Ira
Alien
Best Original Character Best Villain
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Post by Ira on Nov 21, 2012 14:53:37 GMT -6
And yes, Invisionfree is free to use. It's limits usually are the sexual ones and 'obscene'. However, again, we've done extensive torture scenes and whatnot on there without issue before. They don't monitor things realy, they just reserve the right to pull records if they see anything.
So if money's the problem, there's a route to go. Just throwing it out there.
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Post by Lamia on Nov 22, 2012 2:19:43 GMT -6
The pg-13 rule is annoying and the threads that were reported and removed weren't even that graphic to begin with. I vote yes.
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Post by Chloe/Kat on Nov 22, 2012 3:41:19 GMT -6
And yes, Invisionfree is free to use. It's limits usually are the sexual ones and 'obscene'. However, again, we've done extensive torture scenes and whatnot on there without issue before. They don't monitor things realy, they just reserve the right to pull records if they see anything. So if money's the problem, there's a route to go. Just throwing it out there. But it's still technically against the rules, is it not? I think the point of the move is to go some place where these things aren't prohibited whether the host provider police these things or not. |
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Post by Meryl Silverburgh on Nov 22, 2012 4:05:43 GMT -6
I don't see how some of you can complain about ProBoards own rules when they are things you agreed to upon registration. It's not Ayen's or their fault you didn't read them before signing up. The ToS is even linked to in the rules for goodness sake.
Seeing that I doubt by US law I'd be able to participate in a "18+ thread" if it became available on a new host or not since I'm underage, I vote no. I quite enjoy posting on ProBoards and look forward to the conversion to V5.
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Post by Queen Lori on Nov 22, 2012 5:44:08 GMT -6
No thanks. I'd rather not have to read about your guys sex stories or explicit torture scenes.
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Post by The Director on Nov 22, 2012 7:17:58 GMT -6
People are just creatures of habit. They get used to how something works and don't like anything new or different whether it's objectively better or not. ProBoards version 5's interface is heads over shoulders better than the current version with a lot more customizability that I honestly doubt another host will be able to provide, I could be wrong though but I still doubt it. We have more color options than just a basic red, blue, yellow and green drop-down screen, which save us time in memorizing certain hex color codes. Codes like the justify full and like button are already integrated into the software so we don't need the code anymore. We can link to more videos than just Youtube, reference a member by their username to alert them of a post or such and notifications for messages and replies to threads that you bookmarked which will be extremely helpful to people who tend to be forgetful. Not to mention a load of other useful and fun features. I think it'd be a terrible missed opportunity if we leave before V5 came out =/ Yes. As a writer I find any type of enforced site rating to be restricting and contradictory to a setting where only our imagination should be the limit. On here I have to be very careful not to cross a line I think shouldn't be a factor in the first place. If it's at all possible to change hosting to resolve this then I'm for it but only if it doesn't come as an inconvenience for the admins here. So please, only consider my yes vote if it's no inconvenience to you. DoA is easily one of the most creatively free RPs you'll ever find on ProBoards or any other forum host out there. Being able to virtually play any character imaginable, developing a custom world laid out by the admins or make your own altogether and in the Downward Spiral, which is underplayed for some reason, role play as any character in any scenario you want, character application or no, canon or no, as you please. I don't even have a need to make my own RP anymore because if I wanted to make my own world and plot I could just post it in the Downward Spiral board and play it out with others. If I wanted to make a city in Genesis I could make one in Elim. I was even able to single-handedly develop Isafaro by showing a different side of the city altogether and all I was told by the admins were, "As long as it makes sense, go for it." Taking into account everything we can do here a 'forum rating' is just so trivial in my mind. Does it really make that much of a difference? It's not like we're working under the limitation of a G rating. The pg-13 rule is annoying and the threads that were reported and removed weren't even that graphic to begin with. I vote yes. The point is they were still 'graphic' otherwise you wouldn't have phrased that in the manner you did. And if it's graphic then it was right for them to be removed, whether you subjectively think they weren't that bad doesn't matter. We don't need to be explicit on things like violence in order to have an enjoyable experience. No thanks. I'd rather not have to read about your guys sex stories or explicit torture scenes. No one has a gun to your head regardless of what's decided here. |
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Hotaru
Alien
The Soldier of Silence
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Post by Hotaru on Nov 22, 2012 7:37:22 GMT -6
I don't see how some of you can complain about ProBoards own rules when they are things you agreed to upon registration. It's not Ayen's or their fault you didn't read them before signing up. The ToS is even linked to in the rules for goodness sake. Seeing that I doubt by US law I'd be able to participate in a "18+ thread" if it became available on a new host or not since I'm underage, I vote no. I quite enjoy posting on ProBoards and look forward to the conversion to V5. This. I'm guessing you guys would have to have a 'mature area' even if you're hosting it yourself so moving is really a moot point for anyone under the age of 18 since we won't benefit from content anymore than we do now and I like using ProBoards. |
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Jehanne
Human
The New Age
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Post by Jehanne on Nov 22, 2012 7:42:27 GMT -6
No. We're fine right where we are.
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Post by Ares on Nov 22, 2012 7:48:22 GMT -6
Looks like I'm going to be the first one to say no. Personally I don't think the PG-13 rating and v5 are such huge inconveniences for us. It's a shame that we lost one or two threads, but that potentially could have been avoided if clarification was asked if it was a particular post that needed changing or the whole topic. As for v5 most of the complaints I'm seeing of it are people who have gotten used to the v4 software. It's just people who are afraid of change. Once v5 comes out and people get used to it I doubt many of us are even going to remember how things worked in v4. All in all I don't think anything sufficient enough has happened to warrant a move on this large a scale. DoA is easily one of the most creatively free RPs you'll ever find on ProBoards or any other forum host out there. Being able to virtually play any character imaginable, developing a custom world laid out by the admins or make your own altogether and in the Downward Spiral, which is underplayed for some reason, role play as any character in any scenario you want, character application or no, canon or no, as you please. I don't even have a need to make my own RP anymore because if I wanted to make my own world and plot I could just post it in the Downward Spiral board and play it out with others. If I wanted to make a city in Genesis I could make one in Elim. I was even able to single-handedly develop Isafaro by showing a different side of the city altogether and all I was told by the admins were, "As long as it makes sense, go for it." Taking into account everything we can do here a 'forum rating' is just so trivial in my mind. Does it really make that much of a difference? It's not like we're working under the limitation of a G rating. Couldn't have said it any better myself. |
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Post by Lamia on Nov 22, 2012 19:25:17 GMT -6
The point is they were still 'graphic' otherwise you wouldn't have phrased that in the manner you did. And if it's graphic then it was right for them to be removed, whether you subjectively think they weren't that bad doesn't matter. We don't need to be explicit on things like violence in order to have an enjoyable experience. Not true. My thread that was removed due to a ToS violation wasn't graphic at all >.> It didn't even show anything. |
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Post by Gabrielle on Nov 23, 2012 9:27:52 GMT -6
No.
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Post by Ayen on Nov 23, 2012 13:23:18 GMT -6
48 hours later and it looks like we're staying. Thanks for the votes, everyone  |
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