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Remove ALL Adult Content from SW? 🔞🚫

Poll - Total Votes: 370
Remove ALL Adult Content (allow up to "Non-Adult")
Remove Most Adult Content (allow up to "Mildly Adult")
Remove Some Adult Content (allow up to "Adult")
Remove Extreme Content (up to "Mild Nudity" - No "Fetish")
No Change - Leave everything as it is now
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At Similar Worlds, our role as Admins and Staff revolve mostly around providing the Features and Experience that you the users want.

We do understand that many niches of users exist on this platform [i](most coming here initially from EP)[/i].

From the beginning of SW, it has always been our primary aim to [b]"Rebuild a Home" for our incoming members, while being as tolerant and unbiased as possible, to the preferences, interests and beliefs of our very diverse member base[/b].


For one dimension of diversity:
The divide [i](or more so, spectrum)[/i] between [b]Non-Adult and Adult[/b] type users,
does tend to contribute to numerous conflicts or disagreements between users, especially regarding the way this site should or should not be managed & promoted.


We the SW Staff have always been earnestly discussing many ways on how we can improve the environment here for mostly all of our users.

[u]What we would like to know is:[/u]

[c=#004A59][big]Up to what level of "Adult Content" do you feel should be acceptable on Similar Worlds?[/big][/c]

We have provided some options in the attached Poll to choose from,
however, please feel free to be detailed (but respectful) in the comments.


This consideration regarding removing/limiting the level of adult content on SW, is geared towards accomplishing:

[b]• Improved overall SW environment - More enjoyable to most. [/b]
[i](ideally, less of the more dangerous/extreme types of users)[/i]

[b]• Less objectionable content to risk unwantedly coming across.

• Safer for use at work, sharing with family & friends.

• Safer for younger users & women.

• A more focused effort towards a slightly smaller, more defined niche, rather than attempting to "please most/everyone" and lose direction.[/b]


Please note that [b]we are very much aware that many EXCELLENT users of this site, do engage in very adult content, on Similar Worlds[/b], and we have had no problem with this at all, as long it remains within the site's TOS.


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If we will consider making such a large change, we are aware that we will need to re-define many terms and rules,
especially regarding what is "Mildly-Adult", "Sensitive"...
if we will keep the "Adult" tag at all (we may, but re-defined) ...etc.

We are not announcing that a change will be made (but it is in discussion),
nor do yet have a defined list of what those changes will all be.

This post is mainly to gain feedback and opinions on our member's preferences, to help us serve you better.

Since we consider this a "Major" / "Important" topic and potential change,
please consider informing other SW user friends of yours to Vote/Comment,
so that we can together, decide the best path forward for Similar Worlds.


Thanks for reading and for your support!
Kind regards,
[c=#1F5E00][i]SW Team[/i][/c]


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[quote][b][u]Regarding the "Nudity Tag/Option" which was introduced after initial development:[/u][/b]
[i](We have seen this mentioned many times before - so addressing this now.)[/i]

[b]The addition of the "Nudity" option/tag actually improved things for those who did not want to see any nudity at all,[/b]
as many explicit images were being pasted all across the site, in full view of everyone.

[b]Ever since introduction of the Nudity tag, it greatly controlled (reduced) this issue.
[/b]
[i](We could definitely tell that this was the case, as reports of inappropriate images landing in the wrong place greatly dropped,
and much fewer incidents of unwantedly coming across nudity on SW.)[/i]

The option was added to help contain content that rule-breaking users were posting anyway, while breaking our TOS.

[i](Not to make SW into a more "Adult" site. Many seem to have this misconception.)[/i]


If we do fully remove allowance of "Nudity", and other "Adult" types of content,
we will be definitely placing more more advanced, automated features, to be sure the same does not happen as did before.

NSFW Image Detection [i](with high accuracy rates)[/i], for example, is something we have been discussing and working on, to help make SW much safer for users.

[i](This, and other features is already in the works, either way.)[/i][/quote]
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SW-User
I'm leaning towards "remove all extreme allow [b]up[/b] to adult-mild nudity". Seems like a common ground to please most members. It apparently is a problem or you wouldn't have to deal with so many reports and complaints. But it needs to be narrowed down better, not so many options. It's impossible to please all, but a common ground could work.

Think ya need to look at where you want this site to go, the future of it and it's purpose. If you allow too much fetish and trashy content, it attracts certain types, like predators, pedos and fetishists. Specially if younger girls are posting nude shots (Yep I've seen them). It drags the site down. If ya want more of a support-quality site and better content, then less adult content.

Exhibitionists will of course use this as their playground and vote to keep it all, same with pedos. The way I see it, there are hundreds of sites that cater to this, Fetlife being one. That is it's entire purpose. Let them go to those sites instead of bringing this one down. You might attract more supporting members with less too.

Thanks for posting and allowing us feedback and thanks for all your efforts.
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SW-User
@LvChris [quote]There are already a lot of those people here--[u]those here solely for nudes of strangers and fetish engagement[/u].
Is the poll skewed by them already being here?[/quote]
Right on, that is my thinking too. Also members have left due to it being too much of it.
BalmyNites · F
@SW-User Well said! 👏🏻👏🏻
BalmyNites · F
@LvChris I agree, they will fight to retain the right to keep muddying the waters here
SW-User
@BalmyNites Thank ya.
SW-User
@BalmyNites That is exactly right. It's the same groups that like their exhibition nudes -
Magenta · F
@LvChris I was also thinking these same thoughts..

[quote]There are already a lot of those people here--those here solely for nudes of strangers and fetish engagement.
Is the poll skewed by them already being here?[/quote]
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Magenta · F
@LvChris Indeed..