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[mememe513]

Once something odd happened to my computer and I basically see the coding for the site. Most slang words had something coded so if you typed it, it would change into a different word that's not inappropriate. For instance: [rooster] [kitty] [cabbage]

 

 

 

All those words are non-G rated material and were changed by the censor.

[Jimmyw3000]

Once something odd happened to my computer and I basically see the coding for the site. Most slang words had something coded so if you typed it, it would change into a different word that's not inappropriate. For instance: [rooster] [kitty] [cabbage]

 

 

 

All those words are non-G rated material and were changed by the censor.

 

Yes, but some words arent, like bastard, or damn, rape, crap etc.

 

 

 

But tbh, those words can be used in discussion and if they're used in a flaming way, Mods edit it out.

[RSBDavid]

While we are talking about ratings I would like to add something. I asked my 7 year old nephew what Bambi is about. These are his exact words " It is about a deer who gets shot". Now if the movie wasn't cartoon and was real life, it would have a PG-13 rating basically. If you really look at these "G" rated movies and shows, some are pretty violent if you look past all the kiddy crap.

[onuasdad]

While we are talking about ratings I would like to add something. I asked my 7 year old nephew what Bambi is about. These are his exact words " It is about a deer who gets shot". Now if the movie wasn't cartoon and was real life, it would have a PG-13 rating basically. If you really look at these "G" rated movies and shows, some are pretty violent if you look past all the kiddy crap.

 

 

 

Well, as the world is maturing, kids are maturing. My mother said that in her school, when she was in 7th grade, kids considered the word "stupid" and "idiot" as terrible words and veryone would tattle if omeone said it.

 

nowadays 3rd graders use those terms on a rathr normal basis...

[Barihawk]

If it's this "bad" now, imagine how "bad" it might get if we up it to PG-13. :P

 

I'm not suggesting loosening up the rules whatsoever. I'm simply saying that PG-13 is a more appropriate label for the current rules, censor and level of leniency. The forum we have now is not G, even if the Staff choose to label it as such.

 

 

 

I think PG would be more appropriate. The stigmata surrounding PG-13 would lead users to believe that they could start posting more controversial things like the "NSFW" fad in the Off Topic forum a few months ago. PG covers the words that mlbfan was posting according to MPAA standards :P.

 

 

 

Just remember that the standards for behavior that you might have are not shared with a large part of this community. I think many TIF users have proved that they are not ready for "adult" discussion.

[tripsis]

If it's this "bad" now, imagine how "bad" it might get if we up it to PG-13. :P

 

I'm not suggesting loosening up the rules whatsoever. I'm simply saying that PG-13 is a more appropriate label for the current rules, censor and level of leniency. The forum we have now is not G, even if the Staff choose to label it as such.

 

 

 

I think PG would be more appropriate. The stigmata surrounding PG-13 would lead users to believe that they could start posting more controversial things like the "NSFW" fad in the Off Topic forum a few months ago. PG covers the words that mlbfan was posting according to MPAA standards :P.

 

 

 

Just remember that the standards for behavior that you might have are not shared with a large part of this community. I think many TIF users have proved that they are not ready for "adult" discussion.

 

Yeah PG or PG-13 is fine with me. PG-13 does sound like it would allow much more risque material, but the reason I suggested it is because when you consider the MEANING of PG-13, it fits with our forum registration rules. PG-13 suggests parental guidance to view the material if you are under the age of 13. If you are 13 or over, you are capable of viewing the material on our own. Now you have to be 13 to register to Tip.it in the first place, and I highly doubt that any 13+ year olds are sitting here with their parents browsing Tip.it. So the idea is that the content is suitable enough for anyone over the age of 13 to view it without their parents.

 

 

 

Now I know many people have said that, "Tip.it is not a film and therefore we shouldn't fuss too much over the rating," etc. etc. Well as long as we have a film rating title, I see no reason why we shouldn't treat the rating of Tip.it like a film.

 

 

 

G - General Audiences; All Ages Admitted

 

 

 

A G-rated motion picture contains nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matters that, in the view of the Rating Board, would offend parents whose younger children view the motion picture. The G rating is not a certificate of approval, nor does it signify a childrens motion picture. Some snippets of language may go beyond polite conversation but they are common everyday expressions. No stronger words are present in G-rated motion pictures. Depictions of violence are minimal. No nudity, sex scenes or drug use are present in the motion picture.

 

 

 

Since this is not a movie, we cannot determine whether or not Tip.it "shows" nudity, sex, or drugs. While we do not permit the promotion of drugs and other illegal substances or activities, there are still discussions ABOUT them in Off-Topic (questioning the justification for the illegality of certain substances, etc.). There are discussions that contain sexual references, drug references, violence references and other inappropriate content. If you read the last lines of the G-rating description, you will notice that Tip.it does not coincide with that requirement.

 

 

 

PG - Parental Guidance Suggested; Some material may not be suitable for children

 

 

 

A PG-rated motion picture should be investigated by parents before they let their younger children attend. The PG rating indicates, in the view of the Rating Board, that parents may consider some material unsuitable for their children, and parents should make that decision.

 

 

 

The more mature themes in some PG-rated motion pictures may call for parental guidance. There may be some profanity and some depictions of violence or brief nudity. But these elements are not deemed so intense as to require that parents be strongly cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug use content in a PG-rated motion picture.

