bandit wrote:I know there was a thread that was basically "You're 18, right? Just say you're 18 and this will all go away," but that's not what he's saying. He's saying:
- 12-year-olds forced to admit they're 18 are enough of a common presence in game that they can be used as a convenient example (it's against the rules obviously to know how many there are, but something tells me there aren't many)
- 12-year-olds won't know how to do shit but wander out the airlock, because they're 12
- 12-year-olds won't know how to disable ghost-ears, because they're 12
- 12-year-olds, in their utter ignorance/innocence, will have to watch ERP, because this is apparently so regular an occurrence it's bound to happen eventually
All of which is "THINK OF THE CHILDREN!" bullshit. If you're (hypothetical "you") 12 and on the internet then you have probably seen far worse than ERP. Especially if you're 12 years old and playing online games at one point derived from 4chan. You're also probably smart enough to look up BYOND commands, or at least no worse off than your average player. You're a 12-year-old not a fucking vegetable.
Yeah, he gets it. And yes, this was a hypothetical 12 year old, but based upon reality:
1. Players have been in the past and will continue to be in the future under 18, and if they mention it, they will be prompted by admins to admit they're lying.
2. The wander out the airlock example was from watching my brother try to play for the first time. He's over 18, but it's not farfetched to think a newer player may die quite quickly due to doing something dumb. In fact I've seen it happen quite a few times.
3. Again, this was more of a 'new player' example than a specific to 12 year olds example. A new player isn't going to see stupid ERP in their chat window and be like "Better go start clicking stuff in the ghost tab until this stops"
4. A player who meets the previous 3 items, and who happens to be online while ERP is occurring, will then be forced to watch ERP while underage.
Yeah, you can just close the game window if this happens to you. You can also just close the game window if someone emotes shoving their fist up your ass. But we still ban for that.