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| − | There has been some argument on the forums as to whether or not SydLexia.com should be considered NSFW. People who argue that SydLexia.com is NSFW often cite the site's immense amount of profanity, because they feel curse words inherently make a site NSFW. Syd Lexia disagrees. His personal view on NSFW content is a site must | + | There has been some argument on the forums as to whether or not [[SydLexia.com]] should be considered NSFW. People who argue that SydLexia.com is NSFW often cite the site's [[Profanity in SydLexia.com articles|immense amount of profanity]], because they feel curse words inherently make a site NSFW. [[Syd Lexia]] disagrees. His personal view on NSFW content is a site must contain one or more of the follow to be considered NSFW: |
| − | *Nudity | + | * Nudity |
| − | *Graphic/Realistic Violence | + | * Graphic/Realistic Violence |
| − | *Sound | + | * Sound |
| − | *Curse words in giant fonts. | + | * Curse words in giant fonts. |
In short, a site can only be considered NSFW if a co-worker could glance at your screen from a distance of eight feet and be offended by the content. By this standard, which is a reasonable one, SydLexia.com is not Not Safe For Work (NNSFW). | In short, a site can only be considered NSFW if a co-worker could glance at your screen from a distance of eight feet and be offended by the content. By this standard, which is a reasonable one, SydLexia.com is not Not Safe For Work (NNSFW). | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [http://sydlexia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=100079#100079 Discussion on the forums] | ||
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| + | [[Category:SydLexia.com]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:56, 16 September 2008
There has been some argument on the forums as to whether or not SydLexia.com should be considered NSFW. People who argue that SydLexia.com is NSFW often cite the site's immense amount of profanity, because they feel curse words inherently make a site NSFW. Syd Lexia disagrees. His personal view on NSFW content is a site must contain one or more of the follow to be considered NSFW:
- Nudity
- Graphic/Realistic Violence
- Sound
- Curse words in giant fonts.
In short, a site can only be considered NSFW if a co-worker could glance at your screen from a distance of eight feet and be offended by the content. By this standard, which is a reasonable one, SydLexia.com is not Not Safe For Work (NNSFW).
