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Nitrous
#9181 • 2066 views
Posted: 2011-05-14 01:24:51
#7633
General Player Maturity
I'm seeing a disturbing trend lately. Many players are complaining and commenting that "swearing" and mature themes are being used on the site. (However, it is known that swearing is prohibited except in the designated areas (18+ board). And even that replacement swear words (freakin', crap, etc.) should not be used in case a younger player should see. Such players often claim that Ala is a "kids" game. It is not.
Alacrity was (supposed) to have a mature player base, and those under 13 are not even allowed to play without parental permission.
Such players seem ignorant to the rules and designated places, and seem to expect that rules be bent specifically as to their wishes just because they may be younger. Obviously, that would be a stupid and non-feasible approach to the situation.
The 18+ board is just that, for mature players and the 18+ crowd, who are NOT offended by mature content. Every day I see more players entering the board that clearly do not belong there, or even may state such things as "THIS IS ON A KIDS' GAME?!!?"
Should these players have the right to complain?
Replies
Dr Meredith Grey
#39266 • 2011-05-17 07:56:34
#39266
nitrous i know right? crap, pissed, freaking, you know we Try to keep it PG and that's not even good enough!!! should we replace them with Rainbows, Cuddles, and Unicorns??? i wish they would cut us some slack, with the replacement words as i refer to them
Warriorcat09
#39131 • 2011-05-16 04:51:13
#39131
*Gives up* I was just sharing my point of veiw.
Nitrous
#39114 • 2011-05-16 03:49:14
#39114
Warrior, your definition of cursing is <i>completely</i> different than almost anyone else. Swearing is not allowed in chat. "Pissed", "freaking" and the like are not curse words, but you insist that they are.
Steaks
#39113 • 2011-05-16 03:42:10
#39113
There's a related thread over yonder: <a href=http://www.alacritysim.com/forums.php?category=Suggest+Something!&boardid=7670 rel=nofollow>[LINK]</a>
daenerys
#39105 • 2011-05-16 03:08:21
#39105
Ala is meant for older players, so therefore replacement swears will come up. It is stated in the TOS and the Rules that Ala is for players 13+, and if they aren't, they must have their parents permission to play. The parents should be aware that this site is geared towards more mature players, and its their choice to decide if they think their child is mature enough for this game or not. There should be no surprise in the content discovered on Ala, as there are warnings.
Aphotic
#39100 • 2011-05-16 02:30:52
#39100
Oh jeeze. We have younger kids telling us, older players what to do? How to say Gods name? Oh. My. God. What happened to Respect your elders? If they don't like it, or are not mature enough to handle it, then they need to leave.
Warriorcat09
#39090 • 2011-05-16 00:57:41
#39090
I was never in the 18 + section. It was said in chat. <br /> <br /> Dr Meredith Grey - Exactly. Roo - not trying to sound that way.
Bridgette&Josh
#39087 • 2011-05-16 00:44:20
#39087
If you are really sensitive to swearing then why are you willingly putting yourself in a position to be around it and then trying to change other peoples beliefs? <br /> <br /> I wouldn't come to you and demand that you swear if you don't like to... why is it ok for you to to come to me/us and demand the opposite?<br><br><br /> Do you feel that your beliefs are more important than others beliefs? Do you feel that if you do not like or agree with something that EVERYONE needs to change to benefit you? <br><br><br /> Sounds pretty selfish to me.
Sorry; guys. I AM new here; i'm trying to do my best. I'm not trying to say that I'm better than anyone I'm just saying I think because my parents never cuss around me then I have never done it. I guess that I'm kind of - really - sensitive about that swearing. I'm really sorry. *#.#*
Bridgette&Josh
#39016 • 2011-05-15 11:31:21
#39016
They absolutely should not complain. This is a game that caters to young adults to adults. From what I have seen and can tell we all go to great lengths to respect the children that are here. The whole website is censored to insane extents and everything is well moderated. <br /> <br /> However, while we go out of our way to respect children, where is our adult respect? We adults have thoughts, feelings, etc... why shouldn't we have a place to be ourselves and share content that isn't suitable for children. Because children play we adults should simply pretend that we are not adults to cater to children? I don't think so.<br /> <br /> I think the site has a mutual respect for everyone. I think the people who are complaining should realize that not everything is about them. It's not like the 18+ board is accidentally stumbled upon. It is CLEARLY marked, it gives you a warning, and there are rules within it before you can see anything that everyone who enters the board should be reading. There is no accidents if children are in there. The fault is with their parents and if they are the ones complaining they are being obnoxious and rude.<br /> <br />It reminds me of the internet in general. Sure, you can go to Disney.com and probably not find anything questionable but what if you go to a 18+ website. Is the entire internet suppose to change JUST IN CASE a kid stumbles upon it? No... honestly this is the real world. Ultimately, I do not care if kids want to complain or not. They are kids. Small people who are not entirely grown who still need direction. Since they are not my kids I will happily point them as politely as possible to someone who cares because I don't. I also don't feel that if children are asking for things that they should be TELLING adults what is right and wrong lol. It's all very ironic to me. <br><br> Also, in life in general I have a live and let live clause. If what you are doing isn't directly effecting another person and making things difficult for them then it falls under live and let live. If a person is having a conversation in a coffee shop with a friend and chooses to curse quietly that is well within their rights and should be respected. If a person is screaming and cursing and following someone around so they can't get away from it that is a different story. If you don't enjoy cursing and someone is cursing... it's simple you don't talk to that person and you don't join a conversation. If you put yourself into a situation you don't like it is your own fault.
