Thanks! Here's my post if you'd like to contribute anything there as well.
Maybe once the NSFW tag isn’t so buried, we won’t have as many issues like this in the future.
That's a really interesting point. As we flag content the community (and society at large) deems "inappropriate" we reinforce those cultural norms which, possibly, leads to further division. If nudity and sexuality become "normal", would it even be an issue? You and I currently have a high rep here (7 and 8) so our downvotes matter more than most. I flagged a pornographic comment this morning. The picture itself was beautiful, but I'm currently enforcing the stated standards of the community as informed by the original creators who do not want adult content on steemit without it being tagged nsfw and hidden for most users.
Does my downvote make the problem worse? Do the ideals of the creators to create a "family-friendly" (whatever that really means) site? Is the world (or, more accurate, the United States) ready for openness about human sexuality?
All interesting things to consider. I'm excited to have a place to discuss them with other intelligent adults. :)
Downvoting is a toss up for me. There are some posts that definitely should be hidden, (i.e. harassment, bots, etc) but when it comes to original content, or "explicit" images, there is also a fair amount of people that want to see that.
I think @timelapse's idea is great. Click to consent, a warning, or a tag could be an easy fix for situations like these.
Yeah, that's a great idea. It goes along with giving reasons for the flag as part of the flagging process. They need a solution for comments as well, since the interface doesn't currently allow for the nsfw tag there. Based on the positive changes I've seen so far, I'm fairly confident they'll keep adding good features.
I just saw your comment on it as well! Sorry I did not get to it in time, I did upvote it though. I would love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks! Here's my post if you'd like to contribute anything there as well.
That's a really interesting point. As we flag content the community (and society at large) deems "inappropriate" we reinforce those cultural norms which, possibly, leads to further division. If nudity and sexuality become "normal", would it even be an issue? You and I currently have a high rep here (7 and 8) so our downvotes matter more than most. I flagged a pornographic comment this morning. The picture itself was beautiful, but I'm currently enforcing the stated standards of the community as informed by the original creators who do not want adult content on steemit without it being tagged nsfw and hidden for most users.
Does my downvote make the problem worse? Do the ideals of the creators to create a "family-friendly" (whatever that really means) site? Is the world (or, more accurate, the United States) ready for openness about human sexuality?
All interesting things to consider. I'm excited to have a place to discuss them with other intelligent adults. :)
Downvoting is a toss up for me. There are some posts that definitely should be hidden, (i.e. harassment, bots, etc) but when it comes to original content, or "explicit" images, there is also a fair amount of people that want to see that.
I think @timelapse's idea is great. Click to consent, a warning, or a tag could be an easy fix for situations like these.
Yeah, that's a great idea. It goes along with giving reasons for the flag as part of the flagging process. They need a solution for comments as well, since the interface doesn't currently allow for the nsfw tag there. Based on the positive changes I've seen so far, I'm fairly confident they'll keep adding good features.