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Best practices are often hotly debated because of perspective issues about what is to be considered appropriate behavior or advice for someone who is new, and what values are to be applied concerning the best practice in question.  What is to be understood is that the benchmark for best practices is entirely arbitrary and not everyone will agree with what is designated as best practices.
 
Best practices are often hotly debated because of perspective issues about what is to be considered appropriate behavior or advice for someone who is new, and what values are to be applied concerning the best practice in question.  What is to be understood is that the benchmark for best practices is entirely arbitrary and not everyone will agree with what is designated as best practices.
  
Further, failing to follow best practices at times decidedly does not necessarily indicate a failure or serious violation by the perpetrator, in fact, in many cases best practices can be seen as a legitimate hindrance by some as best practices are written for the intent to be that they will be appropriate advice for individuals that are brand new to discovering BDSM. As such, the concept of best practices is often considered controversial as the notion itself presents a potential double standard where more experienced community members are to be considered "above the law".
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Further, failing to follow best practices at times decidedly does not necessarily indicate a failure or serious violation by the perpetrator, in fact, in many cases best practices can be seen as a legitimate hindrance by some as best practices are written for the intent to be that they will be appropriate advice for individuals that are brand new to discovering BDSM. As such, the concept of best practices is often considered controversial as the notion itself presents a potential double standard where more experienced community members are to be considered exempt from best practices.

Revision as of 03:11, 10 March 2014

Best Practices is in the context of BDSM is a term that indicates what is generally passes as "correct behavior" and can cover myriad topics from how to tie a specific knot, to providing answers to morally ambiguous grey area.

Best practices are not to be considered the one true way but are often seen as good advice for new explorers of BDSM. The term best practices was coined in response to the notion of "one true way" as a way of recognizing that there is not one true way, but that failing to identify good information because it might be poorly construed and wouldn't apply to every situation means that some may fall victim to not having access to a bank of what would otherwise be common sense, and that it's best not to leave new BDSM explorers to try and figure out things on their own when an absence of technical information could make a difference of life and death.

Best practices are specifically called "best practices" because they are "the best reasonable answer that could be come up with at this time.".

Quantifying Best Practices

Best practices are quantified as:

  • not presenting reasonably identifiable risk to a person new to BDSM if performed
  • that they will err on the side of caution if there is a questionable amount of risk involved in the activity
  • the practice is considered reasonably practical.

Controversy

Best practices are often hotly debated because of perspective issues about what is to be considered appropriate behavior or advice for someone who is new, and what values are to be applied concerning the best practice in question. What is to be understood is that the benchmark for best practices is entirely arbitrary and not everyone will agree with what is designated as best practices.

Further, failing to follow best practices at times decidedly does not necessarily indicate a failure or serious violation by the perpetrator, in fact, in many cases best practices can be seen as a legitimate hindrance by some as best practices are written for the intent to be that they will be appropriate advice for individuals that are brand new to discovering BDSM. As such, the concept of best practices is often considered controversial as the notion itself presents a potential double standard where more experienced community members are to be considered exempt from best practices.