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Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by tracy » Mon, May 04, 2009, 9:15 PM UTC

"Offensive Material: Link may contian offensive content such as references to religion, abortion, 9-11, or the devil."

First of all, there is a spelling mistake. Secondly, how is religion, 9-11 or the devil offensive? You may think it's an ironic joke, but most people won't get the joke, and frankly, it's not that funny. So if I were you, I'd not try to joke on that page, but give examples that genuinely describe what could be offensive.

All the same, it's a really great service, and I think it will be big.

Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by maximilian » Mon, May 04, 2009, 9:19 PM UTC

grexican wrote: post #13

cedsav wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

err.. the "I'm at work" button should not redirect you to Disney.com. try Google instead. Otherwise, great idea. [added link: http://isnsfw.com/yLyQTM ]

really? people seemed to LOVE the disney.com redirect. They found it quite amusing :) It originally went to google though, like you suggested. We'll see how things test out and it might very well make it back to google. Thanks for the feedback -eli

perhaps redirect to a google search for disney. That way, there is a slight joke, but we still get our google fix.

Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by dunk010 » Mon, May 04, 2009, 9:21 PM UTC

grexican wrote: post #13

cedsav wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

err.. the "I'm at work" button should not redirect you to Disney.com. try Google instead. Otherwise, great idea. [added link: http://isnsfw.com/yLyQTM ]

really? people seemed to LOVE the disney.com redirect. They found it quite amusing :) It originally went to google though, like you suggested. We'll see how things test out and it might very well make it back to google. Thanks for the feedback -eli

disney.com made me laugh :)

Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by jdbeast00 » Mon, May 04, 2009, 9:34 PM UTC

is it just me or is the 'i'm at work' functionality redundant? if you didn't wan't to see NSFW content, you woudln't have clicked on the 'isnsfw' link. What if you built in the category into the link, like http://isnsfw/xxx/KJ89F

Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by gaius » Mon, May 04, 2009, 9:41 PM UTC

tracy wrote: post #31

"Offensive Material: Link may contian offensive content such as references to religion, abortion, 9-11, or the devil." First of all, there is a spelling mistake. Secondly, how is religion, 9-11 or the devil offensive? You may think it's an ironic joke, but most people won't get the joke, and frankly, it's not that funny. So if I were you, I'd not try to joke on that page, but give examples that genuinely describe wha…

Maybe controversial instead of offensive.

Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by quizbiz » Mon, May 04, 2009, 10:18 PM UTC

grexican wrote: post #23

seregine wrote: post #21

So...can I browse links that others submit? By category?

No... we're debating this feature at this point. It's NSFW material, so should we be listing all the NSFW content out there or should it be more private for you to share your NSFW content? I'm torn on this one, what do you guys think.

When someone clicks through your filter question, ask the question in small print, "Want to see more NSFW stuff?"

Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by aplusbi » Mon, May 04, 2009, 11:26 PM UTC

grexican wrote: post #2

Looking for thoughts, feedback, rants, raves. The site is essentially a safe way to share not safe content. With URL shorteners becoming popular it's hard to know if what you're clicking on is safe to visit (especially at work). isNSFW.com aims to fix that. Cheers -eli

Suggestion: being able to select more than one rating. A link may have gore and nudity, it would be helpful if you can easily specify both.

Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by Sidnicious » Mon, May 04, 2009, 11:26 PM UTC

harpastum wrote: post #20

cedsav wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

err.. the "I'm at work" button should not redirect you to Disney.com. try Google instead. Otherwise, great idea. [added link: http://isnsfw.com/yLyQTM ]

Why not just return the visitor to the previous page (if it exists)? If it doesn't exist, Google seems to be the best bet.

I have a better idea (from a usability standpoint): Remove the "I'm at work" button entirely. It serves no purpose (other than being cute the first time it's clicked) so it will never be used. If I'm at work, I'll just close the page or go back.

Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by jmtulloss » Tue, May 05, 2009, 12:43 AM UTC

quizbiz wrote: post #26

How are link shorteners monetized? I'm just curious because it seems everyone wants to start a niche URL shortener.

I think they're just cheap enough to run that niche shorteners can easily be done without a monetization strategy.

Re: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Safe For Work links

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Post by paulgb » Tue, May 05, 2009, 12:55 AM UTC

grexican wrote: post #2

Looking for thoughts, feedback, rants, raves. The site is essentially a safe way to share not safe content. With URL shorteners becoming popular it's hard to know if what you're clicking on is safe to visit (especially at work). isNSFW.com aims to fix that. Cheers -eli

I like the idea of a url shortener indicating the content. My real pet peeve is tinyurls to PDF files though. isPDF.com appears to be available, any takers? :)