Starting today, we're strengthening our policy on explicit content. ATRL is home to music lovers of many different age groups and wide ranging sensibilities. In order to best accommodate this diversity, discussions and images with excessively vulgar content are no longer allowed on the main forum.
What we're banning:
Overly descriptive comments regarding sexual references/depictions
Anything that's generally considered to be TMI, doesn't belong on the main forums. We don't want to know what you'd do to your fave or how good your "skills" are.
This includes signatures.
Images and .gifs containing vulgar depictions of sexual situations
Vulgar depictions don't necessarily need to contain nudity to cross the line. If it could get you fired from a standard office job, it doesn't belong here.
This includes avatars.
How would I know if my content crosses the line?
Our moderators will do their best to issue reminders of any content that goes too far. Posts with vulgar content may be deleted, depending on how severe the case is. Avatars and signatures will be removed by staff if the user fails to do so after receiving a request to change it. Over time you'll be more familiar with what's unacceptable based on what we've allowed.
1) If the content is questionable at worst and passable at best, it won't be affected
May include: Scantily clad male and females, sexual simulations that can be found in music videos & TV and provocative but tasteful depictions of sexual situations.
2) If the content is excessively vulgar, as stated in the policy, it will be removed and a reminder will be given out in most cases. Disregarding that reminder results in a warning
May include: Obvious **** clips that show too much, close shots of a partially exposed crotch area (especially w/ pubic hair) and sexual organs that are too recognizable under clothing (usually being teased).
Exceptions:
- Blogs will remain unaffected by these new changes.
- Vulgar content can still be
linked to with the NSFW warning tag.
The end of "Dirty Talk"
We appreciate that some of you are willing to keep the explicit discussion in one place, but this thread is completely inappropriate for us to allow on the main forums, and without any practical way to restrict minors from getting involved in the discussions. There are plenty of other sources that provide this kind of freedom and I'm sure they won't be too hard to find.
Changes to the "Explicit" warning
The description of this warning has now been updated to include the changes mentioned above. Reminders will be the preferred method of dealing with the situation as we adjust to the changes, but if you've been warned about it before, expect no sympathy the second time around.
Read: Explanation of ATRL Warnings
That's all folks