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r/crazystairs•
greatyellowshark

A few words about the NSFW tag...

NSFW

The NSFW tag - a recurring point of contention in this reddit. It's a joke, left over from the reddit's creation. But at this point it's not a joke that's meant to be laughed at, not all the time anyway. It's an in-joke, an identifier, and a large part of "the crazystairs culture", as somebody once said. And without it this reddit would lose a part of its identity, become just another collection of images.

No doubt r/crazystairs could be as successful or more so if the tag were removed. But there is a community here that doesn't exist in other reddits, and that is due in large part to the idiosyncratic and unfortunately divisive NSFW tag.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience that some are experiencing because of the tag - it isn't my wish to alienate anyone or drive anybody away. But if r/crazystairs can grow to 1700 readers and be featured as SubredditOfTheDay in spite of (or because of, there's no way of knowing) the NSFW tag, I think it's only reasonable to leave it in place.

There are valid arguments on all sides, and I appreciate everybody's input. If the community is ever overwhelmingly in favor of removing the tag I'll consider myself outvoted and remove it.

Posted Nov 18, 2012, 1:48 AM UTC

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GregOttawa•

It's annoying and distracting.

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Lambocoon•

is it that worth it for a joke that is going to get old if it hasn't already?

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Poduler•

I like the tag, and quick adjustments with RES can make it easier to use at work and all that, but i get the annoyance of some users. I'd say a poll would be the best way to decide.

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orionshmorion•

Any chance you can let the democracy of Reddit voters decide with a poll via up/down-votes?

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SuperSumoYakuza•

I like it. Let's keep it. It's fun.

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lia_sang•

You could make a poll. r/samplesize has some great resources for such things.

But in reality, I applaud your decision and don't want to imperil the NSFW-ness of this subreddit.

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Unicornholio•

Thank you for this explanatory post. It is pleasant to see your readiness to remove the tag if the majority votes so.

I also understand the traditional value of the tag.

As an alternative solution I'd like to suggest creating custom thumbnails for the sub, like I've seen other subreddits do. Something to identify it when viewed alongside other subs to avoid confusion with truly NSFW content.

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Ace4929•

Id like to be the 8632178942477423790952157413686325686221898635743783367th person to suggest the introduction of more diverse NSFW tags (NSFW nudity, NSFW gore, NSFW stars, etc)

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withmorten•

Don't you dare remove it. It's your subreddit, it's your decision how to run it.

Keep it. The people who don't like shall unsuscribe and post stairs to their own subreddit.

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CivilDiscussions•

What the hell are you smoking? Get rid of it.

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afoa•

I like the NSFW tags. It's the reason I'm subscribed here. Well, that and stairs.

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ladiamante•

I like the tag and I hope it stays. For people who think it is inconvenient to see the NSFW tag, click on it and not see porn or gore or whatever just shift your eyes to the right and - WOW! - you can see where it comes from! Keep the tag.

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battleborn•

I'm new here (thank SubredditOfTheDay). Here's my thought on the whole thing though: These stairs are not NSFW (as in walking). These are the post walkable stairs around. I get that it's a joke, but it's a poor one. If I could choose any 10 staircases in the world that I'd want to walk, I'd probably find them in this sub.

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battleborn•

Maybe it started that the original posts were dangerous staircases? If that's the case then the sub has lost its way anyhow. I see this thread as an extension of SFW Porn Network. It's the reason I subscribed.

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