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Originally Posted by Byker
U R STUPID 2 THINK THAT WE R AWL EMETURE.. SOME OF US MINORS R VERY SMART AND SHOOD BE TAKEN SERIUSLY, OK??//// BCUZ WE SMOKE LOTS OF WEED JUS LIKE U SO NO REASON NOT 2 OK??//
This moment of mental retardation has been brought to you by Encatuse.
LOL Encatuse, nice :D
concernin the age thingy ,,,personally in chat if theres under 16's in ,i say first that they shouldnt be in there (my opinion as moderator ) give them the option of leavin b4 i boot them,,,,,most under 16's iv come across r immature an shouldnt be in the company of adults,.,,i agree wat Ron said about havin the adult chat an bein able to sit an chat with peeps ur own age etc would be beneficial to all ages not just adults,,,,,
im gonna say one thing, im 16, where i live im of legal smoking age, the only law im breakngi is the same one everyoen else here is.
Well, in my state you're supposed to be 18 to buy tobacco, but that's really not the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syrus
The problem is that we all agree we're discussing illegal activities. That isn't against the law, in and of itself -- you can talk about what you want to, you just can't do it.
But it is against the law for someone who is an adult to entice or encourage someone who's a minor to break the law. Given the current political climate, it's not a good idea to forget this. I certainly wouldn't want to even be accused of encouraging delinquency, whether or not I thought I actually did that.
That's why I say I don't chat with anyone under 18. So if you're younger, well, all I'll say is, "Don't try this at home, kids!". Come back when you've been outside the womb for at least 441,763,201 seconds :confused:, and I'll be glad to meet'cha! :)
there is no way you are attributing to the deliquency of minors. and anyone who would accuse you of doing would obviously be an idiot themselves. that would be such an ignorant accusation.....think about it.
I think this is dumb just because some people are immature doesnt mean everyone is, i mean im 15 so what am i not allowed in chat now? and if ur in there im going to get booted? because thats fucking retarded and if your going to start doing that im just gonna fucking leave the site all together because wth i mean all i want to do is chat about my beloved maryjane, but i cant because im too young, its retardedQuote:
Originally Posted by hunny
I agree. Age is just a number. Hell i know some 14 year old who are smarter then me. I guess i'm just one of those i don't give a fuck kinda guys :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by kyle
I agree completely. A large number of adults are close-minded and blatantly ignorant like yourself. I truly would hate to see your influence on our upcoming generation.Quote:
Originally Posted by hunny
Listen people: There is NO SUCH THING as a magic number. The government created an age for adulthood and so many buy into the thought that being 18 means your mentally an adult. Just because you've finished puberty and are a legal adult.. doesn't mean you're any more ((proven by the above quote)) intelligent, any more mature, nor any more a decent human being then the 12 year old next door.
thats true too. nobody is mentally mature at 18. but kids do seem to change a lot from 9th-12th grade throughout highschool. but thats still not there peak maturity, no ones.
I was 14 once, and cursed with the memory of what it was like. At that age, I'd have been rigteously indignant if anyone censored or restricted me in any way, as I was aware of the mechanics of adulthood, and practicing to be one.
I wouldn't have understood very well that some things in life I was truly not ready for, and that being denied, say, the right to drive in the Indy 500 wasn't an outright insult to my maturity and an effort of the adult conspiracy to keep it from me, but a rather thoughtful effort to keep me from destroying myself prematurely. In the process.
If it's wrong to exclude younger people from some of these discussions, it might not be a bad idea to temper some of the things we say with the knowledge that there are those out there who lack the experience to weigh what they read, against the consequences. Through no fault of their own.
It's OK to be young, but you have to survive the period in order for it to pay off.
