Well...mister doom and gloom.

lol.

No...you're right though.

sssssssssssssso whatsssssssssss

When it comes to their well being damn right i'm a control freak. But when the child is a minor, it is your job as a parent to control their access to "questionable content". We aren't talking about parenting in general.

If not letting a child do whatever they want is considered sheltering, then so be it. If there are rules and structure, they will have more respect and trust in you. Consistancy is the key to that. Sheltering to you could mean something different then it does to me, but i'm not gonna raise my girls under a rock, if that's what you think.

I absolutely agree with you regarding minors (and I don't even know how old this Vamp dude is anyway...but I was assuming that he was at least 18). In fact...there is no way in hell that minors should be able to even access this forum. There should be some kind of age verification or something.

And no...I don't think you would raise your girls under a rock so to speak...I was just trying to say that no matter how you raise your kid(s), in a lot of cases they are just going to do what they want anyway. But, no, I am not implying that you shouldn't try to regulate what they are exposed to. But my original statement is a moot point if Vamp is under 18, because in my opinion...he shouldn't be able to have access to this forum in the first place.

He is like 14 or something, 1990 dob.

Then I agree with pops.

hey i'm 13 and i'm the site's pimp

Well, you have a bright future ahead of you then. :D

G's up...ho's down.

and iv been here longer than any other active user

i speet hot fire

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That would suck, I've grown attached to this place.

I don't see why anyone over 13 shouldn't be allowed on this forum. It's full of nice and repectful members, unlike 99% of all other internet forums.

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No, I understand. I don't know how old you are...but you seem more mature and are able to handle any of the conversations on here. But, if I were a parent...I would have a hard time exposing my kid to some of the stuff on here. Assuming my kid was under 18.

I agree that this is a great forum, full or great members (for the most part), but sometimes the topics get a bit edgy for minors. Just my opinion.

Rock on.

I'd say an MA15+ rating would be an idea...at most.

i wouldnt let my kid on here simply due to all the damn penis pictures

well, there IS that too....but avoiding penis/porn pictures on the internet is like taking a shower without getting wet, yknow?
Almost equal probability on most sites for that kinda stuff...
But I guess this forum being horror based, there might be at LEAST a little bit...

well an educated parent would spend time on the forum and put any of the people who did the posting they didnt like then id put them on the ignore list (thats what i did to minimize the penis pics)

I agree, like I was saying, if attention was paid rather than labelling ALL that is here immediately "bad" or a potential threat.
If I had a child, I would try and involve/educate myself in that which they are involved.

OR u could do that thing where the pics are just links that u click on....

Yeah, but what if he saw "Bestiality" in Grenny's sig and googled it?

Not to mention tha it's not exactly hard to prepare a "surprise"
link simply by renaming a pic.
Porn is not something that can be easily avoided, but I don't think that's even the issue here.
It seems to be yet another case of "horror = bad" syndrome.
I'd throw out a personal invitation for this guy to come and express his point of view on the situation, and to discuss what we're really "about"...not that I think he'd ever accept...

i've never heard anyone refer to horror as bad.
But I will say that horror can = inapropriate.

It would be crazy to deny that there arent a lot of films in the genre that could be damaging to the wrong minds at the wrong time.

I sure dont want any kid of mine seeing Last House on the Left, Hellraiser, or any slasher films for that matter until he is able to understand exactly what is going on.

Vamp seems to have a grasp on reality .. as far as we can tell from a forum.

It might simply be a case of his dad not understanding what really goes on once a kid sits in front of a computer on the net.
There are still a lot of people who have no use for the PC and focus on the negative stories about the mysterious internet that they hear on the news.
Some parents will find it easier parenting to ban, instead of getting involved and understanding the truth.

or, for all we know he could simply be being punished for doing something stupid.
We wont know for sure until he comes back and tells us.

I was referring to the people that judge all things horror or horror related as immediately bad, those that blame horror for certain maniacs and their lack of self control.
I wasn't saying they called it bad specifically, but yeah...I agree that a person should be over a certain age before witnessing some of the more hardcore/innapropriote contex horror films....not necessarily the "reccomended" age, but yknow, there's a point as to HOW young a person should be - and even then individual maturity should be taken into account.
I agree with your assessment on vamps grasp or reality, I think he's more than mature enough to kick it with us.

