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faq:post_share:content_warning_when_to_use [2022/11/16 05:21] – ↷ Page name changed from faq:post_share:when_to_use_content_warning to faq:post_share:content_warning_when_to_use dreadpir8robotsfaq:post_share:content_warning_when_to_use [2022/11/17 18:01] (current) – Add warning on hashtags in conjunctiion with CW 4n68r
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 ====== When should I use a Content Warning? When should I not use a Content Warning? ====== ====== When should I use a Content Warning? When should I not use a Content Warning? ======
-This is a judgment call. There's a variety of reasons to [[faq:post_share:content_warning|add a Content Warning to your post]].+This is a judgment call. There's a variety of reasons to [[faq:post_share:content_warning_how_to_use|add a Content Warning to your post]].
  
-<block important>Appropriate [[faq:post_share:content_warning|use of the Content Warning feature]] is as much an art as it is a science.+<block important>Appropriate [[faq:post_share:content_warning_how_to_use|use of the Content Warning feature]] is as much an art as it is a science.
  
 Note that adding a Content Warning for sensitive content [[rules:02_sensitive_content_warning|is a rule on Infosec.Exchange]], but there are other reasons to use the Content Warning feature.</block> Note that adding a Content Warning for sensitive content [[rules:02_sensitive_content_warning|is a rule on Infosec.Exchange]], but there are other reasons to use the Content Warning feature.</block>
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 ===== Spoilers ===== ===== Spoilers =====
-Spoilers are called spoilers for a reason, so try not to be the person who ruins something fun for someone else. Use the Content Warning feature to prevent inadvertently exposing readers to spoilers (e.g., discussing the answer to a past CTF challenge, discussing the ending of a movie, book, or video game).+Spoilers are called spoilers for a reason, so try not to be the person who ruins something fun for someone else. Use the Content Warning feature to prevent inadvertently exposing readers to spoilers (e.g., discussing the answer to a past CTF challenge, discussing the ending of a movie, book, or video game or anything relating to a live sporting event - not everyone is able to see it live).
  
 ===== Narrow interest or personal content ===== ===== Narrow interest or personal content =====
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 ====== When should I not use a Content Warning? ====== ====== When should I not use a Content Warning? ======
-There's no rule on this. Some people may disagree with your use of Content Warnings if it is tedious, repetitive, or misleading. If it's egregiously misleading, you might be breaking one of the [[:rules:|Infosec.Exchange rules]], but otherwise, it's between you and whoever is reading your post.+ 
 +<block important>**When [[faq:post_share:content_warning_how_to_use|using a Content Warning (CW)]],** only the hashtags that occur within the CW itself will be searchable, not any that appear in the (initially) hidden content. As such, //be sure to include relevant hashtags to help others find your post in the CW message itself//.</block> 
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 +There's no rule on this. Some people may disagree with your use of Content Warnings if it is tedious, repetitive, or misleading. If it's egregiously misleading or abusive, you might be breaking one of the [[:rules:|Infosec.Exchange rules]], but otherwise, it's between you and whoever is reading your post.