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What do you do when you're sad? o_o 

Id probably spend less time working for money as a teenager and more time going on adventures with friends.  

Im gonna weigh in on this. Firstly though Id like to address why this thread got locked. 

Despite how it initially seems, this isn't being locked to ignore criticism. If that were the case we could hide the thread completely, delete it even. The reason it's been locked is because an open thread aimed at criticising a sites staff (any site, by the way) and decisions almost always goes downhill pretty quickly. Members who feel upset at a mods decision use it as a place to, excuse the metaphor, shit on the sites staff members. In addition to being something we dont exactly appreciate, some users who are happy with how the site is run will inevitably come to the defence of the staff. Opinions clash, people fight ... you can see where this is going.

We would much prefer people to post criticism in a more focused way. For example:

Instead of: "What problems do you have with MLP Forums?"

Try: "Excessive vulgarity policy; could we change it?"

As you can see, the first thread invites people to talk about whatever they so choose...including personal grievances with decisions against them. The other thread however, invites people to discuss a specific policy we have. The OP will likely have talked about what they feel needs changing and doesn't really leave room for people to come in (outside of them going completely off topic) and turn it into something abusive.

In addition to that, if you wish to vent frustration about a decision you are always free to contact a moderator and we'd be happy to talk to you about it.

Now to respond to your specific issues.

Although vague in practice and application, there is a marked discrimination toward references to the body (i.e. the word "nipples" etc)

Nipples is fine. You wont get a thread removed because you said nipple (unless your thread is literally nothing but the word nipple) , that's not even a typically sexual body part.

and the topic of sexuality (I posted a thread once about masturbation, which was promptly deleted). But this is all relative. I posted another topic about people's fear of talking about sex (ironically, it was in response to having the masturbation topic deleted) and that went down fine.

If you've created a thread about masturbation and it turned into a "Oh I love to pet the snake four times a day" kind of thread then it will probably get removed because we have younger members here. We're fine with people discussing health topics and referring to masturbation from the context of a philosophical debate but if a thread turns/is turning into a rather 18+ discussion then it doesn't have a place here.

The second topic you talked about is fine because it isn't an inherently 18+ discussion. Talking about peoples approach to discussing sex is a genuine discussion that doesn't particularly invite people to get into the nitty gritty details about their sex life, in fact it really has nothing to do with peoples sex life. That's why its fine.

And then there is the intricate "code" of acceptable words. These are most often only single words, it's the mention of them alone that's sufficient to get you in trouble. There is a noticeable censorship regarding certain words- (the typical 'dirty' words) but, it seems not all swears are created equal. In my experience, it seems words like "shit" and "fuck" are acceptable, but other 4-letter words aren't. So there is an unsaid discrimination about which words can be used and which can't. 

Honestly this really boils down to common sense. Fuck and shit are used practically all the time by people of all walks of life. Everyone and their grandmother has heard these words. Whereas there are other 4-letter words that you don't hear often or that are decidedly more crude. Im not going to say which ones but its fairly obvious, especially when those words aren't typically versatile in their use. 

Fuck can be used as a verb, both transitive and intransitive, a noun, an adverb, a conjunction and an interjection. How many other 4-letter words do that? That's why its one of the most acceptable crude words to say online. Most of the other words (4 letters or not) are used to describe other individuals in a demeaning light or to describe parts of the body in a very crass way.

Common sense dictates which ones are relatively fine to use.

By virtue of the way a site is run, everyone responds differently in how they judge a user or their content, and what action is to be taken. An over-abundance of mods, or those particularly strict or overzealous in their function, can do more harm than it does good.

The way our moderation system works is designed in such a way that it requires multiple moderators to agree on a course of action before it takes place (warnings, suspensions, bans, so on). That way we can be reasonably sure no single moderator is treating people according to their own personal code.

It doesn't make our system perfect, but it does attempt to minimise any sort of huge disparity in how we respond.

So yeah, we do appreciate you bringing forth your criticism, just try to post it in such a way that it doesn't invite all manner of arguments about whatever topics people wish to bring up. It doesn't end well.

Not bad, an easy 7/10 

Ignore the weird video for this next one

I volunteer myself.

Hey guys this is not the appropriate place for a discussion such as that. Keep things on topic and more importantly keep things cool. Im not going to repeat myself.

Kinda cute, nice crop too 8/10

Here is a photo from mid-2013. I was going to my high school prom and I decided on the following dress. These photos are old, so don't be too cruel!

 

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Wow, you look incredible in that dress. No idea why you thought people would be cruel

Centred, good gif loop and decent enough layout though I normally prefer all text to be underneath an image. 8/10

Not bad actually, I like the style. 8/10

Bubbly 

Not bad, though I wish it sounded a little more...80s if that makes sense  7/10

Pretty good. 8/10

Sure, why not. Im not exactly afraid of giant tigers or guys in suits of armour.

Actually really good. 9/10

Actually made me kinda laugh, I love the expression on her face. 8/10

Honestly, people just need to ignore the whole "PC Master Race" thing, It's just assholes being assholes after all.

As for the actual discussion about PC gaming versus console gaming, there are plenty of arguments to be made for both sides. Firstly people need to realise that a lot of developers fail to deliver decent PC versions of their games which is despicable given how the PC gaming market has increased over the last few years. What this means is that you'll end up dealing with shitty performance issues on some new AAA titles. You'll also need to deal with the whole 'console exclusive' thing which Is also really shitty. I'll explain why I dislike that in the spoiler below this paragraph.

All in all though, if you like to be able to push games in terms of graphical fidelity and you enjoy playing FPS' on a more competitive level, you'll enjoy PC gaming. You just need to understand what you're getting into. It's more work then a console and you'll encounter more problems, but in return you'll be able to customise your experience a fuck ton, including the ability to mod many games which exponentially increases a games lifespan.

That being said, consoles have the undisputed up side of being ridiculously easy to set up and use. When you buy a game for a console, you can be sure its going to fucking work when you put the disc in the tray (barring some hardware damage or crappy day 1 bugs). You'll also have an equal playing field in multiplayer games. The downside is you get basically no control over anything, including repairs (assuming you enjoy repairing your own stuff).

At the end of the day though, we're all gamers. It really doesn't matter what platform you play on. Enjoy what you enjoy.

Possibly

Its unique, that's for sure. Enough to give it a 8/10

Not a bad crop, cute character 8/10

Better than I thought it would be actually 8/10

Have somethin weird

I always thought Id avoid reddit but I've ended up using it a lot, mainly visiting the subreddits based on the games I play.

Not bad, nice crop. 8/10

Not bad. 7/10

Not bad, reminds me of the pubs I used to go to when I went out with my uncle. 7/10

Known for attractive anime avatars.