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Post by Chaos Wielder on Jul 26, 2006 0:27:33 GMT -5
Sorry to say, but I vote no for several of the reasons that have been listed above. Like others have said, it's very easy for people to lie about their ages on forums, so if, say, a 13-year-old lied and said that he/she was 18, we could get in big trouble with that kid's parents if they found out that he/she was looking at 'adult' images or topics on this forum. Who knows, if the parents got REALLY mad, they could try to have this forum shut down because of it. And plus, like Insanefan said earlier, I don't really see the need in making topics like that here, anyway, but that's just me. But I, too, would really hate if this forum disbaned because of this very issue (I'm referring to what PBL was talking about earlier). There are just too many problems that this very thing could cause with other people, in my opinion. It's not that am totally AGAINST adult topics, I think they can be alright if they are done tastefully and with maturity (how something reproduces sexually would be a good example of a mature adult topic, in my opinion), but there are just too many risks that can come with it, in my opinion.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 26, 2006 2:12:41 GMT -5
Well also, when I first proposed the idea, I didn't know that the makers of the show sometimes drop by. And the place has become so much more popular in general since then as well. It was more feasible when we had a smaller memberbase and fewer guests drifting through. I'm pretty sure at this pount an adult section won't be happening, let's just put it that way. I think if someone wanted an adult Foster's board, it ought to be completely seperate. (And not run by me.)
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Post by xxelex on Jul 26, 2006 12:19:31 GMT -5
(Someone may have said this before but i dont feel like realding all 4 pages ) i suggest you switch to phpBB its very stable and you can host it on your own website, as long as your host lets you use php, and allows Mysql databases.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 26, 2006 15:36:40 GMT -5
We are switching to vBulletin, its got an easier interface for people like me who have PHP on their site but don't know how to actually use it.
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Post by xxelex on Jul 26, 2006 16:14:51 GMT -5
Hmm. vBulletin costs money. phpBB is free. and phpbb is really easy to use.
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Post by kippeh on Jul 26, 2006 17:50:40 GMT -5
Well also, when I first proposed the idea, I didn't know that the makers of the show sometimes drop by. And the place has become so much more popular in general since then as well. It was more feasible when we had a smaller memberbase and fewer guests drifting through. I'm pretty sure at this pount an adult section won't be happening, let's just put it that way. I think if someone wanted an adult Foster's board, it ought to be completely seperate. (And not run by me.) Wow, the Lauren Faust and friends have stopped by? Awesome.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 26, 2006 20:36:00 GMT -5
Hmm. vBulletin costs money. phpBB is free. and phpbb is really easy to use. I've already made the decision, xxelex.
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Post by tonya on Jul 26, 2006 23:23:09 GMT -5
I've changed my opinion..... It would seem pretty odd talking about mature topics about Foster's. What's there to talk about anyway? Well yeah sure Wilt, he's the man of our fantasies that we can't shake! We know that about eachother and yet we're not jealous BECAUSE we share our thoughts about him with decentcy. Oh...BUT I DO imagine THIS would be a BIG problam between us obsessed with Wilt fangirls, if adult topics were allowed, some dirty talking gal would cause a riot on Foster's! For example, a girl says" He's so hot, I just wanna-(she says stuff that just goes the wrong way with fangirls)", and then there'd be fights, wars, riots, and it would just get ugly, I promise you. THAT is why I think adult topics is a bad idea, unless the topics were monitered or something by Sparky and the Pitbulllady, AND if the topics weren't just down right discusting. You CAN have a mature discussion without it turning into some sick, nasty porno, you know! Reading posts people may write about the IF's acting out a porn scene would be DISCUSTINGLY disturbing to me. And if it got THAT bad, um.........*I'm saying this, trying to sound as kind as possible* I'm really sorry but, Sparky, Pitbulllady, you just might lose some members. I was just thinking about all the possbilities, having adult topics and such.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 27, 2006 0:19:20 GMT -5
Let's just say that at this point...we're pretty much NOT going to have an adult section. End of story.
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Post by kippeh on Jul 27, 2006 0:57:13 GMT -5
But what if we had an adult section with...? *gets shot*
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Post by One Radical Dude on Jul 31, 2006 14:14:18 GMT -5
I also believe I've heard Lauren say that this is such a great site -- people are civilized here, not much in the way of profanity, and so on. If we did have an "adult" section, that would change all of that.
Are you still considering looking for another web hosting provider? The one I mentioned months ago has increased the storage, transfer, databases again.
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Post by Sparky on Jul 31, 2006 15:26:48 GMT -5
I was never looking for a hosting provider, I was looking for forum SOFTWARE, that I could install on my own site. I *thought* you were confused. No, we will be using vBulletin, on fosters-home.com, which is hosted by Futurequest, which vBulletin recommends (I've been with FQ since January, before I ever decided to use vBulletin, so its just a happy coincedence).
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