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Offensive
Material Policy
Sellers may not list
items that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial or
religious intolerance, or items that promote organizations with
such views.
Sellers wishing to
list items that may be covered by this policy must review the
“Examples” section for detailed information about items
that may and may not be permitted on NWMarketplace.
Violations of this
policy may result in a range of actions, including:
Examples:
Items that
Promote Hatred, Violence, Racial or Religious Intolerance
NWMarketplace has
always exercised judgment in allowing or disallowing certain listings
consistent with the spirit of a worldwide community. Therefore,
NWMarketplace will judiciously disallow listings or items that
promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial or
religious intolerance, or items that promote organizations (such
as the KKK, Nazis, neo-Nazis and Aryan Nation) with such views. For
example, NWMarketplace will generally remove items that bear the
marks of such organizations, such as relics from the KKK or certain
Nazi memorabilia.
Under this policy,
NWMarketplace may in its discretion, remove items when the item or
description graphically portrays violence or victims of violence, and
lacks substantial social, artistic or political value.
For example,
NWMarketplace may disallow sales of explicit crime scene photographs
or morgue photos, while permitting military documentaries or
photographs of war victims. NWMarketplace may also, in its discretion
and out of respect for the families of murder victims, remove
listings of items closely associated with individuals notorious for
committing murderous acts within the last 100 years, such as personal
belongings of such criminals, letters or artwork created by such
criminals, or novelty items that bear the name or image of the
criminal.
Further,
NWMarketplace will remove any listing and suspend the users involved
where it appears that a person convicted of a violent felony is
attempting to use NWMarketplace (directly or through another person)
to benefit financially from his or her criminal notoriety.
Items related to
Natural Disasters or Human Tragedies
NWMarketplace does
not permit listings that graphically portray, glorify or attempt to
profit from human tragedy or suffering, which lack substantial
social, artistic, or political value. This includes items that may be
deemed inappropriate or insensitive to victims of natural disasters
or human tragedies.
Exception:
Items related to natural disasters or human tragedies that have
substantial social, artistic or political value are generally
permitted on NWMarketplace. Such items may include newspaper
clippings, documentaries, books, and commemorative photographs or
paintings.
Racially or
Ethnically Offensive Historical Items and Reproductions
Accordingly,
listings that are racially or ethnically offensive are not permitted
on NWMarketplace. NWMarketplace and its community of users will not
tolerate such material.
Occasionally, there
may be listings of antiques or historical pieces (often referred to
as ’Black Americana‘) that, while unacceptable in today's
society, are relics of an era where racially inappropriate and
insensitive products were widely available. While these items are
offensive to NWMarketplace and its community, NWMarketplace
recognizes that such historical items find their way into museums and
private collections, and serve as important tools for education about
the past.
NWMarketplace
permits such listings of historical pieces, but at the request of
community members, NWMarketplace
will not permit listings of racial or ethnically inappropriate
reproductions.
Further, when
selling potentially offensive yet true historical pieces, sellers
must ensure that the language in their listings shows appropriate
sensitivity to those in the community that might view it. For
example, sellers may not use offensive words and phrases such as
’Jap‘ or ’Nigger‘ in the title or description
of their listing, even if that word is part of the proper name or
trademark of the item. Sellers may, however, display an image of such
historical items within their listing even if the offensive word is
plainly visible within the historical item.
Racially or
Ethnically Offensive Works of Art, including Books, Movies, Music and
Artwork
Artists occasionally
use offensive words and phrases such as ’Nigger‘and ’Jap‘
in the titles of media items such as books, movies, music and
artwork. Examples of such items include books from prominent authors
such as Randall Kennedy, Joseph Conrad and H. Rap Brown, and
musicians such as John Lennon. Sellers may use such words and phrases
in the title and description of their listings within media
categories such as Books, Movies and Music, provided that the
offensive words are actually part of the title of the listed item.
NWMarketplace
urges all of its community members to treat others as they themselves
would like to be treated.
NWMarketplace will
review listings that are brought to its attention by its community,
and will look at the entire listing to determine whether it falls
within this rule.
Examples of items
that will generally be removed:
Items that bear
symbols of the Nazis, the SS, or the KKK, including authentic German
WWII memorabilia such as Olympic medals that bear such marks
Items that were
owned by or affiliated with Nazi leaders
Music or films that
promote hatred and racial supremacy
Holocaust denial
books
Crime scene
photographs
Morgue shots
Letters and artwork
from notorious murderers
Electric chairs and
related capital punishment items
Examples of items
that may generally be listed:
German coins and
postage stamps (canceled or otherwise) from the WWII era regardless
of markings
WWII memorabilia
that does not bear the Nazi or SS markings
Books and movies
about WWII or Nazi Germany that do not contain propaganda, even if
the Nazi symbol appears on the item
War documentaries
or documentary photos portraying victims of war or violence provided
they do not contain propaganda
Items of historical
importance associated with acts of violence against public figures
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