As to Lj-settings

[sparkindarkness]

Since LJ team has decided to implement a whole new system of reports etc (for those not aware of this, check the lj-biz post. Remember, the news community may not be used to send out important news information to users. It can only be used to tell you all about their latest advertising venture!.

Basically there are lots of way to flag posts now to report them - with many flags from "nude minors!" (cute pictures of your baby at the beach shall come down now) illegal activities (though probably not including encouraging anorexics to starve themselves just a few days longer) to hate speech (and since when has LJ EVER cared about that?) these 3 will all be treated "as usual." I assume this means random deletions, insane flailing or ignoring

There are other flags now of "explicit adult" and "offensive" content (offensive according to whom, I wonder?) If you pick up enough of these flags then you may find the abuse team, using their eternal wisdom (like interest searches and listening to crazed religious whackos) will change your journal settings to "mature content"

Apparently there are 2 settings: "adult themes" meaning under 14 year olds can't read our dirty dirty posts

And Explicit adult content, meaning under 18 year olds can't read our nasty nasty debauchery.

We are free to voluntarily change the setting of our journals to the setting you deam appropriate - either the whole journal or just parts of it.


When I have the time (and inclination) I will make a point of marking my slashy slashy fic as explicit adult, but I intend to leave much of the rest alone

Comments

[gnarlycranium.livejournal.com]

What I particularly liked about that post was the way they pointed out how it was going to affect only the SMALLEST percentage of LJ people whatsoever-- so you know, it doesn't matter at all to us decent people, it's only those PERVERTS OVER THERE AND THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE who will complain.

[tinimaus.livejournal.com]

What about the explicit despoiling of toasted crumpets? As a housewife, I find that deeply offensive and would like to be warned next time.

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Sheesh.

Once again LJ proves that they don't know what the flip they're doing.

[cmccurry.livejournal.com]

*whew!* For a moment, I was afraid that anything discussing the diet of The Hounds would be adults-only.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

They've been doing that over and over, that's why it's gone so badly. They want to marginalise us dirty dirty perverts and not realised just what a huge number of people that is

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

You are quite right! I shall have to make cfrumpets adult themed! Curses!

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

I'm actually amused now. I wait for the next LJ biz post to see how they can screw it up more. I wonder if 6 apart has a competition "ok, people, we need a brainstorm! Who can think of the stupidest idea!" I wonder what the winner gets? Fire maybe? Am i the only one who hass noticed a rather sudden staff turn around and they've got someone new in AGAIN

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

LOL it might of I get flagged by crazies, but I'm going to be leery of marking my own stuff because I don't have the time to catch it all.

My user info makes it clear the nature of this journal, I can't catch everything so if I catch some of it I imply that the stuff I haven't caught IS suitable for minors.

All in all, I don't need the hassle, so the hounds will roam free!