Porn On Hub Pages

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    Wag The Dogposted 14 years ago

    Is porn O.K. on hub pages?  I have seen some Hubpages that have nothing more than pictures.  Most of them from India.  What's that all about?  Nothing more than photos.  I don't get it.  But I found one that I thought was a bit over the top, and I was not sure if I should report it or not.  Here is the page: <link snipped; this hub has been taken down>

    Is porn O.K. on Hubpages?  Is this Hubpage quality?  Is it over the top?  Or am I a prude?

    1. DogSiDaed profile image60
      DogSiDaedposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Well as it's no longer published I guess it wasn't allowed xD

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        Wag The Dogposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        What happened to it?  I just saw it not even 10 minutes ago?

        1. DogSiDaed profile image60
          DogSiDaedposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          The mods obviously dissaproved, possibly after seeing this thread? Who knows

      2. blondepoet profile image68
        blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        It still is published just checked. Omg you can see right through her undies.Dang I am trying to eat my lunch here. smile

        1. Wayne Tully profile image63
          Wayne Tullyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          What where? gotta take a look lol!

      3. mabmiles profile image57
        mabmilesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

        Yeah, you're right.

    2. prettydarkhorse profile image63
      prettydarkhorseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      the page was deleted,

      1. motricio profile image66
        motricioposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Ajam maita,
        la borraron por enfermos - They deleted it due to sickness wink

        1. prettydarkhorse profile image63
          prettydarkhorseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Senor motricio, que tal?

          1. motricio profile image66
            motricioposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Bien y tu?

    3. relache profile image68
      relacheposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      If you ever see things that make you ask yourself these questions, it means you need to flag the hub so it's reported to admin and then let them make the final decision.

      That's what flagging a Hub is all about.

      1. bigmikeh profile image70
        bigmikehposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Hubpages needs to kept clean because of Adsense - if Google disapproved HubPages for Adsense it would be a disaster for many. It's why I also have my own sites which I'm in full control of.

        1. Marisa Wright profile image86
          Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Exactly - we all rely on Adsense for our Hub income so whether we like their rules or not, it's plain silly to try to flirt with disaster!

    4. tantrum profile image60
      tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I think that kind of hubs, can hardly be labeled as 'porn'
      I wonder if you know what porn is. Was there any kind of sexual act on the pics? If not it's not porn.
      There are a lot of porn sites on the net. Go there and see the difference.

    5. Will Apse profile image91
      Will Apseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      If you look at the text in this hub:
      http://hubpages.com/hub/Sayaka-Isoyama- … V-Actress' by the same hubber it is to found on at least 2 other sites.

      This blogger site is completely identical to the hub

      hub.http://filmlokam.blogspot.com/2010/01/sayaka-isoyama-japanese-actress.html


      I didn't look any further

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        cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        wow, that girl is stunning.

        and no, it's not porn. not by any stretch.

        1. Cagsil profile image69
          Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I agree. smile

    6. qwark profile image60
      qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Hahahaha...Porn? for crying-out-loud!
      Go to the beach in Europe or S.Beach in Miami, fla.
      Hasn't anyone seen girls in "thongs?"
      Why are we so "uptight" in the USA about showing the human body?
      What we here in the states consider to be porn is publicly common in less "coventional" cultures around the world.
      For "crap" sakes! Loosen up!

      1. myownworld profile image72
        myownworldposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        big_smile well said...!

        1. qwark profile image60
          qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Myownworld:
          Thank you! :-)

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          ruchit43posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          hiiiii hwz r u?

    7. wsp2469 profile image61
      wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      There is no porn on Hubpages.  They have lines you cannot cross.  I have learned this the hard way as I have had two bulk flaggings!
      Hubpages used to have adult content but now they no longer do.  Same with yahoo and a lot of other places
      It has nothing to do with morals per se it has to do with having to go through more work.
      Nothing here is over the top.  They only allow certain things and that is that.  No exposed obviously-female nipples--except maybe on statues--no fully exposed butts but thongs or edited pictures are passable.
      I don't know you so I don't know if you are a prude or not.
      Different strokes for different folks.  live and let live.  We all follow the rules with our hubs or they get flagged and pulled off the air.
      It's that simple.

    8. RedElf profile image89
      RedElfposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      No, it is definitely NOT OK - and you don't have to be a prude to disallow certain things. Check out your FAQ, and look at the notices about what's allowed the next time you publish wink

      Some people manage to skirt the regulations, but anything that goes "over the top" as you said, should certainly be flagged.

      Some of the photography hubs (not the nudie ones, lol) have some beautiful pictures that were taken by the authors, and I don't have a problem with those.

      I must admit, though, that three kinds of hubs really set my teeth on edge - hubs containing only a bunch of other people's photos with no original content, hubs that merely list links to other people's hubs with no original content, and the almost-porn hubs

      sad

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        Wag The Dogposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Well, HP pulled the one I found, so it is safe to assume that it was "over the top."

        As for the word "porn,"  this is what I found when I googled  it...  "pornography: creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire." 

        I would say that the photo that I saw, on that now removed hub, fell into that defininition.

        Not to be too graphic, but,the photo was of a young girl who  had one breast hanging out the front of her
        tank top,and her underwear pulled up between her legs to the point that it left nothing to the imagination.

