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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 8678962" data-attributes="member: 7808">Preface everything I have to say in this thread with &quot;I am not a mod, I'm just sharing my experiences as a user&quot;.&nbsp; Yeah, moderation of adult topics has changed drastically over time, with many shifts back and forth.&nbsp; There was a time when any mention of rape whatsoever was taboo (even in the context of trigger warnings or being against it), and times when more explicit discussions have been allowed.&nbsp; This doesn't just apply to sex, BTW, it's the same way for many things.&nbsp; Did you know Morrus once did an experiment where political discussion was expressly allowed in the Off Topic forum?I think what you're describing here is that moderation on ENWorld has always been reactionary.&nbsp; This is not a critique; it's a logistic necessity based on the size of the community, the size of the mod team, and the reality of living in a changing society. This has a couple of important effects to consider.First, it means that the mods are more concerned with doing the right thing than being perfectly consistent.&nbsp; I believe Morrus has posted about this specific stance before.&nbsp; It makes a lot of sense when you think about the scale of ENWorld, but goes against the ingrained sense of &quot;justice&quot; some people (especially my fellow Americans, IMNSHO) have when two similar threads or posts are handled differently.Second, it means that threads and posts are sometimes modded based on activity in other threads.&nbsp; In this case, we only recently got off the topic of Satine Phoenix, where discussion of her history with sex work quickly became a heated topic.&nbsp; I'd posit that the longer we go without a hot thread being modded for offensive discussion of sex work, the easier it will be to have a mature conversation that references the topic (or the infamous Random Harlot Table) with respect, and without being shut down.YMMV.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 8678962, member: 7808"] Preface everything I have to say in this thread with "I am not a mod, I'm just sharing my experiences as a user". Yeah, moderation of adult topics has changed drastically over time, with many shifts back and forth. There was a time when any mention of rape whatsoever was taboo (even in the context of trigger warnings or being against it), and times when more explicit discussions have been allowed. This doesn't just apply to sex, BTW, it's the same way for many things. Did you know Morrus once did an experiment where political discussion was expressly allowed in the Off Topic forum? I think what you're describing here is that moderation on ENWorld has always been reactionary. This is not a critique; it's a logistic necessity based on the size of the community, the size of the mod team, and the reality of living in a changing society. This has a couple of important effects to consider. First, it means that the mods are more concerned with doing the right thing than being perfectly consistent. I believe Morrus has posted about this specific stance before. It makes a lot of sense when you think about the scale of ENWorld, but goes against the ingrained sense of "justice" some people (especially my fellow Americans, IMNSHO) have when two similar threads or posts are handled differently. Second, it means that threads and posts are sometimes modded based on activity in other threads. In this case, we only recently got off the topic of Satine Phoenix, where discussion of her history with sex work quickly became a heated topic. I'd posit that the longer we go without a hot thread being modded for offensive discussion of sex work, the easier it will be to have a mature conversation that references the topic (or the infamous Random Harlot Table) with respect, and without being shut down. YMMV. [/QUOTE]

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