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The Group's FAQs - 20170208

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        Welcome to alt.binaries.nude!
        and alt.binaries.picture.nude!
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1. What is ABN?

ABN is designed to be a catch-all group incorporating the best of
what all of the other nude-art newsgroups have to offer without their
limitations. It is geared towards the serious collector, the amateur and
professional photographer, as well as the general reposter and lurker.

2. What is on-topic? (See Note 2)

A. All kinds of nude art pictures.

Nude art pictures are any and all pictures of nude people regardless of
age, race, and gender that are not deemed pornographic* or lascivious
erotic**. The primary purpose of this newsgroup is the posting and
reposting of nude-art, but we also believe that the human body can be
a work of art unto itself, thus we allow posting of naturist/nudist
photographs (although whenever possible we encourage these to be posted
to an appropriate and active naturist/nudist newsgroup). This group by
its very nature discourages the posting of ordinary nude pictures that
show no artistic merit. If you are unsure whether what you want to post
is acceptable, then post an example, (preferably the index) to the
attention of the Regular Contributors for clarification and 
appropriateness.

B. Open minded discussion.

Discussion among group members and regulars is encouraged, including
on-topic images from this and other newsgroups, general discussions of a
friendly nature between members and regulars, technical information and
assistance concerning:

  1. The creation, collecting, posting, and reposting of binaries.
  2. The creation, techniques, and critiques of photography.

C. Having Fun

Sometimes the mood needs to be lightened and a few LOL's and <g> need
to be typed. To this end it is acceptable to post binaries of a comedic
nature provided they are of good taste and do not conflict with 3.A.

3. What is off-topic?

A. Anything of a lewd and/or sexually explicit nature such as
pornographic* and lascivious erotic** pictures. This does not include 
artistic
eroticism*** which because of artistic merit is deemed to be on-topic.

B. Blackcat Scans because they have their own dedicated group
alt.binaries.pictures.bc-series, and Blackcat has requested that his
scans only be posted there. Scans by Wolfman of the Wolfpack per his
request until which time he gives permission.

C. Pictures that upon the verified request of the Photographer/copyright
owner (see note 3) should not be posted and/or reposted by anyone
(including the photographer/copyright owner and his/her legal
representatives), for any reason. This list includes but is not limited
to:

  1. Jock Sturges
  2. Sally Mann
  3. Jonathan Gontar
  4. Dennis Keim
  5. Leland Ray
  6. Amit Bar
  7. et. al.

D. Movies and video captures regardless of topic or format. Though some
movies would be considered on-topic, they are usually bulky and
sometimes difficult to use. Discussion of on-topic movies is acceptable.

E. The posting of software and/or cracks even if the software is
on-topic. Requests for software, whenever possible, should be replied to
with a URL of the location where it can be downloaded.

F. URL's are off-topic if they are for paysites. Personal and/or free
sites are acceptable when placed in the message body. If a picture 
contains an
URL of an obtrusive nature or for a paysite it is considered to be spam
and off-topic.

G. Spams, flames and trolls are unacceptable and should be reported to
the appropriate abuse address. For the newbies:

  1. Spam is any advertisement for a paysite or post that monetarily
     benefits the person posting it.

  2. A flame is a rude or obnoxious post or reply. Care should be taken
     before the post or reply is judged to be a flame.

  3. A troll is a person who purposely attempts to disrupt a newsgroup.

H. PGP and other types of secured messages are off-topic. If you can not
post it to the NG then it should be e-mailed to that person or placed
in a group such as alt.anonymous.messages or alt.binaries.picture.nude
Discussion of PGP is acceptable provided it does not contain secured
messages.

I. Flooding the group is unacceptable. Posting of binaries should be
limited to not more than 100 per day so that everyone can have a chance
to post and download images.

J. Pictures of celebrities with no artistic merit are considered off
topic. This includes "Oops" pictures, paparazzi style photos and video
captures.

K. Non-nude and catalog underwear scans are off-topic.

L. Crossposting is rude and therefore off-topic. The only exception
being if an agreement is reached between the Regular Contributors of ABN 
and
another NG, in which both parties find it to be mutually beneficial.

M. The "magicscans" as the photographer has request they not be posted
for the following reasons: poor quality scanning and no proper credit 
given.

