Vindication recently made an awesome blog that made it to the top blogs page : http://www.tengaged.com/blog/Vindication/29190/truth-sauce-v7-why-website-going-shit-p1 It is the best Truth Sauce yet, and raises very good points.
I don't think users on here really think about how impressionable the younger users are - or they try and use it to their advantage.
The trends get to a ridiculous point sometimes.
But it's not just the trends, it's also the behaviour, and how they can be lead to pick on a certain group of people (i.e The Misfits).
You see stuff like that all the time online and in school.. the 'bitch' has a bunch of friends, who always seem to agree with her, even when they are talking about someone they don't know or something stupid.
I would never join/have a Tengaged clique.
It would start off as something fun, but then people do take it too far.
MISFITS VS. PLASTICS OMG OMG OMG DO ITTTT.
Er, no, why are people pretending to be a way they aren't and fighting each other verbally on the internet? But I guess that is the norm now.
Randomize mentioned getting moderators for the site but I haven't seen anything like that yet.
He hasn't really been around lately, but we gotta remember he has a life and family.
I think I suggested a filter once, with different themes, like '@#%!' and 'Arr!' :p and it's optional, but when you join it is on by default.
This game is supposed to be for people of varying ages, and thats what makes it so cool.
And while there are very mature young users on here, there are also immature ones, but it's the same with adults, really.
You just gotta remember to generally be polite, don't bash people personally, because not only kids but people in general are all sensitive to a degree!
And that doesn't mean you have to be boring, in fact, I think it's less boring to be a 'bitch'.
Oh, and it's not the word "fuck" I'm worried about, that seems pretty accepted now.
But then again, the word worse than that, which I hate, seems to be becoming socially accepted too.
:(
And finally... AUSTRALIAN TENGAGED?
Don't think that'll work.
Vindication, weather you read this or not, I thoroughly enjoyed your rant, and agree'd with you and a lot of the commenters.
You might not agree with me completely, but oh well.
I think I came off sounding more sensitive/touchy than I am.
