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http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12222146&postcount=37

I pointed out that it's probably not cool to link to pics of a man with maggots in his brain, and he replied.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12222377&postcount=41

so, I guess you guys should look into it. I seem to remember a sticky from Kat that said gore was not acceptable here, and I think that probably fits the definition.

I reviewed the linked picture, but I'm not reaching any clear conclusion about whether it's rule-breaking or not. Perhaps another Mod would be able to make a decision on it.

Not gonna look from the office. Sorry.

I checked it out, I suggest that the link should be removed. It's not very nice to see /euphinism.

I think I remember a mod saying that if it wasn't safe for work that it wasn't welcomed here, being the PG-13 rule and all, and the fact that Fris is reluctant to check it at work seems to me to indicate it's probably not a good link.

It's gross, sure, but I'm guessing Fris just isn't taking any chances, given that he's at work and all. His hesitance to check it out at the moment doesn't mean anything other than he's got a link that someone has said is questionable. That doesn't automatically make it out of line.

No, it just means I won't take the chance. I like NationStates, but I also like being paid regularly.

yeah, my bad.

I am going to do that whole "step away from the computer" thing you guys promote.

the fact that Fris is reluctant to check it at work seems to me to indicate it's probably not a good link.

No, it just means I won't take the chance. I like NationStates, but I also like being paid regularly.

Its an above head picture of a man in surgery, his scalp has been removed along with the skull on the top portion, revealing his brain. There is a second picture alongside of it.. a closer up photo of the man's brain, with maggots inside of it.

Snopes.com in the meantime is a website that takes an article, myth, picture, and concludes whether it's true or not. This picture in particular has been labeled as 'true'.

Maybe this will help... I don't find it personally offensive, but then, I'm not twelve years old. I would personally call it inappropriate.

Go ahead and look. It's not porn. I don't see anything wrong with it.

That's because they're afraid it might be porn.They have no idea what it is. It doesn't look that bad, though.

Well as they say...

You give an inch... ;)

Its an above head picture of a man in surgery, his scalp has been removed along with the skull on the top portion, revealing his brain.
It has been eaten/rotten away, see the text above the photo;)

typical american based style of moderation.. the most horrendus gore you will ever see thing in the world is ok, but even the slightest bit of pr0n is immediate deletion.

typical american based style of moderation.. the most horrendus gore you will ever see thing in the world is ok, but even the slightest bit of pr0n is immediate deletion.

Um, you do know that the policies we Moderate by are designed and approved by an Australian gent, right?

typical american based style of moderation.. the most horrendus gore you will ever see thing in the world is ok, but even the slightest bit of pr0n is immediate deletion.

Heh...I'll agree with you on the culture hypocricy...but as HotRodia said, Max is from Australia...and besides...since it's his site...what weight does you opinion hold? None it seems.

SB, does it really matter? Nationstates Moderators are from all over the world, and even still... I'm sure they're best left to do their jobs the best they can, like you or anyone else would in that position.

People need to give the Moderators a break, they're just regular people. :rolleyes:
- Player of Austar Union

Go ahead and look. It's not porn. I don't see anything wrong with it.
It may not be Porn, but it is graphic.

and the Image rule is not just porn, but any graphic image.

In my honest, yet not mod, opinion, it does break the rules... even with a "Warning".

Eh. It's certainly gross, however there's a clear warning on the link, and you have to scroll down pretty far before you get to the actual pictures. This isn't a bushwhacking or anything like that, so I'd say it's probably okay.