        So, to a point, she was clothed.  That is the reason I questioned if it was over the top.

        Thanks for the backup red elf.  It seems that a few others are of the mind that anything goes...

        1. wsp2469 profile image61
          wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Okay, look, no one HERE works for HubPages so no one here has the expertise to flag anything.
          I made things quite clear in a hub i wrote on this topic.
          WE should not flag ANYTHING.
          WE do NOT get PAID to do that job.
          There are people who are trained to deal with this.
          obviously anyone who has to ask questions about this topic in this forum is NOT qualified to do the job the admin of HP is trained and paid to do.
          My name is Phoenix and . . . that's the bottom line.

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            Wag The Dogposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Phoenix, that is a good point.  So what your are saying is, that no matter how questionable an image or topic is, that none of us has the grey matter to determine if it qualifies to be flagged or removed, unless we are paid.  Therfore, I can be rest assured that nothing that should not be on hub pages, can be found on hubpages, because those who are paid to have the grey matter required to make the call, as to whether or not it should be there, have taken care of it prior to myself or my children finding it, on hubpages?  Well, I must say, they should just go ahead and remove all the "Flag This Page" buttons, because none of us are wise enough to use them and there is no reason for anyone to use one anyhow, because it is all taken care of by the paid pros.  Not to mention, they are taking up a great deal of prime advertising space.  And "that's the bottom line."

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              Stevennix2001posted 14 years agoin reply to this

              If I  may interject.

              I can completely agree with the both of you.  You both make valid points.  Phoenix makes a good point that if you don't like an article, just don't read it, and it's true.  it's not our job to patrol and control the content on hubpages.  in fact, most of us aren't even getting paid for our efforts.  at least i'm still not. 

              however, you make a good point too wag the dog, because it is highly too accessible for kids to accidentally stumble upon pornography on this site.  As it is on other sites like myspace, which is why i like to believe it's lost a lot of popularity. 

              look, i think if hubpages found a way to put up an security page for porn related topics like asking a kid for a his age or asking for viewers to pay for it online via credit card or checking account, then I would be all for it.  especially since part of the credit card/checking account payment can go towards the hubber or at least part of it.   that would be a nifty solution.

              don't get me wrong, i'm not saying it should work like that for all hubs, just the ones that have a lot of adult content like nudity, sex, and whatnot along with other porn based topics.  however, i doubt that would ever happen, as im sure the folks at hubpages aren't going to go through all that trouble.  however, i hope they do as i think that would be a great idea.

              1. wsp2469 profile image61
                wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                IF you check the TOS and other regs. you will see that they do not allow pornography or nudity here.  therefore, kids would not see it here.  They used to do adult content but not anymore.  As someone who has had over 2 dozen hubs flagged I can assure you that anything that we post in hubs that remains for any length of time is something that is technically not adult content/pornography/whatever.
                Are there things here that are on the fence?  Yes.  That's how it is in the outside world, too.
                people need to police their own children or not have them.  I have three kids and I know where they go online and when. 
                officially-speaking, HP no longer does TRUE adult content.

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                Stevennix2001posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                i mentioned this idea earlier and i still think if hubpages were smart they should at least consider it.

            2. wsp2469 profile image61
              wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

              First, let's not involve the children.  my kids only see what i want them to see and only go online supervised.
              So that is done.
              All I am saying is that--yes--in many cases some hubs have already been through the system.  In fact, the worst violators are put on a system that involves pre-approval of their hubs.  (This information is probably available somewhere within their terms actually.)
              Do people who do not work for HP have the ability to do the same job as admin.  In some cases they might.  In other cases, NO they do not.
              Do they have the same training?  No.  They do not.  Do these other people sometimes have their OWN agenda and therefore are NOT objective?  yes they DO and so NO they are NOT.
              I would have no trouble with removing those buttons.  They really do no good anyway if you flag one of the many hubs that has already been approved.

            3. THE LIP profile image61
              THE LIPposted 13 years agoin reply to this

              It's D Self Righteous CHUTIYAS that float around here and on other sites who have all the free time on hand and nothing creative to do start believing 2 Be God when they get such powers.

              When a person who has never written a sentence or created anything beautiful gets power they go mad with rage and start flagging any and everything that makes them feel impotent. So allowing such people to flag others creative genius is like giving a monkey a razor.

              Now flagging a hub is one thing but using it as a veto power is quite another.

              I was on HP for two years had over 100 followers(99 still remain even though 0 hubs are visible) and over 200 hubs but it took just one frustrated jerk to see red and end result 2 years contribution went down the drain.

              Wonder what the so called MAD Sense Paid Admins are doing?

          2. RedElf profile image89
            RedElfposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Not to rain on your parade, Phoenix, but it IS up to all hubbers to flag hubs they find objectionable, and there are standards here - It's not just a case of laisser faire and the devil take the hind-most.
            It is however, up to the Hub Pages team (employees) to decide what to do about hubs that have been flagged.
            wink

            1. twuxedo profile image59
              twuxedoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

              No agree with Phoenix, Why bother setting yourself up as a Censor, just gives the Dorks that want to play Heavy a tool to use.
              It should be up to Hubpages, bit like the Cops using the Public to do their work, which admittedly they do. However at end of the Day aint our say, that belongs to the Folk that run these pages, and yes it would free up further advertising space. Also frankly pornography does little to excite me, so I wonder if the people complaining the most are also enjoying the most. Oh of course before flagging, just a thought.

