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Suggestion: Two New Sections

On second thought, I take it back. I don't think a mature section would be a good idea. I was trying to think of threads that would only work in such a section, and I honestly have nothing.
 
PEDRO12 said:
On second thought, I take it back. I don't think a mature section would be a good idea. I was trying to think of threads that would only work in such a section, and I honestly have nothing.
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See I wasn't trying to think of threads that would only work in that section. I was thinking of that section being a section where people who are older can have discussions and debates and stuff to where it would stay on a more mature level. The debates could be a little more lenient, involving moderate swearing, but basically. You could talk about big events and stuff, and only worry about people over 18. I don't know. It makes sense as a sub-forum to the D&D section.
 
Gfx said:
See I wasn't trying to think of threads that would only work in that section. I was thinking of that section being a section where people who are older can have discussions and debates and stuff to where it would stay on a more mature level. The debates could be a little more lenient, involving moderate swearing, but basically. You could talk about big events and stuff, and only worry about people over 18. I don't know. It makes sense as a sub-forum to the D&D section.
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The ability to swear itself, on a Pokemon forum nonetheless, does not justify having its own sub-forum. As for leniency, I don't see how it could get any more lenient than D&D and CC&P. People have discussed everything from violent crimes to sex & nudity along with everything in between in those forums, and everyone has always been able to speak their full mind on said subjects.
 
Maybe there's reason to make it so discussions pertaining to sex/nudity/etc. could be had in the mature forum rather than D&D in the future? o:
 
Maybe there's reason to make it so discussions pertaining to sex/nudity/etc. could be had in the mature forum rather than D&D in the future? o:
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Why does discussion about sex and nudity need to be on a Pokemon forum? I'm not trying to drag the idea, I would just genuinely like to know if there's an interest here for that and I am trying to figure out how well that would even work on here. I know we have a great discussion forum already, that being D&D, but it's still a Pokemon forum. Do we really need to go that far?
 
Sydian said:
Why does discussion about sex and nudity need to be on a Pokemon forum? I'm not trying to drag the idea, I would just genuinely like to know if there's an interest here for that and I am trying to figure out how well that would even work on here. I know we have a great discussion forum already, that being D&D, but it's still a Pokemon forum. Do we really need to go that far?
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The topic of the month is "Would you ever date a Transgender?"
Why should that be on a Pokemon Forum.
 
Twilight Sky said:
not trying to be snarky or smartass-y but:

there are discussions about religion and politics as well as sexuality on here, all of which have nothing to do with pokemon. so i really don't understand the whole "it doesn't belong on a pokemon forum" argument ?_? maybe i'm really overlooking something, but why make that argument when we have a tons of already off-topic (and potentially sensitive) discussions here already?
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Yeah really lmao this is obviously not a purely Pokemon forum so we should maybe not use that as an argumentative standpoint anymore? ):
 
Antemortem said:
Maybe there's reason to make it so discussions pertaining to sex/nudity/etc. could be had in the mature forum rather than D&D in the future? o:
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I think this could have been a good idea had we not recently filtered out 13 year-olds who didn't have parental consent. I don't think it would be wise to with-hold these discussions from anyone on PC, at the moment at least. If a certain person doesn't like to get involved in or view discussions of this particular nature, all they have to do is avoid the thread.
Sydian said:
Why does discussion about sex and nudity need to be on a Pokemon forum? I'm not trying to drag the idea, I would just genuinely like to know if there's an interest here for that and I am trying to figure out how well that would even work on here. I know we have a great discussion forum already, that being D&D, but it's still a Pokemon forum. Do we really need to go that far?
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Personally I find it crucial that PC have an outlet for any and all off-topic discussions. It's never been a good idea to limit content anywhere. There are a lot of discussions that pertain to everyday life on PC, and even sex and nudity fit in well with those discussions. Mostly because of the nature of the internet and the level of materialistic as well as digital content freedom in today's world.
Twilight Sky said:
not trying to be snarky or smartass-y but:

there are discussions about religion and politics as well as sexuality on here, all of which have nothing to do with pokemon. so i really don't understand the whole "it doesn't belong on a pokemon forum" argument ?_? maybe i'm really overlooking something, but why make that argument when we have a tons of already off-topic (and potentially sensitive) discussions here already?
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This.
Gfx said:
The topic of the month is "Would you ever date a Transgender?"
Why should that be on a Pokemon Forum.
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I can't tell if you're making a point or actually inquiring about that :(
 