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Im 19 any am seeing the adults behave more immaturely than the so called "kids" in this particular thread. Those who bring up the arguement of "too young" are basing their veiws on their own experiences and learning at that age. Being young is all about learning and as stated earlier this forum provides some form of learning for these kids. Weed is illegal so whoever says that kids shouldnt smoke weed is a hypocrite. These "kids" should be let learn from experience instead of being secluded (in this particular case anyway)
oh, what a shame.. please, please, please let us talk to you. Seriously. I'll even pay youQuote:
Originally Posted by Byker
:rolleyes:
Can't you guys see that saying people under the ages of 18 or 16 shouldnt do or talk about the same ILLEGAL things as you is as bad people saying its okay to drink alcohol but not to smoke weed. Like Encatuse said, the 'magic numbers' of 16, 18 and 21 are just something some politician decided was right. Think for your goddam selves.
you boot someone based on age from a chatroom on a website where all ages are welcome? i find that irresponsible. honestly, generalizing and stereotyping is immature in itself - so by doing that, who are you to talk?Quote:
Originally Posted by hunny
haha now i c y i was banned from the chatrooms! i typed out that i was 15! im gonna hve to reset my ip to talk again....
Hunny... if you believe that Ron should have an adult chat.. that means you recognize the fact that under normal circumstances that chat is open to all ages just as Ron intended. I imagine Ron, and the majority of forum members would appreciate you stopping your admitted and obvious abuse of power based on personal opinon.
Perhaps a Poll is in order? I'll be honest. The day Hunny boots me from chat for being 16, is the day I find a new forum to wander.
Hunny, perhaps you should re-think it the next time you consider banning someone based on age. Ron has made it clear that currently there is no age requirement for these forums nor the chat here. I'm sure you're a wonderful moderator, I'm not doubting that, but ageism is just as ignorant as racism and sexism. How would you like it if you got kicked from chat merely for being old? Or for being female? You see the flaws in this no doubt, perhaps you should take a moment and think over your views. I'm sure you'll see the flaws in your ageism as well.
To clear up any confusion for all visitors, mods, admins, etc ...
There are NO age restrictions.
Folks who don't like that policy are free to select a different room - yes, there really is more than one; room list is shown on right-hand side of the chat window; chat direct with certain folks using P2P feature, and ignore what's being said in the room; there is an ignore feature that works wonders.
Hope this helps and clears up any confusion - to reiterate, there are NO age restrictions.
Ron
well said
of course, y`all know most of the negative posts for this thread come from peoples experiences with dealing with minors.
there is a legal issue here, discussing how to`s and such with a minor is punishable by inprisonment. i have noticed alot of the minors on here are of a mature, responsible mentality, but y`all got to understand that there are legal ramifications when a person of legal age talks to or advises on an illegal activity. i know this is true in the U.S.A and Canada, i cant speak for other countries
QUOTE- notanovice says-"of course, y`all know most of the negative posts for this thread come from peoples experiences with dealing with minors.
there is a legal issue here, discussing how to`s and such with a minor is punishable by inprisonment. i have noticed alot of the minors on here are of a mature, responsible mentality, but y`all got to understand that there are legal ramifications when a person of legal age talks to or advises on an illegal activity. i know this is true in the U.S.A and Canada, i cant speak for other countries"
-hmmmmm....bullshit! Second thing is, just because you guys remember how immature you guys used to be, times have changed a little bit since 1960-1970. kids are growing up a little faster. Thats so ignorant and opinonated of you to not talk to anyone because they are just younger than 18. what right do you have to judge others based on something like age? oopppinnionnnsss ohhhh opinnionnnsss. get off your high horse novice. in about 10 years you will need to be banned because i know some people about 50 who are already senile. thats potential for you starting to give people wrong info, possibly ending in death or serious injury.
to each his own
to each his goddamn own
half the shit on these boards is of an illicit natureQuote:
Originally Posted by notanovice
you cant be charged with that from talking about it i knwo this for a fact man. if you were buying them alcohol and weed and other drugs, that would be contributing to deliquency of minors. talking about shit is not by any means ctdom.
