I posted this to the closed thread, but I wanted to also post it here for community contribution.
To the photo in question, it was too suggestive for my tastes, especially as a stand-alone shot. I'm not opposed to sexy scenes in dio stories, as long as they further the plot, like the Scarlett / Helix shot linked above contributed to that story.
Think of it this way. When you see a one-shot photo of a man behind a bent over woman, simulating sex, that's just a titillating photo meant to get a reaction out of the viewer. It akin to soft-core porn. When you watch a movie, and the same scene takes pace between lovers, it (hopefully) enriches the story and develops the characters. Heck, even I have a "
sex scene " in one of my dios, but it develops my character of Kamakura have "the ear that sees" and involves known lovers, Lady Jaye and Flint.
Policy-wise, use your best judgment to enhance and protect JoeDios reputation for quality content. If you need to have a sex scene in your dio story, that's fine with me, but pick a less controversial frame for your JoeDios post that links to the story, because that image shows up on our front page, and represents JoeDios.
If you want to do soft-core porn shots that aren't part of a story, keep it to Flickr and link to it from a forum thread if you like (don't show the image in the thread, just the link, please).
Now, please give me feedback on this policy. Is this in line with what you want out of JoeDios? This site doesn't just belong to me. It belongs to everyone who contributes. YO JOE!
