Quote Originally Posted by Awha View Post
Honestly, I think this protect the children mindset is a dated concept (when it comes to teenagers). We should inform and educate but not police (within the context of the video game) we need to respect that people have differing risk tolerances thus leading them to try new things. We cannot control it or try to shelter people from it. That said if a child does go into an adult space within the game and is exposed to topics or subjects they are not able to handle we should not run to their aid, and shame the adults in question. One does not learn from that, they are not the victim if they willfully tried to gain access something deemed meant for adults.

Personally I think reporting someone for things they say is just dumb, worry about yourself and not others. Game already provides enough tools to block most chat one does not want to see. People are just far too soft nowadays and far too eager to cry foul.

That said section 3.3 you are still my lord and savior! :P
Well the "Think of the children" mindset in itself encompasses bringing awareness, informing, and educating people on the subject matter, and more often than not those who are more mature since it has a lot of sanction accompanying in it if you're even accused of it, so yeah it is a hardly dated concept as much as you'd like to believe. Sure, actively policing it shouldn't be a thing, that much I'll at least agree on. A child will only ever wander in a mature or ERP-based setting if they're publicly advertised which shouldn't even happen in the first place.

No, it's actually a disservice to the person committing the infraction, and the community at large. If you feel something is inappropriate and doesn't abide by the terms then you report it. It allows for the person being reported to reflect on their behaviour and then amend it going forward. If nobody makes them aware of it so it can be addressed then they're only going to commit the same offense with other people, which is then a disservice to them as well.