Welcome to the Content Violations Discussion forum, where we discuss whether a work violates The Content Policy.
Remember that the forum rules apply here, plus the following:
- You don't PM moderators about stuff pertaining to the policies, except for thread reasons;
- We tolerate links to scanlation sites unlike in the rest of the site due to its purpose, although it's preferred to remove them when they have done their jobs;
- The forum is not a soapbox for your own views on the policy or on morality. Please leave them at the door.
Violations of these rules can result in a ban from the subforum, or from the entire forum.
Otherwise:
Also, keep in mind that there are works that we don't want flagged without a really good reason as they are not likely in violation of policy:
- Is a film rated below "R" for U.S. distribution.
- Is a show that can be aired on prime time television.
- Is a video game that is rated below "M" by the ESRB.
- Is a written work that is sold in major bookstores without an "adult" or "mature" label.
- Is an anime/manga/etc. that is approved for U.S. import as a non-adult work.
- Is read/shown/taught in high school or below.
- Is in another format and meets equivalent criteria.
What we're looking for:
- Pure porn, or porn with an Excuse Plot only,
- Anything that has explicit underage sex,
- Implied sex of preteens or younger, and
- Fanservice intended to cater to pedophiles (lolicon and shotacon fanservice can count).
A couple of guidelines so the procedure can move smoothly:
- Do not list whole indexes or works just because they are on a certain index or have lolicon, H-Game or shotacon on their trope list.
- Do not list works you know nothing about without at least reading the trope page.
- Do not list works that you know are G-rated but you find creepy.
- If it's paedophile-pandering approximately how old are the characters involved? What happens? Is it graphic? Is it merely implied?
- List what objectionable content there is, and how much of the work consists of that.
- If it's entirely sex, say so. People have different ideas of what porn is. We all have the same idea of what a work being entirely sex scenes is.
- If you're not sure about a work, say so, or ask someone who does know that work. But don't make blanket accusations. Post here: "I don't know about this work, but the page says X".
- Google and Wikipedia are your friendsnote . Do a little digging on works you aren't sure about.
Also, in the case of H Games, there is this questioning to fill up:
- When are the sex scenes located?
- Are they spread out over the game?
- How much gameplay is there between sex scenes?
- Are they only at the endings?
- How hard do you have to work to get an ending?
- Are they in every ending? Every good ending?
- Are the sex scenes optional via a choice in the menu?
- Would the story make sense without them with minimal or no rewriting?
- Are the scenes made up of stills, or are they animated?
- How explicit are the sex scenes?
- This isn't a headcount. Your opinion is only considered if it explains in at least some detail how you came to the conclusion that the work is/isn't porn/paedopandering.
- When a moderator determines that the discussion has yielded a consensus, they can enact its conclusion/ask a moderator to enact the conclusion.
- The discussion is only about whether the work qualifies as porn or as paedopandering. We don't assess anything else in this process.
Q: Why is this happening?
A: Concerning the porn, it tends to attract creepy edits that have brought us into issues with the adservers while not significantly contributing to our core purpose - tropology. Concerning paedophilia-pandering, such works are just plain creepy to have pages about.
Q: What can I do to help clean the site?
A: You can flag content as unsuitable using the flag tool, which is located in the Tools menu to the right of each article, keeping the criteria in mind. Also, you can help enforce No Lewdness, No Prudishness across the wiki, possibly though cleaning pages listed in this Long Term Projects thread.
Q. This episodic work isn't finished yet. Shouldn't we wait for the ending before discussing it?
A. No. If released instalments may violate the content policy, we want to take action as soon as that's established — we don't need to wait for the ending. We can always revisit a decision to cut or keep once the work is over, but that point might still be years or decades away.
Q: This work is not actually/primarily pornographic. Why was it cut?
A: This could be for a number of different reasons. If the work was deemed to be paedopandering, for example, it will be cut whether or not it's actually sexually explicit. Being pro-paedophilia or pandering to paedophiles is bad enough, even if the work is nominally anti-paedophilia. Of course, it's possible that there was a mistake and then you should appeal it - please check the reasons first, however.
Q: This work is being/has been cut, but it is not a violation of the Content Policy. How do I make an appeal?
A: Flag the work page using the button in the sidebar and state your reasons for restoration.
Q: This work is pretty much pure porn, but it's really good porn. Can an exception be made?
A: Nope, sorry. If it's mainly porn, it goes.
Q: Why would you cut this? In [culture x], it is totally acceptable.
A: The vast majority of our readers come from the Americas or Western Europe, so we will be adhering to what could broadly be termed "Western" standards. This means we will not be permitting works which sexualize 12 year olds, and nor will we be demanding that every picture of a woman on the site must wear a burqa.
Q: How can you possibly claim to know authorial intent? (Roland Barthes is my co-pilot.)
A: It is not important what the authorial intent was, only the outcome.
Q: Wikipedia have articles on all kinds of awful stuff. Why can't we do the same?
