Okay, I’ve had some more time to sit down and think about some things and have a little bit more to add. None of this is intended to sour or shut down the conversation, but rather to add to it.
To reiterate to my prior post, I think content warning controls being available to users will satisfy this - both for those that want to keep specific content in their profile and those that don’t want to see it. I saw it mentioned earlier as well about an “awakening queue” for players and characters that are offline a long time to agree to and consent to changes, which I think is a good idea. I know it would potentially be asking a lot, but if a character logs in within an area like Sinder where content restrictions are going to be placed, they should potentially be moved to a “Safe Room” where they get details about the changes and are allowed to change profiles or details without being subject to people reporting them.
I think that the idea here of separate profiles is a serviceable solution, but I could see the situation where a user legitimately and accidentally forgets to swap it out, especially if it has the same preview image. If this is going to be the standard go-to answer for the rule changes, then I’d like to see consideration into an “Auto-Swap Profile” option for areas that will change your character’s profile to an appropriate one that adheres to area rules when you enter.
I feel this needs a bit of clarification due to technicality and the definition of “area” versus “room”. Does this include private rooms, like an apartment in the Prism? If apartments are now ( or always were ) off-limits to this content, will players be given the option to sever their existing apartment from the prism so they can place it somewhere outside Sinder?
The more I think about this rule, the more and more I dislike it. “Solicitation” and “engagement” is highly subjective, and I worry that with the example of ageplay it would be used as a justification to report characters for simply existing in spaces because “that should go in Lamplight or elsewhere, not the park”, even if the player in question is adhering to the area rules.
I worry that this section - “Please note, this is not intended to restrict Tags, unless custom tags are overly explicit” - will come into conflict with some individuals that will argue that a minor character with the ageplay tag is inherently soliciting that type of RP and shouldn’t be allowed anywhere in Sinder.
Okay, that’s a lot to chew on, my apologies, but I hope I laid out my concerns concisely.