Yes, they have finally made it to our humble little corner of the network. This tribe here, with its highly influential 55 members, has had two of its pictures removed for no good reason! They removed the pictures of the two Tribe kids puking, and the fat red Tribe guy getting blown by a teenybopper. Here are the links they sent me so that I could review the photos and contest their censorship:

www.tribe.net/template/FlagItemHandle.vm
www.tribe.net/template/FlagItemHandle.vm

Here is one of my censorship protests (they have a link where you can go and say that you think the flagging feature has been abused):

I believe that the above-referenced picture has been removed as a result of someone abusing the system and acting unreasonably. The picture is not offensive, it is a simple cariacature of two people vomiting, but it is far from graphic, and it makes an important artistic statement. Also, since the oral projectiles are not detailed, this picture could be used as a first-aid instructional tool, showing what happens when the Heimlich maneuver is applied to a choking person. Also, this picture can be found throughout the Tribe network. If someone doesn't like the picture, well, this is America and they can very well close the window and go look at something else! There is no good reason for this picture to be censored, as I highly doubt that a parent is going to claim that their children were harmed from seeing a cariacature of people vomiting, as children are well known for their own portrayals of crude humor.




Here is the form letter they sent me:

As part of our efforts to ensure a positive community for all our members,
our Terms of Use allow members to remove content that they find offensive
or in violation of our Terms of Use or Code of Conduct.

The photo will be automatically deleted in 30 days.
--Tribe.net

Terms of Use: www.tribe.net/template/pub%2CTerms.vm
Code of Conduct: www.tribe.net/template/pub%2CCode.vm


what a bunch of bullshit!!