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[aoi tsuki]

i just finished copying some of the pictures i had taken of my current SO (i think we've crossed the line between "casual" and "dating" unfortunately) to my computer and was reviewing some of them. Many were intentionally artsy, some were just "in the moment" shots, and some were safe for work only if you work for an internet porn site. The first group of shots are candidates for my photography portfolio, and so, with her permission, they'll be posted online in the future.

That brings me back the thread topic. It's not often that we see pics of people's girlfriends and whatnot, and usually they're buffered with the "here's a pic of me... oh and look, my girlfriend's with me!" clause. Do you get permission from your SO when posting pics online?

 

[Willco]

If you're significant other is hot, you have a duty to post pictures online regardless of consent.

 

[radioheadrule83]

You fishing for a PSP?

I don't have an SO, so there's nobody to ask permission of. However, post them anyway. It is your destiny. I have forseen it.

 

[themadcowtipper]

PM me the pics and I will tell you if you should post them or not...

 

[Dilbert]

i just finished copying some of the pictures i had taken of my current SO (i think we've crossed the line between "casual" and "dating" unfortunately) to my computer and was reviewing some of them. Many were intentionally artsy, some were just "in the moment" shots, and some were safe for work only if you work for an internet porn site. The first group of shots are candidates for my photography portfolio, and so, with her permission, they'll be posted online in the future.

That brings me back the thread topic. It's not often that we see pics of people's girlfriends and whatnot, and usually they're buffered with the "here's a pic of me... oh and look, my girlfriend's with me!" clause. Do you get permission from your SO when posting pics online?

Sorely tempted to use my mod powers to compel a PM from you with the good stuff...just kidding. (OR AM I? MWHAHAHAHAHAH)

I've never posted a picture of a significant other on the internet, and before I did so, I would ask their permission. Once your picture is out there, you no longer have control of it...and that would potentially bother some people a lot. Also, if you make a parallel between online publication and print publication, since you MUST secure a signed release from anyone in a photo before getting it printed, that would mean asking permission first.

Also, with all due respect, some of you fuckers are picky to the point of being cruel, and I'd have to think twice about sharing that kind of thing here.

 

[Dan]

Personally, I'm not even that comfortable posting pictures of myself online in such a way that people I don't know would see them. When it comes to others, I surely would never post pics of them without permission, and even then I'd be wary of what I was doing with the pics.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

As much as we all want to see the goods, yes, it's always a good idea to get permission. It could end very very badly if you dont.


PS: Now post the NSFW stuff!

 

[Boogie]

Yeah, I would imagine that getting permission would be the main thing. Unless maybe she already had the pictures in question online somewhere already (ie. a myspace page or something)

 

[human5892]

If the permission is there, sure, why not?

 

[aoi tsuki]

Odd thing is, i didn't mean to make this such a cocktease and tried to word it so i was , but... FISSION MAILED.

Also, if you make a parallel between online publication and print publication, since you MUST secure a signed release from anyone in a photo before getting it printed, that would mean asking permission first.

Yeah, i'm looking into the signed release since i have a girl that wants to do some modelling.

Also, with all due respect, some of you fuckers are picky to the point of being cruel, and I'd have to think twice about sharing that kind of thing here.

Fucking agreed. Also, let me just say that she does not fit the uber-high standards of GAF hotness. i think she's attractive and her personality makes her hot to me. i could really care less what anyone else thinks of her though. So find some other pics to fap to or find Johnny Nighttrain's thread on the gaming forum with the link to his photography if you want something more "local".

Also, some people here need to preface all of their critiques of "hot" females with pictures of the girl they're currently with. You'd think some people here are dating supermodels or something.

 

[evil ways]

It's dangerous depending on where you post them, especially if she's hot. But make sure you watermark them before you do.

 

[lexy]

I don't post pictures of myself online so I wouldn't post someone else's picture unless they wanted me to.

