It baffles me that people don’t see this. When you allow a place to be used as the equivalent of a newspaper classified then that’s all it’s going to be. It actively dissuades any non-commercial posts.
If OF subscribers and mods decide they want advertising, they should remove Rule 7. Until then, it should be banned, as that’s the consensus. No one seems to have a problem with links in profiles, however.
While I agree that this place is too small to survive without them, for me knowing that every post and interaction on here it’s just an ad to make me pay takes out a lot of the fun
That’s not the point, it still is an ad. Just like the companies that make memes as ads on socials, maybe it’s fun too but you know it has another purpose
Not sure why it matters. Ignore the links and don’t click them if you don’t want to. They’re still posting content, why did it actually matter other than some moral high ground for “pure” content or whatever you want to tell yourself.
As long as it isn’t copy pasted from some professional site and is at least the person posting their own stuff, I don’t care what their reasoning behind posting is.
Other communities seem to require a tag in the title to disclaim the promotional nature. That and you have no posted verification post requirements, and aren’t seeming to respond to direct inquiries on the matter, in my experience at least. I would like to post here, but as my profile/bio is (hopefully) very clear about the promotional nature of my account, I consider it rude to post without being verified, especially after the recent influx of OF accounts seeming to be managed by the same entity.
Here is what I think would work:
require a tag like [OC] or [promo] for accounts like mine where promotion is clearly the intent
do not allow promotional links to be directly linked to in post links, within post body texts fields
same for comments.
Its easy. If the post is tagged, users will know to see OP’s bio, if they want to pursue external links.
I assume most users here prefer the content thats not promotional, and I know most promotional accounts are just blasting out content to sell stuff. But, some of us at least, do enjoy showing off, even though we are being promotional also, and that group of users, including me, really dont want to run afoul of whatever rules you end up coming up with, so please, be clear about whatever it is you end up going with.
There are some awesome creators on here who have been great for the community, they regularly engage with users, post great original content, and I think it’s fair that they want to sell their services and support themselves. I’m not opposed at all to links in their bios.
The last week or so has had a deluge of low quality posters and frankly it does not spark joy to browse my feed. I don’t even trust that these posters are who they say they are – the titles and bios are basically all the exact same format with the same emojis in the same places, and sentence the structure that’s filled in with a basic form/script, and their post titles feel optimized to shit and lifted from other platforms.
I think additional verification for promoted content is required.
Unless you are a moderator of a communit(ies), it’s very easy to simply block off accounts you don’t want to see, especially if you yourself know how to detect authentic posters vs “low quality posters”.
Yes, please. This community is unuasble in its current state. Alternatively requiring onlyfans type posts to disclose that in the title would make it easier to avoid/filter those posts for users that dont want them.
The first thing I do anytime a new poster posts OC is check their profile to see what they have there because it affects the nature of the relationship they are looking for here. In my opinion, if you are selling your content in any form then you have not ‘gonewild.’
The spirit of the original sub was to allow a space for exhibitionism. When you allow it to be used as a vector for advertising then it will unfortunately devolve into the low effort posts that we’ve begun to see with a high amount of frequency lately. I don’t think a full ban on advertising will be healthy for the community with as small as it is at the moment, but there need to be some checks put in place at the least.
I agree that all links in post titles, descriptions, and comments should not be allowed, but it should be okay for them to be in a users profile if someone chooses to seek that out. I think there should also be a harder stance taken on low effort engagement baits and OC posts where it’s clear the person themselves are not the one managing the accounts.
Links in profiles should be fine. It is nice to be able to see those if you need while allowing the large number of posts they provide. I think that is the best solution. Even if someone is selling nudes doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy showing them.
The spirit of the original GW rules was to limit the sub to true amateur exhibitionists, so the community knew that anyone posting there was doing it for the fun of showing off. Allowing anyone who does it for money creates ambiguity if the post is for fun or advertising, and I feel that’s a negative.
I generally feel people who share good quality content and engage with communities are welcome, just not in gonewild or nofans which is by nature a seller-free space.
side note: The original GirlsGoneWild was a set of adult videos, where producers **paid ** girls to lift their shirt. Those girls were amateurs, not normally sex workers in any regard. The difference I think you meant to point out is that you dont like seeing sex workers, and prefer to see women who like showing off for attention rather than currency. Not a combative statement, just want to point out that was the namesake basis at least, of the subreddit, so the way I see it, “gonewild” implicitly includes sex acts for money.
If this seems argumentative or snotty, its honestly not meant to, if its coming across wrong and i sound like a bitch just let me know please. I respect your views and opinions. Also, I was NOT around for the “original intent of GW” so if that was the poignant part of your statement, and I’m not up to speed on why, then I apologize.
that’s true— I was referring to reddit gonewild, whose name may have referenced the girls gone wild video series but who started from the beginning as an amateur exhibitionist space for Reddit karma rather than money.
Reddit GW was taken over by a bunch of power hungry mods who did not care about posters or members in community… So it’s not a model of community that I would advocate emulating wrt “spirit of…”
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