          3. Marisa Wright profile image86
            Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            So you're saying that if you saw an old lady being robbed, you'd just walk by, because saving her is what the cops are paid to do? 

            If you want to be part of the HubPages community, you have a responsibility to look after the community.  Kind of like Neighbourhood Watch.

            *************FLAGGING A HUB IS NOT MAKING A DECISION, IT'S JUST LETTING HUBPAGES KNOW YOU'RE CONCERNED********

            I don't know how many times that has to be said, to get it through people's heads.

            If HubPages had to employ enough staff to catch every rule-breaker, their costs would go up and they wouldn't be able to share as much of the revenue as they do. 

            And if we all stopped caring about people breaking Adsense rules, the site would fold and we'd all lose all our hard work.

            1. greeneyesH1982 profile image61
              greeneyesH1982posted 14 years agoin reply to this

              I agree with you on this marisa... I also want to add to wsp that if WE should NOT flag ANYTHING then maybe Hp should take the option to flag off... see heres the point WE do what we want when it comes to whether we flag someone or not that is why it is an option and I always try and do the right thing and if someone is posting garbage like that which isnt allowed obviously like that then someone needs to know about this... what if someones child were to get on here while their parent was in the restroom and they happened to click on someones pic and see stuff they shouldnt be lookin at all because the previous viewer didnt flag it because they felt it wasnt their "job" what a CROCK I get the feeling that people like to look at stuff like that garbage no matter where they are on the net and its sick... THERE ARE SITES FOR THAT SORT OF GARBAGE!! soon if we keep listening to EVERYONE who keeps objecting to this our entire net will be filled with this garbage. yea wheres the freedom in that to the ones who DONT want to see this sort of thing?? land of the free my butt!!!

              1. wsp2469 profile image61
                wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                You need to read everything I have previously written.  For the most part, anyone who posts something that HP would actually consider against policy on a regular basis is put on a special program where their hubs need to be pre-approved BEFORE they are published.
                You can monitor your kids online.  if I want my kid to do something before I go to the bathroom I hold it and make sure it is done.  I am an adult not a child.
                What YOU think is "garbage" and what HP thinks is against policy may be two different things.  In fact, as we speak, the material in question was supposedly already changed.  Which means there was one picture--showing one bit of nipple--supposedly--and it was already edited to fit HP standards.  That's what the OP said in a previous post, at any rate.  Which means anyone who looks at anything NOW and calls it "garbage" is obviously NOT in agreement with HP.
                So what that means is, the people who get paid and trained to determine what does and does not belong here have already done their job and anyone who thinks there is still something there that does not belong is actually WRONG.

            2. THE LIP profile image61
              THE LIPposted 13 years agoin reply to this

              So what you're saying Melissa is that if a handsome hunk on the beach refuses to notice you or play ball you're entitled to call 911 and report him as being a dangerous threat to society?

              Let him face the heat simply because he did not turn on the heat. Does that make sense.Absolutely no?  Same with giving absolute powers to people who have no proven talent.

              Sadly HP and it's so called paid demi Gods beg 2 differ!!!

          4. psycheskinner profile image77
            psycheskinnerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            the flags are there for us to report things that are against the TOS, and I use them for their intended purpose.

        2. wsp2469 profile image61
          wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          That was a technical call.  had the actual nipple been covered it would NOT have been over the top.  So really it was a technical call.  I have had a lot of experience with this particular example.
          It's not that anything goes.  Read my hub on adult content.  You'll see.  TGhe trouble is HP used to do adult content and now they don't so they have these sometimes very--perhaps too broad and general guidelines and unless you ask questions you don't find out where the lines are drawn.
          technically you can take a picture of a girl who is squatting and totally naked and edit it by barely covering the nipples and the crotch (like a thong) and it will be legal.

    9. twuxedo profile image59
      twuxedoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Went to have a squizz and someone has already reported it shame.
      lol

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      Stevennix2001posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      honestly no.  in fact, if you read the guidelines they give you before you publish each article, it says that nudity and pornography aren't allowed or is deeply discouraged.  i've seen certain hubs on here that came VERY close to crossing that line, but they always managed to cover up the naughty parts fairly  well.  point is it's not allowed.  if it was, then i'd probably publish a few articles on it, since pornography is one of the highest revenues in corporate america statistically, so i wouldn't mind increasing my traffic by writing about it.  however since that's not the case, then i'd advise against it.  you can get away with very alluring pics, and write about pornography if you like, but i would be VERY careful about what you say and what pics you used.

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      khmohsinposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I agree with you, I have seen many such hubs and it is a total waste of time and resources.

    12. prosmentor profile image61
      prosmentorposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Am happy the page does not exist again.

      1. wsp2469 profile image61
        wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

        So you saw the page?
        Because I noticed a lot of people talking crap about flagging hubs were judging it without even seeing it.

    13. Diskobolos profile image55
      Diskobolosposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Not only that it is ok, but it is rather desirable.smile

    14. reagu profile image67
      reaguposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Since there are more than enough porn in other websites, I don't think it's appropriate in Hubpages.  But erotica, a form of art, should be allowed.