A: Wikipedia is a strictly academic site. They have to cite sources and a "no censorship rule". They also do not aim to be Family Friendly, and are not reliant upon third party ads for funding. Conversely, one of our stated aims is to celebrate fiction, and our generally light, non-negative tone is a reflection of this, which has led to much more gushing about inappropiate content.
Q: So should I take every article here as an endorsement of whatever it describes?
A: No, of course not. We have pages on Greedy Jew, Adolf Hitler and Mein Kampf after all. However, if we choose to focus our attention on schoolgirls' thighs or porn, it does reflect very poorly on us. Fan Fic Recommendations are a slightly different issue. If a work is recommended there, this should be taken as an endorsement by the troper who wrote it.
Q: Are we allowed to make forum threads about works processed by the Content Violation Discussions forum?
A: If it was voted "clean and keep", a forum thread is relatively safe as long as it is restricted to talking about the clean parts. Anything with a stronger judgement is discouraged on the forums.
Q: Where can I find decisions regarding a work?
A: They are linked from the discussion page. Sometimes the old list of content reviews or the thread list in this forum can help as well.
Q: I still have some questions/concerns.
A: We will be happy to answer them. There is a thread for this.
- Guro: Violence played for titillation. (contrast Gorn)
- 5P or P5: The panel that administered the policy prior to the review system being overhauled in 2022. See 5P.
- P(a)edoshit: Older term for "P(a)edopandering", deprecated for being inflammatory.
- Porn: A work mostly concerned with sexual arousal. Having NSFW or explicit scenes doesn't automatically make a work porn — it's when showcasing explicit scenes is the entire point of the work.
Also, questions about the policy can be asked here. They will be added to this thread's FAQ section once answered.
Edited by Mrph1 on May 5th 2024 at 6:00:30 PM
Yeah I'm just proposing an option.
I think that rewrite is much better than what's on the page...informative and direct but not overly graphic.
If everyone was against deleting it and the site owner has now changed, I suggest putting Caligula up for review again. Yes, it is porn by the definition used by most people, but it's not the excuse plot type you forbid here. It is a legitimate film that uses sex scenes in its purpose as a biographical picture.
More importantly, it's considered historically important, with its tropes and how it combines them being important to the medium of film, and is almost a trope itself in discussions of popular fiction. For a site about tropes to not mention it leaves a behind.
I'd appeal it myself, but I don't want to stir up controversy when I'm essentially a newbie. But I have to say something when I realize something as important as Caligula is not represented here.
I guess you could go to Caligula and hit the "content violation evaluation" button in the Tools sidebar and put in your reasons for why you think that Caligula is not in violation of the Content Policy.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanYou're welcome to appeal. We don't bite.
I'm pretty sure it would go back up pretty painlessly because it's removal was a mod-fiat that most of us were opposed to.
I wouldn't say that so certainly—if Drewski and itdcr wishes to honor Eddie's admin fiat by keeping the Caligula page gone, then there isn't much we can do.
edited 17th Jan '15 8:30:09 PM by Komodin
Experience has taught me to investigate anything that glows.Well, let's get the P5's opinion on the matter so it can be submitted.
I would wait for the new Admins to first put in their word about the Admin Fiat stuff. Then we can go from there.
They already have-check the other thread.
What other thread?
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.This one. Convo starts a page or two back.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry PratchettI don't see any posts by either of the Admins.
EDIT: Nevermind. Should've known it was a second-hand report.
edited 17th Jan '15 11:48:19 PM by MarqFJA
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.Mentioning here that someone made the page Shotacon Genre.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanAnd that's somebody with no other edits to their name...
edited 4th Feb '15 1:50:25 AM by Adannor
Huh? They do have edits on their name, on my end.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanWoah, umm... chop chop?
Umm, yeah i do not see how that is in any way shape or form kosher
Considering that Shotacon is limited to being a redirect to Lolicon, that new page doesn't seem like an appropriate addition.
On a side note, I'd just like to note that the troper who made the page, Queen Marine, also has issues with Natter. I sent notifiers, but he might still bear watching.
edited 4th Feb '15 2:07:44 AM by MrL1193
Huh, strange, I got an empty page when I checked for edits last time, but now I see them.
While I do concur with the superfluousness of Shotacon Genre as a separate page, reading it just made me realize something: Lolicon lacks a list of tropes that are frequently implemented by the concept (e.g. Troubling Unchildlike Behavior).
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.I don't think it's worse than the Lolicon page.
Check out my fanfiction!Isn't it left minimalistic on purpose?
It has been voted to only have one page defining them both.
Yeah, I was under the impression lolicon was deliberately left as an example-less definition page, so having a trope list is a nono. Which makes this blatant attempt to circumvent the content policy all the more ridiculous
I'm just not sure, given the apparent content of said magazine, that we want an example on it at all. That's really a P5/mod decision though, hence why I posted here.
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)