Revise General rating to be in line with SL's Knowledge Base definition
Primfeed's current General content rating, by description, is not in line with SL's current Knowledge Base definition found here: https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/maturity-ratings-r52/#Section__1_2
A lot of content on Primfeed marked as "General" does not meet LL's currently written contextual description for General content, specifically the section "General regions are areas where you should feel free to say and do things that you would be comfortable saying and doing in front of your grandmother or a grade school class." There is a lot of scantily clad women and men in General primfeed posts that are technically covered in the genital or chest area, but only barely (thongs, pasties, jocks, sheer clothing). In many parts of the world (namely America where LL is located), this is not appropriate for the contextual scenarios described. The Knowledgebase recommends "If you are a region owner and you feel there is some ambiguity as to whether your content and activities are allowed in General regions, it's probably best to designate your region as Moderate." - which is why most regions and content in SL falls under the Moderate rating and not General.
If the description for the General rating on Primfeed would be updated to include this sort of wording, it would help make Primfeed's General content more in line with what is expected in-world. This would hopefully reduce content moderation reports for questionable content by giving users context to compare their content against (and recommend a Moderate rating if uncertain), allow Primfeed users to more safely scroll using the General-only filter while out in public, and provide space for users which prefer to stay within General regions of SL for whatever their personal reasons may be.
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Jul 23, 2024
Luke Rowley
Jul 17, 2024
Hi! Could you provide an example of content that does not match General in your opinion?
Dragon Hijinks
Jul 19, 2024
Luke Rowley
As Ziel has said things like sheer lingerie, nipple pasties, thongs so high up the butt you can hardly even see em, and the seemingly popular microkini's that are, like, a 1x1 inch square of fabric are some. On the male side of things I've personally reported some speedos that had dickprints so detailed you could see the glans. [I have no idea what's become of any of those reports since currently there's no response/feedback on closed reports, or a way to check their status.]
There's a LOT of content in G that I personally would consider "softcore porn" far beyond what I expect of, like, a cheesecake pinup. Stuff that's obviously meant to evoke arousal despite covering the bare minimum to "qualify" for the rating.
For me personally it's just an ick, but there are people with sexual traumas that should be able to curate their PF experience into something safe for themselves, which is what G should provide imo.
Ziel Omizu
Jul 19, 2024
Luke Rowley Dragon Hijinks hit it right on the nose. The "barely there" coverings, be it sheer or just barely enough fabric to cover the genitals / nipples. Garments which either show outlines of genitalia, or have a particularly oversized bulge in the case of males. Mini skirts and loincloths can be iffy if the shots or poses are set up in such a way to also fall under "barely covering", but may be fine if the area is completely covered in the shot. Personally I think classic-cut bikinis, slit-leg dresses, short shorts, etc are all fine so long as - again - the bits are properly covered.
Many G-rated privately owned regions in SL take on an even more severe ruleset than the LL one, similar to coverage you would expect for business casual or a grade school setting (t-shirts, shorts, mid-length skirts being the minimum) - but I understand that Primfeed is filling a niche left by Flickr which I've heard was ridiculously strict in it's rulings regarding coverage. I don't think Primfeed needs to go as severely as conservative of a route as the privately owned regions do, but I do think that currently much of the posts tagged as General in the gallery are more akin to modern day softcore porn, or pushing past it - which they really shouldn't be.
Teal Aurelia
Jul 23, 2024
Ziel Omizu, Dragon Hijinks
Many of the things described in this thread aren't permitted in Primfeed's General rating (pasties, visible bulges, sheer lingerie etc.) and should be reported. We have a moderation team checking every report, and accounts found with multiple violations will be contacted.
I'm closing this feature request, as our ToS already states that General content should be suitable for all ages, but please do hit the report button on any content you believe has the incorrect maturity rating applied. It may take some time for everyone to learn to use the ratings here correctly, as they're used to other social platforms.