They didn't nuke all NSFW games. They're just hidden while they're reviewing games. Most of the games are still there, but you can't search them at the moment. You can, however, interact with the game's page via a link.
"They're just hidden while they're reviewing games"that's exactly what I mean with nuke. I know that most games are still here. But the fact But the fact that they were all hidden is questionable at best. Do previous itch.io reviews hold no weight? Were all the NFSW games previously reviewed by itch.io allowed without proper authorization? or itch.io just took the easy way out and hide/nuke all games (That's not counting the games that were permanently removed.).
Well, first of all, hiding content is a very detached concept from "nuking" it.
Second, this situation is more complicated than that. With the pressure from payment processors, Itch needs to be more careful. Many of the games being targeted and removed are done so based on some of the fetishes associated with them. This is due to Collective Shout, a puritan group that has been influencing payment processors to disallow content they disagree with from being sold.
I would assume that NSFW games being hidden is being done in order to protect themselves and developers while they sort everything out with said payment providers.
First, dude you're really arguing about the definition of nuke? i hope you know that the term "nuke" real definition is different from what you and i are using it. and the way you and i use it is more in line with the "urban" use of it.
second, my point still stand. Are you consciously or subconsciously ignoring the fact that Steam went through the same pressure and didn't decide to "nuke" all adult games?
Again, is incredible to think that the previus itch.io system of reviewing games don't have any weight, and they have to resort to hiding/nuke all the nfsw games.
I am arguing against the use of the word. When people hear about something getting "nuked", they assume people mean that it got deleted, which is not the case here. The clarification is important to avoid blatant misinformation. The literal definition does not matter.
Your insistence to use the word feels like a rhetoric intentionally for the purpose of antagonizing Itch.
Itch and Steam are not the same. Steam is owned by Valve. Itch is indie. There are plenty of ways this could change how each handles moderation. Truthfully, I don't know how they function, but I don't expect that you do either. If I am correct to expect that, I believe it is unreasonable to criticize Itch for a situation you do not understand. Moreover, I feel like your frustrations are misplaced and that they should be directed toward those that have forced this decision to be made in the first place.
With all that said I'm done. This has been a headache.
First, you don't decide how I speak/express myself. If there's any confusion with what I say, I'm willing to explain myself. Now again, this isn't the same as you telling me how I speak, especially when my way of speaking is valid (it's incredible that you're ignoring the actual definition of nuke to maintain your narrative).
Second, based on your second paragraph, it seems you have no idea how itch.io moderation works. I have a surprise for you. I do have an idea, because I'm a developer of NSFW games on this platform, and every game that enters itch.io goes through a review before being indexed.
Every NSFW developer who wants to publish a game here has to follow a number of strict rules before appearing in searches. And even then, they have to promote their game independently because itch.io doesn't offer much support for small developers.
So, after all those reviews, to find that itch.io decided to hide all the NFSW games without taking into account all the rules they previously established is at least questionable.
Dude, it's incredible that you're so confident about something without any information on the subject.