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Originally Posted by Pedro the Fisherman
I don't see a problem with giving Flickr URL's but deactivate them by putting a 'xx' on the http bit. Flickr is a public site, downloads can be deactivated by the account holder, if they so wish.
Hopefully we can now continue as normal (two UK rides this weekend and 28C forecast) now, I'd just like to thank our rather scary mod 'openthe4thseal' for trimming any dubious posts. I see some of my uploads were culled, which apart from the odd one of a particular rider, I don't believe broke any rules. If I did by mistake, I apologise unreservedly. I'll keep ALL Brighton shots to myself from now on.
We don't want to make this event subject to a certain ' desert festival' type of ban. Ironic that one of the main aims of WNBR is freedom of expression, don't you think.
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Totally agree Pedro on all fronts. The paring back of some of the brazen defiant attitude of some to post whatever they want was overdue. Either from stealing pics (particularly watermarked pics) or not giving references to sources such as Flickr. Posting a non-clickable link to Flickr achieves the purpose of this forum, but not the purposes of people trying to claim the glory of "finding" these pics (as if Flickr is some amazing investigative process).
This is not to mention the creepy posts tracking women, revealing their identities, posting creepy comments, showing them dressed and undressed etc. And worse still that the outrage and indignity that someone might be offended if their pic was taken and posted on sites for men to make comments about their pussy or tits - because they cycled naked in public they lost their rights to respect and should, or even more so, have asked for this treatment. This is not freedom of expression. If events like the WNBR become over sexualised and women expressing their freedom to be naked in public become the subject of creepy comments, then it defeats the whole point of naked expression.
I love looking at naked women. Totally love it. I love being naked in public too, and love people looking at me (if whatever reason they might want to). There is a zone that this can operate in brilliantly. But posters need to be open that there is line and when crossed, be open to feedback. This "line" is a not black or white. Its grey. So we just need to be open to feedback and adjust our behaviour accordingly. Not be openly defiant about the right to disrespect people or their rights. If this respect is observed, then events like the WNBR will continue to be fun open events that we can enjoy and catalogue on sites like this. If not, the events and sites like this may well be jeopardised. I presume this is what prompted the forum owners to act