[wp-forums] nsfw links

[Eric Mann]

It might be *very widely used* in some circles ... but when not used with
sufficient context, even those of us who recognize the acronym will miss it.  I
use "Not Safe for Work" occasionally on my blog and Facebook ... but just seeing
[NSFW] in front of a link looks more like an attribution than a warning.
 
I'm more than a little ashamed to admit that even I had to look it up when
reading this thread ...

On July 22, 2010 at 3:36 PM Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> Chris, "NSFW" is a *very widely used* acronym on the internet, I think
> that most people will indeed know that it means Not Safe For Work.
>
> You may be a special case. ;-)
>
> Back on topic, when I see those threads, I also tag them with NSFW.
> Tags are good.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Christopher Ross
> <cross at thisismyurl.com> wrote:
> > Mark, I feel a little dim but I had no idea what [NSFW] meant. In the first
> > example in the board, it's marked WARNING- Graphic Content but the later
> > reply ([NSFW]
> > http://www.bestgore.com/stoning/honor-killing-video-dua-khalil-aswad-stoned-death-iraq/
> > ) has no warning aside from the acronym.
> >
> > I applaud the effort to label these links but I'm not sure that most people
> > would know what [NSFW] means.  Is it possible to indicated it in a less
> > technical nature? For example could we shortcode [NSFW] to insert test such
> > as "Warning: Link Not Suitable for Workplace" or something similar?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 2010-07-22, at 11:38 AM, Mark Duncan wrote:
> >
> >> This is covered on the forum welcome page here.
> >>
> >> http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Warn_About_Adult_Content
> >>
> >> I personally mark thread titles with NSFW when a thread contains links to
> >> mature content, i usually prepend the text before the link to.
> >>
> >> See here as one example.
> >> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/268511
> >>
> >> As long as the links are marked appropriately i believe it's ok for users
> >> to post them.
> >>
> >> Hope that helps.
> >>
> >> Mark / t31os
> >
> >
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