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Originally Posted by Tinordi
What's the cost benefit of closing the thread?
Cost: a small number of epicureans who want to "appreciate female beauty" with other flames fans won't be able to and will have to take their appreciation to one of the thousands of other sites.
Benefit: women and girls will feel more welcome to post
Benefit: sexists, misogynists, cave trolls, objectifiers, will feel less welcome and less validated in their beliefs by others of the same ilk
Benefit: the scourge of sexist language and ideas on this board will be initially addressed as unwanted in this community
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Not that the cost is high but I think you also reduce the sense of welcomeness in the site of those who find nothing wrong with the thread. Closing tells those who post and view the thread for whatever reason that they are not welcome here.
The first benefit has never been stated by any female member of this forum. Generally it seems te concerns are more around the pictures and behaviours making their way throughout the site. Closing the thread does nothing to address it and may actually make the problem worse as there wont be one place to put this material so some of it will be posted elsewhere.
Benefit 2 can be addressed by better moderation of comments and comes with the con of also making a lot of "normal" people feel less welcome. As even listing the benefit as you did reads like you are catagorizing everyone who views the thread or for that matter views girly pics in a negative manner even if it is not your intent
Benefit 3 can also be addressed by better moderation both in and out of the thread. The sexist langauge and attitudes of the site can only me changed by a full on press against it te same way homophobic comments are addressed everywhere on this site regardless of threads.
If you are seeking the benefits you list getting rid of the thread does little to achieve them. Better moderation from the community identifying and chastising sexist behaviours in all threads is required.