The one time i remember was when there was a cinterella parody on the gay community where instead of shoes it was a dildo (i can't link the post because i didn't have an account then but if someone can feel free to for whatever reason ) , and some 196 posts etc. do this too but the posts are beside the point the point is like i get it lighthearted fun. but i guess it could be better for lemmy overall if they do mark things like that. Anyway what are your thoughts ?

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

The tag fulfils two roles in Lemmy. One is what you described as "initial protection"; but I think that the issue here is its second role, as a content filter - some people don't want to see porn or gore at all, so they uncheck the "Show NSFW content" box in the Settings, so they don't see anything tagged NSFW, even if they would be otherwise OK with milder content (as the "dildo shoes" from the OP).

And plenty posters know that others do it. So if you're sharing something only weakly NSFW, you're actually discouraged from using the NSFW tag, as it would decrease the visibility of your post.

I believe that a scale would solve it, provided that people use it consistent and accurately. My concern is if they would use it right.