    15. qwark profile image60
      qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Why would you consider those to be "porn?'

      1. THE LIP profile image61
        THE LIPposted 13 years agoin reply to this

        Simply because the MUCk lies in their own eyes and their shallow upbringing makes them see red. If Ur born ugly then your frustration is bound to grow as and when you come across anything beautiful as it only highlights your flaws and makes your impotent rage grow out of control that time if you have powers misusing them recklessly is but natural.Get my point.

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      kimberlyslyricsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Absolutely within guidelines both stills and video.  Thank you for bringing up such a confusing subject to us all.  It's a hard one lol

      1. Marisa Wright profile image86
        Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        I'm not sure why this dead thread was resurrected, but why do you say porn is within guidelines?  It's not.

        Pictures and videos of scantily clad women are allowed, so long as they're not nude. That's as far as it goes.  I doubt most people would call that porn. 

        In any case, when people join HubPages wanting to write about that kind of thing, they need to be aware that there's a very good chance they won't get an Adsense account or if they have one, they'll lose it - so it's a bit pointless.  Why be constantly wondering whether you're skating too close to the wind?  They'd be better off looking for a site where it's specifically allowed.

    17. Richieb799 profile image75
      Richieb799posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      there are sites such as Blogbugs.org where you can do adult blogs but Hubpages it is not allowed!

    18. carboncopyme profile image59
      carboncopymeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      There is no such thing as porn here. There IS profanity but there is not anything that even comes close to porn!
      I wouldn't report anything since you obviously have just admitted you do NOT know what porn is.  That would be silly.  Besides, as I understand it they PAY a couple people to do that.
      I admit I AM curious as to the name of the person who wrot ethe hub to which you refer AND what the hub concerned!
      Ok.  I AM nosy but I am NOT judgmental or close-minded!  LOL!
      Guns have a purpose, too, but plenty of people accidentally shoot innocent people or even themselves. . . and those people thought they knew what they were doing, too.

    19. Granny's House profile image65
      Granny's Houseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      She looks like a little and that is what pervs and pedophiles like. Once she loses her child like looks she will be over the hill

  2. profile image0
    Audreveaposted 14 years ago

    They must have just removed it. A bit upskirty - not appropriate under Hubpages rules.

  3. skyfire profile image74
    skyfireposted 14 years ago

    Some avatars, some articles and some pics are there with no intention of profit but just to put content for the sake of it. I mean what's the profit in there by posting copied porn content in article ? i have seen many people doing that.

  4. Dame Scribe profile image56
    Dame Scribeposted 14 years ago

    Seems more to satisfy their own ...uhmm...urges? tongue don't know why they think people will click on their site with that ...stuff hmm

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    Nelle Hoxieposted 14 years ago

    It's really better just to report it, than to give them a backlink and promotion. If it's okay with HP team then no harm done in reporting them. If it's not then you've helped the HP team ferret out unwanted content.

  6. skyfire profile image74
    skyfireposted 14 years ago

    Ok..point taken that porn sales...but this is content community site and not porn content..so is it hard for people to see that if you are in the thin ice,better turn back ? I see no point in viewing hubs like aunties, hot actress, hot celebs and etc etc... People just take that stuff out and better host somewhere else..your content is damaging rest of the other hubs.

  7. Dale Mazurek profile image63
    Dale Mazurekposted 14 years ago

    There is enough porn on the internet and enough places to go if you want to see nudity.

    Hubpages is way to classy and also has way too good of standings with Google to even think about letting porn on here.

    I know we are all adults and we can click away but the point is Hubpages is suppose to be about writing and I can guarantee no matter what you write on a page full of nudity no one will read it.

    Just my thoughts

    Cheers

    Dale

    1. greeneyesH1982 profile image61
      greeneyesH1982posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I AGREE I AGREE!!!

  8. profile image0
    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    I think anything is ok on HubPages.  They will decide what's appropriate and I find them to be quite generous in allowing us much room for our own creativity.  big_smile

    1. Hmrjmr1 profile image67
      Hmrjmr1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yup. cool

  9. motricio profile image66
    motricioposted 14 years ago

    Come on Wag the dog.
    Can you just go to Google and type "Free porn"?
    -This is a high quality Freelancers site.

  10. skyfire profile image74
    skyfireposted 14 years ago

    here we go, found few more of those hubs on thin ice. i'm going to report them one by one but this user made a lot of such content:

    http://hubpages.com/profile/rmshdc

    we need moderator from HP to look at his aunty content posted on HP.  neutral

    1. motricio profile image66
      motricioposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      This is not porn. But if anyone feels harmed by this content you can flag all his hubs.

      1. tantrum profile image60
        tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this
      2. skyfire profile image74
        skyfireposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        It's not exactly porn, but it is ADULT content. Most of the actresses posted on the hubs are either porn-stars in india or pros. It is going to harm HP for sure.

        1. tantrum profile image60
          tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I'm sure you're very proud of yourself.
          I would be, if I were you.

          1. tantrum profile image60
            tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            lol

  11. tantrum profile image60
    tantrumposted 14 years ago

    What's the point of losing your freedom, just to earn a couple of bucks ?
    I will never get it!
    It's like people like to be controlled.
    It gives me the creeps !

