Projeear wrote:Actually, starting young on forums is one of the best things you can do to improve maturity. Else, they hang around with people their own age, gigglesnorting at fart noises till they're 15 (I still do at 21, but to myself...).
Point being, exposure to older humour, debates, and learning not to wuss out on every insult is best learned amongst older peers. Also possible in real life, but people can get rid of you in real life - you can't get rid of annoying kids on a forum till they break rules.
Damn this man is wise for his years.... Used to be, teens had to hang out with the adults because they were too old to hang out with the younger kids (didn't want those raging hormones acting out in the most inappropriate of ways...)
painhertz wrote:Sorry guys but someone in chat mentioned this is a 10 year old girl? As a 38 year old GRANDFATHER, I can only say that this is some serious piss poor parenting. She shouldn't be on the Internet unsupervised much less this hive of scum and villainy.
So can we call you OLD MAN now?
As far as the game goes, I'm going to have to agree with you that this is likely the wrong game for anyone that young, but then it's the game, not the community. Internet communities, as a whole, are a mixed bag and you just need to teach kids to take things with a grain of salt. Even the ones that are supposed to be "kid friendly" have enough trolls (and pervs) in them that know how to bend the rules. So yeah, I gotta at least agree that half an eye needs to be kept on them.
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