I strongly think that proper representation is the way to go.
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totally agree that no one should EVER say 'Unixmad says this' if Unixmad says something he should come and say it here.
Also I think (and this is probably impossible) that someone reasonable and as non-partisan as possible to sit down and right very specific and organized rules that offer protection if something goes wrong but not "oh now that this issue arises we decided its bad, closed thread' I dont like how rules are just made up on the fly. I think that if you have some problem with a thread that isnt immediately breaking any rules you should post to discuss things in the thread, or create a new post to see what the public thinks.
I always hear "Its inappropriate for children, which is what graal is geared towards" But how many children do you see on these forums? And if you DO see them on here.. they are generally the most vulgar and rude of them all. Its the older, more senior users that seem to be the most.. respectful to conduct (aside from Clash and Malinko) Whatever audience you really want to go for, isnt really what you should worry about.. you should worry about the ones that have already given you their money.. and work to keep them giving you their money. Because if you keep trying to bring in new people of a certain demographic, and you cant find it but get people you dont want.. treat them like crap and make them leave.. where are you? You have no loyal customers except those that enjoy arguing on these forums.
Also I totally agree with Loriel on the censor being an option.. I really dont care about curse words and could care less. Also maybe do some filter that is something like "Mark thread as adult only" if you are concerned about children. And create some way of validating that sort of thing, (validating using a credit card is as secure as you need to really be thats what porn sites use and a little disclaimer when you select to be an 'adult' user that says YOU ARE AGREEING THAT YOU ARE 18 blah blah..) that way people that are 'mature' enough to handel conversations about homosexuality and abortion or even things like more adult violent pw's (would open the door to them) would be able to have a place to discuss things.. and youd be able to protect these unknown youngsters from ever knowing about the real world