    1. drej2522 profile image69
      drej2522posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      oh stop it tantrum, you like being controlled too. tongue

      1. tantrum profile image60
        tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        lol
        Not by you, in any case!

        And nobody controlled me yet big_smile

        1. drej2522 profile image69
          drej2522posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Hey, why not by me??? big_smile

          I think I could make a good puppeteer

          1. tantrum profile image60
            tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            I'm sure you would! But I doubt you could find my 'strings' lol

            1. drej2522 profile image69
              drej2522posted 14 years agoin reply to this

              (shakes head) damnit!

        2. wsp2469 profile image61
          wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          No i think Mistress tantrum is more a controllER not a controllEE!

  12. skyfire profile image74
    skyfireposted 14 years ago

    they meant to earn as well and not with freedom,there is style of spam posting. Post pics of *sober* people and get some traffic and earn $$. Look at those hubs they are there just to earn money. I mean what is the point of posting pics only on writers community ? and look at their writing skills who are posting those nude pics on HP.

  13. Cagsil profile image69
    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    Do you consider this porn?

    http://hubpages.com/hub/A-Set-of-Pamela-Anderson-Photos

    Or this maybe?

    http://hubpages.com/hub/Beautiful-Women … s-part-two

    Or this possibly?

    http://hubpages.com/hub/A-Sexy-Eva-Mend … ion-Photos

    If you consider what the people in the pictures does for a living? and make a judgement based on that alone and not the content provided on the page?

    Then that would be wrong to do. And anyone reporting anyone else for having porn on their Hubs, when there is only pictures of women.....you are doing more harm and wasting a lot of time.

    Yours, HubPages and the person who posted the Hub.

    So, what's the point?

    HubPage does an excellent job and needs no real help from it's members, when it's PORN, because they are instantly flagged by HubPages internal staff.

    What HubPages highly recommends is that members be active in the forums and help cut down the garbage that gets posted. Like spam and nude pictures. If a person in a picture has Clothes on, regardless of how skimpy clothes are - they are not considered nudity. Nude is completely unclothed, as is porn.

    Please don't harm others, because things might not be as crystal clear to others, as you(a person) think?

    The TOS of HubPages is clear about it and it isn't for the members redefine HubPages TOS by their own standard. smile

  14. skyfire profile image74
    skyfireposted 14 years ago
    1. Cagsil profile image69
      Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, they do follow TOS. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this Hubs you presented. And, Yes, I have viewed them. smile

      1. skyfire profile image74
        skyfireposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        My objection is about pics, if poster is allowed to post those pics(if those are not stolen from social network profiles or if porn-star/prost pics are allowed in HP) and this is acceptable in HP then there is no problem and my flagging will be ignored anyway.

        1. tantrum profile image60
          tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          But your posting here will remain
          Prejudging is a bad thing.
          Here and everywhere else.

          1. skyfire profile image74
            skyfireposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            No. HP can delete this thread(and sure they will).
            Issue is serious if poster made that hub in way i have thought is possible. Call it prejudging if you can, reading his hubs will sure make you feel that i'm prejudging and poster is right when he posted that content,go on read his content,that guy looks innocent to me now after getting such backing from people.

  15. skyfire profile image74
    skyfireposted 14 years ago

    The guy i have reported here in this thread if possibly reveals his sources of pics then sure we'll all need to be losen up. Posting pictures either of pornstars/pros or even by copying pics from some persons profile from social network sites like orkut or so and posting under these titles is not objectionable ? and is not harming HP on privacy terms and ADULT content terms ?  if not, let's losen up.

    1. tantrum profile image60
      tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      to report another hubber on a thread, doesn't speak well of yourself
      If you don't like what you see, you should report to HP
      And as you say, you and the OP had better loosen up before posting. Not 'we'.
      Nobody else has opened a thread about it.

      1. skyfire profile image74
        skyfireposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        What i like and what is acceptable on community both are different things.If such things are accepted then it is very easy to game the system and get some people to back things up by diverting issue. Well that we was not for you. And i'll keep that flag feature in mind from now on.

        1. tantrum profile image60
          tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Do as you please. But posting  against hubbers on a thread.....
          No comments.

  16. Alessia Amnesia profile image60
    Alessia Amnesiaposted 14 years ago

    Well, I'm not going to pay $1.99 per minute to read a hub. lol

  17. profile image0
    Poppa Bluesposted 14 years ago

    I would have removed it just because the girls weren't that hot!

    1. profile image0
      zampanoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      lol lol lol

  18. tantrum profile image60
    tantrumposted 14 years ago

    I don't feel you're prejudging. You were !
    You just said so.
    and I hope this thread gets deleted.

  19. qwark profile image60
    qwarkposted 14 years ago

    I didn't think that naked girls or guys could be considered to be pornography?
    I thought pornography was the depiction of "behavior" intended to create sexual excitement. "Behavior" being the "operative word.
    Eh?

  20. profile image0
    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    define what kind of porn and it's parameters - is this thread necessary given it's not and never will be an option?

    1. qwark profile image60
      qwarkposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      lyrics:
      ..behavior is what constitutes pornography..so what do ya mean?