4. What is a CRC file?

A crc file is a text file that is used by collectors to insure that the
files they download are originals and have not been renamed or resized.
You can read a crc file in a text editor but to have the full benefits of
this type of file you should download the program JPEG Sheriff that can
be found at

  http://www.eboa.com/Sheriff/index.html

5. Repost should be directed to alt.binaries.pictures.nude

A repost would be considered any post of a binary that has been posted
within the last month. Leniency will be given to five or less binaries
if requested. (See Note 2.)

6. The present incarnation of alt.binaries.nude was founded by Blue
Dragon, and a group of fellow founding members and early posters: Free 
Spirit,
toadz the Dragon Hearted, JennyK, Over@nd.out, PicBoy, Ronin, Solarius,
Don, Leviathud, Mudlark, Jeffrey, Skip, Eric Boutilier-Brown, Faustus,
Cando, and Tisianne.

Important decisions (such as modifications to the FAQ and judgements
about whether a posting is on-topic) are to be dealt with by the active
regulars in the group at the time the question arises by a "majority 
rules" vote.

A vote shall be conducted in this manner: The question is raised by a
separate post with a subject line "CALL TO VOTE". The posting will be
left up for one week (reposted if necessary) to give regulars time to
discuss it and cast a vote in that "CALL TO VOTE" thread only. A person
is deemed a "regular" by an informal process: if they are regularly active
in a capacity positive to the group / community, their right to vote
is recognized. Votes will be counted yes or no, and the simple majority
wins. Abstentions will not be counted: the voting body consists only of
whichever Regular Contributors register a vote during the week the
question is posted. Anyone may comment or offer suggestions without 
actually
voting.

* Pornography is defined as any and all material (regardless of medium)
that is lewd and/or sexually explicit in nature. This includes any
blatant show of a male erection or the female's labia minora and/or any
act of a sexual nature such as cunnilingus, fellatio, coitus, sodomy,
sado-masochism, masturbation, bestiality, urination, and bondage. When
in doubt please refer to U. S. federal law, 18 USC Sec. 2256.

**Lascivious eroticism is defined as any and all material (regardless
of medium) that is intended to excite the viewer in a sexual way.
This includes material that gives the appearance that the person being
photographed is sexually aroused, or which depicts blatant fondling of
the breasts or genital organs for the purpose of arousing the viewer.
Pictures that are sexually stimulating to one person may not to be to 
another,
so broad leniency should be practiced.

***Artistic eroticism is defined as any and all material (regardless
of medium) that may arouse the viewer in a sensual way. This includes
but is not limited to poses that give the appearance that the person is
sexually aroused, and may also include the touching but not fondling of
breast and genital organs. This type of eroticism should be judged on
the over all artistic merit and is considered on-topic.

Note 1: Some pictures of a nudist nature may sometimes seem to cross
the line of the above definitions, but because of their context may be
acceptable. The same applies to some professional photographers who
because of their artistry, status and general acceptability are not 
considered
to be pornographers. Although a wide latitude will be given regarding
posts, a far stricter enforcement will be used for posts of children 
under the
age of eighteen with an emphasis on being overly zealous.

Note 2: Off-topic post, that do not conflict with secs. 3. B, C, F, G
and L can be made to alt.binaries.pictures.nude with a text post in ABN
referring to the post. ABP.Nude is considered a sub-group of ABN and is
subject to the ABN FAQ.

Note 3: The group shall elect a panel of three regulars who will serve a
term of one year, whose sole duty is to maintain the list of off-topic
photographers/copyright holders in section 3. subsections C. of the
FAQ. A panel member can step down at any time or be removed for lack of
participation in the group. All terms shall end on April 1st, at which
time a new panel is elected. Any panel member may be re-elected. Upon
the group learning that a photographer/copyright holder does not wish
that his/her photographs be posted to usenet, the panel will verify the
request and inform the FAQ Keeper to make said changes. They also have
the power to remove any Photographer/copyright holder from the list who
has reconsidered and will start allowing his/her photographs to be
posted.

This FAQ and the Group(s) herein referred to are dedicated in loving
memory to Debra C. Parma (Rin〆wind) who gave so much of her time,
effort, dedication, love and humor to usenet. 12th July 1973 - 5th 
November 2001


- amended by group vote 30th January 2002
- amended by group vote 15th May 2002
- amended by group vote 25th May 2002
- amended by request from artist September 10, 2003

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