I agree :)

I completely agree.

i agree 100 percent , one thing i try to do is spred the happienes

art is relative from person to person. if one person thinks it's okay to strip a child's innocence by drawing an inappropriate picture, then they have a different set of morals than i do.

let me relay my point, i personally don't think bikini/beach pictures are wrong. when the 'artist' draws suggestive stuff in it (areolas sticking out, an obvious camel toe, etc.) i personally believe that it draws kids in to things they shouldn't really notice if they're underage. but i won't argue with anyone because not everyone thinks like i do (unless it gets super bad)

Sax, I recently uploaded an explicit picture under the belief that it would be flagged as eighteen and up so that kids would not see it. During that time, I had received some rude comments. When it was taken down, I told the staff that I had read the Terms of Service and did not see that explicit pictures were against the rules, which was true. She looked over it, and said that I was right and that they would have to do something about it. It's not my fault that I didn't know it wouldn't go into an eighteen plus section, since that's what it makes out. You can't assume that people think it's okay to show it to children, because that was not my intention, and I am sure there are others like me, considering how vague the rules are for this gallery.

orange: you know if you're a kid or not. kevyn: i personally, under those circumstances, would have tried harder to find a way to put it on an 18 and up gallery rather than putting the picture on the public gallery and hoping it got put there, provided there wasn't any other way to do so. yes, it was a poor decision for not putting that in the rules in the first place, but i would have notified them about it, personally.

I agree. A problem with community driven spam filtering is the self-righteous people who start crusades against stuff that offends them. Flagging isn't enough, they also feel the need to use personal insults. The younger users shouldn't be exposed to explicit art, but teaching them to meet tasteful nudity/suggestive art with hostility isn't a very good idea either. Teaching them to be aggressive towards people with different views is just wrong.

If an artist is going to be mature enough to draw and upload an explicit picture, then he or she should be mature enough to flag their own photo immediately upon uploading that photo. Would be the responsible thing to do. I know I have had to quickly close my DS when my child is looking with me at the pictures. This has been a huge complaint by many parents who have their own DS [such as myself], which is why the colors team is adding the feature to flag on DS come Oct. Only reason one doesnt flag their own work is they want to cause a ruckus or werent able to think of being mature beyond the drawing. Or pure laziness. Either way its sad.

Sax, I would have notified them, except I did not know that it was supposed to be against the rules... :/ Especially since there's an eighteen plus flag. /// I'm glad that this picture is inspiring debate, but I may go silent soon due to my social anxiety. Sorry about that, and thanks for all the nice comments. ^^

I agree the artists shouldnt be attacked, however, when confronted with material they dont understand or are offended by it will always be the common reaction of a confused child or angry parent

saxaphone exsplan to me your main point [please]

apothecary: there is a reason people get offended. the generalization that everyone who opposes public display of suggestive material always resort to insults seems biased, but i digress. i don't feel it's up to strangers to teach kids such things like tasteful nudity and suggestive nudity because i feel that half of the people wouldn't know the difference either

D.irty, explicit pictures are apparently not allowed in Colors!. :/ The eighteen plus flag appears to be used only for bikinis and cleavage. I guess the staff thinks that you have to be eighteen to go swimming. And you are right about the attacking, but I would like to inspire some thoughtfulness and consideration if I can. This message also doubles for the people who post bikinis and such, though. Just so you don't think that I am talking about explicit pictures only.

orange: everyone has different opinions, it is natural for people to argue when they disagree to a certain extent

Sax, I agree. Arguing is fine and healthy if it doesn't go too far. It's good to let out your opinion and get into a debate; you can teach someone something or learn something yourself. Just make sure you do it sensibly, like you have, thank you. :D And Orange, I don't understand your English...

Andddd some-one will (probably) flag this one too. Why? 'cause he/she can.

When I say explicit I mean pictures with nudity. Those are allowed, they just can be viewed on the website if the option is chosen. There is a whole section on the colorslive website. Pictures further than that is not allowed however and will usually result in a ban. That rules I have come across, whether it be online at the site or on the apps facebook I am unsure. Sometimes the censorship is a little too far[Such as my name.. It is in caps for that reason]. But some of that is Nintendo with kids as their target audience. Colors most likely doesnt want that liability. Plus they know this app is very popular. If they want to be in future consoles, like WiiU, they must be careful not to upset Nintendo.

