The extreme tags: Guro, Scat and Vomit

During my usual daily lurk of material in Danbooru, I noticed that a certain janitor had reported post #650253 for 'Disturbing Content'

This brings me to the thought. If such images like this are going to be flagged for 'disturbing content' what is the point in having tags like 'Guro' or 'scat' or 'vomit' or even 'Rape'? Rape is disturbing, why hasn't images like this been flagged? It's confusing.

I apologize if I seem angry somewhat, but I have seen FAR worse content on Danbooru and that hasn't been flagged. Hell, some of those images have been on danbooru for years.

I flagged that post because, like stated, it's disturbing to me. If there is just 1 other approver like it, it'll get approved again.

hidetheunforgiven said:
I have seen FAR worse content on Danbooru and that hasn't been flagged.

Not a valid reason, having far worse images stayed does not mean other less-but-still-bad ones must stay. Beside, it'd be a pain to specifically go search and delete disturbing things. I prefer to see what I like.

Once in a while an image is posted that, despite being prohibited by the TOS if it is read objectively, possesses enough artistic merit to warrant an exception. Do a tag search for "jeffr guro", for instance. I'd like to point to the guro, scat and vomit tags (though I'd rather not investigate the latter two) as containing primarily images of this nature, but at least the guro tag seem to have been diluted recently with a lot of unremarkable Touhou art.

The image you linked is one such. There is plenty worse art, but it isn't a sublime enough depiction of Satori soiling herself that an exception should be made to allow content that the vast majority of Danbooru users- most importantly, the guy who wrote the TOS- find objectionable.

As for rape, the reason that it is disturbing is that it is assault- but it's fairly absurd to be offended by assault of fictional characters; hopefully everyone here can distinguish fantasy from reality. Bloody gore and bodily functions, meanwhile, can provoke a visceral reaction that goes straight past the part of the brain capable of making that distinction. Someone new to the internet might very well end up physically ill looking at it.

Okay, that's a bit fanciful. In the end, it comes down to what bothers albert enough to prohibit in the TOS and what bothers the users enough to actively moderate.

I don't find anything disturbing, since psycopathy kinda prevents that feeling, but the picture is ugly. And I thought that scat was against ToS?

Dogenzaka said:
And I thought that scat was against ToS?

Apart from completely off-topic things and nude filters no part of the ToS is actively enforced.

There's furry as well.

Fred1515 said:no part of the ToS is actively enforced.

I see plenty of "Grotesque Proportions" deletions.

Fred1515 said:There's furry as well.

Furry usually just rots in the queue. I still don't know why people hate it so much.

I'm offended by that picture. But I also know how to use the tag black list or simply the very magical power of "Ignore things you don't like".

Just to throw it out there, the Janitor who flagged has every right to do so because of TOS.

Dogenzaka said:
I see plenty of "Grotesque Proportions" deletions.

You're right, seems I didn't notice that.

rantuyetmai said:
I flagged that post because, like stated, it's disturbing to me.

IMHO, in the same way one shouldn't approve something he likes if it's against the ToS, one shouldn't flag something because he personally dislikes the content (provided the content doesn't violate the ToS, of course). This one is justified because of the ToS though, as Action Kamen said.

Fred1515 said:
One shouldn't approve something he likes if it's against the ToS.

Everything has exceptions, as I agree wholeheartedly with 7HS:

7HS said:
Once in a while an image is posted that, despite being prohibited by the TOS if it is read objectively, possesses enough artistic merit to warrant an exception.

I didn't use the TOS reason because that'd be hypocrite of me, I do keep an eye to approve posts that have enough said merits. That's also why I do not black list any tag, but that's off topic.

I flagged the post in OP, and before that is post #660024, because to my best judgment, they shouldn't be here. If any of the staff disagree with me, I won't whine.

Dogenzaka said:
I don't find anything disturbing, since psycopathy kinda prevents that feeling, but the picture is ugly. And I thought that scat was against ToS?

Real glad to know that about you.

Also, that picture seems more humorous than anything.

rantuyetmai said:
Everything has exceptions, as I agree wholeheartedly with 7HS

I agree too dude. Exceptions are rare though.

I didn't use the TOS reason because that'd be hypocrite of me

This is where I disagree. If something is against the ToS and has no redeeming qualities, it's best to flag it because it violates the ToS. Nevermind if you'd approve something exceptional that sorta violates the ToS and don't want to be a hypocrite or whatever.

It's good for people to see the rules be mentioned in their flagged posts.

Fred1515 said:
It's good for people to see the rules be mentioned in their flagged posts.

You're right, I'll do that next time.

Redal said:
Real glad to know that about you.

The more you know!

Redal said:
Also, that picture seems more humorous than anything.

Yeah, it's probably supposed to be humorous, but that doesn't excuse the quality or content.