I remember at one time Neowin content was said to be safe for anyone over 13. Is that still the case? I'm seeing more and more posts that violate that policy and less and less topics removed or locked because of it. I realize the backlash when something gets closed (1st ammendment bla bla bla) and I don't mind either way (since I'm waay over 13) but I'd still like to know.

A couple of seconds ago I clicked a link in the Jokes forum which took me to a drawn picture of a naked woman. Like I said, I don't care seeing that, but it was kind of awkward that my son was in the room at the time. I don't know whether I should report the link or not.

Again, I'd just like to know for the sake of knowing if I should wait until after bedtime to surf Neowin from now on.

agreed. IMO, neowin is suitable for kids most of the time, but once in a while something questionable shows up and i don't think anyone thinks about the 13 year olds...

If you have any examples, use the Report button to let us know.

That's the thing. I have in the past and nothing gets done. I'm sure you get a lot of "false" reports that you have to sift through, but we have no idea whether it was recieved or acted on or what. Maybe if a post is Reported wrong, you should let the user know that posts like that shouldn't be reported.

Although I guess that might open it up for more discussion...

I think it would be hard to oversee a community of about 30000 members. I remember the other morning, there were like 900 people on at one time, and [saint dark] and configure were the only mods online.

holy crap, i wouldn't have believed it if i didn't check myself



the most i remember was 400 something...

Well, here's my point exactly. I reported a link last night (the one with the naked woman) and this morning nothing was done.

So I ask again, has the site shifted it's policy, are the mods overworked, or what?

What's the deal of people trying to hide their kids from seeing naked people? It wasn't pr0n, so where's the issue. If it doesn't see it on your computers, it will see it either:

- At friends house
- On the internet
- Sexual education in school
- On TV during the day

I don't expect you to understand, as I don't think at 23 you have any kids. I was 23 once too, and I'm sure I felt the same way. The thing is, I'm not 23 anymore, and am a father. Having responsibility for someone's life is pretty awesome (and I mean that in the straight definition, not the slang). There are various things that they will find on their own, and they are hard to explain to someone that young.

The point that you're trying to make is that if you can't see it here, you'll see it somewhere else. Other people say when there are violent or sexual things in the media (TV/radio/internet/whatever) that it's the parents responsiblity to guard their children against it. That's all I'm trying to do.

Again, I don't expect you to understand but I'm positive that if you have kids, someday you will.

Please don't take this to be a high-and-mighty approach. I'm seriously trying to answer the qurestion you ask and explain my rationale behind it. If you don't agree with me, that's fine too. But at the end of the day, they still are my kids and I'd like to raise them in the way I would find the most appropriate. And, yes, although I vowed in my youth it would never happen, I have become more prudish as I get older, especially after the children arrived in my life.

I've been brought up the liberal way, noone has tried to hide anything from me, whatever type of stuff it was. I've even received sexual education while being young, so no, I won't understand you, even the day I'll have kids. Unless you'll going to claim that your kid is 6 or something, I don't understand it AT ALL.

Send me a PM with the link.

Ironman I understand what you mean about kids even though I am 20 I have a 2 year old son I don't want him to see stuff like that.

My biggest concern though is @ work I try to stay away from the jokes section and the NSSA, though I go to the soap box and realworld.

Well, my son is a couple months away from 4, and the image was something I wouldn't want him seeing.

And trust me when I tell you that your view on life changes drastically when you have a child. I wouldn't believe it before, so I can understand where you're coming from. At your age I was married to my first wife, and bar-hropping and clubs were pretty much all we were in to. We vowed never to have children. That's actually what broke us up. A couple of years later, my mentality changed and I wanted to settle down while she didn't.

Anyways, that's probably more than you wanted to know about me in the first place. All I can say is that don't think your current opinion will be the one that you carry with you for the rest of your life.

*sigh* some things are getting out of hand here..... rule breaking , there are ppl who live only to flame and new ppl whom arrive and never read the rules and start posting insane things.
all i hope is that somehow it comes under controll

Threads wouldn't turn to flame if people keep it sensible. Back to the topic please.

What kind of 4 year old would be surfing tech sites like Neowin?

well i am only 12 but i ahve not found ne thing here that offends me and my parents usually see wot i am doin and if there is a 1/2 naked women on it they dun care 'cause if u think about it u see damb orse or TV

I was surfing Neowin. My son happened to be in the room with me.

To answer your question, Yes we try to keep Neowin "clean" for ages 13 and up. However in NSSA (The Lounge) and Jokes section you can expect some adult oriantated jokes that might be revealing but not porn (as we don't allow pornography on Neowin)

My suggestion is to stay away from the jokes section and The Lounge (and its sub forums) when young kids are present, incase the accompanying image is unsuitable for under 13's. We remove anything too graphic from the jokes section when its reported and deemed unacceptable

i personally think the mods do a great job. its hard to get rid of everything, and to do it right away, but i've been pleased overall.
Ironman, i'd guess you reported that topic, closed the window so your son couldn't see it, and went about your business right? Well, good, that's what you should have done, and now you just have to trust the mods to get their job done. I'm not disagreeing with you (or agreeing really - i'm pretty much only around the main news threads so i don't see much of this smut you speak of). But i've been impressed with the mods _from what i've seen_.