I can argue that anything you consider to be pornography is just art. Now there's no more porn on the internet.
Porn is art... Oh this is so quote worthy!
I can argue that anything you consider to be pornography is just art. Now there's no more porn on the internet.
I believe that if you're able to handle other people's opinion and criticism, then you should be allowed to post on a internet forum.
There are plenty of people 18 and over who can't do this. There are plenty of people who are middle-aged and elderly who can't do this, either. If this were the deciding factor, the userbase of SPPf would probably be a tiny fraction of what it currently is.
Lol, lying will always happen.
When I was like 9 I lied and put my age as 13 when I joined Neopets.
I regret nothing.
Although, that was Neopets and nothing explicit was slipping through the cracks there.
I enjoy Serebii and all the innuendo lurking around.
I am in the cyber security field and privacy is a big issue right now. Do Not Track is a huge piece of legislation that is being pushed through Congress right now. Basically meaning you cannot track the activities of what an individual does under a certain age.
The internet is a funny place, and kids growing up are so connected to the internet with all of their devices. Every one has their own cell phone. I think kids are too well connected these days, and the world has become a tougher place because of it.
I'm only 27 but the world a decade ago was definitely a completely different place, and 20 years ago? Geez, I have stories lol.
Steelers Fan, it's interesting that you bring up the point that the government has no determination in concerns to a certain age being mature. But they actually can and they have. Voting age, the compulsory age to sign up for the draft, the age in which you can drink alcohol.
You're completely right about that, it was definitely different 10-20 years ago. Example, I got my first cell phone when I was in my 2nd year of college. Yes, I was 19 years old, imagine that. When I was in high school, there were less than 10 people that owned them. Nowadays, if you don't have a cell phone in school, you're a total reject, and you get bullied.
I support the fact that websites put in an age restriction. I know that it's easy to lie, but then again, it's a parent's job to monitor this stuff. And I've seen parents actually creating their 10 year old's Facebook page. And then, those children turn around and "friend" their parents friends. What does that teach the child? That it's ok to break the rules and lie.
I was already a teenager by the time the Internet made its way to my area (that's what happens when you live in the boonies) and the things I did back then (at 15 years old) were totally irresponsible, and if I could go back, I would never do half the things I did.
While we may not agree with it, age restrictions are put in place for a reason.
I understand what you are saying. The thing is i think it's ok to post on forums as long as you can contribute and you can take criticism. I mean don't let really young kids post, but from a sutible age. Other things like facebook i think there should be an age limit. I know people who got it when they were 10 or 11. i'm 14 and i still don't have it. I don't really like the idea, nut with everyone else on it you sort of get left out.
The interwebbs is a cruel, cruel place. Don't believe me? Apparently the majority of it is pornography.
If you are an animal, every animal photo withoud clothes is pornos.
Therfore ParaChomp's statistic is correct.
So there is a lot of inappropriate stuff for kids on the web,
Not to mention, I think that a lot of folks in most debate forums wouldn't be able to. I understand the basic idea and that you should get out of the kitchen if you can't stand the heat, but that's just asking for trouble.
I say amen to this comment.There isn't much you can do to keep children off the internet by putting age restrictions on things since they can easily be bypassed most of the time.
You can't judge someone's maturity or responsibility from their age, at least not with teenagers. And adults could be immature and irresponsible too.
So there is a lot of inappropriate stuff for kids on the web, but the internet is also a great place to learn. Because I know that I learnt a lot from the internet and by being on Serebii. I was twelve when I joined here and it was absolutely horrendous. I went and posted terrible sprite artwork, couldn't take criticism, got into some discussion with someone and my posts hurt to look at with all the mistakes and capitals everywhere. (At least I wasn't a troll.) But the internet is how learnt English, which is not my native language. I have a lot of knowledge from reading around here and today, two and a half years later, I still feel like I have some advantage over other people in my class that are actually older than me. And that's thanks to things I've read and come across on the internet over the years. I'm better at taking criticism nowadays, too. Hopefully.
Still, age restrictions should be there in some cases, absolutely at sites with explicit content. And even when anyone can lie about it, it's at least a warning. It's ridiculous that some parents just let really young children on the internet, though..
It can't be helped. The average Pokémon player is 4 years old. Mods still need to do their job though.i would argue that there are much worse things than the occasional curse word that a 4 year old can be exposed to on the internet. see: just about any fandom. 4 is way too young for the internet. i think kids shouldn't really be using the internet unsupervised until they're 12 or 13.
It can't be helped. The average Pokémon player is 4 years old. Mods still need to do their job though.