And this is part of the reason why I think a blanket "we don't provide warnings" statement for the entire con is so valuable. Every vid is a risk, even vids whose creators think are perfectly safe.
makes it sound as if warnings shouldn't be even attempted. I do support, however, the idea of morgandawn's interpretation:
if we do attempt [warnings], we're going to have to be (a) more specific as to what we warn for, (b) make certain we're using the same starting point/definitions and (c) possibly get a second pair of eyes to help with our blind spots.
I think those are good goals/things to do. Indeed no warning system will ever be perfect, but it is good to try, as I believe that more information will help people make the choices for what is best for them. The warnings may sometimes fail in that the person is not prepared for the actual content, but I think perhaps a note to that effect will help them also consider whether they're willing to take that risk. I do think that some system of warning will be more helpful than a blanket statement of "we don't provide warnings."
I think another thing to keep in mind is that not all people are triggered by the same things. Even if the vast majority of the vids come with a warning, they won't warn for the same thing-- so a person triggered by rape might still decide to watch vids labeled as containing violence/blinking lights/etc.
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And this is part of the reason why I think a blanket "we don't provide warnings" statement for the entire con is so valuable. Every vid is a risk, even vids whose creators think are perfectly safe.
makes it sound as if warnings shouldn't be even attempted. I do support, however, the idea of
if we do attempt [warnings], we're going to have to be (a) more specific as to what we warn for, (b) make certain we're using the same starting point/definitions and (c) possibly get a second pair of eyes to help with our blind spots.
I think those are good goals/things to do. Indeed no warning system will ever be perfect, but it is good to try, as I believe that more information will help people make the choices for what is best for them. The warnings may sometimes fail in that the person is not prepared for the actual content, but I think perhaps a note to that effect will help them also consider whether they're willing to take that risk. I do think that some system of warning will be more helpful than a blanket statement of "we don't provide warnings."
I think another thing to keep in mind is that not all people are triggered by the same things. Even if the vast majority of the vids come with a warning, they won't warn for the same thing-- so a person triggered by rape might still decide to watch vids labeled as containing violence/blinking lights/etc.