what is considered mature subject matter?
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Just write :)
There is nothing wrong with your blog or that post – even Youtube aren’t worried about the video.
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Oh – it’s a glass claw. Large clear glass that curves through piercings. Alas it’s only 10mm wide though so it’s now too small….. :)
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If WordPress is going to have a “Mature” catagory, then a definition or guideline of what is considered “Mature” seems to be required. I understand that some things are going to be iffy and require a judgement call, but <i>some</i> general guidelines would be helpful.
Just saying “we’ll leave it up to staff” doesn’t seem quite right, particularly since THERE ARE NO FORMAL GUIDELINESS to go by, that I could find. Perhaps I’m not looking in the right place? In seems inherently unfair to say “oh just write whatever you like, and if afterwards, if we don’t approve, we’ll block your blog”. Can you folks not see the problem with this? The link Timethief provided merely discusses copywrite issues, not guideliness for maturity ratings.
Does swearing automatically count as “mature”? Can I use the word “tits”?
Also, in case it’s not clear, keymaster Mark is tres cool. :)
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@feminazi: such decisions will always be made on a case by case basis. If we were to attempt to write some rules – something that’s difficult at best – it would become an instruction book for those who like to try to game the system.
If you think your blog has been unfairly classified as Mature, please contact support.
Again, please note that we do not block or suspend blogs for mature content. Legal adult content is permitted and uncensored on WordPress.com; the only restriction is that they are not included in global listings.
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What ‘block’ are you talking about? Mark was pretty clear (six months ago) when he said that “At worst, the blog gets marked as Mature which does as timethief says.” My guess is that the rules are purposely vague because they know that there are lots of rules lawyers around who will try to find a way to almost-but-not-quite break the rules. Vagueness neutralizes rules lawyers and permits WordPress to follow the spirit of the rule.
Are you worried about global tags? If anything, they’re confusing and have pulled people off my blog, which isn’t what I want to happen. Honestly, they’ve never done me any good, to the point where I’ve removed almost all of them and am considering removing the rest. (I’m using the tag bookmarklet found over at Lorelle’s (link below).)
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Thanks for all the replies! I was really addressing staff though, and so apologies for not making myself clear.
At the risk of repeating myself, I understand that some situations are iffy, and require a case-by-case judgement call. The expectation that some people would “game the system” and so WordPress needs to give itself an “out” is also understandable.
The scenerio as described in the second sentence would be covered by the first. Therefore, having NO guidelines is going over-board, especially for the vast majority of people who are not interested in “gaming the system” but are simply concerned about relatively minor things, such as perjoritives.
All of my points were addressing the system. Specifially, the inherent unfairness of saying “oh just write whatever you want, and afterwards, if we don’t like it, we’ll do these things”. Automatically assuming that whatever you do will be judged acceptable is a result of privilege, and I do not have the luxury of that privilege. Feministy type blogs and the people who run them tend to be attacked quite frequently, which is why even some basic guidelines would be helpful. WordPress can shut a blog down completely without warning, in case anyone is not aware of it.
A staff member linked to a page that had nothing to do with maturity ratings, and everything to do with copywrite. There is a complete disconnection between what was asked, and what was answered. This a pattern among certain staff members, and it is not one which inspires confidence.
Again, this is for staff to answer or not answer, as they see fit. They have a difficult job, and perfection is not expected, but reasonableness most certainly is. I posted my thing, and wasn’t marked as “mature”, so that answered my original question.
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“A staff member linked to a page that had nothing to do with maturity ratings, and everything to do with copywrite.”
feminazi: I’m not sure which link you’re talking about. Mark and myself are the only staff members who have replied to this thread.
Unfortunately “gaming the system” is a huge problem, and one that creates a great deal of work for us. We don’t classify blogs based on simplistic rules like “the following words are mature” or “more than 12 pixels of private parts is considered mature”. The most fair and reasonable approach we can take is to consider each case on its merits and context. If we try to codify and publish the rules, we can no longer do that because we’re stuck following the rules.
Once again, if you think your blog has been unfairly classified, please contact support and we’ll review it.
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