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Limiting the View of Sex and Intimacy to Minor Users
We thought about this the first time the topic came up (and went to private beta). This isn't the first time we've examined the idea of a site primarily focused on sex, intimacy and sexuality. While ...
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Limiting the View of Sex and Intimacy to Minor Users
Both answers so far tackle the practical matter of things, I'll give my two cents why it shouldn't be limited: Underage people do practice sex. Even if they don't, there's nothing wrong with learning ...
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How will we discourage people asking for, or giving, legal advice in Law?
We have a similar issue on Mi Yodeya, the Judaism SE site. For a host of reasons, we don't want to give or appear to be giving personal advice on Jewish practice, as a rabbi would. As a result, we ...
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Will this site be safe for work?
This is really a discussion for the community who is actually going to build this site once it is created, but here's the gist of it —
If this site makes it to beta, it is reasonably safe to ...
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I'll be honest - I'm 15. Can I be here?
Yes.
The site is for education. If you can act in a mature manner around the topic of sexuality and have a learning attitude, I think you're good.
Tangentially related: If you're worried about being ...
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On 'Sex and Intimacy' should spoiler tags be used to hide sketches/diagrams/images?
Personally, I would find a site that hides content behind a curtain like that an embarrassment. It's not going to happen if I have anything to say about it.
Will this site be safe for work?
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Limiting the View of Sex and Intimacy to Minor Users
It's a site on the Internet, if minors want to find something, they'll find it. Besides they could do much much worse than a textual Q&A site with voting.
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I'll be honest - I'm 15. Can I be here?
I don't know where you are coming from. But where I live (Austria in European Union) you are taught about sexuality in school, starting at the age of 6. The topic is chosen according to the age of the ...
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Now that this proposal has reach commitment, I'm worried it's going to go the same way as the Beer Beta.
The beer, coffee, wine, tea, cocktails, and other liquid-drinkers' site?
Personally, I doubt very much that we would be able to find a passionate and engaged community to rally around a subject ...
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How will we discourage people asking for, or giving, legal advice in Law?
I think a strong policy against questions seeking legal advice, or answers giving it, is important. I don't think the two policies you suggest necessarily achieve that.
For example:
I was served ...
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What isn't a "life hack"?
What isn't a "life hack"?
Good question, but has no answer.
Alternatively try to answer: What isn't "math" and/or "philosophy"?)
(and remove all other forums of SE ;)
What space would "life hacks" ...
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Wouldn't the sheer number of countries make this too broad?
Proposal: Stack Overflow
Considering the large number of programming languages and frameworks with their own features, is it feasible for the community to have a wide enough member/knowledge base for ...
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Where "What if..." doesn't work as a site
This site has been in the top five sites by progress and in the hot sites for months now. It is really not reasonable to close it now, just when it is about to go into private beta.
There is a ...
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Would it benefit both sites to just merge this with Health?
Thank you for raising this question. I think it's an important question to consider, for any new Stack Exchange site, and in particular where there's overlap as you describe.
That said, I think it ...
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Rename to "Social Skills"?
I can only speak for myself, but I think "social skills" misses the mark.
To me, "social skills" sounds like it's all about how people interact publicly in a social setting. But using the word "...
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Should tea be included with this as well?
I think it would be beneficial to include Tea. It broadens the user base without going too far. Often, but not always, people interested in coffee are also interested in tea, but are not always the ...
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Should the name be changed to "PUA"?
I'm not sure if you have a different impression of what "PUA" means, but the idea that interpersonal relationship advice can only come from those who fancy themselves experts in neurolinguistic games ...
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Should we aim that no gender or sexual orientation is underrepresented in the commitment phase?
Not really, we should not aim for such a thing.
Anyone should be welcome to join and take part by either asking or answering, and nobody should make any assumptions. Everything should be based on the ...
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Are questions about porn on topic in Sex and Intimacy?
This site will contain frank discussions stemming from largely clinical questions involving sexual activities between consenting adults. As long as the crux of the question is about the subject of sex ...
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How to prevent US-Centrism?
To address your first bullet, we could consider adding the following feature to the site. It would require the system to acknowledge "locale" tags, but this by itself would get people to realize that ...
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Should we allow putting gender, sexual orientation, and maybe even fetishes in the profile?
The "about me" section is freeform and would be best suited to describe the vast array of sexual preferences out there than any list we could on the site itself.
It'll be up to the site's community ...
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Wouldn't (almost) every question here be on-topic for Seasoned Advice?
Perhaps. But this may also be one of those rare cases where (perhaps) the topicality of "coffee" on our culinary site may not be entirely self-evident. In other words, if someone were to consider ...
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Will I be able to post anonymously?
With the new profile-page design, one of the new features that was added was the ability to hide certain communities from your public profile.
On the new profile, click the 'Edit List' link under the ...
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Are questions set in specific countries or cultures allowed?
Yes, restricting a question to a specific country/culture/region is OK.
Actually, I would say it is even recommended for most questions.
For instance, rules of interaction with your father will be ...
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Are questions about porn on topic in Sex and Intimacy?
It would depend on the kind of question.
Consuming pornography can be part of a sex life. It can serve as an inspiration or turn-on to improve ones sex life, or it can lead to unfulfillable ...
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Should Chinese Medicine and herbs be on topic?
Yes, in my opinion questions about everything that is meant to affect health should be on-topic.
As well as the questions about how the various things (like high heels etc.) affect health.
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When will this site commence?
It should launch within the next week. It just got 200 committers 11 hours ago and I would say that it takes about a week for normal sites to launch (from my experience). My guess is that Health will ...
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Which of the following two types of interpersonal skills is this for?
"Interpersonal Skills" is the latest attempt to expand on failed proposals by include areas ranging from dating skills to relationship advice to navigating social situations. The example questions ...
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How does Interpersonal Skills differ from the failed "Relatioships and Dating" site?
Interpersonal Skills is essentially more broad of a topic than what Relationships and Dating was scoped to, which was:
Q&A site for people seeking answers to questions about dating and
long-...
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