 

[Deleted member 4784]

I think that it depends on the nature of the pictures. I know that you have some sensibilities/decency about you though, so I don't think that this would even be an issue.

IMO though, you should still inform your girlfriend and get her permission first. I know that I wouldn't want a guy that I was with to post my pictures anywhere without my knowing. Also, this is GAF; I think that she deserves to know that she will be graded and evaluated like a f*ckable piece of meat. :lol

 

[Willco]

... post my pictures up on a site without my knowing while I was graded and evaluated like a f*ckable piece of meat. :lol

C-

 

[cloudwalking]

I have never done so without permission publicly. On a private, friends-only forum where my friends wished to see photos of my trip to Japan, yes.

I think it is important to get permission first, especially if it's being posted somewhere on a large scale instead of just for a few friends (i.e. on GAF).

 

[Pedigree Chum]

I think that it depends on the nature of the pictures. I know that you have some sensibilities/decency about you though, so I don't think that this would even be an issue.

IMO though, you should still inform your girlfriend and get her permission first. I know that I wouldn't want a guy that I was with to post my pictures anywhere without my knowing. Also, this is GAF; I think that she deserves to know that she will be graded and evaluated like a f*ckable piece of meat. :lol

Isn't that basically every message board on the internet?

 

[Deleted member 1235]

I've done it, mainly for the purpose of sharing an album with family far away. for 2 weeks after I put it up though I got notifications that said "congratulations, you have 50 new views this week!" don't really like the internet as much anymore. It's creepy.

like a f*ckable piece of meat.

wtf. Don't like it? Get a burqa.

 

[dskillzhtown]

15 posts and no pics yet?

If you want to post some of the pics, go right ahead. I wouldn't post the NSFW ones though. Save posting those for after the breakup.

 

[themadcowtipper]

Post the pics, so some guy on here can use them to fake being a chick on another board.....

 

[cloudwalking]

for 2 weeks after I put it up though I got notifications that said "congratulations, you have 50 new views this week!" don't really like the internet as much anymore. It's creepy.

The same thing happened to me once before, so I made my gallery members-only. I like to know who is looking at my personal photography. @_@

 

[Tarazet]

I never have, and never will. If I found out my pictures were being whored around I'd be ticked, regardless if anyone thought I was hot.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

im the jelous type as if anyone even looks at the wife funny i get pissed off.


So except for the wedding thread i dont post her pics on net. It just keeps things simple.

 

[MC Safety]

Aww. How cute. InterWeb message board participant wants to discuss whether he should post pictures of his girlfriend.

Enjoy your attention! And the rest of us can only ponder whether there's anything more transparent than the initiation of one of these threads.

 

[aoi tsuki]

Aww. How cute. InterWeb message board participant wants to discuss whether he should post pictures of his girlfriend.

Enjoy your attention! And the rest of us can only ponder whether there's anything more transparent than the initiation of one of these threads.

You know, the correct way to end your post would've been "Disco Stu doesn't advertise".

If attention was my goal, i wouldn't have said that she doesn't meet up to GAF's lofty standards and likely would've posted her pic by now. And you may not have noticed but i'm not oli.

 

[ScientificNinja]

There's too much teen angst, hate, insensitivity, insecurity and immaturity on this forum for me to ever post a pic of my SO. Judging from the number of fap-posts I've seen, I'm convinced many of the posters here aren't even aware that there isn't much separating women from men (apart from a vas deferens, but that's a joke for another time). FFS, there are ENTIRE THREADS on this forum dedicated to men/boys who are too terrified to have a casual chat with a woman without thinking "OH-BOY-OH-BOY-OH-BOY, THIS IS THE CLOSEST I'VE EVER COME TO HAVING SEX".

 

[nitewulf]

i'd like to see pictures of aoi tsuki's girlfriend. he has the craziest, aside from duane, and shadowred, sex stories.

