Graphic/mature content in the forum - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered people coming out

heatqueen · 15th Nov 2011, 01:26 AM

I was wondering if it would be possible to create a section of the forum which is set aside for more graphic content? I know we already have the Anonymous section, but that's more of an advice forum, whereas sometimes I might pop into Chit-chat and see something a little crude that I would rather not see on my laptop screen (e.g. posts related to porn or mention it in the title). Could we possibly have a section that's for more mature content, so that people can choose whether or not they want to view these things, and keep sections like Chit Chat a little cleaner?

Rinto · 15th Nov 2011, 05:31 AM

I think this would be okay. I also find it quite disturbing to see mixed posts at the Chit Chat section (life, mature and nonsense all together).

A more strict moderation can help, but I don't know. It's just my personal opinion.

**Chip** · 15th Nov 2011, 10:26 AM

This has been discussed numerous times, and the position the EC staff has always taken is that we are a support community and, as such, graphic content, whether depicting porn or violence, or anything else, isn't appropriate to this community. Additionally, to create a section only accessible to members of a certain age would create "classes" of membership at EC which the staff has always avoided wanting to do, and raises the additional complication of figuring out a way to verify age.

Given those issues, and the fact that there are so many other places where such content is available, I would be *very* surprised if the EC board or staff would ever sees reason to reconsider the policies we have in place since.

Now, if you're talking about text-based graphic content (i.e., explicit discussions about sexual practices or something)... give us some examples of the sorts of threads you're concerned about, and it's something we can definitely look at.

heatqueen · 15th Nov 2011, 10:43 AM

The sort of things I mean are like these:

This might be inappropriate
damn, i gotta get out of here. my father almost caught me looking at gay porn

I understand they don't talk explicitly about sexual acts etc. , however it's not something I really want to have to see on my screen when I enter Chit Chat. I get what you mean about membership 'classes' etc though.

Maybe a system where we can choose to hide certain threads if we want to?

suninthesky · 15th Nov 2011, 05:42 PM

Maybe just a separate forum, not age restricted, but just another category. Then it would still be there for everyone, but you could choose whether you wanted to look at it or not?

No age stuff, no new member groups.. Just my opinion

**Chip** · 15th Nov 2011, 06:12 PM

OK, I see what you're saying. We will likely do some reconfiguring of the forums when we upgrade to VB4 so the staff can consider that at that point (which will hopefully be fairly soon.)

heatqueen · 16th Nov 2011, 03:46 AM

Cheers! =)

GuardianKitten · 16th Nov 2011, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chip

OK, I see what you're saying. We will likely do some reconfiguring of the forums when we upgrade to VB4 so the staff can consider that at that point (which will hopefully be fairly soon.)

..Please don't upgrade to vb4

**Chip** · 16th Nov 2011, 05:13 PM

We really don't have a choice. They are getting ready to end-of-life vB3 and there is some functionality that we want to integrate. I run another forum of similar size that did a conversion to vB4 about a year ago and we've had no problems.

EC has a lot of vB specific technical expertise on staff between Corny and two of our board members who maintain an enormous vB community, and the vB4 test site for EC has been up for 6 months now, so we don't anticipate any problems.

djt820 · 17th Nov 2011, 01:14 AM

lol vb4.

grimAuxiliatrix · 12th Jan 2012, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suninthesky

Maybe just a separate forum, not age restricted, but just another category. Then it would still be there for everyone, but you could choose whether you wanted to look at it or not?

No age stuff, no new member groups.. Just my opinion

A separate forum sounds like an awesome idea, suninthesky!

Sunsetting · 13th Jan 2012, 10:15 AM

personally, i like not having immediate access to graphic stuff here. that's why i like it

javgier · 16th Jan 2012, 10:40 PM

uhmmm what if i wanted to ask "those" questions.... im kinda alone here and there isnt really anyone i can talk to in my house.... besides my parents dont know.... (does "those" questions really count as graphic?)

**Maddy** · 16th Jan 2012, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by javgier

uhmmm what if i wanted to ask "those" questions.... im kinda alone here and there isnt really anyone i can talk to in my house.... besides my parents dont know.... (does "those" questions really count as graphic?)

It's totally fine to ask sexual questions, if that's what you're asking, as long as they're not too graphic. Support and Advice, Health and Wellbeing, and Anonymous all get a fair number of questions about sex.

**Chip** · 17th Jan 2012, 03:19 AM

I'd go so far as to say that graphic is OK, even... we've had some very frank and explicit discussions on sex techniques, problems, preparation, ejaculation, orgasms, penis size, masturbation, and just about everything else you can think of. The key is, we're a support site, so the posts and questions should be focused on support and information ... just avoid any unnecessary embellishment or explanation that starts to make it sound like erotic fiction or anything like that

15th Nov 2011, 01:26 AM	#1
heatqueen Official #1 fan of Celine Dion Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Pansexual/Homoromantic bisexual Out Status: Generally whoever asks Location: I travel a lot Age: 20 Posts: 5,707 Join Date: Jan 2008	Graphic/mature content in the forum I was wondering if it would be possible to create a section of the forum which is set aside for more graphic content? I know we already have the Anonymous section, but that's more of an advice forum, whereas sometimes I might pop into Chit-chat and see something a little crude that I would rather not see on my laptop screen (e.g. posts related to porn or mention it in the title). Could we possibly have a section that's for more mature content, so that people can choose whether or not they want to view these things, and keep sections like Chit Chat a little cleaner? __________________ Don't drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink. Co-founder of the 'Sailor Moon Made Me Gay' club...and the lesbians.