  21. wsp2469 profile image61
    wsp2469posted 14 years ago

    Hubs that are largely pictures used to annoy me too until I learned that your score has very little to do with your actual writing so don't stress about a girly pic poster having a higher score than you might.
    the score means nothing here because they throw in some many factors that have nothing to do with writing.  There are specific categories for this stuff.  if you don't like that kind of thing don't look at it and don't explore those categories.
    See how simple it is?  NOW we can all go and do actual hubs!
    YAY!

  22. Jane@CM profile image60
    Jane@CMposted 14 years ago

    Those pictures are not porn.  Women in bikinis and sheer t-shirts can be seen in any teen magazine at the grocery store check out.  I've seen more skin in my Victoria secret catty.

  23. Richieb799 profile image75
    Richieb799posted 14 years ago

    Some days I will spend at least 3 or more hours writing a hub, or sometimes go back to it the next day. I see many hubs with about 30 pics and no writing, all random bikini babes.. its eye candy.. and its like the majority of people buy the 'newspaper' with the models butt on the front 'the sun' or whatever.. people are shallow
    Therefore I decided if Im gonna compete, I write a couple of hubs based on models, but mine are different, I actually include actresses and writing about these women..its a good breather inbetween deep topics smile

    1. wsp2469 profile image61
      wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Dude, you do NOT have to justify your hubs!
      The only people we have to answer to are the HP people.
      If i could get away with it I would post a link to my hub on adult content right here!

      1. profile image0
        Wendi Mposted 14 years agoin reply to this
        1. wsp2469 profile image61
          wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this
      2. profile image0
        B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        not to go off topic, but I see all is better for you dear wsp on here, your back in the 80+'s...like they say "back in the saddle again"my dear friend  smile

      3. greeneyesH1982 profile image61
        greeneyesH1982posted 14 years agoin reply to this

        why would you post the link for your adult content when there are sooooo many OTHER sites specifically for that kind of garbage? LOL I am glad you CANT post that crap here

  24. profile image0
    Wag The Dogposted 14 years ago

    I volunteer to process the credit cards for them.

  25. profile image0
    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 14 years ago

    I will only say this much, hubpages is for creative writing, teaching, learning, and art through the written word...
    nudity photo's can be considered art, but they are not written word, therefore belong on a photo page, not hubpages...maybe there is a hustlerhubpages out there, who knows?

  26. wsp2469 profile image61
    wsp2469posted 14 years ago

    Hey you!
    Yeah, well, the thing is though that our scores reflect way more than our writing so i don't mind pic hubs.  I DID because i thought the score reflected writing skill.  SInce I have learned it does not i don't mind those girly hubs.  Besides, it pisses some people off so i am all for it.
    Glad you're back BC

  27. profile image0
    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 14 years ago

    Im glad to be back, to see all of you and congrats on getting that 88 you deserve  smile

    1. wsp2469 profile image61
      wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, i think i had actually hit 89 before the first round of the bulk hub flaggings
      anyway i know i still have to get you something but things just are not great right now
      i was thinking  maybe a piece on the girl group ESG
      or maybe just a straight 250-300 word piece on something simple like a sports figure or a classic car or something.
      ANyway, you just recupe now that you're ot okay?

  28. profile image0
    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    someone said porn.

    1. dave272727 profile image61
      dave272727posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yes me!

      1. profile image0
        lyricsingrayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        yikes

  29. wsp2469 profile image61
    wsp2469posted 14 years ago

    Okay.
    permit me to get us back on track here.
    It's not so much about opinion as it is about not knowing what HP policies are.  It seems there was some confusion about that since the start of this forum.
    The policies are set with the sponors in mind.
    Then again, there is plenty of money in the porn industry so don't think Google and adsense are all high and mighty.
    They aren't.  they just went along with yahoo and a lot of other companies a few years back figuring it was to their advantage to eliminate the adult content portion of HP.
    (By the way, did you get that? There IS no adult content here any more as far as HP is concerned so this thread was stillborn from the start.)
    For the record, there are people who don't make any advertising income off of hubs so we DON'T all rely on Adsense.  I write.  I don't publish advertisements.  Thanks.
    Finally, although it was before my time, i did some old-fashioned real reporter-type investigating and found out that HP used to have a special section for adult content.  This might be one of the reasons why you still have to be 18 to post hubs here. 
    Nudity is no longer allowed BUT I promise you that if it was something they still allowed there are writers here who could easily use it to their advantage . . . and think how happy the ad whores would be since SEX sells (product so well)!
    I love HP, too, but don't kid yourselves.  If it was easier to still have adult content somewhere here--as opposed to dropping it--then you would see real porn and nudity on here.

    1. greeneyesH1982 profile image61
      greeneyesH1982posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      but I have seen a few things on here since I joined which was only a few weeks ago... that kind of crap will always try to find its way into anything it can its like a never ending cancer

  30. profile image0
    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    define porn if on hubpages. big_smile

  31. profile image49
    Rahul9934082515posted 14 years ago

    Whats intresting thing in it?

    1. profile image0
      lyricsingrayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      nothing.

