Indeed, it shouldn’t be, but badly done, lowest-common-denominator moderation without transparency, control, or recourse is. I’m not saying that’s where we are, or necessarily where we’re going (we can hope!), but large platforms have a pretty consistent history of going exactly that way. It’s hard to think of examples that have not.
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Look at it like this: If there is a law banning it, or a government agency says no go that would be censorship. Removing content because it violates guidelines is moderation. Flagging it NSFW isn’t either, its just filtering, because its still there.
If this thread were deleted because we all complained about it, that would be censoring the discourse in my eyes. Keeping things inside the guardrails is what is happening and I have no concerns with it..
I’m all for freedom of expression, but there is a time and place for it. The people who run MakerWorld have determined it isn’t the place for everything and are starting to sweep it up. If I want the spicy stuff, I know where to get it. When I can’t get to that stuff because the government says I can’t then I’ll have a problem.
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It is neither language barrier nor confusion, but rather intention, as shown by the user’s post on another thread. That post seems to indicate the user is fully aware and specifically made NSFW content to gain points.
The post also try to justify it by using a similar logic that drug dealers use - that they are simply the suppliers for a market demand.
So don’t automatically believe when someone says they are confused, or they meant to flag their models as NSFW but somehow the tagging didn’t work. More likely than not, they specifically made these NSFW or even por nography models to gain points and they don’t want to tag them as such so as to get a wider audience.
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That’s a good point on your part - or rather, good job finding that quote. 
By the way: The sentence would have to be adapted because it wasn’t an NSFW case, but rather one involving the distribution of pornographic. So, one level more serious than just an NSFW violation. However, as I said, we’ll never know the true reasons, since his appeal was based on the argument that everyone does it anyway.
All in all, he can probably count himself lucky that MakerWorld didn’t ban his account completely and just saw it as a one-time slip-up.
And when I look at his profile right now, I see stuff uploaded over the last few weeks - erotic AI junk that isn’t marked as NSFW. He really hasn’t learned a thing… I’m not going to post a link, not even a censored screenshot.
Half-naked anime AI girls who look like children, not labeled as NSFW, and many of them violate copyright laws, too. Just to be clear, I have nothing against NSFW content, but it’s pretty extreme that he didn’t even bother to add an NSFW tag.
That’s exactly why MakerWorld is going down the drain… but he is also exactly the reason why MakerWorld must act now.
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A quick follow-up on my comment: Quite a few models have now been correctly tagged as NSFW from this user - in the meantime. I have no idea if he did it himself or if support stepped in. Either way, action was taken in the right direction.
That kind of thing just hurts everyone on MakerWorld, not because it’s NSFW, but because of deliberate mis-tagging. That’s just the curse and the blessing of the point system - there will always be users who try to exploit it.
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Its censorship and once you start it will never end. There is ■■■■ of lot more places your kids could go get stuff much worse. The NSFW works just fine.
PS. why did I have to scroll all the way to the end to reply?
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Because that’s how forums generally work?
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Where are you being censored right now?
On the contrary: Even though you haven’t read a single post, you’re shouting your message in the forum. That’s the opposite of censorship. I think some people don’t even know what the word means and just want to say, “I don’t care about the rules!”
No one wants to take your ■■■ away from you - you just need to use the right place for it.
Let me put it another way:
- So you think it’s okay to exploit real naked women as cover models?
- Though this had nothing to do with NSFW, wasn’t it also problematic when parents exploited their children for covers to elicit sympathy and generate points?
Maintaining a certain social standard is not censorship.
It’s as simple as that: kicking the scum out of MakerWorld.
Normal, socially acceptable NSFW content is still allowed.
It’s censorship in the same way as your refusal to pick up a dictionary and learn the meaning of words is censorship to the dictionary.
It’s censorship in the same way as getting pulled over for speeding is the gubbamint infringing on your free expression.
It’s censorship in the same way as me booting someone out of my own house for behaving in a way I don’t like.
Get a clue.
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Appels and oranges, I never suggested anything. your confusing censorship with LAWS. Reade a book.
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Button would be nice like Top on Makerworld.
And you’re confusing apples, oranges, and laws with the rules which you’ve hopefully read through before joining MakerWorld and this forum, right?
By the way, the rules aren’t new; they’ve just been emphasized more strongly, and they’re now being enforced more strictly.
Let me help you follow your line of reasoning: Up until now, many people have been driving too fast without getting a ticket; now the police are just enforcing the rules more strictly. Nothing has changed regarding the rules on how fast you’re allowed to drive.
However, to understand this, you’ll just have to read the rules that you agreed to.
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Just drag the green bar on the right down, and then you won’t have to scroll.
LOL - Posted at exactly the same time as JonRaymond 
Okay, I never suggested they weren’t. So why the ■■■■ are you lambasting me for my opinion?
I’m not doing that - there’s no reason to get personal - no reason to swear - but you’d better read through your first own comment again. I think you’ve completely misunderstood something.
However, it’s perfectly fine to ask what you mean by your controversial statement about censorship. That’s how a forum works.
Maybe you should take a look around the forum first before you post controversial opinions. Get familiar with the forum. Just a friendly piece of advice.
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Perhaps your opinion is a bit offensive. There is a case to be made for public decency. Those neighborhoods full of bars, strip clubs, *orn shops, and gambling houses tend to be in the trashy parts of town. Criminal activity and unwanted vice tends to abound in the vicinity of those establishments. The nicer parts of town tend to be free of that moral rot.
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Just make an Adults Only area for the NSFW. You don’t want to see that kind of stuff, don’t go there. Parents need to be responsible and block their children from viewing.
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Did you actually read any of the thread before coming up with that? Tell the truth…
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I spent about ten minutes trying to compose a reply before realizing I was just repeating myself from earlier in the thread.