Nudity in the CB / forums

[Goku]

Look I understand if we have to do this because of our hosting but don't pretend to have any kind of moral "think of the kiddies" justification.

 

IMO at least, it's one thing to show a kid a game like counter strike, its a whole nother story to show a kid pornography.

 

For starter, ESRB ratings on games aren't even legally binding. Meaning if I, someone currently aged 19, were to purchase a game such as Halo (which is rated M), and give it to someone aged 15, no crime is committed. On that same note, if I, someone currently aged 19, were to purchase a DVD of pornography and give it to someone aged 15, I could/would face criminal charges.

 

Also, on that same note, this forum doesn't provide someone under the age of 17/18 (whichever is the usual case for M rated games) with a M rated game. People joining this forum aren't provided with a copy of CSGO.

 

And moving on from legal stand point, there is, IMO, a way different moral justification between someone aged 15 playing CSGO and visiting our forum, and someone aged 15 visiting our forum and being provided pornography. Especially in the case of what virus was doing. In the current age we live in, violence is more seen in media and it's more socially acceptable for a minor to play games like CoD, Halo, Counter strike etc. It is not however, acceptable to provide pornography to said minors.

 

Minors playing an M rated game, using websites unsupervised, on what was presumably an uncensored internet connection...

 

And the difference between a site providing porn to its' vistors and our site, is this little thing here:

 

A minor that does not wish to see pornography visting our site could have been subjected to it prior to this new rule.

 

Boils down to, I don't think you can honestly compare any view point, be it legal or morally, between a game like CSGO and porn.

 

 

 

Honestly, I really don't see why this thread has 62 replies, or why this is such a big deal. It should have been caution telling us porn/nudity is no longer allowed followed by "okay". We are an online GAMING community. Not a porn site. If you really have the urge and desire to see titties, go to one of the thousands of sites on the internet. Go join a NSFW subreddit or something. And if you really just have to share that nude image you found on the internet, then message whomever you have the need to show it to.

[Caution]

Minors playing an M rated game, using websites unsupervised, on what was presumably an uncensored internet connection...

 

Look I understand if we have to do this because of our hosting but don't pretend to have any kind of moral "think of the kiddies" justification.

 

 

 

CSGO is M because of blood / intense violence, not nudity...but that's neither here nor there because we don't have any restriction with the servers and don't intend to.

 

There isn't any type of 'moral' obligation, there's a legal one. I could give a fuck less morally if a 16 year old kid sees a pair of boobs or an ass, but that isn't the issue. Legally speaking, if I allow nudity / porn on the website, I would have to put up a disclaimer and ban everyone who is known to be under 18 on the forums. On top of that, I have a legal obligation as the site owner to report someone sending nudity / themselves nude (Virus) to minors. Otherwise, I can be fined severely for that. Would it ever actually happen? More than likely, I'd guess not. However, that still stands that it's a risk I'm not going to take. But please don't twist this into anything it's not. Some of you are seriously blowing this out of proportion. I do not honestly care if you share porn among yourselves in a private manner, but do not do it here publicly.

 

This is the end of the conversation. If you post nudity / porn, you will be forum banned.