  32. wsp2469 profile image61
    wsp2469posted 14 years ago

    Oh yes, just so you all know, HP KNOWS that people who have no clue about the policies quite often hit the flag button.  that's why it does not automatically take a hub off the air.
    In a similar sense, you might see what you think is a robbery when in actuality it's a movie being filmed or a police sting of some sort. In this example, your interference would cause nothing but trouble.
    That is why your involvement in something that is not your field or job should be limited.
    I won't speak to the comment about HP hiring enough people to catch the rule breakers since I saw no evidence of this being researched.  No sense in arguing something that cannot be proved.
    I can, however, say from personal experience that nothing I do that accidentally crosses a line gets past them.  So maybe they DO have enough people working on staff.

  33. wsp2469 profile image61
    wsp2469posted 14 years ago

    Finally, as i type this the link in question is presently leading to an unpublished page.
    That means people here are judging something they have not even seen!
    Wow, do I truly need to say anything ELSE to you people!?
    HP has it under control.  In fact, it was under control BEFORE my FIRST post here.
    That means everyone who posted AFTER my FIRST post was talking about some general, vague, unspecific "nothing".
    What the hell are you doing!?  Building a case for yourselves to help you get out of jury duty?  I'm sorry your honor but this candidate makes quick, general judgments with out even having seen any evidence or hearing both sides.
    Wow.  Yeah.  Please don't move to California, folks.  If I ever get accused of a crime I sure as hell don't want you on MY jury.  I would be happy to buy a few of you a nice glass of STFU though . . . let me know when you're in town!

    1. tantrum profile image60
      tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      lol

  34. profile image0
    Audreveaposted 14 years ago

    They would have gotten away with some of the pics, but one showed labia and another an exposed breast with the lower half in a provocative pose (legs akimbo). I think that's why it was removed.

    1. wsp2469 profile image61
      wsp2469posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, exposed labia and exposed (real, female) nipple doesn't work.
      I know from personal experience!
      At least YOU actually saw the hub as opposed to some of these people who were judging it blindly.
      It's interesting to see their personal bias bleed through so blatantly.
      That's another prefect reason why they should let the flagging to the professionals. . .and even then I have gotten varying reactions from HP people and they are trained!

  35. profile image0
    Miss Takeposted 14 years ago

    i can see your strings from here.

    1. tantrum profile image60
      tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      coming from a sock puppet, that the best joke of the day, Brenda S. !
      lol

  36. profile image0
    poetlorraineposted 14 years ago

    sock puppets do not need strings....

    1. drej2522 profile image69
      drej2522posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      hands? smile

    2. tantrum profile image60
      tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      No? and how are you 'moving' them, then ? lol

      strings attached to your mind.

  37. profile image0
    Miss Takeposted 14 years ago

    are we arguing or agreeing here. i cannot tell

  38. profile image0
    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    someone said porn again.

  39. profile image0
    mtsi1098posted 14 years ago

    did someone say the "p" word?

  40. profile image0
    Justine76posted 14 years ago

    what? popcorn? wanna know something funny...I have this problem of accidentaly mixing words when I talk, so anyway, you shoulda seen my moms face when I once announced I wanted some copporn...

    1. profile image0
      mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      yes it was copporn smile ...popcorn

      1. profile image0
        Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

        I have a hard time with F ire TR uck too...it frequently comes out as TR ire ..well you can guess the rest  wink

        1. profile image0
          mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          now try fuzzy duck smile

          1. profile image0
            Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            I totaly forgot I was on this thread. sorry..that was pretty funny!!  lol
            in case you were wondering, I read it fast at first and thought it said fizzy dick...

            1. Diskobolos profile image55
              Diskobolosposted 14 years agoin reply to this

              Wishful thinking:)

              1. profile image0
                Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                lol

            2. profile image0
              mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

              this keeps getting better...big_smile

              1. profile image0
                Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                thank you. A way with words, huh? lol

  41. profile image0
    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    lol

  42. thirdmillenium profile image61
    thirdmilleniumposted 14 years ago

    You have a million porn pages. Why pollute hubpages?

    1. Diskobolos profile image55
      Diskobolosposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      And why would that be a pollution?smile

      Please just don't give me some very religious b.s.smile

      1. tantrum profile image60
        tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        lol

        1. ASHWINSPGA profile image59
          ASHWINSPGAposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          lollollol

      2. thirdmillenium profile image61
        thirdmilleniumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        I agree porn is part of internet milieu just as I agree that sex is a prominent part  of one's life. But there are unwritten and accepted norms for everything. You don't take a leak in the middle of Times Square, however urgent the urge is. It is just not the done thing.

        It takes a click of a mouse to visit any sleazy page. So, why pollute here?

        1. profile image0
          Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          you clearly dont know any of the people I do.  smile

          1. tantrum profile image60
            tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            lol
            Nor any of the people I know

            1. thirdmillenium profile image61
              thirdmilleniumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

              Thank God, it is only a trickle

              1. profile image0
                Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                so..its way off topic but the original hub in question got deleted days ago so...
                I actually know man who took a huge crap, in a phione booth, in hte middle of a city. He said "what? when you gotta go, you gotta go.."
                would it be crude/funny or just crude/wrong to make a hub about all the horrific bathroom incidents I know of?

                1. Mrvoodoo profile image59
                  Mrvoodooposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  I'm not sure, but you should defineitly write it. big_smile

                  1. profile image0
                    Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                    cool. Im on it. should be up by tomorrow. Ive got all day and all night with me and my computer...

