If I may ... this type of discussion occurred at AHR, for a number of reasons, and especially since we have a EULA to abide by with regard to content, as well as the fact that MA/FPC markets EU to the
real world if you will, and promotes in-world services, such as the radio stations, at their website. As such, the station manager at AHR took the question of what is acceptable and what is not to MA/FPC so that there was clarification.
That said ... while MA/FPC is certainly not prudish, nor are
we at
MSR, there are boundaries that limit us from presenting content that clearly pushes the envelope when it comes to the following ...
From the EULA
8. MindArk’s Rules of Conduct
c. You cannot interfere with any other participant's ability to use and enjoy the Entropia Universe.
d. You may not take any action, post, communicate, upload or otherwise use any content, including text, images and sounds, that MindArk, at its sole and absolute discretion determines to be sexually explicit, racially, ethnically, religiously or sexually offensive, hateful, vulgar, defamatory, libelous, harassing or threatening to another person or organization or otherwise objectionable. This includes communications in the Entropia Universe and in any other website or forum with connection to the Entropia Universe.
We understand ... that there is a global diversity within our virtual community, and as such, that countries vary when it comes to what's acceptable and what's not ... as well as what's seemingly common and everyday for some, and also what's not. As a public broadcasting service, it is our goal to remain respectful with regard to the content that we present to our community, as well as those outside of our community who may be listening in as a result of a broader reach of marketing by MA/FPC.
In addition ... we are not so stringent that we don't play music with colorful content. We just don't feel that every other word out of an artist's mouth has to be foul, degrading, sexually explicit, vulgar, racial, or hateful. Granted, there is an eclectic flavor preference for music within our community, and it is certainly our goal at
MSR to appeal to such diversity, which I feel that we do, but not at the risk of offending our listeners in any way shape or form, or pushing the envelope to the edge and stepping across the line of our responsibilities as a public service.
Thing is ... there is also diversity with Entropia's radio stations, and therefore, our wonderful community has a choice. Our listeners have been completely satisfied with the music content we have provided so far, and have been generous in their support of such, as well as the shows presented. We embrace diversity, but we also respect that certain content may be offensive to portions of our community, and ...
We are also ... held accountable for our content by our broadcasting host 711 ... and the disclaimer given when we receive our broadcasting details is as follows:
Do not broadcast any material that is obscene, violent or illegal. Do not defame any individuals, Entropia participants, MindArk staff, etc. You are responsible for all content that is broadcast through your broadcaster account.
While we may ... have personal preferences with regard to content provided ... that becomes secondary to what we are held accountable to, and this is what becomes the priority so that we are afforded the opportunity to bring our community the entertainment and fun that is also a major part of our mission here at
MSR. So far, we have covered a wide range of genres, and our listening audience has been pleased and accepting of our content, even quite complimentary.
I hope ... that this gives clarification to our own broadcasting standard at
MSR, and if you have listened to Twitchie's music content this past week as he's been taking the
MSR stream for a test drive each night while gearing up for his first official show ... you would have found that colorful flavor I was talking about earlier, but not to the degree that it's the majority of a song's content. He presents quite an eclectic lineup, including his comedy tidbits that keep us all laughing our asses off, so be sure to tune in and give a listen.
Now let's get busy ... and rock this universe!
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