# Sex/Porn Rules on SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 16, 2001, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765 "2001-11-16T17:36:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/1 "2001-11-16T17:36:56Z")
In [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=99124&pagenumber=2) thread in the Pit, a poster unknowingly linked to a site with porn pop-ups. His link was removed, and my post asking a (supposedly humourous) question about the pop-ups was also removed. It had never occurred to me before that the SDMB had rules regarding porn links, pop-ups, or what have you, but now I’m curious about what those rules are. People use a lot of sexual talk and innuendos here, sometimes getting pretty explicit, and I’m also curious to know where the line is regarding the sex stuff. (Not that I’m planning on doing anything porn-related on the boards; I just don’t want to inadvertently contribute to something against the rules again.) ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/2 "2001-11-16T17:46:31Z")
Don’t post a link but it’s okay to post a link to a link. Two click rule, as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/3 "2001-11-16T17:58:13Z")
Here’s the relevant portion of the user agreement. > [@](#): > > You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this BB to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, threatening, invasive of a person’s privacy, or otherwise violative of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by this BB. Sex talk and innuendo is okay (in the proper forums); how explicit it may be is a case-by-case call made by the forum moderator. If we receive e-mail from other members who happen to find it offensive, or just too much, we’ll probably step in and put a stop to it. Also, as London\_Calling has stated, we do not allow links to porn sites, or sites with porn pop-ups. I hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Unclaimed\_Fright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c68b51/32.png) [@Unclaimed\_Fright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unclaimed_Fright)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/4 "2001-11-16T20:28:33Z")
When I saw the title, it sounded more like a chant than a question. \*\*“Sex/Porn Rules on SDMB!” \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/5 "2001-11-16T20:51:15Z")
The general idea is that you want to avoid giving folks an unpleasant surprise when they click on one of your links, whether it’s a triple-X rated porn site, or whether it’s just something “bad” like a photo of a deformed baby. For one thing, we do have a certain contingent of under-18 posters, and we want them to have to go look up their _own_ damn pornography, on Google or something, instead of having it handed to them on a Straight Dope silver platter, so to speak. 😃 Generally speaking, you don’t want to post a direct link to porn stuff. If for purposes of the dicussion in a thread, you want people to go look at a particular porn website, you can say something like, “I’m not going to post a link, but you can find it by putting ‘[whatever]’ into Google…” And if for purposes of a discussion you need to post a link to a really “bad” picture, like of a deformed baby or a car wreck or a bit of penis enhancement surgery that went wrong, it’s a good idea to warn people. “Here’s a link to what I’m talking about. WARNING: It’s pretty gross.” Then folks know what they’re in for, which is the whole idea. Don’t ever post something like a mere one-line OP, “What is going on in this picture?” and then just put a link to a photo of “bad” stuff, without explaining what it’s going to be. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/6 "2001-11-16T21:57:32Z")
> [@](#): > > For one thing, we do have a certain contingent of under-18 posters, And another thing. Many of us access the SDMB through work. Most workplaces frown on porn surfing on company assets and time. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/7 "2001-11-17T01:28:32Z")
I also think it would be courteous, if you’re posting a link to a site that starts off with **audio** , please state so beforehand. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/8 "2001-11-17T03:15:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > For one thing, we do have a certain contingent of under-18 posters, > > And another thing. Many of us access the SDMB through work. Most workplaces frown on porn surfing on company assets and time. \*\* Most workplaces frown on time wasting internet surfing in general. I make few e-mails and occasionally check out the local skate site for events, and that’s all. One question was answered, but the other one seemes to be ignored. Why was Featherlou’s reply removed. Not seeing it, I can not guess the answer, but a humorous reply does not seem out of line, even if the humor was not great. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/9 "2001-11-17T03:31:40Z")
–Huh? 😕 Are you saying someone has deleted a Featherlou post (“reply”) from this thread? And, _what_ question has been “ignored”? –Huh? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/10 "2001-11-17T03:46:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose \* > \*\*–Huh? 😕 > > Are you saying someone has deleted a Featherlou post (“reply”) from this thread? > > And, _what_ question has been “ignored”? > > –Huh? 😕 \*\* Not on this thread. The one linked by the OP. As stated: “His link was removed, and my post asking a (supposedly humourous) question about the pop-ups was also removed.” What was the “supposedly humourous” reply and why was it removed. ---
**Author:** ![Soda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/11 "2001-11-17T10:06:52Z")
Direct replies to a deleted post are sometimes also deleted or it would seem like a non sequiteur post. ---
**Author:** ![Soda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/12 "2001-11-17T10:10:10Z")
Grammar! You have to hate it! > [@](#): > > …or _they_ would seem like non sequiteur _posts_. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/13 "2001-11-17T10:37:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Road Rash \* > > Most workplaces frown on time wasting internet surfing in general. I make few e-mails and occasionally check out the local skate site for events, and that’s all.\*\* Yeah, it’s sort of like personal phone calls. MOST places of business will allow you to make a quick call every now and then, but they do have this odd idea that you should be engaged in making money for them while you’re on the clock. And yes, a warning if the site has sound would be nice, too. ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/14 "2001-11-17T16:18:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soda \* > \*\*Direct replies to a deleted post are sometimes also deleted or it would seem like a non sequiteur post. \*\* So _that_ explains handy! Tack Soda! ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/15 "2001-11-17T21:18:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soda \* > Grammar! You have to hate it! > > > [@](#): > > > > …or _they_ would seem like non sequit **e** ur _posts_. Spelling, too. Or is that the French spelling? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2001, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/16 "2001-11-17T22:42:42Z")
Ah, that all makes sense. Thanks for the info, everybody. For the record, my deleted supposedly humourous post was just asking a why one of the pop-up girls had a censored blur by her ear; all the other girls had censored blurs by their mouths. Curious to know if this was a sexual position that I had never heard about, you know. 🙂 (ps - **Unclaimed Fright** , I just realized that the title sounded like that, too! :eek: ) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/17 "2001-11-18T03:03:28Z")
Aural sex, obviously. your humble TubaDiva Don’t hit! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/18 "2001-11-18T19:11:49Z")
Waitamoment… I thought that “aural sex” was when you had sex with someone else’s aura… One of those hippie new-age free love things… ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/19 "2001-11-18T19:46:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > And another thing. Many of us access the SDMB through work. Most workplaces frown on porn surfing on company assets and time. \*\* [sup] **And then there’s** [/sup] [list][list][list][list] **Us Prudes** …:p… ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/20 "2001-11-18T19:58:09Z")
**Tuba** , that definitely was a groaner. Good pun (if there is such a thing :D). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765.md?page=2)