I just said I wasn't trying to drag the topic down, I just genuinely wanted to know, lol. Way to look past what I was saying, guys. Bravo. But you just answered part of what I wanted to get at. We have these topics in D&D and CC&P. Why do we need a new mature forum for them? What more beyond that is there to discuss if we already allow the things we currently have in those two forums? How much further is it going to go? I would like to know. I don't mean that in a bad way like you apparently took my last post, I just really don't know how much further you can go from what we already allow.
 
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I just said I wasn't trying to drag the topic down, I just genuinely wanted to know, lol. Way to look past what I was saying, guys. Bravo. But you just answered part of what I wanted to get at. We have these topics in D&D and CC&P. Why do we need a new mature forum for them? What more beyond that is there to discuss if we already allow the things we currently have in those two forums? How much further is it going to go? I would like to know. I don't mean that in a bad way like you apparently took my last post, I just really don't know how much further you can go from what we already allow.
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I just said that to sort of use your logic against you. xD.
But, maybe, some of these topics are suited for a more Mature audience. Maybe we could even just do 16+. But there are quite a few threads that I see that I really don't think 13 year olds should be looking at. It's not about adding more leniancy. It's taking certain controversial topics and putting them somewhere else.
 
I just said that to sort of use your logic against you. xD.
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That didn't work though. I already knew the point I was going to make when I got replies.

But, maybe, some of these topics are suited for a more Mature audience. Maybe we could even just do 16+. But there are quite a few threads that I see that I really don't think 13 year olds should be looking at. It's not about adding more leniancy. It's taking certain controversial topics and putting them somewhere else.
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I don't really like the idea of more age shunning. If you're able to be here because of your age or your consent (consent meaning your parents would understand this is a PG-13 forum), you're able to be here and see it all, really. Unless...

On a more serious note though, keeping it hidden from those who don't want to see it would probably be a good idea and a win/win solution for everyone.
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This were to be implemented, which I think would be fine. If you don't wanna see it, that's fine. It's understandable.

Though I still struggle to see a reason behind having a new T-Dome type of forum, I'm afraid. I really think we branch out enough and there's only a few more topics I can think of that would really fall into that "super mature people only" category, and that would just make the forum seem useless if there were only threads about that particular subject.
 
Twilight Sky said:
I don't think there at least should be a separate forum, per se. Livewire already stated a page back that D&D currently is already a makeshift T-Dome. So as a result, this idea could be approached one of two ways:

Make a forum specifically for sex/nudity/other topics, as Antemortem already stated. That, or if you don't see a need for a separate forum, then lift the censors off D&D so those kind of discussions would take place there. I do hope that people here are level-headed enough to discuss sex without an issue, so maybe this could be a possibility?
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I'm pretty sure the censors you've mentioned don't exist. I mean I've seen all sorts of discussions take place and D&D, no one's ever seemed to mind at all. Not that I know of at least.
Twilight Sky said:
Also I nearly forgot to mention something.

Taking into account the population of PC, it's probably a better idea to place these topics in a separate forum. The reason being is that, whenever something possibly new is introduced to the community (in terms of features but this is still relevant), there will always be those people that are like "please have the option to turn it off so i dont see it" so why not do the same thing with this idea and place it in a separate forum, and those who want access can spam an admin's inbox for it. xoxo

On a more serious note though, keeping it hidden from those who don't want to see it would probably be a good idea and a win/win solution for everyone.
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Or you could just separate them into their own sub-forum and leave it at that. People who want to join said discussions can enter the forum when they please, whereas others who would rather stray in the opposite direction can simply avoid the forum. It's not like anyone has a gun to their heads. save me
 
Sydian said:
Though I still struggle to see a reason behind having a new T-Dome type of forum, I'm afraid. I really think we branch out enough and there's only a few more topics I can think of that would really fall into that "super mature people only" category, and that would just make the forum seem useless if there were only threads about that particular subject.
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This also concerns me. How further can you go, really. I mean does anyone here even want to discuss matters that explicit? Like are we gonna detail porn or what? Come to think of it, that's probably the only thing we're not allowed to discuss in D&D/CC&P right now.
Twilight Sky said:
I think what this idea is ultimately trying to get at is discussing explicit material that would normally not be allowed in D&D.

