Yes, I was dinged a half dozen years ago for posting a picture Beshine posted in her blog, unaware that it originated from OF while following the same rules that posting pictures found on her regular site was permitted. It is all part of a larger ongoing problem here of holding members responsible for knowing where pictures originate, a demand I am not sure even exists elsewhere across the internet, at least, not in my experience. Seriously, I do not share her (or others) OF pictures or videos anywhere, however, they are everywhere and one has to be in denial not to admit the fact. Yet the BEA is essentially behind a pay wall now, yet imposes restrictions beyond those imposed on free sites. It is just another example of outdated thinking IMHO, like the long list of common language words no one is allowed to say, despite the innocence implied, that no one seems to want to address.
If you look at the rules, OF is not even mentioned, but since Salem has forbidden them, the dude abides. Beshine had already forbidden them from early on, so I honored her request also. Still the problem remains; people find pictures on thousands of sites across the internet and innocently think they are contributing, only to find out after the fact that they are verboten, and they just got strike one. It is certainly the way I felt when it happened to me and my picture was not pirated; I was a long standing member of Beshine's site where the picture was posted.
We frequently see people talk about the declining number of people posting and just looking back a dozen years ago on this thread, you can see the enormous truth leading to this conclusion. I have said it is because today, unlike 1998, there are probably a hundred sites that focus on large breasts and morphed images of such, but there is also the truth that most, or perhaps all of those site do not place restrictions and the burden of knowledge upon members. I definitely respect and am even awed by how some members here can identify almost anyone with large breasts; this knowledge base no doubt dwarfs any other site, which is but one reason why I was one of the original posters here when this site started and returned to it years later.
I'm not sure anyone connected to this site today has the ability or authority to actually update the rules; the archaic forbidden words list dates back maybe 15 years or more and has never been rationalized nor addressed. The same can be said for other aspects; as you are all too painfully aware, there is now apparently a paywall for simply submitting a post on this forum which only serves to decrease new membership, steering people to the hundreds of free sites. Jessy Bunny just posted about how her model friend cannot join without paying, which certainly discourages new models from contributing or establishing their own threads here; model participation used to be a huge factor in people joining the BEA.
I fear Solvegas met with disaster as evidenced by his prolonged absence. Having already purchased expensive tickets to AVN and excited to once again see some of the girls attending, for him not to show up after day #1, something drastic had to have happened. He has always contributed a picture each week on this thread and now it has been over two weeks without posting. I have occasionally skipped a week of posting a picture when uninspired or distracted, but you can see two truths here; one is that despite no one posting on this thread in a week, it had only dropped back to page 5 before you posted (I've kept track), and two, without my opining about different aspects, people seldom offer their own, so this thread goes ignored. Of course, as you have also witnessed, some members do object to my long posts to try to accurately articulate the subject, violating the BEA rules regarding the treatment and respect for other members. Perhaps another reason for the declining participation in this forum. Sol was never an offender, always seemingly ignoring those who mocked or objected to his posts; he tried to remain above the problems others tried to create. I miss his input. And the forum suffers further stagnation.