socksuke_uchiha ([personal profile] socksuke_uchiha) wrote in [community profile] rpanons2019-08-04 10:25 am

my werewolf had a buttpuppy

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Re: +1

(Anonymous) 2019-08-15 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
i guess i'd understand if it was some kind of supervised situation or i knew these kids in literally any other way? people keep talking about other hobbies but i'd be just as confused about a parent being cool with having a 28 year old join the bowling team or knitting group their kid is in that had an average age of 15 until a minute ago, without like... vetting them somehow first.

i guess my problem is that there's no vetting process? yeah they definitely need to interact with adults and i'm not saying they shouldn't, but it should be in a way that's safe, and like... inviting adults to your discord rp server isn't a safe/controlled way to interact with grownups socially.

i'll be the first to admit that being groomed as a kid colors my perception on this though so ymmv

Re: +1

(Anonymous) 2019-08-15 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
i mean...

there's no vetting process for like anything to the degree you're talking about unless the parents in question micromanage every aspect of their child's life? or just don't let them do any hobbies that involve other people.

or...don't let them online at least i guess at the very least?

i'm mostly finding it weird that you'd also judge other people for not particularly minding interacting with younger folk. it seems to assume grooming is always going to take place or smth?

Re: +1

(Anonymous) 2019-08-15 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
i don't mind talking to them in general lmao, i chat with younger teens in other servers all the time, i just think rping with them knowing their ages is weird.

i did also say that i literally had that happen to me and therefore know how incredibly easy it would be so? my bad if i'm a little over-vigilant about it? question mark? i'd rather let kids know that they can have their own social spaces and that they don't have to invite us into them.

Re: +1

(Anonymous) 2019-08-15 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
in the scenario op gave the kids knew their ages and invited them, though. i think it's fine for op to be uncomfortable and leave, but weird to insist spaces kids invite older people into should be kids only?

Re: +1

(Anonymous) 2019-08-15 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
i might not call it a vetting process, but there is often something that achieves the same effect. most clubs i've seen are specifically broken up by age groups/experience, with the expectation that the kids groups are for kids and any adult beginners would instead join the regular beginners group. even if they aren't, the person running said club is probably an adult who's responsible for watching out for anything sketchy if they're in charge of a social group made up of both kids and adults. and even aside from all that, parents just have an easier time vetting things themselves without necessarily micromanaging their children. they're likely dropping their kids off and have an opportunity to talk to the adults in charge they're leaving their kids with.

there's a lot less in the way of creepy adults in online interactions. in a perfect world, parents would be monitoring their kid's online activity to watch out for anything dangerous, but it's easier and eaiser for kids to get online from all kind of devices and locations and thus harder and harder for parents to reliably know what their kids are doing.