I couldn’t have said it my better. It gets me thinking to those agencies that assist law enforcement to snare online predators. They use adult decoys who can pass as younger so as to not expose kids to that world. Kids know it’s out there for sure, but no need to have to deal with it on a first hand basis.
For the most part they’d see it in the room anyway. It’s not like these disgusting people are conscious of minors when posting it.
That is a fair argument that can’t be disputed. However my rebuttal is why help to expose kids to things they shouldn’t have to see. I just fail to see the logic when I hear that the number one issue is to protect kids here, yet we’re gonna promote kids to moderate adult content. Whether it’s a 13+ room or not they’re going to have to deal with adult content if they’re in a position of moderating said content. We all know that teenagers know that that stuff is out there. I do t see the need to willfully expose them to it is all.
In your case, none apparently.
Of course no sane person would let their kid on here. But kids are going to come on here regardless, and they're going to be exposed to adult content. So, as I argued above - why shouldn't they be able to choose to help fight it?
The level of exposure is what differs. A chatter only sees the content posted in main during the time that they are logged in. A moderator reviews reports from main and from PMs over a much longer duration of time. This results in more content exposure (and often worse content exposure) because it includes PMs that wouldn't otherwise be available to be viewed as a non-staff chatter.
Yeah, and it's even worse in Kids Chat even as non staff. On this site, it can't be avoided.
It's a sad reality, but I have absolutely no doubt that the content a mod is exposed to in Kids Chat is worse than the content they would be exposed to in General Chat. That wasn't the question though. You asked a question about why being a mod would result in more content exposure than being a chatter, and I answered it.
Yes, and I also addressed that in my first post.
Ok allow me to answer your second question first. Yes, install adults to monitor kids chat. Do we allow kids to run daycare centers? No. As adults it is our responsibility to look out for and keep kids safe. Online and off. There’s a reason law enforcement uses decoys posing as minors to catch online predators. It’s to not expose minors to things they don’t need to see. This has nothing g to with Pinky as a person. I am quite sure she is an exceptional person. But there’s a reason we have rules and laws to protect kids her age. She’s not old enough to consent. It’s up to the adults aka us to keep them safe. Now if you guys can’t grasp that then that’s on you all. I’m not patronizing as you keep saying. I just care about keeping kids safe is all
Ya kinda contradicted yourself there. The answer to your query can be summed up in one word. Parenting.
This is an issue I've personally wrestled with for a long time, and there is no good solution given the current circumstances. The adults that operate daycare centers are extensively vetted and trained. If there were adult staff members in the youth rooms, then they would need to be background checked at a minimum to be in that position. This is a site that operates with volunteer staff members, and it's just not realistic to perform the type of vetting required to safely put an adult in charge of overseeing children.
I dont feel this is the point lol