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I agree. For example, if I were to make a post in Game Discussion where I called Hobart Bliggity a gigantic fabulous person, he would also know that I’m just a close friend poking light fun at him.

wtf dude reported.

Seriously though, there will never be a definitive answer on shock images. What is “shock” and what isn’t is completely subjective. I think the only way to find a middle ground on this is to not ban for borderline shock, but just remove/edit the post. When someone posts goatse, the mod has to go in and edit the post anyway, so why not just leave it at that for questionable cases.

Obviously, a precedent has been set for goatse, so that won’t fly without official word. But for other images, just remove/edit the post, and take action as necessary if a player chooses to keep posting an image that was previously deemed inappropriate. That way, if I find an image that I think is borderline, I can post it, and if it gets reported and edited out, I know not to post that one anymore. If it sticks, I know that image is fine and won’t have to question using it. I just don’t agree with bans for borderline images, and this way the mods still control the content without any kind of guesswork.