Hi, Nik! Thanks for sharing your preferences and thoughtful comments. I too prefer to focus on the faces and photos. As I’ve been rethinking my approach, I’m leaning towards having only posing straps and cropped photos here on Substack. Technically, nudity is a no-no with the payment processor, though I do my best to do it in the spirit …
Hi, Nik! Thanks for sharing your preferences and thoughtful comments. I too prefer to focus on the faces and photos. As I’ve been rethinking my approach, I’m leaning towards having only posing straps and cropped photos here on Substack. Technically, nudity is a no-no with the payment processor, though I do my best to do it in the spirit of art. So YouTube will stay as is—it FINALLY ain’t broke lol—and I’ll be adjusting things here on Substack. Just a tad. Still going to do posts that link out to spicier material.
If YouTube hadn’t been so hellbent on striking me for sharing links to my photo sources, I might not have explored Substack as much as my home base. But they did and I’m kinda glad they did. Because creating and curating on Substack feels a lot more personal.
So the plan—for now—is less (or no) full monties and more focus on the mugs these men have. Some are truly stunners. A few are so gifted below the belt it detracts from their above the belt beauty. Some guys have all the luck! I’m one of them…but not for those reasons. :-p
I dislike posing straps as much as I do the freakishly sucked-in stomachs of overly-muscled (IMO) body builders. I DO LIKE dicks, Clint. I even have a nice one. Hate to see the disappear altogether, but I do understand the Pay Bosses. (sigh)
If I might be so bold as to throw my two cents in...
- I'm rather fond of erections but they certainly are not why I subscribe.
- Body builders are works of abstract art for me so posing straps have the least impact there, IMO.
- Regular guys with regular bodies doing G-rated things in the buff draw me in.
- Regular guys striking poses from famous works of art (paintings, statues) run a close second.
It seems to me the last two above constituted most of your NSFW pics when you started here. Maybe move in that direction again? Think of the pics some of us (including me) have described as 'wholesome'.
Random thought: On YT there are 3 or 4 vids taken at a couple of museums that feature male nudes. There's no blurring or censoring. Maybe use those as a guide for what falls into the category of 'art'. I'll try to remember where I saw them.
Thanks for the suggestions. Turns out I misunderstood how the credit card folks feel about nudity, so I’m trying to be proactive. YouTube’s ridiculous policies against “sexually gratifying” content led me to push the boundaries a bit too much for my own tastes. Not a lot but enough that I want to be proactive and course correct before it becomes a problem. I hope you’ll continue enjoying my work. I know I enjoy your comments. Cheers and Happy New Year’s. 🥂
Hi, Nik! Thanks for sharing your preferences and thoughtful comments. I too prefer to focus on the faces and photos. As I’ve been rethinking my approach, I’m leaning towards having only posing straps and cropped photos here on Substack. Technically, nudity is a no-no with the payment processor, though I do my best to do it in the spirit of art. So YouTube will stay as is—it FINALLY ain’t broke lol—and I’ll be adjusting things here on Substack. Just a tad. Still going to do posts that link out to spicier material.
If YouTube hadn’t been so hellbent on striking me for sharing links to my photo sources, I might not have explored Substack as much as my home base. But they did and I’m kinda glad they did. Because creating and curating on Substack feels a lot more personal.
So the plan—for now—is less (or no) full monties and more focus on the mugs these men have. Some are truly stunners. A few are so gifted below the belt it detracts from their above the belt beauty. Some guys have all the luck! I’m one of them…but not for those reasons. :-p
I dislike posing straps as much as I do the freakishly sucked-in stomachs of overly-muscled (IMO) body builders. I DO LIKE dicks, Clint. I even have a nice one. Hate to see the disappear altogether, but I do understand the Pay Bosses. (sigh)
If I might be so bold as to throw my two cents in...
- I'm rather fond of erections but they certainly are not why I subscribe.
- Body builders are works of abstract art for me so posing straps have the least impact there, IMO.
- Regular guys with regular bodies doing G-rated things in the buff draw me in.
- Regular guys striking poses from famous works of art (paintings, statues) run a close second.
It seems to me the last two above constituted most of your NSFW pics when you started here. Maybe move in that direction again? Think of the pics some of us (including me) have described as 'wholesome'.
Random thought: On YT there are 3 or 4 vids taken at a couple of museums that feature male nudes. There's no blurring or censoring. Maybe use those as a guide for what falls into the category of 'art'. I'll try to remember where I saw them.
Thanks for the suggestions. Turns out I misunderstood how the credit card folks feel about nudity, so I’m trying to be proactive. YouTube’s ridiculous policies against “sexually gratifying” content led me to push the boundaries a bit too much for my own tastes. Not a lot but enough that I want to be proactive and course correct before it becomes a problem. I hope you’ll continue enjoying my work. I know I enjoy your comments. Cheers and Happy New Year’s. 🥂
Doing the best I can. Thanks for understanding.