Underage Players
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When it comes to enforcement, you just do what you can. Make a rule to point to (and cover your own ass with), and if it comes up, then you politely explain why they’re being removed and just remove 'em. Gently.
Overthinking things and burdening yourself with too much responsibility isn’t gonna be helpful. There’s a point at which it isn’t your job and becomes a parent/guardian supervision issue. You’re not responsible for that.
Additionally, if you’re going to twist yourself into knots over potentially playing with kids… you’re absolutely potentially going to be playing with kids. It’s not a guarantee that you are, but anyone you meet on the internet could be anyone. So, if that risk hits your threshold, that’s up to you to think about and act on. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to that.
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I mean everyone here is getting a picture of a photo id and today’s newspaper before engaging in TS, right?
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@shit-piss-love said in Underage Players:
I mean everyone here is getting a picture of a photo id and today’s newspaper before engaging in TS, right?
I just ask if they know what a newspaper is. It’s faster, and more accurate.
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@shit-piss-love said in Underage Players:
I mean everyone here is getting a picture of a photo id and today’s newspaper before engaging in TS, right?
Something better–
Brb, starting an OnlyFans but for TS
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@KarmaBum My oldest has been playing in Discord servers for a while, and these kids are ruthless about policing their safe spaces and will bounce an adult faster than you can blink.
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@Raaspra thank you for sharing that. It is reassuring. 🥰
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I really appreciate everybody taking the time to engage with the topic and giving some really helpful and interesting answers.
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@somasatori said in Underage Players:
For a long time I’ve wondered how people didn’t figure out that I was a 14 year old masquerading as a 19 year old when I starting MUSHing.
People didn’t notice I was a 9-year-old masquerading as a 17-year-old, people are dumb as fuck.
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Hi. I figured I’d come out of the woodwork for this post because it feels pretty relevant to me, since I started rping around 13 and only came of age a couple years ago. RP has single-handedly been one of the most cathartic outlets for my creativity, personality, and sexuality, and also one of the most emotionally taxing. I genuinely don’t think I’d be who I am without years of rp under my belt, but I also would have avoided tons of unnecessary stress and a lot of very real hurt. As a kid, I lacked the mental and emotional bandwidth to handle some of the heavier situations that arise in these spaces, not just abuse, but general bleed and vicarious feelings. I think it’s especially easy for kids who don’t have much of a social life to immerse themselves way too deeply, so instead of a hobby it becomes a coping mechanism. Obv this isn’t an age-specific issue, but people of lower maturity level are certainly more susceptible.
So, on one hand, rp was integral to my development as a person, but on the other, it kinda fucked me up and I’ve had to reevaluate my relationship with it recently. Collaborative writing can have such a beautiful and powerful impact, but I’d say underage people should stick to spaces with others in their age range, and if they are caught on an 18+ game, turn them away with an invitation to return later. -
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@Artemis Thank you! I’m really glad to get the perspective of someone still very young. I’m sorry you went through the stress and hurt parts (which I can empathize with, even though I’m older and was never so young in the hobby) but I’m glad you could find the positivity you could in the environment, as well.
I appreciate your input very much.