Idiots come in all ages. Cannabis is illegal. It's not illegal to talk about it, and it's not illegal to talk about it to young ppl. It all depends on who you want to speak to...switch chat rooms, I guess, if there's someone young in there that you don't want to know all of your big "adult" secrets.
in my defense ,,,as i said most under 16's iv spoke to in chat r so bloody immature an piss most of the peeps in there with their shit an hormonal crap......as Ron said there aint no age limit but in my view in chat there should,,an if there is an immature person WHO HAPPENS TO BE UNDER 16 i will still boot ...there have been a few under 16's in there that aint been immature an iv not had a reason to boot them ,,,i have in my 5 yrs of bein on this site come across really bad shit an as i said most r under 16's
with that said...i was in agreement about the adult chat as i dont like chattin with guys/girls as old as my son about silly shit iv done on weed etc as most folks in chat who have the same point of view as myself,,i am not bein biased in my view,,i have no problem with younger guys/girls comin on this site for info etc ..but not comin into the chatroom an listenin to adult convos an takin the piss etc as iv seen it happen many a time..they should have their own room for chattin with peeps their own age
adult convos???? please thats fucking stupid. i do agree there are some immature kids here. but listnening to addult convos? i dont think anyone here is under age 12. if someones acting immature, boot them out, thats fine. but seriously....maybe you should consider a chatroom only for nalu, kuulbns, byker and notanovice since you guys are so much more advanced than everyone else here.
After reading ALL of the thoughful responses, I apologize to anyone who felt my original post was an effort to exclude any of the interesting people who post here. Many of you (Encatuse, Slipnslide, etc.) have made me think about the issue a lot more from a different point of view.
I guess this really does work, doesn't it???
bekind/Cathy
Slip, I have appologized twice, what more do ya want? I made a mistake and admitted to it. I also appologize for offending anyone. There have been times I have come accross situations that bother me. I may have expressed it wrong, but it's a fact that there are some people that have recently been offensive in chat and in many instances I simply left. I should have thought of the other rooms there but I had forgotten all about them. If you speak to most people that frequent the chat feature, I think you'll find I'm pretty decent. Love, Kuu
im sorry man i didnt mean to name off people in my last thread...i was just venting bc i just had a rough one way talk with my dying gpa since i might not make it today before hes dead. peace guys. no prob kullbns....now im apologizing to everyone i named in my last thread, hunny, byker, kuuilbns, nalu, and notanovice. i understand where everyone of you were coming from, some of it was just blown a little out of proportion. later guys.
Fuck it, I will talk to 14 years about anything they want to talk about. I mean why not they have to learn it from somewhere
threatin a minor on here and see what happens!Quote:
Originally Posted by slipnslide087
i may be of an old age, but, back then minors werent the problem
back then physical punishment wasnt frowned upon
back then minors had more respect for elders
back then when i was in bagdad, you were in dad`s bag
i`ll show respect to most, but just because i`m from a different generation doesnt mean i dont understand your generation
i`m sorry if i offend you, it may be because i got off my high horse and sunk down to your level
i want to ask you this, did you actually read my post or did you rush through it. nothing demeaning to minors was posted in my post.
read it thoroughly and then see what you think.
this isnt an argument anymore boston.....now its a peace movement so read whats goin on before you post anymore ignorant things as such.
your right nota.....i got you mixed up with kuulbns... sorry man. later
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Originally Posted by slipnslide087
Oh, I am thinking about it ...
Don't misunderstand me. I'm not preaching to anyone about what they should do. I'm only saying for myself that I don't chat with anyone on CC who identifies as under 18, because I don't want to be accused of impropriety.
Why?
Right now, we have a Federal government that's bent on enforcing its own concept of Family Values. What's that mean?
Well, Tommy Chong (of Cheech & Chong) did nine months in pound-you-up-the-wazoo, no-parole Federal prison for ... what?
Selling drugs? Nope.
Caught with drugs? Uh-huh.
Advocating drug use? Not much. No more than this place does, anyway.
Selling smoking equipment? Yup. He sold water pipes. What you put in them might be your business, but he got nine months for making them his business.
You'd think that the guy selling the pipe isn't what the government would go for. It's the people using drugs, and conspiring to distribute or obtain them to that they'd be after. Right?