                2. Diskobolos profile image55
                  Diskobolosposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  It could be crude/funny, like top 10 list of accidents. Preferably yours (if you do have enough material for top 10).smile

                  1. profile image0
                    Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                    you know what? I think I can do it. I have enough material for like, a top 30 anyway...
                    partly because I used to clean for a living. and..well..these guys I know...

                3. thirdmillenium profile image61
                  thirdmilleniumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  That is precisely my point.  Even he needed a phone booth, didnt he? That is what i mean.  Some things are just not done

                  1. profile image0
                    Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                    lol lol Thats too funny. I said, when iIheard the story.."what difference did a phone booth make?!"...it was the kind that was all glass?!...I dunno...but I would have found a restroom, surely in a city with resturants on every corner a restroom could have been availabe, but oh well. What do I know? I am a girl...

          2. Diskobolos profile image55
            Diskobolosposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            smile

        2. tantrum profile image60
          tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          but where's the porn?
          I only see sexy girls posing

          1. Diskobolos profile image55
            Diskobolosposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Maybe it causes him a distraction, Maybe he can't type with his left hand...smile

            1. thirdmillenium profile image61
              thirdmilleniumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

              What if he were to be a southpaw?

          2. thirdmillenium profile image61
            thirdmilleniumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Well, I was just reacting to the title of the topic. I have not had look at those hubs so i do not really know if they were porno or some attractive girls.

            1. tantrum profile image60
              tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

              yikes
              you don't know?
              So why are you commenting that porn is polluting HP?

              lol

              1. thirdmillenium profile image61
                thirdmilleniumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                you dont have to visit the hub, surely?  Someone asks a simple question about the existence of it here and you take it granted that it is there, don't you?  Do you have to probe first if it is there? I do not think so

                1. profile image0
                  Justine76posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  If you read the first few posts, you would see the question truly was about one hub in particular, that has since been deleted. The actual question was...should this hub be reported or not...so, in this case, yes, you might have wanted to look into the hub first. I realize you thought the question was porn in general, but it actually wasn't.

                  Also, I would look into stuff really exisiting before getting upset about its existence. This IS the interent, sometimes things that are typed aren't true...

                  btw, porn is not allowed on HP.  smile

                2. tantrum profile image60
                  tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  i never take for granted what other person thinks about something.
                  thinking sexy girls posing is porn is foolish.
                  I always check first,not only the proof, but what the person shows about him.
                  someone opening a thread to talk about another hubber who can't defend himself, doesn't look good to me.

                  1. Hmrjmr1 profile image67
                    Hmrjmr1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                    YGG! One persons trash is anothers treasure! cool

  43. Cagsil profile image69
    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    Hey, I'll admit this looks great and IS within HubPages Tos!

    <adult image snipped>

    Okay, does help solve the dilemma? lol lol

    1. skyfire profile image74
      skyfireposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      If it's not violating copyright and her manager is not asking HP for copyright fees then no  problem big_smile

      1. Cagsil profile image69
        Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        What you stated is useless on the Internet. There is NO WAY to verify ALL pictures ever taken, with her or her manager. The picture could have come from anywhere. There is no copyright on the picture and doesn't put HubPages in kind of trouble at all.

        Besides, it's FREE publicity for her. smile

        1. skyfire profile image74
          skyfireposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Casgil, do i need to add word "sarcasm" to my post ?

          1. Cagsil profile image69
            Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            roll

  44. Eaglekiwi profile image74
    Eaglekiwiposted 14 years ago

    Bet she dont need to check her adsense account either  lol

    1. Cagsil profile image69
      Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      lol lol

  45. rmshdc profile image57
    rmshdcposted 14 years ago

    what happens when a hubpage is marked or flag as ADULT.  Is this amount to PORN?

  46. profile image0
    lyricsingrayposted 14 years ago

    someone said porn again.

    1. mega1 profile image78
      mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      we often say porn just to see if lyrics is still around!

  47. mrpopo profile image72
    mrpopoposted 14 years ago

    Wayne Brown has an excellent Hub on this.

    http://hubpages.com/hub/APPARENTLY-I-DONT-GET-IT

  48. Trsmd profile image57
    Trsmdposted 14 years ago

    Nice way to promote a porn page here in hubpages..

  49. Internetwriter62 profile image75
    Internetwriter62posted 14 years ago

    If you have any doubts as to the TOU agreement regarding what adult means: Read the following:
    Adult can mean:
    * Sexually explicit writing, including descriptions of sexual acts or practices
    * Nudity
    * Lewd or provocative images
    * Images containing the URL of sites with adult content
    * Excessive profanity, or profanity in the Hub title
    * Content on sexual aids, toys, or enhancements
    * Fetish content or content with sexual intent
    * Penis enlargement content or products
    * Links to sites with any of the above

    If anyone has anything like what is listed above in their hubs, then it is time to worry about having your hub flagged, and yes all of the above is considered porno, and it is not allowed. 
    If you try hard to stay within the rules then don't worry. You don't run a red light you won't get a ticket. If you stay within the guidelines, then you won't have to worry.

  50. bgpappa profile image82
    bgpappaposted 14 years ago

    lots of hubs with just pictures of scantily clad women, and some with very very young girls.  When I see them, I flag them and let the higher powers make the final decision.

 
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