What happened to the OS I knew? Part II - MassNole's Blog

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What happened to the OS I knew? Part II

Posted on April 5, 2009 at 08:12 PM.

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I know I'll get a bunch of PM's asking where did my avatar go. It isn't gone by choice but by a new (or to be fair I guess a newly enforced) rule. A while back when there was a chance I'd have to change it I said if the rule changed I'd gladly comply, and I will. As soon as I saw and read through the thread about it I changed it.

I really believe my new avatar complies with the rules and is my statement about what I think of this new rule. I don't really agree it's really a newly enforced rule because I got the okay from it by Clay way back after I was asked to change a previous avatar. To me this rule sucks, I really believe in a G rated forum my avatar is still okay, it's just (a really hot) girl getting out of a pool. It's just a picture, what's the big deal?

To those who said they'd have an issue or have had issues with their young children seeing my avatar (or similar ones), all I have to say please join us in the real world. If that is something you really think you need to protect your children from, then you are being an over protective parents and in my opinion (as a parent to be any day now) that type of reaction is uncalled for and will ill prepare your children for the real world.

To those who think it's too much for a 13-15 year to handle, here is a picture taken of a major celebrity who happens to be 15 (or was when the picture was taken for a non-pornographic magazine)

So which would your rather protect these tweens from? My old avatar or this image? I'd say neither myself, but well between the two it sure isn't my old avatar.

To me this rule or rule enforcement is just wrong. I'll comply with the rule, because well I have to and because I want to remain on OS and that's how it is, but really this is just a bit much. Take JohnDough's advice he left in the Off Topic Closure thread, it is for the best of OS.