Edit: updated to include the recent addition of tag filtering/muffling! ‡
I'm a veteran adult artist, and I'm also a writer who takes sex-positivity kinda seriously in regards to how I make and share my content. I'm seeing a lot of inconsistent tagging and CW practices on NSFW content on Cohost so far, so I wanted to write this little guide on how to use tags and content warnings, ideally so that your content:
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gets seen by the people who want to see it, and
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doesn't get seen by the people who don't.
The end result of this is more eyes on your work, not less, because proper tags and CWs actually result in more people finding and accessing your work.
Note: this post is written primarily from the perspective of drawing erotic or pornographic images, but you can adapt these points for writing, photography, or for other types of drawn images as well.