 

[Diablos]

Everything on the Internet spreads like wildfire, especially if you post on a forum or something. Keep it to yourself if you know what's good for you (and her).

 

[nitewulf]

Everything on the Internet spreads like wildfire, especially if you post on a forum or something. Keep it to yourself if you know what's good for you (and her).

shutup.

 

[acidviper]

Libby Hoeller was ruined by this exact topic.

 

[MC Safety]

You know, the correct way to end your post would've been "Disco Stu doesn't advertise".

If attention was my goal, i wouldn't have said that she doesn't meet up to GAF's lofty standards and likely would've posted her pic by now. And you may not have noticed but i'm not oli.

Except I'm not Disco Stu. And I don't really know or particularly care who Oli is as I do not subscribe to the cult of personality that is so prevalent in this place.

So you're not looking for attention? You really wanted to create a discussion about whether or not you should get your girlfriend's permission before posting her pictures on an InterWeb message board? That's, um, really believable.

 

[Boogie]

Except I'm not Disco Stu. And I don't really know or particularly care who Oli is as I do not subscribe to the cult of personality that is so prevalent in this place.

So you're not looking for attention? You really wanted to create a discussion about whether or not you should get your girlfriend's permission before posting her pictures on an InterWeb message board? That's, um, really believable.

Umm, aoi has always been a very reasonable poster, so yes, he likely actually did mean this thread to be an actual discussion about the topic. But yeah, I guess since you don't subscribe to the "cult of personality" of the forum, otherwise known as "knowing who the fuck is actually a reasonable, non-egotistical poster", you wouldn't know that. *insert rolleyes smiley here*

 

[Dilbert]

You really wanted to create a discussion about whether or not you should get your girlfriend's permission before posting her pictures on an InterWeb message board? That's, um, really believable.

I'm with Boogie on this one. Knowing his post history, my feeling IS that this is a legit question.

Also, obligatory jokes about "post them!" aside, this has been a reasonable discussion.

 

[Pedigree Chum]

Except I'm not Disco Stu. And I don't really know or particularly care who Oli is as I do not subscribe to the cult of personality that is so prevalent in this place.

So you're not looking for attention? You really wanted to create a discussion about whether or not you should get your girlfriend's permission before posting her pictures on an InterWeb message board? That's, um, really believable.

You're too serious to be Disco Stu. I get the impression that you're not actually him.

 

[MC Safety]

You're too serious to be Disco Stu. I get the impression that you're not actually him.

Yes, well, I'm deadly serious about disco music.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

THIS THREAD NEEDS MORE PICS

 

[Laurent]

There... Some random pictures of random people... So easy to find on "THA NETT"...

 

[Alyssa Hu$tle]

A few years ago I walked into the office at work, to find one of the guys had a photo of me and my friend as his screen saver on his computer. It was taken at a nightclub, and I had never even seen the photo myself. And he got it off the internet! He had it emailed to him by his cousin, saying “check out these chicks.” His cousin got it from this girl in a chat room. That girl was my friend in the photo…she never asked my permission.

It freaked me out a little that I was this dude’s screensaver, but it was a good photo so I wasn’t that bothered by the fact it was “out there”.

Funny enough, not so long ago I posted a photo of me and 2 of my girl friends here at this very forum - one of them was this same girl from the original photo. I never asked their permission either. But I know they won’t mind, all my friends are extroverts and exhibitionists so it’s no big deal for us…

.. .no, not in that sense fellas, no you’re not getting any naked shots so don‘t waste your breath.

Unless you pay me….

…and you can’t afford it.

And I have posted photos of my significant other on the web via my blog, and I talk about him too. In fact, I have posted truck loads of photos of all my friends there. Jeez, I am my own avatar… but that’s the kind of people we are.

However most people are not like us, and I can certainly appreciate how some people wouldn’t like it, and this needs to be taken into consideration.

I think you need to ask yourself “how would they feel about it” and act accordingly.