Objectionable links

[Beirut]

TosaInu and his GooseStepping Compatriots are very much IN THE RIGHT.

I beg your pardon! I have never stepped on a goose in my life.

However I did kick a chipmunk once...

[Papewaio]

There is a logistical problem with 18+ forum... proof of age... how do we do it... credit card checks?

Then we also probably run into legal hassles if we don't get it right... one 13 year old looking at 18+ material and then wham a lawsuit...

[lancelot]

There is a logistical problem with 18+ forum... proof of age... how do we do it... credit card checks?

Then we also probably run into legal hassles if we don't get it right... one 13 year old looking at 18+ material and then wham a lawsuit...

Well, I dont see that as a problem really.

For example, RTW is a teen+ game, yet it is entierly possible that a pre-teen(who technically, has no business being on a site for a teen+ game) can come here and look around) There is no restrictions for this scenario, yet the principle is the same.

Perhaps some sort of disclaimer warning persons of content would be enough, you see such things on many sites...

[Togakure]

There are so many places to go on the net where people can look at or discuss 18+ stuff ... why does it have to be included here? It is so easy to throw up a site or forum these days ... if people want to be vulgar and swear constantly, why not just put up their own site instead of requesting to lower the standards here?

You go to school, you adapt to the school way of things; you go to the pub, you adapt to the pub way; you go home to mama, you adapt to mama's way of doing things. You come to the Org ... .

As it stands, my interest in this site hangs by a thread (thrilling news to some, yes? Well ... bite this!). The sense of friendship, knowledge share, and focus on fun and growth in TW games has diminished significantly since I first came to this site. Now we have so many more little cliques, staff spend more time policing and scolding and rule-making than they do welcoming and sharing, helping and encouraging, and the most regular dialog seems to take place outside of the TW subject matter, often contentious and of little value.

Frankly, I think this site's scope has broadened enough; further diversification in content will shift this site's audience away from TW games towards more ... what? I think the current focus and standard of "decency" (for the lack of a better term) should be maintained. I think many patrons and staff would do well to balance online activities with enriching activities offline. Being gone for a couple of months and diving back into life now has me wondering why in the hell I spent so much time and took things so seriously here in the past, and why many here seem to do the same.

My Yen's worth.