Is this a place for children? (page 17)

LyinEyes

So Not Interested, do you think it is safe to let my mind just wander at free will, to think of the most off the wall scenerios,,,, that this little 5 yrs plan might be,,,,,,,you must be high man!!!!!!!!!!

Oh But i have a great idea,,,,,,,,,maybe it is this,,,,,,,,,,,,,in 5 years, well make that 4 yrs , 8 months, and so and so weeks,,,,,,,,,,,, you , Joanna the monkeywhore, and Eyegirl the Optical chick are moving to Utah to become practicing Mormans, so you can all live together in wedded bliss and have 25 children who will work the corn fields . You plan on working your two albino sieamese twins, unconjoined that is,,,,,squashing grapes in your homemade winery , barefoot and pregnant, because you know you can not keep them supplied in Boone's Farm forever. Sounds like a great plan,,,,,see I told you not to let my mind wander too far!!!!!!!!

You can call it the Hiney Winery Factory,,,,,,,,, Change Joanna's name to Opheila Hiney and Eyegirl can be Tiny Hiney, and You can be Seymour Hiney.

P.S. Sorry for hijacking this thread, i couldnt help myself , I will try to do better.....hehe

LB

Heaven that is a very sobering post. Thankfully you headed that off.

Scary stuff this internet.

I would rather see my childs feelings hurt, than see them lying in their coffin.

exactly

Oh and you sure look cute up there

not interested

Lyin,

yep that pretty much sums up the 5 year plan, you caught on quick! Now if only there was a way to make time go by faster!

Solace

gheesh,

In the time it took me to write this, you guys are making dinner & salad?

So cute... Ok, I'll bring dessert.

Love you! (((((Hugs))))))

scootergirl

Wow heaven.........(and btw......nice of you to join us ) what an experience. You being such a good mother too.....just goes to show, no matter how good of parents we are, our children are still suspectible to being preyed upon. It is a scarey world out there........

LB

Scooter do you recall the photo Heaven once posted of herself and her daughter? Her daughter is a very pretty young girl. I can see how she would be a target.

You know thinking about this sort of thing actually gets my blood boiling a bit. I can't imagine what perverts there are out there. Makes me sick.

Watch your kids, they need you.

Skeptic

Simon, I apologize. We have different perspectives about what transpired and why. You are a totally cool guy in my eyes, and I am a guest in your "home". I will respect your wishes. I have already begun to do so by not replying to some posts that were posted after your warning. The content and motives behind those posts are obvious considering that the posters knew I am no longer in a position to respond to them.

Sloan, I apologize. I honestly did believe that you were duped, but if you say you talked to no one, I will take you at your word. So, I apologize.

Xena, what can I say? Thank you for your level head and reasonable and fair responses. I can learn much from following your example. Certainly today would have gone better for me if I had. You are that rare combination of intellect, diplomacy, beauty, fair-mindedness and a good heart. You know that this has always been my opinion of you. I can tell that you are an excellent mother, and I agree with your posts.

My opinion on the thread topic, for what it is worth. I agree that we should allow children access to chat. Despite protestations to the contray, I can't think of any one here who would not tone down their behaviour once it was known a child was in chat. JW or ex-JW children need the comfort that this site can provide, as it may be the only support they get in their JW world.

The point has been expressed twice that some of us, myself included, would have to stop posting on adult subjects. As I have stated the first time it came up, I am willing to do this. However, there is a way to have an adult only section on this site, and it is covered below.

Besides, how does one keep every child off this site? It cannot be done, especially when the child is a determined and technically savvy teenager. I agree with Simon that you can't keep every child off this site. If we want to tackle the issue, there are several approaches.

The simplest and the most band-aid fix is a page warning children that they are entering an area where adults discussions are held, like chat or the Relationships forum. A better approach is a child indicator.

A child indicator is not hard to create; it can be anything from a simple checkbox, to entering one's birthdate (this would also allow for an automated "Happy Birthday" feature), to entering a credit card number (but not the expiry date, and the number is not stored). The issue is level of effectiveness versus the amount of work it puts on Simon. A child indicator would automatically alert us to their posts or that they are in chat.

It would allow for adult-only sections of the site for those who insist on adult-only chat or adult-only threads. It would allow posters and moderators to have an ignore feature that would shield minors from adult threads.

In short, I am for children being on this site and in chat. I agree with those who say that we adults can change our behaviour when a child is present. If we want something more sophisticated, a child indicator can be developed.

Richard

Skeptic

Heaven, my blood ran cold at the possibilities. God, that must have been awlful.

There are products out there like NetNanny to help shield young ones from certain sites. Though no system is 100% fool-proof, every bit helps. Even if you keep children off the Net, such products are still useful in the event the computer is left unattended and/or curiousity gets the better of the child.

Richard

ring

glad to hear you found out heaven, before it went any further.

I can't believe how many different opinions there are about someone expressing concern over a child posting here. Nobody knows all the posters here, or the posters that use the chatroom, so why people here think it would be 'safe' to send their 12 year old daughter into chat without adult supervision is beyond me.

I have seen chat in the past that was so crude......that i wondered if I was even old enough to be in there ( a long time ago, and not by anyone on this thread)

SLOAN

Skeptic,

Thank you for your apology.

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