content. Only pictures showing women, they were fine with the male bodypainting stuff.
Which is funny for one reason: I only shot bodypaintings at the World Bodypainting Festival. The event is open for the public, and a lot of parents show up with their children. So there are quite a bit children on the festival ground and it doesn’t seem to harm em. But that’s Europe of course, not the US.

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