I've just recently been considering adding an Explicit Content Advisory to this blog for the simple reason that SOMETIMES I feel inclined to write about things that are more than PG-13. This is a simple thing to enable, if I so choose, Blogger.com has a little box you can check for that which then adds a content advisory warning each time someone visits your blog. I did not do this, when I first created this blog, for two reasons; ONE, I did not feel I would be publishing much that would fall under a need for explicit content advisory and TWO, I worried that such an advisory page would potentially reduce my viewing audience, if only because the extra notification page is just a bit annoying.
Of course now I face the minor dilemma of whether I go ahead and enable the explicit content warning on my blog so that I may feel free to write or rant explicit without fear of blog removal by Blogger.com's censors, OR to censor myself whenever an explicit impulse strikes me.. I am leaning heavily toward the former. It is probably my usual lack of confidence in my writing finding an audience that would have me worry about losing readers because I sticker a "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content!" sticker over it, and really, the minor annoyance is not THAT big a deal, right? If any of my readers has any input or suggestion on this subject, please leave me a comment relating such.
Summing up: Don't be surprised if you click on my blog one day and are asked if you "Understand and wish to continue." ;)
I'd go with the warning in place of self-censorship. And who knows, it might draw in more people.
ReplyDeleteHeh.. I suppose it might. :)
ReplyDeleteSome blogs, like Livejournal, have an individual post warning... at the bottom of the post after you write it you can select "adult content" and then only that particular post comes with the extra click through.
ReplyDeleteThat would require moving though, and I am happy with the design of my blog here. :) I think I will just activate the content advisory once I am so inspired to post something explicit.
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