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[dragonimp]

I really don't see the effectiveness of the "adult content" flag is someone who's not logged in can simply click on the "yes I'm over 14" button and see the post anyway. I suppose it makes it easier for the people who truly want to avoid such content, but otherwise I think it would attract pre-teens more than deter them.

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[shawk.livejournal.com]

Has LJ ever made sense on this issue?

I think it's more covering themselves, if anything. So if the "save the children" crusaders keep on them, they can say, "Well we do have measures..."

The potential for abuse is huge, though. And if a bunch of people flag something, does the poster know it's been changed to "adult content"? Are people supposed to go through their whole journals to update posts that might be questionable? I'm not reading all of lj_biz to find out.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming you'd be notified, or else that would be *really* stupid. But this is LJ, so who knows. At least it takes multiple people flagging before anything happens, or else I can see one crazy zealot going around flagging anything the least bit objectionable.

[kianacao.livejournal.com]

hahaha...I can picture that.

[yumikoyoshihana.livejournal.com]

I think its just a way for sites and companies to cover thier own asses. They can say they're doing thier best to keep underged people from adult content, but at the same time not pissing off the younger users of thier site. Everybody goes home happy, the end ^^

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah. Although I would think this'd be really flimsy as a legal defense. Sort of like porn sites that say "Don't click unless you're over 18!!" but don't actually have a way of verifying.

[auragirl.livejournal.com]

As the others have said, I think it's LJ coveringt heir own asses. In a way, I think it's awesome - it shifts the blame to the kids and their parents. It's an *honor* system. If the kid sees something the parents don't want them to and the parents catch them, the parents have to acknowledge that it's their own fault, and not LJ's. Just like it's their fault if the kid sneaks into an R-rated movie or steals porno.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

"Hey, we told them it was inappropriate, it's not our fault your 12-year-old lied" - which is were the blame actually should be, with the parents.

I'll probably end up flagging my fanworks journal anyway.