If I feel that certain things/photographs/fetishes presented in the LS&R forum border on the illegal (like pedophilia, necrophilia, bestiality or are just plain disgusting), or that some sexual descriptions are overly graphic, or that things presented in LS&R are not adhering to site rules of being tasteful--what do I do or say? Do I report the threads/posts as they occur, or send an orgnote to Mods with past and present examples cut and pasted?

I'm not at all a prude, I occasionally participate in the forum, and I think most of the posts and threads are appropriate. I don't want to come off as the "sex police", lol. But I'm concerned that a few people are using the forum as a pseudo-porn site. Sure, Prince was all about sex back in the day, but there are other sites that accomodate some of the hardcore porn or fetishes that some people seem into that might be more appropriate than here.
[This message was edited Sun Jan 25 15:25:23 PST 2004 by AnotherLoverToo]

report 'em.

that forum kind of scares me i'm a pretty private person, and i don't think i want to know the intimate details of other Prince fans' sex lives makes mee blush...

It concerns me also.
Some links with usefull info on them for people who wish to protect themself from viewing these kind off things, this morning i have set my security higher on my computer, never thought i would have to do that at a prince website.

http://www.met.police.uk/computercrime/

http://www.iwf.org.uk/index.html To report these kind off
websites in UK

http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/ To report these kind off
websites in USA Or phone 1-800-BE-ALERT


http://kids.getnetwise.or.../index.php usefull info for parents and adults.

That was my beef with that forum when it first opened. People automatically assumed that because ben had created a forum JUST to discuss sex, that meant you could go hog-wild and post anything you wanted, without discretion.

ian put the warning up at the top after the issue was brought up, but nobody seems to heed it...

Natsume said:

bring back the tootin alien!!

sosgemini said:

In time, my dear, in time!

By the way, WHO THE FUCK RATED THIS THREAD HALF A STAR!

Natsume said:

probably a pre-vert

rdhull said:

Damn,man.I thought my wife and I were the only ones who used that word!

Natsume said:

Same here, and why I was gone for 2 months. I tried having a discussion with Ben on this with the basis of the "What is the Org" FAQ, and I think I made my points quite well, especially with the point concerning what the purpose of the Org is, in Ben's approximate own words it is, among other things, "to foster the fan community". I don't see how the LS&R forum does this, at any rate it fosters in a despicable direction and is thus useless.
I still think it should be removed immediately, especially since borderline or outright illegal topics pop up entirely too often. It WOULD be a pity if patrons of this site saw fit to report the owner because of shit that's completely unrelated to Prince or his music.

Teacher said:

Report the site to whom? And on what grounds? I don't think discussing illegal activities is illegal, just admitting you have done them is... and even then, it's touchy, cause you are without evidence... we need a lawyer... matt?

I find some of the threads and posts in the Religion and Politics forum much, much more offensive than ANYTHING I´ve seen in the L&R forum up to now.
It´s turning more and more into a biased , unsubstantiated bullshit propaganda forum .

KoolEaze said:

I totally feel ya. I think racist and homophobic posts are way more offensive than anything I've read in LSR.

AnotherLoverToo said:

report them.