 

 

 

This is starting to sound a little more like Tip.it, which allows brief sexual discussions (general APPROPRIATE sex-related topics, boyfriends/girlfriends/flirting, minimal violence, etc.).

 

 

 

PG-13 - Parents Strongly Cautioned; Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13

 

 

 

A PG-13 rating is a sterner warning by the Rating Board to parents to determine whether their children under age 13 should view the motion picture, as some material might not be suited for them. A PG-13 motion picture may go beyond the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, adult activities or other elements, but does not reach the restricted R category. The theme of the motion picture by itself will not result in a rating greater than PG-13, although depictions of activities related to a mature theme may result in a restricted rating for the motion picture. Any drug use will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. More than brief nudity will require at least a PG-13 rating, but such nudity in a PG-13 rated motion picture generally will not be sexually oriented. There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence. A motion pictures single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive requires an R rating, as must even one of those words used in a sexual context. The Rating Board nevertheless may rate such a motion picture PG-13 if, based on a special vote by a two-thirds majority, the Raters feel that most American parents would believe that a PG-13 rating is appropriate because of the context or manner in which the words are used or because the use of those words in the motion picture is inconspicuous.

 

 

 

Some of the above guidelines may be a bit over-the-top for Tip.it's current rules, but to me the relationship between the recommended age of 13 in films and with Tip.it makes perfect sense.

 

 

 

Perhaps with the new "Project Off-Topic" or whatever, a PG rating is more appropriate. Before then (with the "Mature Content" topics and such), I would strongly push for a PG-13 rating. But now that the "project" is in place, PG is in fact probably more realistic. Again, I am not suggesting that we change any rules, regulations or moderation policies. I am simply stating that our current label of a G-rating does not coincide with the level leniency exercised by the moderators and our rules.

 

 

 

And again, I realize that Tip.it is not a movie. But as long as we hold the same rating that is given to movies, I don't see why we cannot treat Tip.it as a movie. The fact of the matter is that Tip.it is NOT for all audiences, as the G-rating suggests. Starting with even the registration process, we eliminate a whole group of people from participating in the forum (people under the age of 13). And looking at our rules and Off-Topic, those are not suitable for all audiences either (discussions about drugs, alcohol, sex [all mild discussions, but they take place nonetheless], the swear words that we allow, etc.).

 

 

 

I don't see a point in Tip.it maintaining the whole, "Appropriate for all audiences" appearance when we don't even allow 'all audiences' to register in the first place (children under the age of 13).

[Barihawk]

Completely agreed, but remember that PG-13 can and most always goes over what our rules would allow for. We might need to ditch the film analogies to get more appropriate. Like videogame ratings. T for Teen is pretty much what our rules would allow for.

[tripsis]

Completely agreed, but remember that PG-13 can and most always goes over what our rules would allow for. We might need to ditch the film analogies to get more appropriate. Like videogame ratings. T for Teen is pretty much what our rules would allow for.

 

Ditching the film rating is fine by me.. or do we even need a "rating" at all? Our rules are clearly laid out, so the rating is pretty much just there for cosmetic purposes, I guess.. or a way to generalize our rules, which isn't really necessary either.

[Barihawk]

I think it was more of a way to make them easier to understand, but just ended up confusing more people.

[Adam007]

Why are we discussing this in such detail? Why do we need a film/videogame/tv show rating so badly? Can't we just have a basic policy stating content unsuitable for minors is not allowed? This all seems so over the top to me, and on a forum with such over-analytical people, like Bari said, this just confuses them because they want everything to make perfect logical sense. Let's stop referencing things with ratings so we can stop confusing people.

[tripsis]

Why are we discussing this in such detail? Why do we need a film/videogame/tv show rating so badly? Can't we just have a basic policy stating content unsuitable for minors is not allowed? This all seems so over the top to me, and on a forum with such over-analytical people, like Bari said, this just confuses them because they want everything to make perfect logical sense. Let's stop referencing things with ratings so we can stop confusing people.

 

Because discussing gives us something to do while we wait for an admin to comment :P Kind of frustrating that none have shown up to say anything about this (other than Kill_Life, whose comment didn't really apply to what I was saying).

 

 

 

And I did say that just getting rid of the rating all together was fine too.

[The Observer]

You guys will have to realize that if it's G-Rated, you can't even mention the word sex. When moderators remove things, they will have to be extremely non-specific.

[QueenValerie]

At this time nothing is going to be changed we will remain a G Rated forum to keep things in line. We really do not need to change the rating it's not like we support porn or anything to over the top. We are not a movie so I do not think we need to rate ourselves based on a movie rating seeing that we are indeed a " Fansite " forum.

 

 

 

Our mods are capable of removing anything that deems inappropriate for these forums and we do remove certain words that are used in a hurtful way. Saying we are G Rated merely means we are a " Family Friendly" forum and our users know to mind their behavior. If you see anything that deems inappropriate please report it and our mods will be happy to clear it away.

[Danno385]

Just a little add in here. I have a movie on the back it says rated G. Under that it says Canadion rating PG. So G rating realy isn't spesific. And there is more than Americans and Canadions on here so...This is sad.