Forums » Suggestions & Development Discussion » LFRP - AO Non-Sexual Themes Button

With the Adults Only board there is a button to include if you want possible sexual themes, but when using the Find RP, there is no way to filter options that are Adults Only that don't include this. I would like to add a button where we can either add that we don't want sexual themes or a button where we can just filter in Adults Only options.

That way those of us who want to use the AO board can do it without having to go straight to the board and guessing based on titles who might interest us and not want possible sexual themes.

I think this could be achieved either by creating a button for non-sexual themes or by filtering by board for those of us who use AO.

+1 to this idea. It's something to consider since there are just as many people who are uninterested in smut as those who are, or for those who just want to take a break from the sexy. Also, I do see a lot of confusion for those who want sexual scenes approaching a person that doesn't have the "may include sexual scenes" field marked, only to find out that either they're incompatible or the person in question simply forgot to mark it on their ad. This saves a little bit of hassle, I think.

Totally 1+ this

+1, it seems like a really handy feature.

Oh god this. I only rp with adults, but I also rarely do sexual themes in rp, and never -smut-focused- rps.

+1

PLEASE? Sometimes I just want to find an adult RP partner or a thread that has otherwise mature themes, that isn't smut.

+1
I'm new here and still learning the last of the land, but I like this idea.

Not having to swim through smut requests to find a roleplay that is dark or has some more complicated, heavy themes would be very nice, yes.

Yes please!! AO is not synonymous to possible sex only and I'd like for the finder to reflect that.

+1 to this idea for me, as well!

I would absolutely love this feature, too! I actually am not subscribed to the AO forum because of the fact that it is so filled with sexual/smut-based RP. I would love a feature that had Adults Only but not filled with smut!

There would have to be some adjustments to how people thought of it. I know people who will mark it even if they aren't after smut because they are simply willing to include it; and some who mark it when they refuse to do smut at all, but are willing to have implied sex (like fade to black) or get a little suggestive.

Honestly, the checkbox is a little vague like that in general, so even without this... it'd be nice if that could be made more clear. ^^

Well, the button we currently have is "May include sexual themes", but perhaps we could include a third option "May include fade-to-black" so that all three options are available.

"No Sexual Themes"
"Maybe include fade-to-black"
"May include sexual themes"

That way all major options are covered. I don't mind including fade-to-black myself, but I usually make a point of talking to my partners (as if I get any!) when we are discussing other themes. I do like romance, so it comes up in planning.

+1 for this idea.

I'd love this, i'd also really like the adult forum to be split into two groups. the "smut rps" and the "just want to rp with adults" groups, as having to trawl through a lot of very er... adult titles is QUITE tiresome when you just want to rp with someone over 18 and don't want to rp sex.
I'd like to be able to go onto the adult forum without having to worry about it being sfw and most of those titles are NOT sfw. I've got kids running around behind me a lot of the day, I don't really want them coming over all "mummy what's that?"
So i'd like to be able to filter them out completely, have their own board for their smut and kink rps which have kinda completely taken over that side of things.

So can we just have a sub forum for them or something?

Yeeesss +1 to this as well. I also like the idea of having the rps that are just smut based have their own sub forum. c: currently not subscribed to the ao forum because it's just so smut-based-only heavy right now.

Honestly, I like the idea of having the filter option in looking for RP's but essentially dividing the "smut rp" from the "want to rp with adults" seems sort of bias and like an outcast.

My RP's are often very very sexually explicit, but they have seriously deep, heavy mechanical, and planned out plots. I would honestly feel kind of put off from posting any further forum ISO's if I had to not only post in the adults forum, but go to another forum in that one just because my RP will include heavy sexual content. It feels sort of like being hidden or pushed into a corner. I have a hard enough time finding people to RP with just posting on the LFRP Adult forum, I can't imagine how hard it would be if there was then another door for people to find and my chances of people seeing my ISO would be even lower.

The whole "for them" thing just makes and would make me feel shamed, and outcast honestly.

But I do think the OP's idea for making the search have an option would be great.

I like the idea too! +1. So I can actually see which one is with plot, and ones that are just smut.

I do want to point out that there is a difference, as damnationfromafar pointed out, between sexual RP and 'smut' RP. I think the original identification of non-sexual themes is accurate and should remain as such.
A way to separate Adults Only, and Adults Only - with sexual themes, is a great idea. But I think we should be very careful with the identification and terms, because calling all RPers who write sexual things 'smut' is I'm sure insulting and hurtful.
Just wanted to point out that we should be using the terms sexual and non-sexual RP, not just 'smut'.

Thanks guys, continue on with the discussion I'm still +1 all for this idea - I enjoy RPing with all ages, but sometimes my RP will contain more serious themes, even if none of them are sexual, that I don't feel comfortable doing with under-18's.

I just wanted to 1up what Celestina and Damnation said and add that not everyone on the adults only forum that have sexual content on their advertisements are looking for sexual driven rps. I for one have rps that are heavily plot based and have the possibility of sexual situations. To clump us together with sex driven rps would be unfair since many of us only have those situations once in a while. This topic is a difficult situation and I don't have the solution for you other than your best bet is posting on the forum looking for adults and explicitly say you do not want sexual content. Its unfortunate but I have to weed through characters and plotlines myself. Maybe Kim or someone has something in mind. I just feel that making a sub forum and clumping us all together feels like you're shoving us in a corner, however I do completely understand wanting two different kinds of forums for adults.