@abductee thank you

@Ecoromps thanks for chiming in!

@arzhur not a problem at all, you can look and boost as much as you want.

I also wouldn't want people to think they aren't allowed to share what excites them. Still thinking about how this can be best phrased.

Am I making sense at all?

@bedtimedrillsgt @arzhur Maybe something along the lines of "preferred content"? I for one enjoy streams of pics from someone, cause you can conclude what makes them tick by observing what they post. I honestly think of it as a form of expression for someone who isn't that talented with words...

@bedtimedrillsgt @arzhur Also, maybe some kind of limit could be useful. What qualifies as 'flooding'?

@nella @arzhur what do you think is acceptable post frequency?

@bedtimedrillsgt @arzhur hmm, I use to post 3 or 4 pics/gifs a day. The filthybot posts 1 pic per hour if I'm not mistaken.

@nella @arzhur a handful of pics a day is great. One every minute, not so great.

The filthy bot happens to be mine from a long time ago lol and posts 1 an hour but no more than 2 in a row without someone else posting in between.

@bedtimedrillsgt You are, and it sounds like a fair and sensible policy. Maybe it can be more specifically worded toward pornbots, though? I think those might be the core of your concerns. Automated scripts that post an endless amount of porn without human intervention are what's really amplifying this phenomena.

@arzhur @bedtimedrillsgt what a coincidence, I started a similar conversation about bear.community today as well!

I agree with others that sharing 3rd party content is also a form of expression, although I do prefer putting proper pingback references on all posts, my biggest worry is profiles that simply dump a new photo every minute or so.

I believe that if the purpose is just to consume porn, there are better places for that. We all win if we also nurture a warm environment for interaction

@urso @arzhur totally agree with it! do you have a suggestion on how we should articulate these expectations in rules / recommendations?

@bedtimedrillsgt @arzhur for now I'm drafting some rules for silencing spammy/noisy accounts (you gave me one good threshold in this conversation, btw)

for our own members, I'm considering writing these as _guidelines_, not hard rules:
- do not flood the timeline with 3rd party photos
- when posting 3rd party content, try to put a link to the source
- when posting your own content, rules above don't apply (bc obviously)

@bedtimedrillsgt @arzhur

I'm partial to posting 3rd party photos with no text. Granted, I would prefer to have people include some text along with the pictures, but it depends on the person. Sometimes there's nothing else to add, so 🤷 Besides, this is harder to apply as policy or guideline

For federated accounts, we'll only enforce the rule about silencing noisy/spammy accounts. They belong to different communities, in the end.

@urso @arzhur that's a good point. Maybe I'll just update the rules to give an idea what is flooding (many pictures in rapid succession)

@bedtimedrillsgt @arzhur agreed, making the definition of flooding explicit will avoid some confusion down the line

@urso @arzhur I love these guidelines

@bedtimedrillsgt @arzhur I think incentivizing original content should eventually become front and center, too.

I'm drafting a few ideas, but all revolve around things that area already done in other communities, like Tummy Tuesday etc. Since kinky.business has a broader scope, perhaps you have even more chances for creative events?

@urso @arzhur that's a great idea! I also would love to have some more moderators / drivers sometime who can do this kind of thing. Does not need to be a one-man show

@Gutterfish2 that seems like a perfect fit to me. My interpretation of kink is very broad.

@bedtimedrillsgt thank you! Thatv is my view as well. Just wanted to make sure

@Gutterfish2 very happy to have you (and your wife!) :)

@bedtimedrillsgt 👍 she is so busy with work and home not sure if she will continue her blog she may just let tumblr shut it down and step away however she had a few relationships with some of her followers that she enjoyed . We will see

@Lalab which part is confusing? Did you read the rules page? https://kinky.business/about/more

Let me know what is not clear and I'll phrase it better

@Lalab also I am unsure who was talking about selfies