Suitable images for use in avatars......

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. Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 27 Nov 03 Posts: 1833 Credit: 179,734 RAC: 9	Message 655663 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 11:32:39 UTC
	Your thoughts please. Are weapons of any kind deemed "kid friendly" and appropriate to use? If images in posts are unacceptable, then the same must apply for avatars. ____________ Remember...Always look on the bright side of life.
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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 23353 Credit: 4,628,559 RAC: 3,788	Message 655666 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 11:48:55 UTC
	When you view and read a message, the three parts of it are all seen simultaneously, namely the body of the message itself, the signature if there is one, and the avatar of the sender. If an image is deemed not be suitable, then it should apply equally to all three locations. As for weapons, I think it would depend on the context. A generic picture of an army tank might be acceptable, a terrorist holding a machine gun might not be. ____________ Damsel Rescuer, Kitty Patron, Raccoon Friend, Uli Fan, Julie Supporter, ES99 Admirer, PETA Member, 1st Childhood
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Saenger Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2452 Credit: 20,073 RAC: 0	Message 655693 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 13:35:14 UTC
	If guns are not OK as a pic in the message, they are definitely not Ok anywhere else, be it avatar, profile pic or sig. ____________ Gruesse vom Saenger For questions about Boinc look in the BOINC-Wiki
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Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19783 Credit: 21,915,552 RAC: 29,301	Message 655694 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 13:53:04 UTC
	Its not so easy to say. champ had a tank as avatar it was o.K. KenzieB had Lara Croft wich was also o.K. I would say if not sure ask one of the mods before using it. ____________
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Saenger Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2452 Credit: 20,073 RAC: 0	Message 655696 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 13:55:32 UTC - in response to Message 655694. Last modified: 7 Oct 2007, 13:58:11 UTC
	Its not so easy to say. champ had a tank as avatar it was o.K. KenzieB had Lara Croft wich was also o.K. I would say if not sure ask one of the mods before using it. AFAIK posts have been removed because of gun pics in them. If that's the case, avatars with guns in them have to be removed as well, I see no reason why they shoud be treated differently. But if for example Misfits avatar is OK, gun pics in posts have to be OK as well.
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Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19783 Credit: 21,915,552 RAC: 29,301	Message 655698 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 14:00:46 UTC - in response to Message 655696. Last modified: 7 Oct 2007, 14:01:18 UTC
	Its not so easy to say. champ had a tank as avatar it was o.K. KenzieB had Lara Croft wich was also o.K. I would say if not sure ask one of the mods before using it. AFAIK posts have been removed because of gun pics in them. If that's the case, avatars with guns in them have to be removed as well, I see no reason why they shoud be treated differently. Slowly SÃ¤nger. Lara Croft is known as a comic its free from the age of 6 so kid friendly. A tank can be used as a private vehicle so not only a weapon. A picture only shows the meaning of the weapon. A nuclear explosion only reflefcts dead. ____________
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Saenger Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2452 Credit: 20,073 RAC: 0	Message 655700 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 14:09:32 UTC
	A rose is a rose is a rose. A gun pic is a gun pic is a gun pic. There is no difference of the location of the pic, whether as an avatar, in a signature, in a post or in a profile, either it's fit in all places or nowhere. I don't think I ever posted a gun pic, so I'm not personally affected by any deletion of a post because of that. But I've been told by reliable sources that gun pics have been removed because of being not kid friendly. If gun pics are not kid friendly (which I think has better arguments for it than nipplegate), avatars with guns have to be removed as well. If guns in avatars are OK, they are everywhere on this board OK.
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Darth Dogbytes™ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Jul 03 Posts: 7512 Credit: 2,021,148 RAC: 0	Message 655706 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 14:26:36 UTC Last modified: 7 Oct 2007, 14:29:49 UTC
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Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19783 Credit: 21,915,552 RAC: 29,301	Message 655712 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 14:37:46 UTC Last modified: 7 Oct 2007, 14:39:47 UTC
	good choice dennis. Sorry SÃ¤nger if you dont understand but thats the way. The world isnÂ´t black and white. ____________
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Saenger Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2452 Credit: 20,073 RAC: 0	Message 655719 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 14:46:37 UTC - in response to Message 655712.
	good choice dennis. Sorry SÃ¤nger if you dont understand but thats the way. The world isnÂ´t black and white. No, but why can images of guns be deleted by people with the same guns in their avatars, isn't that pure hypocrisy? Of course it's not black and white, but it should at least be consistent.