15th Nov 2011, 05:31 AM	#2
Rinto Balance Freak-ish Full Member Gender: Monsieur Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: My chosen people Location: Philippines Age: 16 Posts: 480 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum I think this would be okay. I also find it quite disturbing to see mixed posts at the Chit Chat section (life, mature and nonsense all together). A more strict moderation can help, but I don't know. It's just my personal opinion. __________________ Be happy with who you are. When all else abandon you, at least, it's the being who'll love you the most more than yourself. So, never lose your smile.

15th Nov 2011, 10:26 AM	#3
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 5,582 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum This has been discussed numerous times, and the position the EC staff has always taken is that we are a support community and, as such, graphic content, whether depicting porn or violence, or anything else, isn't appropriate to this community. Additionally, to create a section only accessible to members of a certain age would create "classes" of membership at EC which the staff has always avoided wanting to do, and raises the additional complication of figuring out a way to verify age. Given those issues, and the fact that there are so many other places where such content is available, I would be very surprised if the EC board or staff would ever sees reason to reconsider the policies we have in place since. Now, if you're talking about text-based graphic content (i.e., explicit discussions about sexual practices or something)... give us some examples of the sorts of threads you're concerned about, and it's something we can definitely look at.

15th Nov 2011, 10:43 AM	#4
heatqueen Official #1 fan of Celine Dion Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Pansexual/Homoromantic bisexual Out Status: Generally whoever asks Location: I travel a lot Age: 20 Posts: 5,707 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum The sort of things I mean are like these: This might be inappropriate damn, i gotta get out of here. my father almost caught me looking at gay porn I understand they don't talk explicitly about sexual acts etc. , however it's not something I really want to have to see on my screen when I enter Chit Chat. I get what you mean about membership 'classes' etc though. Maybe a system where we can choose to hide certain threads if we want to? __________________ Don't drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink. Co-founder of the 'Sailor Moon Made Me Gay' club...and the lesbians.

15th Nov 2011, 05:42 PM	#5
suninthesky Well Known Full Member Gender: Female Posts: 122 Join Date: Mar 2011	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum Maybe just a separate forum, not age restricted, but just another category. Then it would still be there for everyone, but you could choose whether you wanted to look at it or not? No age stuff, no new member groups.. Just my opinion

15th Nov 2011, 06:12 PM	#6
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 5,582 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum OK, I see what you're saying. We will likely do some reconfiguring of the forums when we upgrade to VB4 so the staff can consider that at that point (which will hopefully be fairly soon.)

16th Nov 2011, 03:46 AM	#7
heatqueen Official #1 fan of Celine Dion Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Pansexual/Homoromantic bisexual Out Status: Generally whoever asks Location: I travel a lot Age: 20 Posts: 5,707 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum Cheers! =) __________________ Don't drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink. Co-founder of the 'Sailor Moon Made Me Gay' club...and the lesbians.

16th Nov 2011, 05:13 PM	#9
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 5,582 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum We really don't have a choice. They are getting ready to end-of-life vB3 and there is some functionality that we want to integrate. I run another forum of similar size that did a conversion to vB4 about a year ago and we've had no problems. EC has a lot of vB specific technical expertise on staff between Corny and two of our board members who maintain an enormous vB community, and the vB4 test site for EC has been up for 6 months now, so we don't anticipate any problems.

17th Nov 2011, 01:14 AM	#10
djt820 Brutally Honest Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: DICKS EVERYWHERE Out Status: Like A Cock Slapping Your Face Kind-of Out. Location: SoCal Age: 19 Posts: 1,282 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum lol vb4. __________________

13th Jan 2012, 10:15 AM	#12
Sunsetting Banned Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: bi, straight, gay Out Status: to some family and friends Location: New York Age: 42 Posts: 950 Join Date: Dec 2011	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum personally, i like not having immediate access to graphic stuff here. that's why i like it

16th Jan 2012, 10:40 PM	#13
javgier javier(new and improved) Regular Member Gender: im a guy Orientation: i think im gay Out Status: some friends and people in my mind Location: in a house.... in california Age: 17 Posts: 56 Join Date: Jan 2012	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum uhmmm what if i wanted to ask "those" questions.... im kinda alone here and there isnt really anyone i can talk to in my house.... besides my parents dont know.... (does "those" questions really count as graphic?)

17th Jan 2012, 03:19 AM	#15
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 5,582 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Graphic/mature content in the forum I'd go so far as to say that graphic is OK, even... we've had some very frank and explicit discussions on sex techniques, problems, preparation, ejaculation, orgasms, penis size, masturbation, and just about everything else you can think of. The key is, we're a support site, so the posts and questions should be focused on support and information ... just avoid any unnecessary embellishment or explanation that starts to make it sound like erotic fiction or anything like that

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