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Why I created The Phenomenal Women Of The Web Artistic Expression Seal and why it is endorsed also by The Phenomenal Men Of The Web.

It has come to pass recently (October 1997), that a former The Phenomenal Women Of The Web member, has gone on a one person campaign to question the contents of Spyder's Empire. She e-mailed most of The Phenomenal Women Of The Web directing them to a page on her site. She put a site wide blanket statement of Spyder's Empire on the page that said; (direct quote) "It is my opinion that Spyder's Empire is not a family friendly site."

It was a very narrow, single minded statement that is bordering on slander. Against the advice of my lawyer, who suggested I bring a slander suit against her, and place a cease and desist order against that page she wrote about Spyder's Empire until the case could be heard in court, I have chosen to create The Phenomenal Women Of The Web Artistic Expression Seal. I wanted the recognition of all The Phenomenal Women Of The Web sites to be accepted without the fear of a woman like this attacking another beautiful site, because she cannot see beyond her own judgmental nose.

In making the accusations against Spyder's Empire, she has completely discredited and made null and void all of the outstanding help, good and positive results that are coming from The Phenomenal Women of The Web - Against Domestic Violence, The Phenomenal Women of The Web Resource Network, The Phenomenal Women of The Web HEALTH Resource Network, The Showcase - The Official Magazine of TPWOTW, The GoodWill Seals... now The Phenomenal Men Of The Web... and all of the hundreds of thousands of people that have been helped. Many women have been saved by the above divisions of TPWOTW, and the slander must stop.

In addition, in throwing a bad light on Spyder's Empire, she has also discredited all of the sites that are participating Phenomenal Women Of The Web. There are many ways to go about stating your case against ones actions, but this woman has put a site wide blanket on every area within Spyder's Empire claiming that it is; (direct quote) "...not a family friendly site." Spyder's Empire is over 35,000 pages big, and has an average overall hit count of 5000 -7000 visitors a day. Webstat verification will gladly be sent upon request.

My website is a very complex and detailed site. Here is the Complete Site Wide Directory to Spyder's Empire. I challenge any woman or man on the web to create a site like mine that has the depth appeal to all persons. Not that there is anything spectacular about Spyder's Empire. But the depth of content and the complexity of the sites I have created within Spyder's Empire, will appeal to so many, women and men equally. It has the diversity of the world within it. As the sole proprietor of Spyder's Empire, I will not be made to feel bad or guilty about any of the elements that make up my site. As a result, I have created The Phenomenal Women Of The Web Artistic Expression seal - and endorse it also for The Phenomenal Men Of The Web.

Within Spyder's Empire, I have placed these seals which identify a site as having sensitive material. To those who say their children are still not safe, because they will click there anyway, I say look to yourselves as their parent. They are a product of you and your teaching. It is up to YOU<------- to teach and guide your children. I have done all I can do in being the police of my site AND the women who comprise The Phenomenal Women Of The Web. It is YOUR<------ turn now. So let the finger pointing stop right here. When you want to point a finger, instead point it back at yourself as a parent and the job you are doing, not Spyder's Empire OR the women or men featured within The Phenomenal Women Of The Web and The Phenomenal Men of The Web

It is so sad to consider, that we as men and women, who are living in a modern, free society, are still made to jump through hoops by the few who can view a work of art, or even the seal of The Phenomenal Women Of The Web and turn their child's head away calling it pornography. Yes, there have been women who have labeled the cherub on The Phenomenal Women Of The Web seal pornographic.

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