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DracMonster Since: Jan, 2001
2014-01-25 18:10:44

Nope. Delete with extreme prejudice. In fact, the examples themselves may be 5P violations.

Edited by DracMonster
Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2014-01-25 18:18:25

Yes, remove and screen against the Content Policy. Most of the link additions are so old that there's no point in banning people over them.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
StFan Since: Jan, 2001
2014-01-25 18:20:09

What about the links to good old fanfiction.net? The site isn't NSFW, though a few of the fanfics linked might be... would a blanket removal of links be warranted?

Edited by StFan
Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2014-01-25 18:25:28

I wouldn't say so. Those are legit links to original material, so they don't violate any of our policies. If the work is banned by the P5, then the example should be removed in its entirety, given that it's a sex trope.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
StarSword Since: Sep, 2011
2014-01-26 00:42:39

For the record, I've taken one fic on AFF (The Translation in Blood) to P5 and had it approved. (The fic is high on plot, low on erotica, and AFF throws up a content warning the first time someone links to it.)

Trust me, I'm an engineer!
Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2014-01-26 07:29:42

Doesn't matter. We shouldn't put up NSFW links at all. If a work has a SFW landing page, that's acceptable, but a site like 'adultfanfiction.net' is just asking for trouble.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
StarSword Since: Sep, 2011
2014-01-26 09:33:15

To clarify, P5 agreed to let me link to it from the work page. Anywhere else, I link to the work page.

Trust me, I'm an engineer!
StFan Since: Jan, 2001
2014-01-26 12:27:14

I've removed another link (to my own website) on Screw Yourself that I had added way before the 5P ruling (and completely forgot about since then). No more Shameless Self-Promoting for me.

Edited by StFan
DracMonster Since: Jan, 2001
2014-01-27 16:14:01

Self-promoting on Screw Yourself. That... sounds like you should grow hairy palms and go blind as soon as you hit the submit button.

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