New Madthumbs Policy

[Hammer]

Originally posted by RawAlex@Aug 22 2004, 06:46 PM
I personally think that while it is up to the individual operator, I don't feel that thumbnails will be an issue with 2257. Otherwise Google is going to have to shut it's image gallery thing, because they have tons of hardcore thumbs on there.

I am starting to think this is getting like the Cambria list... good ideas that put together are a massive over-reaction to an ill-defined threat.

Alex

Maybe you should familiarize yourself with the new regulations and talk to an attorney before making such statements, because it will be the TGPs that get looked at first when the changes go through. Google is exempt because they are a directory and are not a porn site, so the difference should be pretty obvious. This is a very smart thing that MT is doing and I've suggested it several time lately on the boards and on my radio show.

If the thumbs are hosted on the TGP owners server they need to comply with 2257 and since that would be impossible, the smart move is to use softcore only thumbs.

The webmasters that are submitting the galleries will need to post their custodian of records info on the galleries themselves if the galleries contain sexually explicit content, but the TGPs won't have a problem if they link to them with softcore thumbs, or text links.

For anyone that thinks this is something to take a wait and see approach about, or worse yet, the ignore it and hope it goes away approach, I hope you like small rooms and anal sex.