I think it's because kids under 13 can still browse the forums.
If that's the case, then that PG-13 rule needs to be looked at again. We can't be a forum that restricts
some PG-13 content and not others. I see plenty of suggestive comments made among the forums. In fact, I make them a lot. But I have never once seen a staff member punish someone for making suggestive statements on the forums. And yet, suggestive avatars are among the ones that qualify for "This isn't suitable for children." We're a forum for peoples 13 years or older, and yet we cater to those younger. It's understandable, given the audience of the Pokémon game (and the rating), but there is a huge gray spot that really needs to be examined and looked at.
That being said, I need to get this off my chest. Mac, this is in no way directed to you alone, because I know you're not the only one. I have been a member here for
years and have made both financial contributions for not only myself, but on behalf of other people for supportership, and I have put hundreds and hundreds of hours into this forum as a staff member to make things better.
I don't at all appreciate people assuming that I'm a staff member gone bad, especially considering the note that I left on. I resigned from my post, and came back only to realize that simply put the spark wasn't there anymore. I realized that and I did what was best for everyone and resigned from my post for good so that someone who could do more for the forum in that position could use it. I was not fired. I did not cause any problems. I left with whatever suggestions that I had left in me fulfilled by posting them before I left, and I left with recommendations and an input on who replaced me.
I am honestly livid that there are people who believe that I would do something here to cause a problem or rebel against a group of people I was not only part of at one point in time, but helped build. I'm not asking for special treatment. I'm just asking for a little respect and a benefit of whatever doubt that you have in the actions I take on these forums. That's all. In my mind, this avatar would have been fine if someone else had posted it. I would have had the same stance on it if I was on the other side that I do being the person at fault.