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Originally Posted by taco.vidal
I think some of the avatars may cross the line but the problem is thats its similar to obscenity where you know it when you see it but cant easily define it. Slippery slope?
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The sexualized avatars are a much bigger problem than YLYL ever was, because there's no reasonable way to avoid them. That's unfortunate both because it could make some people uncomfortable and because it could put people in awkward situations when other people see them browsing what they can only assume is some sort of adult message board.
I never would have gone into a hot women (or hot men) pictures thread at work, but I've had people walk by my desk while borderline NSFW avatars are on the screen, and I can't help but wonder what they think of me. I don't have a problem with Eastern Girl's (isn't that Regehr?), but peanut's bare ass shot and probably shawnski's and papi's are too much.
On topic, though, I think closing the thread was the right decision. I never had a problem with the YLYL thread, but whatever enjoyment anyone got out of it is easily outweighed by the fact that it made this place less welcoming to half of the population. Good job, mods.