See, my problem with their suggestions that communities start setting the bar higher by creating themselves as "Adult Content" or "Explicit Adult Content" defaults, means that we are going to take a hit on the next generation of fans. They'll either make false profiles to get access to "forbidden content" or they'll go elsewhere to read the stuff.
FF.net, for instance, categorizes stories but doesn't forbid honest ff.net users from reading material that's categorized as mature. You're on the honour system to abide by the regulations and read what's appropriate for you. Frankly, in my opinion, age is just a number. I know some 18 year olds who aren't comfortable with reading the material that's rated M or NC-17. I'm comfortable with my 12 year old reading anything that's PG-13 or equivalent, but all of a sudden the new LJ system will make that impossible.
So I don't get a choice to parent my child on LJ anymore as a bunch of communities get terrorized into going into lockdown and driving out the teens. A lot of stuff that people didn't mind her reading (and I didn't mind her reading) will go on automatic lockdown and I'll just take her away from LJ rather than leave her in the empty canyons of LJ-land that are deemed "suitable for children".
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FF.net, for instance, categorizes stories but doesn't forbid honest ff.net users from reading material that's categorized as mature. You're on the honour system to abide by the regulations and read what's appropriate for you. Frankly, in my opinion, age is just a number. I know some 18 year olds who aren't comfortable with reading the material that's rated M or NC-17. I'm comfortable with my 12 year old reading anything that's PG-13 or equivalent, but all of a sudden the new LJ system will make that impossible.
So I don't get a choice to parent my child on LJ anymore as a bunch of communities get terrorized into going into lockdown and driving out the teens. A lot of stuff that people didn't mind her reading (and I didn't mind her reading) will go on automatic lockdown and I'll just take her away from LJ rather than leave her in the empty canyons of LJ-land that are deemed "suitable for children".