Aug 26th 2011, 5:47:11
hw/ducko - so she should blatantly expose him to more of it just because it's already out there? Prevalence in society doesn't make any of that a good influence on a 14 yr old. I'm not saying EE is or is not appropriate for a 14 yr old, but I've yet to meet a 14 year old that can logically decipher and fully understand a lot of the type of stuff that's posted on these board, and can definitely see where the concern for a parent comes in. Every 14 yr old THINKS they get it - but most anyone over the age of 25 knows they were full of fluff when they thought that.
The internet, and especially open forums, have a tendency to bring out the worst in people - and with the line between the real world and virtual worlds dissolving faster and faster, I'd rather not see my kids learn a lot of the traits I see in folks online until they're mature enough to figure out where that boundary lies - and at 14 I don't think most kids get that quite yet.
I wouldn't let my kids use boxcar without the ability to turn off global forums. Hell, I think the Shaved Ninja Girls thread might even be a bad influence on ME!
Perhaps Pang&Co. can put a "minor" setting in boxcar user management to allow threads to be marked as not cool for kids/nsfw if leaders want the ability to be family friendly?
The internet, and especially open forums, have a tendency to bring out the worst in people - and with the line between the real world and virtual worlds dissolving faster and faster, I'd rather not see my kids learn a lot of the traits I see in folks online until they're mature enough to figure out where that boundary lies - and at 14 I don't think most kids get that quite yet.
I wouldn't let my kids use boxcar without the ability to turn off global forums. Hell, I think the Shaved Ninja Girls thread might even be a bad influence on ME!
Perhaps Pang&Co. can put a "minor" setting in boxcar user management to allow threads to be marked as not cool for kids/nsfw if leaders want the ability to be family friendly?