If someone flags this picture, I will talk to the staff about it. I have heard of pictures randomly flagged for no reason being unflagged upon request.

i am still a little unsure how the flagging system works here. if a picture gets flagged, is it like the flipnote studio way where it gets reviewed by some people that work for the company to see if it's truly inappropriate? orange: that statement in itself is relative, most places that portray those things usually aren't in a kid's reach unless they, themselves, go looking for it

Orange...Just because there is foul language, DlRTY pictures and so forth everywhere you look does not mean we should deliberately expose children to it. Since it is everywhere, would you give a 4 year old child a filthy magazine? Would you allow a 7 year old to be physically intimate with another? Of course not, because the line needs to be drawn somewhere. Sometimes the line is unfair, however, if it has been as such, you can always contact the colors team to unflag a picture unjustly flagged. The update in October should fix a lot of these issues, so Jens claims.

That's how it works, Sax. But if a picture is flagged too many times, it is automatically marked as eighteen plus. That tends to happen on a lot of non-adult pictures, just because people are mean. And now I'm gonna go silent, sorry. My anxiety is very bad. It's the reason why I'm a recluse.

they dont have to go looking., there are clothing stores, magazings, and TV comersals [sorry for my spelling] that show women and men in underwear and bikinis:: ps. at school by there friends is were they learn these things .so why are we trying to hide it.

I have heard claims someone must review it. However, it is most likely if flagged it is marked 18 until reviewed. Or it is based on the number of flags to force a removal until review. I personally have flagged a couple nudity pictures but they insantly disappeared. No way was it reviewed that fast. It only being able to be done online at the site is the main issue. Also an artist should be allowed to flag their own work during uploading their picture. Would solve many of these issues

then they should find out when they're ready. thank you two for explaining it to me btw :]

I know personally as a parent, I would rather be the one to explain that stuff to my children when ready to. I shouldnt be forced to because someone else felt it was time to show them. I know there are things out there that will expose them before Im ready to, but being on DS shouldnt be one of them. We [parents] have enough to worry about

Art is also subject to critism, even undeserved critisism (can't spell :P). Everytime you put a piece of artwork out there, you give up your right to be treated "fairly" and "respectfully".

I totally agree with saxaphone.

I think that there should a cover warning system where the artist of a pic can put up a cover on their art piece warning other's that it is for adults, that it has blood/gore, ect, like on dA, and that when an artist doesn't do it than those who monitor Colors! can put the cover warning up. That would come in handy!

P.S Forgot to say that I agree with you on being nise about pictures like that.

A cover system wouldn't work because nobody really monitors colors. It goes by so many flags. Then the art is taken down. Once that happens i think is when a person from Colors reviews it. They just need to make an I8 plus section[it exists] just when uploading, an artist should be able to easily make their own work for I8 plus. Also I just posted a few new pictures that Im surprised werent flagged

I agree, but its bad for them because once they put it up Colors immediatly takes it down.

Orange, some people don't go to publick school. I'm home schooled and I am not deliberatly exposed to such things. I agree that we should be civilized in our comments. I'm happy that Colors! is improving because I don't want to see any explicet pictures in the publick gallery. Now this poc says " art is art " but what is the definition of art? My sister ( whom is a great anime artist ) told me that what makes art art is first: hard work, second: time, third: it must iether be sending out a message to people or telling a story, and fourth: it must be beautiful. If draw an explicet, ugly picture with no real purpose or thought behind it then it isn't art. But yes. Art is art.

That's the beauty part about art. It is defined by the individual creating and observing the art. You can't specifically label art as just one thing. There are hundreds of types of art forms. Especially since your 4th requirement is open to interpretation on what is beautiful. This isn't the same for everyone. Beauty can be found in the strangest of places, mostly because of how different people are and how differently we perceive things. Just like art. The problem is that these children are unnecessarily flagging things because of a little skin. Doesn't even have to be explicit, which is rare to see on the gallery anyways.

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THIS IS TERRIBLE AND POINTLESS! Ok, not really. Good drawing, regardless. I dont think mature pics should be on here, but I have other peoples boat to sink. Not yours. I dont try to insult people on Colors! and I do my best to help a friend in need, but Im tired, bored, and felt like bugging/mentally disturbing/talking to someone. And I dont feel like the middle. And nobody judge me, either.

WOW...... I LOVE YOUR FEELINGS. IT'S TRUE ART IS ART CAN I HAVE YOUR FC MY FC IS IN MY GALLERY : D

I agree. Cool painting yo a pro!

Agreed with exception, placement of the art, not in a family friendly place, other than that, if you don't like it, don't look at it. Don't trashtalk it unless the placement is wrong.