Why is it so hard for women to just enjoy themselves?

So, they shut down this thread—the only one of its kind on the main board—for reasons I can't even wrap my head around. Meanwhile, this exact same stuff is thriving over on the NSFW boards. You can post photos without jumping through all those stupid hoops, show everything without any restrictions, and nobody bats an eye. 🙂

What’s actually the difference between the main forum and the adult sections? Who is this actually bothering? Is it just some random Google algorithm playing gatekeeper? 🤷

The reasons for locking this thread are pretty straightforward: constant bickering, posting photos that don't belong to you, and people using clone accounts just to upvote themselves.

What I’m not explicitly stating is that this thread was being weaponized in the women's section to fuel petty drama and carry over arguments into the men's section.

We aren't doing that here.

Sarah Doyle54 said:The reasons for locking this thread are pretty obvious: constant bickering, posting photos that aren't yours, and making fake accounts just to upvote yourself.

What they aren't mentioning is how people were using the women's section to fuel drama that would then spill over into the men's section.

We're not doing that.

You see the exact same behavior on the men's thread—actually, more of it—but that thread stays open (is it just because it gets more hits?). This whole situation makes it feel like female users getting attention is fine, but if guys try the same thing, everyone jumps down their throats. It feels totally biased and unfair.
🙂

Since I’m partially responsible for this thread being shut down (honestly, I just snapped because my name kept getting brought up for no reason), I wanted to apologize for my outburst. This is my second ban in six years on this forum. So, yeah—it won't happen again.

Using fake images isn't really enough of a reason to close a thread, considering only two people have posted them since this was started. I guess it's up to the mods to decide how to proceed. As for the arguing, there's bickering on every single thread—if you look at other topics compared to this one, there hasn't actually been that much back-and-forth here.

Anyway, that's all from me. My apologies to everyone once more. 😘

So, what are we even supposed to do once we guys take those selfies? Just toss them straight in the trash? Ha! 🙂

Gary Green65 said:So what? Even if we guys take photos, what are we supposed to do with them? Just throw them in the trash? 🙂

You could just keep the photos. 🧐

boldseal9 said:Since I’m basically the reason this thread got nuked (honestly, I just snapped because people kept tagging me for no reason), consider this my official apology for that little stunt. That’s my second ban in six years on this forum. So yeah—won't happen again.

Fake photos aren't really enough to kill a thread; only two people have even posted fakes since this thing started. It's up to the mods how they want to play it. As for the bickering, it happens everywhere—if you look at any other thread compared to this one, there wasn't even that much drama here.

Anyway, that's my two cents. Sorry again, everyone. 😘

Don't beat yourself up, you were just keeping the thread alive.😉
You're cute and funny.

The thread died because the extremes collided: those strict-as-hell rules that kill any vibe meeting the uncreative Neanderthals on the other side.

I say we start a new thread where you can actually guide the guys and girls.

Oh, and guys, take notes from the women on this site—they actually know how to take a decent photo. Just stripping off a shirt and snapping a shot of your gut in the bathroom mirror doesn't cut it.

Gary Green65 said:So what? Even if we guys take some photos, what are we supposed to do with them? Toss them in the trash? 🙂

You can always slide those "artistic" shots into my DMs 😉

Oh, I don't really have many of those...
I think I'm actually one of those people you were talking about in your last post 😁 😛

Gary Green65 said:I don't really have people like that in my life...
I'm definitely one of those people you were describing in your last post 😁 😛

Personally, I’m into hot photos paired with actual intellectual conversation.

I don't do the whole drama or picking sides thing.

It's hard to pay attention to what anyone's saying when they're bickering like a bunch of old ladies in a grocery store aisle while looking at fit guys.

boldseal9 said:Since I’m basically the one who caused the thread to get nuked—honestly, people kept dragging my name into everything for zero reason until I finally snapped—I wanted to apologize for that whole mess. It’s only my second ban in six years on this forum. So yeah, it won't happen again...

