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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Malmuria" data-source="post: 8462109" data-attributes="member: 7030755">I have only skimmed the preceding pages, but the conversation as a whole indicates the importance of the hows and whys of including material.  Putting warnings on obviously borderline material is helpful, but a general process of how to identify and handle what specific material is problematic for your group is better.  And what I like to see from products is not just a content warning but an explanation of different ways to handle an aspect (say of an adventure) or even an explanation as to what purpose potentially problematic material serves for the overall story you are trying to tell.  The specific context is that there are a lot of products out there there relish in their own edginess (osr, looking at you).  In some cases the edgelord aesthetic of their products seems to stem from an author's (toxic) worldview, many times not.  Nevertheless, it is difficult as a consumer to always tell.  For authors, if someone does not share your sensibilities, are there ways for them to still make use of the product, or should they just stay away?</blockquote>