is there a policy against linking to disgusting goatse-type webpages in one's profile

September 11, 2005 7:08 PM

is there a policy against linking to disgusting goatse-type webpages in one's profile homepage link?

exhibit a: http://www.metafilter.com/user/17545

and if there isn't - can at least a nsfw warning be placed next to knuckleheads who think this sort of behavior is funny?

im no prude, but damn
posted by tsarfan to Etiquette/Policy at 7:08 PM (34 comments total)

Ever since Matt approved goatse.cx for the front page, I've assumed anything is fair game and acted accordingly.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 7:12 PM on September 11, 2005

Sounds like a good idea, but how could something like this be policed?

I'm taking your word for it on the link, btw.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 7:13 PM on September 11, 2005 [1 favorite]

oh come on. I think it was worth the laugh.

So as long as someone's laughing, clicker beware.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 7:13 PM on September 11, 2005

yes but in your link, mr_crash_davis, the goatse.cx was warned as nsfw

in my example it's not.

some may find this type of thing funny, but at least they knew what sort of territory they were walking into.

how would it be policed? how is anything policed here - someone sees it, bitches, and it gets removed or altered.
posted by tsarfan at 7:27 PM on September 11, 2005

"in your link, mr_crash_davis, the goatse.cx was warned as nsfw"

Marginally, actually, but I don't really want to rehash the whole thread again. Like I said, from that point on I just assumed every link was NSFW, so you may wish to do the same, assuming you're browsing from work.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 7:29 PM on September 11, 2005

http://www.blogdar.com/ugotnegams/is/probably/nsfw/ymmv/ianal

Doesn't that say "clicker beware"? Do you need an accurate description or what?
posted by geoff. at 7:49 PM on September 11, 2005

life sucks. get a helmet.
posted by keswick at 7:59 PM on September 11, 2005

Now I need a homepage to link to, and all the good ideas are taken.
posted by Balisong at 8:04 PM on September 11, 2005

could the link that says NSFW WITHIN IT please have NSFW posted somewhere near it?

I'm no prude, rocket scientist but damn...
posted by shmegegge at 8:04 PM on September 11, 2005

geoff and shmegegge, the link has changed since tsarfan posted this thread. It was originally http://www.blogdar.com/ugotnegams.

Just so's you know.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:22 PM on September 11, 2005

http://metatalk.metafilter.com/reading/is/probably/fundamental/
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 8:23 PM on September 11, 2005

In terms of policy, it's dangerous to start regulating what people can do with a free space on a website. Once you take action to remove some kind of content, then you become responsible for all content, and anyone with any beef about content someone's posted can take it to you and hold you liable for damages, etc. I think MeFi is in pretty decent shape, or must have had few problems of this sort. There's not much you can do on your user page that you can't do anywhere else. I'm just saying it's a context to keep in mind. Forget outside parties... if Matt steps in to edit one person's user page, the door is wide open to 28K+ other complaints.
posted by scarabic at 8:24 PM on September 11, 2005

Let's try that again.

The original link was to http://www.blogdar.com/ugotnegams, not the current one with the "NSFW" portion.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:25 PM on September 11, 2005

I dunno for sure, but I think he changed the link to include all that nsfw stuff only after someone told him about this post.
posted by thirteenkiller at 8:27 PM on September 11, 2005

Wow. I am definitely not getting enough mileage out of my unit.
posted by docpops at 8:42 PM on September 11, 2005

*Quietly removes moift from the xmas card list....*
posted by Lynsey at 8:48 PM on September 11, 2005

Holy crap. I didn't think I would be shocked, and yet I was. Kudos to moift.
posted by delmoi at 9:02 PM on September 11, 2005

Mother of god.

*runs screaming*
posted by jokeefe at 9:09 PM on September 11, 2005

MetaFilter: Assume every link is NSFW.
posted by mischief at 9:10 PM on September 11, 2005

Whoa! That thing takes a lot of batteries!
posted by ColdChef at 9:14 PM on September 11, 2005

Actually, after talking to a few people I think there was a jrun problem where adding "nsfw" to a link breaks the href, so this might have been unintentional.
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:15 PM on September 11, 2005

*Quietly removes moift from the xmas card list....*

Don't let's do anything rash... :[

It wasn't marked NSFW before and tsarfan is not crazy or cognitively enfeebled afaik, but now it is and (s)he presumably still isn't. Thanks for helping me correct this oversight.
posted by moift at 9:22 PM on September 11, 2005

Well I didn't click on it before. That ranks right up there with horse snuff beastiality video mentioned on Dan Savage a few weeks ago. Thanks for densensitizing me just a little more to sex.
posted by geoff. at 9:29 PM on September 11, 2005

thanks moift, it's appreciated
posted by tsarfan at 9:33 PM on September 11, 2005

urethra porn was the only thing missing from my life thanks guys.
posted by naxosaxur at 10:04 PM on September 11, 2005

Personally I think that clip is pretty scarily yucky, of the "I'm so glad I'm drinking and not tripping tonight" variety -- that is I'll probably forget it eventually. I do agree that it'd be nice of people gave warnings about things like this.

But I don't suppport banning anybody for stuff like that, or outlawing it from Mefi, or upsetting anybody else over it.
posted by davy at 10:05 PM on September 11, 2005

Sweet.
posted by homunculus at 10:30 PM on September 11, 2005

gotnegames has gone to corporate. Please bring back Hard3.jpg

tia
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posted by moift at 10:58 PM on September 11, 2005

i miss you moift.
posted by exlotuseater at 12:10 AM on September 12, 2005

"Ever since Matt approved goatse.cx for the front page"

That's a massive stretch on the outcome of that discussion, as you well know, mr_crash.
posted by nthdegx at 1:46 AM on September 12, 2005

If the image had been embedded into the userpage, yeah then I could see that there might be a policy against it. Links outta here tho, whole 'nother story.
posted by dabitch at 2:53 AM on September 12, 2005

Woah. I'm new to the whole concept of fisting but that just put it all in perspective. And thanks; now I'll never stuff another Thanksgiving turkey again.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 8:56 AM on September 12, 2005

Thank you, mr crash davis, for pointing out my error. I retract my statement.
posted by shmegegge at 9:53 AM on September 15, 2005