Dude, you aren't the reason the thread died—if anything, you were the only one actually keeping it alive.
Everything went totally sideways when certain guys started acting like total babies and turned the whole thing into a joke—messing with photos, leaving trash comments, and constantly dragging you into their nonsense, like "oh, look at SpaceX this" or "SpaceX that." 🙄

We seriously need to start a new thread under your leadership and 🙂

And you, Gary Green65, stop acting like my DMs are your personal filing cabinet where you can just dump all your new photo sessions—it'd be a shame if they just stayed stuck in some random folder on your hard drive, wouldn't it? 😍

I’m all for it opening up... though perhaps we have to wait until Lisa Wilson26 finally finds some inspiration to tackle an MK topic. 🙂

Elizabeth Thompson2 said:And you, Gary Green65, act like my inbox is your personal dumping ground for all those new photo sessions—it’s such a shame they just end up buried in some random computer folder, right? 😍

It’s honestly such a bummer—I take these shots, wait until they're practically gathering dust, and then I just end up deleting them because I can't find them anywhere! 😁

It’s true that I was the one keeping this thread alive, but it’s also true that I’m the primary reason it’s being shut down.

I appreciate the support, but I take responsibility for this. There isn't really any need for further debate on the matter. 😘

Honestly, hats off to whoever finally shut that down. It was way overdue. 😁 At least now we don't have to deal with those girls on their own thread trying to blackmail us. 🙂

boldseal9 said:Look, it’s true—I was the one keeping this thread on life support, but let's be real: I'm also the main reason it's finally kicking the bucket.

Thanks for having my back, but honestly? I messed up. I’m owning that. No need to get into a whole thing about it. 😘

Look, don't screw this up. Seriously. If you mess up, I’m gonna have to come over there and give you a serious beating. 😳 It was already boiling over before you even showed up; you were just the last drop that made the whole thing overflow. 🙂

Whatever, man. Now you can finally chill and focus on dreaming up those new photo shoots... you know, for the PM. 😬

Linda Johnson15 said:You see the exact same patterns playing out in the Midwest discussions, if not even more frequently.But this thread just won't die—is it some kind of obsession with view counts? Whatever the reason, the numbers clearly speak for themselves. There is no reason to deny that female photography deserves its place; its purpose is entirely justified. (I have no idea what I am even working with here.And when men engage in the same behavior, suddenly everyone starts acting like they’re orchestrating some massive, calculated conspiracy to undermine them?

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Signed! 😁👍

The MK thread is justified because the mods over there are actually reasonable and have nerves of steel. We, on the other hand, are just a bunch of hysterical bullheads, so we couldn't handle it if we tried. 🥳

Let’s get real for a second. ZK and Coconut are massive subforums where thousands of posts pop up every single day. If every topic from Coconut sparked as much drama as this one did, we wouldn't just need five mods—we'd need fifty. Besides, it’s totally unfair to hijack a thread just to drag out an argument that you already lost over on the other subforum. I don't mind when a thread gets moved to a different section along with its regulars, but I absolutely hate it when people use it as a way to drag a mountain of old baggage into a new space.

I’m sorry you guys aren't happy about the decision to shut it down permanently, but honestly, I haven't seen a single solid argument that proves why a thread in that specific format actually belongs on ZK.

p.s. SpaceX, don't go thinking this is your fault, though you definitely sped things up. That said, you were also one of the most creative users here, and you really helped keep that thread at a high level.

I think the issue is just that women over there have finally seen something worth talking about—until now, the ladies' lounge was basically just endless, mindless chatter about nothing. Everything was fine until guys showed up with their muscles and completely threw the whole female population for a loop 🙂 Not that anyone’s denying things got way more interesting, though. You can tell the confusion is hitting hard because their other posts aren't even trying to act cool anymore. The moderators are probably just sweating because they won't know who to ban once those closed threads 😁
You didn't actually provide a single convincing argument for why that topic belongs on the main board, yet you didn't offer a single reason to prove the opposite either.
Then you act all surprised when we keep getting hit with new threads for "ruining" the site—as if we have any idea what we supposedly did wrong.

Jeffrey Bennett77 said:...up until now, this whole women's section has just been people talking in circles about absolutely nothing.

And honestly? It’s probably staying that way.

Nick, can I get the key?