goals and guidelines

[barakb25]

As promised, I want to clarify any confusion there may have been about our policies regarding your content on LiveJournal.

Our number one goal is to encourage and promote a free and open community. We will only intervene to the extent needed to avoid the site being used as a vehicle for illegal activities. The policies are simple.

• We do not

Comments

[tubofgoodthings]

Well, I'm satisfied. Anyone for steak?

[inever]

lol

[roaring]

Mehhhhhhhh.

[writerspleasure]

Fehhhhhhhhh.

Hehhhhhhhhh.

[nidoking]

Will this verbage become part of the TOS, or will it simply be understood as a guideline for enforcing the written policies? Also, regarding interests, will they be taken in context or will they continue to be considered in the "I like and advocate ~" sense as grounds for these decisions? Will there be any allowance for warnings to remove the offensive (but otherwise legal) content, or will there be zero tolerance?

I think this policy will work pretty well, with user feedback, and think I feel a lot more comfortable about buying a permanent account now.

[barakb25]

Interests are taken in context of the profile. We no most people who list "rape" as an interest are not saying they like or advocate it, we need to understand the context and we will.

[imaria]

This comment should, in some form, be worked into the article above. This is the admission a lot of people have been looking for, in blunt and simple terms.

[inhumandecency]

I agree with the previous response. I certainly got the impression that LJ was standing by the "interest = advocacy" argument in its earlier comments on this. You should clarify that this isn't the case.

[silken_shadow]

No content which is meant to plan, solicit the commission of, seek customers for, or provide instructions for serious illegal activities which could cause harm to others.

And who determines what is "serious?"

Reading this, one could make a case that no content regarding S&M, BDSM, et al would be permitted as it "could cause harm to others," consensual or not and is illegal in many locals.

[ex_shattered767]

By that definition people who plan a party/invite people to a party where alcohol is planned to be consumed via LJ be reprimanded because, in theory, this could lead to drunk driving?

not to mention

[nezmaster]

drug advocacy. Many of think drugs should be legal, and advocate the use of marijuana. The die hards that keep it illegal argue that this harms society. Is it acceptable to say
"I think everyone should smoke marijuana and take LSD"

How in a legal context is this different than something like

"Child laws are archaic and children should make their own decisions. I think children should be aloud to have sex with whoever they want." (note I do NOT agree with this statement)

Both are advocating crimes many people consider serious. This doesn't even get into S/M, or even Gay marriage, in areas where homosexuality is still illegal.

Is your 'serious illegal activities' limited to pedophila? If so, say that. If not..what does it consititute.

Re: not to mention

[details15]

I think it's a fine line, that would have to be decided on a case by case basis. And I also think that's where looking at the journal as a whole would come in. You may be starting a discussion about child laws being archaic and child sex, but in the context of your journal it would probably be fairly obvious whether or not you were actively encouraging minors to have sex or whether or not you were discussing a concept. I think that people seem to want a long detailed list of what is or is not acceptable when the only way to really deal with this is on a case by case basis, and that is how I read what they are saying--it will be something they will look at when reported, individually.

[vakkotaur]

So, does "interests" mean "interests" or does it mean 'like' in your world? Your second to last paragraph only almost addresses this.

[burr86]

This was addressed in my previous post. :)

[kerr_avon]

It was? I missed it. Could you put a link to that post here, please.

[snarkbite]

for your reference: http://community.livejournal.com/lj_biz/240884.html

:)