It is because of the material that could be discussed that I suggested that it be in a separate forum, in which its contents would be hidden for those who don't want to see it. That way, for those parties involved that want to have discussions about that kind of stuff, then that would be fine. No one would blow a casket over it because it's not like one has to see that forum, anyway.
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I really need exampls of topics you'd consider explicit. I'm not joking, I really can't think of anything that explicit that it needs its own sub-forum.

EDIT: I mean things that we would even want to discuss. Matters that warrant a discussion.
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I guess this too, but there's no harm in choosing the safer alternative to avoid people *****ing about topics in there. But the point still stands that no one really has to go there in the first place.
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This is true.
 
I think what this idea is ultimately trying to get at is discussing explicit material that would normally not be allowed in D&D.
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But what is left that's not in D&D? That's what I'm trying to get at. Do we need the T-Dome 2 to be for sex advice and discussion? lol That's legitimately the only really mature topic I can think of that's not lying around PC somewhere, aside from the old T-Dome I'm sure.

I don't know where I stand on this, really. As of right now, I just don't find it necessary, but I'm not gonna get mad if it ends up coming up. If it comes up and has good use, that's fine. If not, that's fine too. I really don't care. I'm just trying to figure out how it would work since most of the topics that would go in there are already just sitting in D&D and CC&P. That's all I'm saying. If this forum is meant to be there as something to lift the filter, tbh I think that now since we're enforcing COPPA, I think we could do with a little lightening up on the filters, but forum-wide, not just for this one thing if it were to happen.

My word isn't final, of course. Might as well wait on some higher staff opinions. At this point, I'm tired of wondering the same things. No one is really giving me any solid topics that would fit in this "mature" forum, and that's the main problem I'm having.
 
Sydian said:
That's all I'm saying. If this forum is meant to be there as something to lift the filter, tbh I think that now since we're enforcing COPPA, I think we could do with a little lightening up on the filters, but forum-wide, not just for this one thing if it were to happen.
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Twilight Sky said:
This.
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Now I'm genuinely confused. I don't recall there being any filters, I mean I personally started a nudity thread a couple months ago and it went perfectly fine. I've also participated in a rather large thread about sex. I don't remember there being any filters in D&D.
 
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Here I am to clarify! When I was talking about filters, I meant the swear filters. Sorry for any confusion.
 
Sydian said:
Here I am to clarify! When I was talking about filters, I meant the swear filters. Sorry for any confusion.
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Oh, okay haha. I honestly don't think it'd be a good idea to remove those filters. Personally I'm not gonna lose any sleep over not being able to swear. I'm pretty sure most everyone on PC can conduct themselves in an orderly fashion and I don't see why swearing would be necessary for anyone to get their point across.

And even if anyone really wanted to swear, they can always use asterisks to block out the word save for the first letter. I'm pretty sure that's fine by the rules.
 
Twilight Sky said:
anyway I've thinking and well, lbr, a sex thread would make more sense than a sex forum. Especially since ive been speaking to someone on skype about it just now and it'd just make more sense that way.
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Speaking to them about sex or the other thing?

Anyway, I agree. Well kinda. I can't tell if you mean we should just keep it in D&D in general or make one specific thread for everything sex-related.
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also seeing as well, you can already discuss every other mature topic in D&D, so why not add to the pile?
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I'm pretty sure it's already in the pile though.
 
Ok, it seems to me people want a forum for "more mature content" to me an 18+ section would contain discussions that shouldn't be seen by younger users, do we really want that here? D&D has some more mature discussions but should we really have something that you can't put even there? Im sort of uncomfortable with the idea of that. I'm not for it. Or am I misunderstanding the idea?
 
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