RP shout ads are obstructive to chat and gameplay

[Merrigan]

It's sad that adults can't just behave in any enviornment other then IRL with the idea that the law is gonna come down on them hard for being weird around kids. [...]

Yes, but... Apart from lamenting the unfortunate fact that anonymity gives wings to a few unsavory individuals, it's hard to do anything here. I agree with you in principle, but I'm still waiting for ideas. Apart from what I said above, two other things bother me a little:

- Most people, I'm convinced, don't know that they're talking to children. There's a huge difference between someone who approaches you and proposes sexual activity on the assumption that you're 20+, and someone who approaches you because they know you're underage. I don't see any way of differentiating between the two, unless you completely ban this type of content as a prcaution....
- ... And this brings me to my second point: I'm not sure that a straight ban would be "better". As things stand, the ERP is visible. Which personally isn't too much to my taste, but so be it. Banning this type of activity won't make it disappear, it will just make ERP enthusiasts invisible. They'll move to secondary platforms, where FF moderation won't be able to do anything (discord), using FF as a transitional place to go and find the audience they're interested in. We're falling back on the good old debate between prohibition and legalization of prostitution (I'm going off-topic here to explain my point of view, I'm obviously not saying that child prostitution should be legalized. Clarification for those who are quick to caricature): legalization poses moral problems, but it does allow us to keep a framework, an overview of this type of activity. Complete prohibition, on the other hand, encourages excesses, because secrecy makes such excesses possible.

Take the example of the OP: his daughter came to see him about a term she didn't know the meaning of. This was undoubtedly embarrassing for both the child and the father, but the use of a clear term quickly put up barriers. Now, place this same young girl in an environment where the person offering her this type of activity forbids himself to use a certain term: the "recruiter" will use vague terms that won't necessarily cause alarm...... And and they could therefore attract her more easily to platforms where moderation is definitely more complex. And where excesses are potentially much more serious (photo exchanges and the like) than on FF.

That's why I doubt the effectiveness of the measures proposed by the OP, even beyond their feasibility. I hope I've made myself clear, and I'm sorry if the messages are a bit long.

As an aside, would it be possible to have a more civil discussion? I'm aiming particularly at the previous pages, where there are some pretty venomous exchanges on the subject. Of course, you're never safe from a troll on the forum, but if the OP is right, it's first and foremost a parent worried about his child. Which, it seems to me, is quite natural. As for the player who posted videos: it's true that, usually, this isn't spammed h24. But personally, I've been the "victim" of cascading offers at certain times of the day. So it depends a lot, both on the server and the timing, and it's true that if a kid is unlucky in this respect, it can become embarrassing.