Quote Originally Posted by Saefinn View Post
Then I pose the question, but a hypothetical one because obviously we don't have the data but I expect the GM's would.

Would you rather:
They don't stop people advertising ERP venues but it means the GM's can moderate these communities better and catch out anybody who is doing stuff wrong, especially with minors? And therefore better prevent and catch more wrong doing.
or
They put a hard line action of keeping it out of PF & Shout but this is all pushed underground and out of the way, you no longer see it and it has no place out there, but GM's no longer have the visibility and it's a lot harder for them to catch wrong doing? Including stuff happening with minors and catch less wrong doing.
That’s a false choice.

Get the public ads out, drive the filth underground, enforce reports on vulgarity, and (like with the naughty mod debacle) issue bans when their activity is traced outside of the game. The instant Square finds out about this content is the instant that news has traveled too far and they need to take action.

Leaving things up and visible is the opposite way to fix the issue of players brazenly leaving their brothel doors open wide. Drive them underground, and the instant someone is told about them that doesn’t want them— ban the advertiser. Just like they do with parsers.

Blanket advertising a brothel under this system would be like navigating a minefield. If you even mention the place to the wrong person (or reveal the location to a menu of those services) you’d be risking your account.

Ultimately the entire goal is to have a chilling effect on discussing this content publicly, and only discussing this content with individuals you feel particularly trusting of. Individuals who could revoke their acceptance at any time with a report.