a couple of guidelines to pic content

[anna_the_beauty]

yup i understand what you mean!
nice pics for your avatar i always wanted to tell you but always forgot!

[manni84]

THX :toast:
cut out with paint (!)
but now back to the threads theme!:director:

[dannyzil]

Okay...Finnaly some official Decision about the pics and contents

Congrats to the moderators =)

[typeoholic]

Originally posted by juggler
in short, any photos that are in any way sexually orientated are off limits. that means photos which focus on certain features of anna (and u know the ones i mean) are to be avoided.

anna's management are looking at things much more closely, so instead focus more on things which show anna to be what she is. that is, a great athlete and a positive role model for others.

comments are welcome.

OK, you all know I can't keep my mouth shut about these things so here it goes.

Juggler: I can't argue with what you said because I know what it's like to be in your shoes. You don't make the calls, you just do what's asked of you. And, you do a good job. I'm not kissing butt, just letting you know that I'm not attacking you with the following comments.

Now, I understand that certain pictures are not acceptable in an all ages message board. That is common sense. But I think to say that any picture is "sexually oriented" is a matter of opinion. Pornagraphy is sexually oriented. Is placing a tennis ball in an article of clothing sexually oriented? It's all in the interpretation. Like I said before. It is something that Anna does in public, at tournaments, at practices etc. Are these places restricted to people over a certain age? To people of certain mental or moral ethics? No. Therefor, when Anna does this on court, it's up to every individual who sees it to determine if if is sexual or just something that a tennis player does. If her management doesn't want people to see it or think things they shouldn't about it then they should tell her to stop doing it. If Anna does it, someone will see it and some people may look at it differently. That's the price you pay for being in the public eye.

As far as only posting pictures that show Anna as a great athlete, that's not possible. The fact is that Anna is many things. She is a great athlete, an award winner, a model, a celibrity and yes, a sex symbol. If you take any one of those away she is not the Anna that we all love. To some she is a finely tuned athlete. To others she is eye candy. You can't take away from any of those attributes. My point is, if you have a fan photo gallery, some people will post pictures of Anna playing tennis and others will post pictures that show the sexier side of her. Actually, this board itself is as guilty as any of us in that department. It has posted the pictures from FHM. Without a doubt some of the sexiest Anna pictures ever taken. I'm not sure how those pictures show Anna as a great athlete, unless you take notice to her finely shaped body. But then the question is, Why are you looking? Is it because she looks athletic and well built? Or is it because she looks "athletic and well built"? It's all in the interpretation.



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[tackitt]

i just wanted to say that I couldnt agree more with TypeOholic's post. Well stated and maturely stated. I think most would agree with what you said. thanks
tackitt

[oct_1]

First of all Typeholic, Anna does not put the ball in her dresses when she plays matches anymore (as far as I know she has not done it for some time) practices session may be different, but there is nothing wrong with the balls been placed in her shorts/dresses.
No one is saying that those types of pictures are not allowed, and those where not deleted, but when you have a close up shot of the top part of her thigh or a picture showing her panties, that's a different story..

I think you are missing the point in Juggler's post, You can post any picture of Anna as long as it does not contain any sexual content, which looks like I have to spell out to you.. these include pics solely focused on her butt, pictures that show any revealing clothing such as what I pointed out above, in fact it is quite obvious what is and is not allowed..and as for the FHM pics, since Anna actually posed for them, I think they might be Ok to view, don't you think???

So I really don't think the guidelines are that hard to follow..

[sunil]

Originally posted by juggler
in short, any photos that are in any way sexually orientated are off limits. that means photos which focus on certain features of anna (and u know the ones i mean) are to be avoided.

anna's management are looking at things much more closely, so instead focus more on things which show anna to be what she is. that is, a great athlete and a positive role model for others.

comments are welcome.

Dear Jug... do read what Manni wants to say... am agree at some extent that sexy pics should be prohibited here but the main point behind this huge community of fans is that Anna is sexy.. i don have hesitation to commite that there are only 5% fans who likes to see that how she play but would like to see how she looks while play.... isn't it? all my dear fans .... view are awaited for my statement.....

[typeoholic]

Originally posted by Oct_1

First of all Typeholic, Anna does not put the ball in her dresses when she plays matches anymore (as far as I know she has not done it for some time) practices session may be different, but there is nothing wrong with the balls been placed in her shorts/dresses.
No one is saying that those types of pictures are not allowed, and those where not deleted, but when you have a close up shot of the top part of her thigh or a picture showing her panties, that's a different story..

I think you are missing the point in Juggler's post, You can post any picture of Anna as long as it does not contain any sexual content, which looks like I have to spell out to you.. these include
pics solely focused on her butt, pictures that show any revealing clothing such as what I pointed out above, in fact it is quite obvious what is and is not allowed..and as for the FHM pics, since
Anna actually posed for them, I think they might be Ok to view, don't you think???

So I really don't think the guidelines are that hard to follow..

