After some of the stuff I’ve seen on Atom Films this rejection letter comes as a bit of a surprise:
Hello FlingFilms, We have found that your clip violates one or more provisions of Section 4 of our Terms of Service, which states that users may not: create a user name or screen name or upload to, distribute through or otherwise publish through the Site any Materials which are indecent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, harassing, contain expressions of hatred, bigotry, racism or pornography, or are otherwise objectionable, or that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or violate any law.†Moreover, per our Terms of Service we reserve the right to reject clips at our sole discretion. If you believe that we made an error, please contact us for further clarification or review of your clip. We reserve the right to request further documentation prior to approving any clips. Regards, User Abuse Manager, Atom Uploads Atom Entertainment, Inc.
I’ve now been called a bigot by Atom Films for submitting “The Internet, You Am A Winners!” Oh well. I guess the fear of offending an imaginary segment of the audience is now what the web.2 is all about.
My questions: is the movie bigoted? and if you think so, please tell me who I have abused or been bigoted toward. I ask here instead of at Atom Films because I would never expect a reply from them… other than another form letter.
I’m completely stunned.
Perhaps the User Abuse Manager is from Nigeria and is very proud of their wonderful lottery?
Uh, what? I’d love to know exactly what they find so objectionable.
Mind if I mention this to a couple of people? *Cracks knuckles*
On the upside - congratulations! Getting randomly banned for something that’s clearly not relevant is absolutely fantastic press.
Congratulations on your newfound bigotry.
If they’re banning you, you must be doing something right. I suggest sending press releases to everyone you can find. If you can get a quote from Atom Films calling you a degenerate, that’d be even better. Trust me, 300 diggs just from that alone.
Maybe they are objecting to the nude looking dude, rather than what is being said.
“And if you don’t get any of the jokes, you just might have a little more than most.” nuf said!
I wrote the User Abuse Manager a reply asking if she/he wouldn’t mind elaborating on the decision and letting me know how it came about; wouldn’t want to commit the same atrocity in the future. If I get a response, I’ll post it here.
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