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Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 15969 Credit: 630,995 RAC: 199	Message 655738 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 15:26:54 UTC - in response to Message 655719.
	good choice dennis. Sorry SÃ¤nger if you dont understand but thats the way. The world isnÂ´t black and white. No, but why can images of guns be deleted by people with the same guns in their avatars, isn't that pure hypocrisy? Of course it's not black and white, but it should at least be consistent. hear! hear! Saengar . . . in Total Agreement . . . A GUN is a GUN is a GUN!! YEP!!!! iT's a GUN (which IS a Weapon - PERIOD!!!! ____________ BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . .
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Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 8871 Credit: 1,252,615 RAC: 1,157	Message 655741 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 15:32:01 UTC - in response to Message 655719.
	good choice dennis. Sorry SÃ¤nger if you dont understand but thats the way. The world isnÂ´t black and white. No, but why can images of guns be deleted by people with the same guns in their avatars, isn't that pure hypocrisy? Of course it's not black and white, but it should at least be consistent. Logic is not the forte. Preconceived (incorrect) notion: defense rush. Hence: do same. Conclude: potshots at the Almighty bounce off Superman. ____________ Account ...
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Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 15969 Credit: 630,995 RAC: 199	Message 655742 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 15:32:51 UTC
	by-the-by . . . whAT SAY the 'viewer' - concerns regardin' my avatar . . . ? <-------------- ____________ BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . .
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Blurf Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 6450 Credit: 5,732,663 RAC: 2,708	Message 655759 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 16:08:53 UTC - in response to Message 655742.
	by-the-by . . . whAT SAY the 'viewer' - concerns regardin' my avatar . . . ? <-------------- Richard--your avatar isn't the issue here... ____________
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Al Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 5827 Credit: 400,697 RAC: 0	Message 655776 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 16:35:58 UTC
	Que? ____________ Scorpions - Wind Of Change
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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 23353 Credit: 4,628,559 RAC: 3,788	Message 655783 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 16:44:16 UTC - in response to Message 655776.
	Que? Sarah sarah. I think avatars tend to be self-policing anyway, in that if one of them offends, someone will red x it. If the mods don't find it acceptable they'll soon tell you. There have been, and are some, that I think are a bit close to the line, but not enough for me to make an issue out of it. What I think Houdi was after was some form of written guidance as to what was, or was not acceptable. I doubt if that is available. It's dealt with on a day to day basis. ____________ Damsel Rescuer, Kitty Patron, Raccoon Friend, Uli Fan, Julie Supporter, ES99 Admirer, PETA Member, 1st Childhood
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. Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 27 Nov 03 Posts: 1833 Credit: 179,734 RAC: 9	Message 655797 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 17:09:49 UTC - in response to Message 655783. Last modified: 7 Oct 2007, 17:14:19 UTC
	We had a thread with images of hand guns that was deemed inappropriate and removed, yet we have avatars containing similar images that are allowed to remain. So clarification would be useful..are they inappropriate or not? If the policy deems they are, then apply consistency across all areas. ____________ Remember...Always look on the bright side of life.
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Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 15969 Credit: 630,995 RAC: 199	Message 655799 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 17:14:29 UTC - in response to Message 655759.
	by-the-by . . . whAT SAY the 'viewer' - concerns regardin' my avatar . . . ? <-------------- Richard--your avatar isn't the issue here... uhmmmmm . . . Blurf - i WASN'T askin? re: "AN ISSUE" SIR!!! . . . > i asked: ". . . whaT SAY the 'viewer' ? WE 'ave in the Past - and many of us 'ave asked THIS Question regardin' "what" somebody thought of their avatar . . . ;) and ps - i understand the 'Title' of THIS THread - btw (in an event somebody was wonderin') ;) ____________ BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . .
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