# 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:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/21 "2001-11-25T21:08:49Z")
> [@](#): > > 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. maybe most, but not all. i’m allowed to surf from work, even for personal use. i am NOT allowed to surf porn, though. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/22 "2001-11-25T22:07:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rysdad \* > \*\*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. \*\* Mrs. Nott’s ex-boss once received an e-mail with an audio attachment. When opened, it said, at high volume, “HEY, EVERYBODY! I’M LOOKIN’ AT PORNO!” He forwarded the attachment to a salesman he knew, who happened to open it while waiting to see a client! ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/23 "2001-11-25T23:52:47Z")
“Aural sex, obviously.” It cures deafness, I heard. ---
**Author:** ![k.os](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@k.os](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k.os)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/24 "2001-11-26T01:27:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by handy \* > \*\*“Aural sex, obviously.” > > It cures deafness, I heard. \*\* 😃 Good one, **handy**! ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/25 "2001-11-26T02:07:06Z")
FWIW, I always apply the “2 clicks and them some” rule to anything I consider might be a problem. First, don’t post a link that you’ve found on a search engine until you’ve visited the site yourself (this seems to cause more grief than anything else here), that way you’ll know if there’s porn, pop-ups or exit pop-ups. Second, be aware that not every person on this board wants to be confronted with explicit graphic images of sex and/or violence - do post a warning even if you think the domain name is self-explanatory. And third, if you just aren’t sure, email a mod asking them to check out the link before you post it. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/26 "2001-11-26T17:20:35Z")
reprise, thats a nice solution. What happens in the future if they change the content of the page that it is linked to? You know, maybe they put some porno on it later. In which case the URL would be fine at first but not later. ---
**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 26, 2001, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/27 "2001-11-26T17:27:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by handy \* > \*\*reprise, thats a nice solution. What happens in the future if they change the content of the page that it is linked to? You know, maybe they put some porno on it later. In which case the URL would be fine at first but not later. \*\* We’ve had that problem in the past. When we find a porn link, we remove it. No onus on the original poster, they made the link in good faith. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765/28 "2001-11-28T03:55:16Z")
Huh huh! You said “onus.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-porn-rules-on-sdmb/93765.md?page=1)