just dropping in to say:

[cmshaw]

all y'all lj users need to be aware of this: In an effort to ensure people under the age of 18 do not see inappropriate content, we added a new functionality to LiveJournal today.i do not, at the moment, have any plans to flag anything in my lj as being inappropriate for people under eighteen. if anyone would like to discuss that with me, please

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[ellen_fremedon]

So, wait a moment-- does this mean you have to be logged in to see adult content?

Because this sounds like a perfect way around the chilling effect imposed by knowing my mother reads this LJ sometimes, if I could just flag everything fannish and porny as unsuitable for people under 18 and know that it would also exclude everyone without an LJ account.

[cmshaw]

yeah, i think that's the way it's being done.

[cmshaw]

no, just that you have to be logged in to see adult content with its proper cut-tags. and that you get a big obnoxious button in your face demanding that you swear to lj that you're a grown-up.

[viridian5]

Thank you so much for bringing this new thing to my attention.

[cmshaw]

you're welcome, alas!

[stungunbilly]

At this point, it seems kind of like posting a sign on your back reading "flagellate me". So, no.

[cmshaw]

seriously!

[sineala]

I am gratified to see LJ has made an incredibly well-thought-out decision. I can already tell how excellent this system is given the number of people in the comments who have flagged the post as Offensive. Bwahaha.

I don't think I wish to participate in content flagging either. What are they gonna do to us if we don't, huh?

[cmshaw]

What are they gonna do to us if we don't, huh?

:( i suspect we'll find out, sooner or later.

[littlegreenworm]

Dear LJ-

WHY CAN'T I FLAG THE STUPID?!?!

[cmshaw]

there's just some fundamental disconnect going on here.