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You're downplaying it in the same way that others are overplaying it. - There are servers that are labelled adult only because it's simpler to label _everythin

You're downplaying it in the same way that others are overplaying it. - There are servers that are labelled adult only because it's simpler to label _everything_ as causing cancer than it is to only label the correct things. I can't join channels for some games because they're "adult"; even though they're not - There are servers that are getting rid of content because they don't want some automatic system to label them as adult, even though they're not. There's a game server that got rid of it's meme channel, because people could (but don't) post content that some system might see as adult. So it is a bigger deal than you're making it out to be. It's negatively impacting people and servers that have no interest in having anything adult on them.

vladms 7mo ago
> It's negatively impacting people and servers that have no interest in having anything adult on them. So who should police that? I am in certain communities that try to be stricter on moderation (which I love!) but it's hard work, lots of people trying to be at the edge of rules (with normal things like swearing, insults, etc.). Whoever labels adult only and does not care is not wishing to put the effort to police that it actually is not. Personally I do generally mind much more annoying, aggressive, stupid posters (in various channels), than the fact that I am not allowed to post some stupid adult-looking meme.
- RHSeeger 7mo ago
  > So who should police that? I don't have the right answers. I don't know that there _is_ a right answer. > Whoever labels adult only and does not care is not wishing to put the effort to police that it actually is not. Or they're unwilling to risk the consequences of making a mistake. > the fact that I am not allowed to post some stupid adult-looking meme. But, in my example, you don't lose the ability to post some stupid adult-looking meme. You lose the ability to post ANY meme. Because the risk of someone posting something over the line is that the entire server is suddenly adult only. And for something like a game server, that's can be a catastrophic change; it can destroy the community. Is being able post memes that important? No, probably not. But giving up the entire ability to do something fun, that doesn't cause any real harm, because someone might do something stupid... and the response to that will be a full nuclear destruction of your community. Yeah, that part sucks.

vladms 7mo ago

> It's negatively impacting people and servers that have no interest in having anything adult on them. So who should police that? I am in certain communities that try to be stricter on moderation (which I love!) but it's hard work, lots of people trying to be at the edge of rules (with normal things like swearing, insults, etc.). Whoever labels adult only and does not care is not wishing to put the effort to police that it actually is not. Personally I do generally mind much more annoying, aggressive, stupid posters (in various channels), than the fact that I am not allowed to post some stupid adult-looking meme.

RHSeeger 7mo ago
> So who should police that? I don't have the right answers. I don't know that there _is_ a right answer. > Whoever labels adult only and does not care is not wishing to put the effort to police that it actually is not. Or they're unwilling to risk the consequences of making a mistake. > the fact that I am not allowed to post some stupid adult-looking meme. But, in my example, you don't lose the ability to post some stupid adult-looking meme. You lose the ability to post ANY meme. Because the risk of someone posting something over the line is that the entire server is suddenly adult only. And for something like a game server, that's can be a catastrophic change; it can destroy the community. Is being able post memes that important? No, probably not. But giving up the entire ability to do something fun, that doesn't cause any real harm, because someone might do something stupid... and the response to that will be a full nuclear destruction of your community. Yeah, that part sucks.