Well, we also have the porcine pontificator of the Right, Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh is addicted to prescription painkillers, and he paid his housekeeper to fake illnesses in front of a doctor to obtain them.
What he did wasn't just simple posession. It was also fraud and conspiracy, and oh, by the way, the dude is an addict.
Has he gone to Federal jail? Nope. Why not?
Well, why do you think? Because he's not guilty? Bwaaaaa-haaa-haaaa!
No. It's because for a decade or more, he's been a strong supporter of just this kind of government, and just this kind of administration. Even if he's a big, lying hypocrite.
It's great to be able to say, "Oh, we should fight the government." That's a lot easier than doing it. And in my case, the mere accusation of my doing something wrong would have me fired from my job, whether or not the accusation was idiotic.
So I make this decision for myself. Sorry if you don't like it, but hey, I'm not telling anyone else what they should do. Just deciding for me.
Throughout most of my life, I have been able to talk to people of varying ages and status.
Bizarrely, I am a naturally shy and introspective person, but I do seem to have a knack for communication. It matters little to me about a person's material worth or social standing, I am interested with the person's spirit and passion.
However, I do not suffer fools gladly, and if the person that I'm talking with shows an acute lack of comprehension or open-mindedness, then I'm afraid that my interest begins to wane, and I'll invariably end up taking the piss, or if I'm able, then I'll twist their heads up so much, that they'll spend the next four hours wondering, "how did he explain the corelatives between linear mathematics, and the evolution of mice?"
And I don't care how old you are!
I have found that, since I have become a father, I am able to talk to very young children easier - not down to them, but I feel more comfortable than I did when I was a teenager, and stuff.
I'll talk to anyone, 7, 10, 14, 18, 30, 56, 103 year olds...as long as they are interesting and have something to say, give a fuck about age, it's about what's being said.
There is no way that censorship of conversation should even be considered to be applied against minors. We want our youngsters to be as informed as possible - it's a mad, bad, world out there - expression may benefit from a slight tone-down, but the facts should remain true. When we look at stuff such as under-age pregnacy, we know from countless studies, that the majority of these potential young parents come from a background where the topic of sex is extremely tabboo.
When my kids ask me a question, I'll give them as honest an answer as I can - I'll simplify my explaination somewhat (they are only 6 & 4yrs old), but tell them straight.
I also try to make them feel comfortable about asking questions - after all, there may come a day when they'll ask me a very serious question...a question such as one that, tragically, some parents had wished their child had asked them.
It's VERY important.
But if during the conversation, a person starts acting like a gimp about it, then they are obviously not of a mental capacity to even digest what is being said...waste of breath, waste of time, you are the weakest link...goodbye!
Anyway, I going to sit on the floor, with my legs around my neck, and hum for a bit.
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[align=left]IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING 'ADULT' IN CHAT, AND DONT THINK A MINOR SHOULD HERE IT, THEN IT IS YOU WHO SHOULD LEAVE, NOT THE MINOR. IF HUNNY IS BANNING PEOPLE FROM CHAT FOR BEING UNDER 18, BECAUSE OF HER PERSONAL OPINION, THEN SHE WAS A BAD CHOICE FOR A MODERATOR.[/align]
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Originally Posted by NowhereMan
HAHAH OH SO TRUE :)
I think there should be some cut off limit for a this website. I mean if some 10-14 yr old comes on here and see's all these things one could buy from a store let alone and get fucked up, they might go out and pop god knows what, just to get a 'high'. Young kids seem to be easily influenced by older kids and want to do "what is cool". Doing 'what is cool' could potentially be lethal for that kid if he doesnt research it enough. Personally I think 16 should the age restriction here. Anyone younger than that shouldnt be a member. I know I will get a lot of shit for this, just my two cents and opinion, No offense.
i think that whoever wants to come on hereshould be allowed. I can understand some people thinking "stupid teenagers, theyre too immature" but just because most of dickheads are kids dosent mean most of the kids are dickheads, if you catch my drift.
Age limit.....hhahahahahaha welcome to the 21st century
Peace