So let's see. You apparently want me to link to the part of the site that has general content but not the part of it that has explicit content.That would be a nice trick. Or is it that only partially explicit content makes the site AOK? Do you really think that people won't wander into the explicit stuff when they've gotten to the site? And that I won't receive fiery email complaining that I'm sending people to a place that comes right out and says it has "Explicit Content?"
I think that if people reading your reviews come back to you and complain, you (and they) should be adult enough to recognize --and be responsible enough-- that as adults they have the choice to view or not view the film in question. It's not your job to dictate what's objectionable to everyone. Not everyone shares your outlook on what qualifies as 'adult content.' If the aforementioned project has warnings on their site, leave it at that. Why involve yourself any further after all this sturm and drang?
Further, I would still like to know who told you Lost Frontier was full of adult content, and what they found objectionable. Your consistent refusal to answer this question leaves me wondering if it's just a stubborn ploy to not give an inch so you can be "right" when all is said and done. Prove me wrong.
My big error in all of this was thinking that everyone understood what this thread is for.
I thought this thread was for listing all the current fan films in production and due to be released. As the podcasts I write for are currently in production, I wanted to have them listed and to keep our name 'out there.' I assumed this meant our interests were one and the same, but your continued erratic behavior leads me to suspect otherwise.
If anything, your big error, Randy, is how much you have been overreacting to everything.
It also seems that folks think generating enough heat will make me change my mind on things. Do they get this kind of thing over in the Trek Lit area? Would they think a book that is only partially explicit is AOK for all readers?
Again. We're all adults. I don't see why you are taking on this burden. Let me break it down for you.
The two productions in question -- Dark Frontier's "Reclamation" and "Lost Frontier" have been erroneously qualified by you as having mature content, despite your never having seen them. A writer from one production (me, from Lost Frontier) and a viewer who has actually watched the other (Potemkin_Prod, re: "Reclamation"), have explained -- numerous times-- that
a) There isn't any mature content therein.
b) We have requested that you remove the warning label.
Yet you seem to be incapable of seeing these points or considering these requests.
Your logic, thus far, and as near as I can determine, is flawed.
I'll still put this project in next Friday's list, but it will still have an "Adult Content" title.
Again -- why? Have you watched the program? If so, and if you've determined there
is adult content contained within, fair enough. I'd love to know what constitutes adult content in either production.
Again -- why are you so dismissive of us when we tell you there's not any adult content? I mean, how can you expect any production to take you seriously when you are so fundamentally rude to any of us who dare speak out or explain a mistake?
This continues to be a colossal waste of my time. If you like the project, go start a thread so you can discuss it all you want.
Translation: "My way or the highway." That's swell, Randy, really. Throw another temper tantrum.
On top of that little pearl, you are, effectively saying "your opinions don't amount to jack shit."
Now, I don't know if you'd have that same reaction to say James Cawley or Jimm Johnson, but for what it's worth I personally don't appreciate your shitty attitude.
I don't know if you even bothered reading my last post, but I tried really, really hard to come around and meet you half-way on this issue and mend the fence with regard to our interaction so far.
I'm realizing now it may just flat out be impossible to expect you to act like an adult here. For all your altruistic intentions, you're being a big crybaby about all of this.
Frankly, your warped perceptions on what's going on here, your inability to answer questions posed to you, and your immature, passive-aggressive approach to myself and Potemkin_Prod and our queries, critiques, and issues we've raised has truly soured me on you and your ability to promote our productions.
Honestly, really makes it damn near impossible for me to believe you aren't just plain out to screw us and our productions because we dared stir the pot in your sandcastle.
Nobody will ever agree on everything. You yourself are being a colossal hypocrite, asking for people to submit productions to your list, to make it as complete as possible. But the minute someone dares to tell you you have made a mistake, such as mislabeling a production you are not familiar with, you kick up the sand and say "Screw you guys, I'm not playing with you anymore!"
This isn't first grade. We're all adults and should be able to reason with each other.
You are not being reasonable.
Being that you have not yet answered my questions about what is so objectionable in Lost Frontier, and being that despite my complete and total familiarity with the entire series --both released episodes and not-- and you still discount and dismiss my very much more well-informed opinion than your own and yet still refuse to remove us from your 'adult content' section, I don't know what else I can say or do to reason with you.
Mike from Excelsior, thanks for trying to get us to play fair, I appreciate you trying to send us to our respective corners of the ring, but
Randy just doesn't seem to want to play fair here and frankly, it's an embarrassment that this entire melodrama has been going on this long.
I pity the next fan film production that dares to try to question, critique or reason with Randy because he has thus far proven in my estimation that he is incapable of handling anything other than blind praise.
And that's the biggest disservice he can do for these fan films because just like the guys at Exeter, Farragut, Potemkin, and now (likely) Lost Frontier, he's just going to keep driving us all away from his sandbox.
So, let's get this straight. I asked you why you listed "Reclamation" as "WARNING: ADULT CONTENT" and you explained that if it had "nudity, vulgarity, extreme violence, things like that," it would be classified as such.