You need to relax. I know that being a moderator is cool and you want to do a good job but let's just remember who you moderate. The fans. Without them you wouldn't be a moderator because there wouldn't be an Anna fans message board here. Being a moderator shouldn't be an obsession. Just chill out a bit. ok?

Secondly, I got the point of Juggler's post. It is you who missed the point of my post. ALL PICTURES OF ANNA CONTAIN SEXUAL CONTENT if that is how you choose to look at them. Anna herself is sexual content to some people no matter what she is wearing. In sweat pants, a sweat shirt and a big overcoat some people would still look at it and think something sexual. It's not up to you or anyone else to say what we should or should not think. Actually, I think it is you who sees the most sexual content in pictures. So maybe it's not everyone else who has the dirty mind.

Thirdly. It isn't obvious what is and what isn't allowed. That's where the problem is. In Juggler's post he mentioned pictures that show Anna as a great athlete and role model. And in your post you said no pictures that focus on her butt etc. So, what is the acceptable mix? Is a picture of Anna from the waist down ok as long as it shows more than her butt? If her shoes are in the pic is it ok? Or, is a picture of Anna from the waist up ok as long as her back is towards the camera? So it's not focused on her chest. Also, am I to assume that only pictures that Anna posed for are ok? I couldn't tell from your post. It's hard to read through the sarcasm.


Last but not least. I don't appreciate you insulting my intelligence. There is absolutely no reason for you to call me out on a personal level. It's just immature. I've moderated many message boards and e-mail lists in my day. I know how these things work. You don't need to spell anything out for me. Your post was full of unnecessary sarcasm and anger. Trust me when I tell you that it is in your best interest not to pick on me. Don't make it a personal issue. That's not a moderators job.


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[steam]

Just let me butt in here and give my opinion.

Let's just start off with the initial post by Juggler:

in short, any photos that are in any way sexually orientated are off limits. that means photos which focus on certain features of anna (and u know the ones i mean) are to be avoided.

anna's management are looking at things much more closely, so instead focus more on things which show anna to be what she is. that is, a great athlete and a positive role model for others.

comments are welcome.

The main sticking point in this one is "any way". That is pretty subjective obviously but all you had to do was go by the track record of what has been deleted in the past on this crap fest of a forum. This should be self-explanatory. Then of course there are people who ramble on about it trying to sound smart but in essence they make themself look foolish. You can ramble on and on about people's perception of "sexual content" all you want but as you said that depends on the person. However, that was obviously not juggler's point so why bother?

And for you to signal out the FHM shows that you completely miss the point, since as Oct correctly stated, she willingly posed for those pics. That's the thing. Just because she bends over doesn't mean she's given someone the right to take a picture of her butt.
Or make it appriopriate for her OFFICIAL message board.

You need to relax. I know that being a moderator is cool and you want to do a good job but let's just remember who you moderate. The fans. Without them you wouldn't be a moderator because there wouldn't be an Anna fans message board here. Being a moderator shouldn't be an obsession. Just chill out a bit. ok?

I'm sure this board has more than enough fans who know how to fully the rules and don't and wouldn't post pics that violate the parameters of this board. Don't try to play the "customer is always right" bit here. If you don't like it, go use all of your vast expertise and start your own picture forum. But I'm sure there are plenty of other sites out there like that for you anyway.

What you want a definitive list of what's accepted? I think it's pretty obvious to anyone who chooses to look at reason.

Trust me when I tell you that it is in your best interest not to pick on me.

Ah. What a nice threat. "You better listen to me or you'll be sorry!" :cry: Boofrigginhoo.

In any event, I applaud the moderators for doing their best to trying to improve this wallowing pit of a forum. As jojo stated before there are some advantages of this forum. Hopefully we see more of that and less of the junior high locker room crap.


And I'm not going to even touch the "intelligence" thing.

[alienposh]

*Nice Motherly Voice*Steam, you sound a lil' bit angry hun....do you need a hug?*Grin* Look, I agree with everyone. It sucks I was born to be on both sides but look here. I agree with Type but I agree with the good old mods, I don't care to collect pics of some professional photographer taking pics of Anna's ass. There are millions of pics out there boys(to the ones who lurk and to the ones who post)that you can find of Anna girl in action or just lounging but if you choose to break the rules then post the sexier attributed ones. All in all, jusrt use some discretion. I don't agee with the nitwit who put only 5% of people actually like to see her play or her as an athlete...Hello?!?!?!?!*waves hands* me and Trina and whomever else are fans...TRUE fans darling. So, S**W you.

Yes, there are men who think of her a sex symbol and yes there are people out there who think of her as anything she does is sexy but it is all just common sense. Look at her ass on your own but let's get her presented in a good light as if the media dosen't do enough bashing let this be her haven for relief. Type, please "calmante" as they say in spanish...calm down...yes, those mods get their cranky bug but they are harmless so let it go babe...okay?

There are millions of action pics of her in various tourneys from the beg of her career until now and lots of I don't know how many miscellaneous pics of her chillin off the court. Of course though it is hard to find one someone has already seen.

And I do agree that this whole mutiple same pic posting is getting asinine.