I was just watching the new finished projects, when I stumbled over a discussion whether to #nsfw or not, and this reminded me of a question that I always wanted to ask in the past, so here it goes:
Is there any consensus for when exactly to use it?
The faq states that you need to apply the" #nsfw tag to any work that contains nudity, graphical violence etc.", but I think there is no consensus about the meaning of this.
I have the feeling this leads to (and I am stressing that I might be wrong here) that arguably artistic cases get slapped with a #nsfw tag, while the far more common ābig-breasts-and-ass in tangasā posts often donāt. Also, I would argue that a policy āif it shows a female nippleā is no longer a timely statement regarding on how we (most people?) want to go regarding gender equality, but it seems to me that this is often how #nsfw is argued for.
Iām deliberately NOT having this discussion as this is super hard to pin down, and would lead to a long list of ārulesā that in turn would lead to people finding the boundaries of those rules. The āoldā Blender Artists site had a very long list of such rules and it only made things worse. So the basic principle that applies to everything here is ādonāt be an assholeā, and to apply common sense
I can see where you are coming from and respect your stance on it.
My point was, that I find that āapplying common senseā often enough boils down to what an individual (moderator? I do not know who can apply a #nsfw tag to posts beside the authors) perceives as their own view on the matter.
To illustrate that point, while I am fine with both seeing nipples or hiding posts containing nipples, the often employed criterion of āit shows a female nipple, so it is #nsfw, but male nipples are fineā, is in my book not common sense, but a derogatory violation of your ādonāt be an assholeā policy.
So, while I also would not think that a pool of strict ruled would be helpful here, I still would suggest to encourage moderators to moderate more in an uniform / unbiased fashion.
But as I said before, this might be only my own perception, and I respect your wish to not continue that discussion, thus Iāll leave it with that.
I think weāre doing a pretty good job - if thereās unclarity or doubt we always have a private discussion first before tagging/removing something. If you feel weāre unfair in a specific case, please donāt hesitate to flag that and bring the issue to our attention. Us not publishing ārulesā doesnāt mean we donāt listen to feedback
Just a little joke for some levity, Iām with @bartv, rigidly defining what is and isnāt nsfw is a sinister soup and judging on a case by case basis is much simpler.
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Renzatic
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I had an idea for one criteria we could follow, but then I remembered that this is the internet, and it could end up applying to far more than originally intended.