Muhahahahahaha


Once again, the Penguin has risin from the ashes. Simple way outta my dad finding out: I have Windows XP, so I just made another account on the computer. The internet history is separate, and when my dad wants to check my history, I can just hide the account. Easy as kittens.

But ya, this site, and any other horror forums, are just prying on my dad's paranoia. He hates horror movies, he hates the internet. So that makes Horror.com prime enemy #1, I guess.

Thanks for missing me though:D

clear history/cache/cookies or get yourself a program to do it for you.....

That would just make him suspicious, he say something like:

"So you've been on your computer all week, but you havnt visited any websites, only today? Ya right, no internet for you".

say you were talking

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I hear worse from my family than I see on on this forum actually.

I mean, take the whole md thing out, and I don't think you can seriously say this forum is inappropriate in any way. If you can, you're just in denial about what your kids are exposed to/experience in real life everyday.

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See, I agree with you...that was my point initially. But I didn't know we were referring to a 13-14 year old. Which in that case...I think there is a lot of inappropriate content on here.

And like you said...I have a neice who is 14, and she is always hanging out with the adults in my family when we have get togethers. Now, my family is a bunch of loose-mouthed Italians...shit flies around her and I yell at them to tone it down. And they say..."Awww, she's heard worse than that from her friends." Which is probably true, but I don't think that should allow us to just drop the f-bomb every other sentence in front of her, etc.

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Not every kid is exposed to the horror's of the down and out life out there. And just because you hear worse in your family doesn't make it right to expose others to it, 2 wrongs don't make a right.

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I find it a little funny that you guys seem to think this a really bad place for 13-14 kids who hear and do worse everyday than they read on this site.

Cursing is very rare in my family btw.

To think that you can protect your kid from the world is just... Overprotecting your kid probably does more harm than underprotecting her/him.

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Not every kid does worse or see worse, give some of their parents and them a bit of credit.

And to not want your child visiting a horror site is not overprotecting them. I think that's a bit extreme. Just cause a parent has rules, doesn't mean they are being overprotective.

Apprently your idea of being overprotective is different then mine. Not letting them do certain things or being with certain people shows that you care, just letting them do what ever they want does nothing for their self esteem. As a parent it's their job to nurture it as apposed to telling them " well do what you want cause i don't want rules and structure to hinder you"
Kids want their parents to let them know what to do, lord knows they have a hard enough time making decisions on their own.

The day you stop telling your kids what you think is best, your telling them "hey i don't give a shit about you" IMO

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You Voracious eater of life, you.

:D

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And the day you start not giving a shit about what your kids think, and only what YOU think is best, is the day they begin to hate you.

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It's my job as the parent to know what's best. Why? Cause i have lived more and expirenced more. I'm not talking as the nazi parent, but come on.

And if they hate me cause i won't let them do every fuckin thing, then so be it. I as a parent deserve the respect, as i in turn have given them the same.

Even now with my 4 year old, i have no problems saying sorry to her if the situation calls for it. Why? Cause that shows her i value her and respect her. But if she comes to me at 10 wanting to wear some slut gear, no, i'm not gonna let her. And yes she may hate me, but there is something that you don't think about. Every good parent knows to comprimse, that way everyone wins.

Blah blah blah

But....wearing slut gear/hangin' with the wrong crowd...etc
Is pretty different from cruising around a horror forum.

Clearly there's an interest there, and it's being stomped on, why?
Pre-conceived ideas about horror and those that have an interest in it. Same old story - and it's a story that only gets told by those that are well...ignorant about the whole horror deal...

I agree, up until a certain age, a child should not be exposed to graphic or innapropriote material, and yes, it should be up to the parent to determine when is the right time.
However, just saying "no" to a particular genre of film is not very productive at all. There's just no reason for it.
Taking more of an interest, even checking out the forum themselves, kicking back and watching a few horror films with their kid, seeing that they don't take it as gospel, might be an idea. I think the whole thing is with parenting (although I've only had a little brother myself), is that there's some things you gotta be prepared to meet half way on, at least until the point that it DOES become a cause for concern.

- B