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Browsing- Mature Content Level and Type

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Just a simple little proposal for the dA administrators. You know how deviations with mature content are either labelled as 'strict', where they can only be viewed by deviants over 18, or are simply given a warning, where anyone can view them manually by clicking the "Display This Deviation Anyway" button? I think that since mature works are given certain levels, users should be able to control the level of maturity that they want filtered while browsing, rather than having to choose between seeing all mature works or none of them at all.

With this, you would simply go to your settings and click 'browsing', like you already do to enable or disable the mature content filter; but instead of having just the one option to display all mature deviations, you would also have the option to view only the deviations with warnings (this option would be available for everyone, since anyone under 18 can view this type of mature work by clicking the "Display This Deviation Anyway" button; the "All Deviations with Mature Content" option would only be for those over 18). Because personally, I have no problem with seeing naked ladies posing and being pretty, but I'd rather not see a couple of naked ladies crawling all over each other in bed being naughty. And when you're just browsing, it's really annoying having to click on every single mature work to see what their level is and decide whether or not to view them, or having to dig through a bunch of intimate couples doing things that you would rather not see just to come across a beautiful mermaid who merely happens to not be wearing a bra.

This is something that I've always wanted to be able to do; it would make browsing a lot more enjoyable and better suited towards individual tastes. I really hope that you will take it into consideration. Thank you! c:

EDIT: ~lunamoondragon also had a really good suggestion of being able to select what types of mature content to display. This would be just another little check box underneath the filter, where you would be able to check or uncheck the types of mature content you wish to see (for example, someone might be okay with nudity, but not want to see gore; this way, they could just check "nudity" and leave "gore" unchecked, so that they would be able to see nudity but not gore).
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ArcticIceWolf's avatar
I know this is rather old, but I think it´s a good idea!
I have another suggestion:
What about personalized filters which don´t only concentrate on "mature content"?
Because I often see people complain about certain things like "too much ponies" or "too much anime?" etc., and that personalized filter would feature some options in everyone´s profile settings, for example a box in which you can write certain tag words or categories that you want filtered out...because that would prevent a lot of drama and hate! Surely there will always be things you don´t want to have in your search, but a filter like that would lower the chances...
Because everyone is different in that way! Some people for example don´t want to see anime/manga, anthro art or MLP fanart because they´re just not interested, others are easily disturbed by macabre/horror pictures and so on...
In my special case I´m very sensitive to pictures of dead animals, pelts and skins, but unfortunately it´s very often the case that I encounter such pictures when I browse for things like photos of living animals, drawings, plushies etc. so I would be thankful to have the option of filtering out the taxidermy section... this solution would also be an advantage for users who post said pictures because they often complain about haters and aggressive comments (I never post hate mail or death threats although those pictures offend me) it would protect them from hateful comments and would make it easier for people who don´t want to see such pictures -like myself-  to avoid them...