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I'm starting a new thread to expand a policy discussion from here.

We are considering clarifying our rule about Fetish Fuel and "pervy" troping to include Tropers pages. In other words, we would ask for the voluntary removal of any self-troping of fetish- or kink-related content. If someone is suspended and unable to edit their own Tropers page, or refuses to do so, we would remove it ourselves.

This isn't about kink-shaming; it's about complying with our existing rules about sexual content. We don't allow fetish threads on the forums and we removed Fetish Fuel from the wiki proper ages ago.

Consensus has already been established among the moderators and among the contributors to the moderation thread, but this topic is for general comments.

Please do not rush to report people, and do not harass other tropers. Nobody will be "in trouble" unless they blatantly refuse to comply with the policy. Rather, we would like to see self-moderation.


Addressing questions in the header post:

  • "Simping" and shipping are not inherently pervy unless they get too graphic. "I ship Ahsoka and Anakin," or, "I have a celebrity crush on Michael Fassbender," are fine. Going into detail about what you'd like to do to them in bed is not.
  • Author Appeal is also not inherently bad. If you really enjoy putting pencils in your work, share away. But if those pencils go somewhere inappropriate, please don't tell us.

Edited by Fighteer on Aug 30th 2022 at 3:49:32 PM

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:29:54 PM

I'm starting a new thread to expand a policy discussion from here.

We are considering clarifying our rule about Fetish Fuel and "pervy" troping to include Tropers pages. In other words, we would ask for the voluntary removal of any self-troping of fetish- or kink-related content. If someone is suspended and unable to edit their own Tropers page, or refuses to do so, we would remove it ourselves.

This isn't about kink-shaming; it's about complying with our existing rules about sexual content. We don't allow fetish threads on the forums and we removed Fetish Fuel from the wiki proper ages ago.

Consensus has already been established among the moderators and among the contributors to the moderation thread, but this topic is for general comments.

Please do not rush to report people, and do not harass other tropers. Nobody will be "in trouble" unless they blatantly refuse to comply with the policy. Rather, we would like to see self-moderation.


Addressing questions in the header post:

  • "Simping" and shipping are not inherently pervy unless they get too graphic. "I ship Ahsoka and Anakin," or, "I have a celebrity crush on Michael Fassbender," are fine. Going into detail about what you'd like to do to them in bed is not.
  • Author Appeal is also not inherently bad. If you really enjoy putting pencils in your work, share away. But if those pencils go somewhere inappropriate, please don't tell us.

Edited by Fighteer on Aug 30th 2022 at 3:49:32 PM

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#2: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:33:51 PM

As I have said in the other discussions, I am 100% on board with such an idea. [tup]

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Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#3: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:34:23 PM

I don't mind such a policy existing. However what does this mean for people who confess for being "simps" on their Troper pages like myself?

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#4: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:34:32 PM

Agree.

[up] I feel like being a "simp" is much different from talking about, say, the sort of porn you like.

Edited by WarJay77 on Aug 30th 2022 at 3:36:12 PM

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ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#5: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:34:33 PM

ive already expressed my support, just noting here for counting purposes.

[up][up]i would think it's fine as long as you don't go into nauseating detail, which you don't.

Edited by ChloeJessica on Aug 30th 2022 at 12:35:12 PM

themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
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#6: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:35:40 PM

By the way Fighteer, do you think this should be advertised in ATT?

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Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#7: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:36:28 PM

I mean, a Celeb Crush or a waifu mention should probably be fine, but definitely not fetish stuff. No Tropers/ page should be flagged by Google for sexual content. I support this.

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Lost in Space
#8: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:36:35 PM

[up][up] Probably worth making an ATT post. I'm already way more distracted from my work by this than I prefer, so someone else can do that.

Edited by Fighteer on Aug 30th 2022 at 3:38:45 PM

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themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#11: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:40:06 PM

amonimus and i made two threads within fifteen seconds of each other already...

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#12: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:40:09 PM

Already did that actually.

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Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#13: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:40:21 PM

Re: Simping

Ah that's good to hear lol. Got concerned since I heard about some people proclaiming themselves to be simps being... really passionate about somebody if you get what I mean.

CG for short
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
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#14: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:41:06 PM

Wow that was fast. Thanks Chloe and Amonimus!

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mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#15: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:47:42 PM

For the record, I list some examples of Author Appeal in my Tropers page, but not in a fetish context.

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#16: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:50:53 PM

[tup] Read both sides of the discussion (here and the moderation forum side) and I agree wholehearthedly. I even expected it to be a rule already. But hey, better late than never, right?.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#17: Aug 30th 2022 at 12:57:22 PM

Frankly, I thought it was a rule, or at least implied. But apparently we gave people too much credit. waii

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#19: Aug 30th 2022 at 1:11:10 PM

I previously mentioned to the other mods that I support such a rule, so I'll make my approval of the rule public by posting it here.

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ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#20: Aug 30th 2022 at 1:13:41 PM

should reports on this subject be made private to avoid drawing unnecessary attention to inappropriate content and to protect the dignity of those involved?

e: asking as a general principle, not because i have someone in mind to report.

Edited by ChloeJessica on Aug 30th 2022 at 1:14:10 AM

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#21: Aug 30th 2022 at 1:15:31 PM

If the rule takes place I think such problems can be dealt with private ATT like usual.

Edited by Amonimus on Aug 30th 2022 at 11:15:37 AM

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#22: Aug 30th 2022 at 1:15:40 PM

[up][up] Private is probably better, to protect the dignity of all involved. No need to make a big deal out of it.

Edited by Fighteer on Aug 30th 2022 at 4:15:46 AM

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laserviking42 from End-World Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
#23: Aug 30th 2022 at 1:30:14 PM

I'll echo what I said back in the moderation thread, not to kinkshame, but broadcasting personal fetish fuel to tropers who may not want to see it is going to make everyone have a bad time.

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Cibryll ~Serra~ from Lightning Crest (she/her) Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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#24: Aug 30th 2022 at 1:32:18 PM

I'm kinda okay with the rule, myself.

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#25: Aug 30th 2022 at 1:35:15 PM

[up][up]TBF, I neither use my troper page nor read those of others, so I don't really think the risk of people stumbling onto more information than they'd want to know is really that high.

That said I also don't see this rule doing any harm, so I'm not objecting to it.


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