The Whole "wet Mane Ponies" Thing
Soooo... apparently some weird rule is now in place against wet mane pony pictures. Now, I can put up with this just as well as I put up with other BZP rules that inconvenience me. Better, in fact, because it doesn't really affect me whether other people post such pics or not.
But I do have to say I'm genuinely confused. Does people making joking comments about a non-human cartoon character being "sexy" really drift that close to breaking BZPower rules? If a lot of people posted comments about a LEGO minifigure being "sexy", would pictures of that minifigure be forbidden?
I think the upcoming Samurai fig in the Ninjago theme is pretty sexy, as far as minifigures are concerned. I don't see how that breaks rules any more than posting G-rated art of Roodaka meant to look somewhat sexy, or for that matter posting a photograph of a MOC of a female figure in a somewhat alluring but non-erotic pose. As long as people aren't whistling or making catcalls in the comments, then saying a character looks sexy, especially jokingly, doesn't really seem to imply anything non-G-rated in this day and age.
I'm not trying to be passive-aggressive or to complain, but it seems a bit misguided on the part of the blog staff to make rules like this on a whim. There are already enough people who don't trust BZPower staff, and while I'm not one of them, I can still recognize a decision that doesn't seem to accomplish anything besides hurting one's reputation.
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