Threads with Sexual content.

[Hecktix]

Atm, there are A LOT of threads with sexual conent being posted.
Tbh I don't actually believe half of them...
"Should I have sex?"
"Is my penis too small?"
"What is this stuff coming out of my penis when I play with it?"
This is a HABBO related forum, CHILDREN as young as 11 or 12 can see the threads on this forum.

If their parents saw that, do you think they would be impressed?


A26. It is not allowed to talk about adult subjects like making love / sleeping with somebody or sexual details in anyway - Because this forum is meant for people of all ages, and teenagers in particular, it is NOT allowed to talk about subjects that could be not suitable for younger members.

You are IGNORING your OWN rules, letting these young members see unsuitable material.

I myself am 16, and I don't really like reading about peoples sex lives. I don't come to this forum to hear about people's sex lives either; I come because it's an interesting site to discuss things.
Tbh, over the past year this forum has majorly slipped from a habbo forum, to a teen forum. Last year Habbox.com and Habboxforum.com could have easily become official fansites, but now I really doubt you'll be getting the official forum, as a large number of the members dont even play habbo, and an even larger number of the members dont discuss Habbo on this Habbo related forum.

A year ago, if someone posted a thread about the size of their penis, it would be closed and they'd be infracted.

Need I say more?

[CrazyColaist]

i wana slep wit u

thats a pm what i got yesterday and tell me about it.

[VPSwow]

Well yes im 15 and i agree with this.

[Axel]

If you're so bothered, don't look at the health & advice forum and just live in the Habbo section?

[English]

Though I agree with what you are saying about half of them are totally unbelievable, I fully disagree about it being allowed to be posted.

Kids as young as 11 and 12 are the minority on here(probably about 3-4 active users) and they are learning stuff that they probably wouldn't get taught in school. This is a great thing as they can learn from it and use it in the future, instead of being un-sure and too scared/embarassed to ask people in real life. Let it be!

[Rizter]

''Talk about being a teenager, everything from crushes to bullies. Only post what you are comfortable with posting, and please don't post any sexual content''.

That is the description under the forum in question, so yes maybe a higher level of moderation is needed on that particular forum. I am no expert on those subjects but I am sure someone who is interested in that line would moderate and reply to topics in that forum.

[Hecktix]

If you're so bothered, don't look at the health & advice forum and just live in the Habbo section?

tbh; its not me im bothered about. i just know if my younger sister was using this forum, i'd feel uncomfortable about her seeing threads like what i've seen. and people her age are using this forum.

[The Professor]

Though I agree with what you are saying about half of them are totally unbelievable, I fully disagree about it being allowed to be posted.

Kids as young as 11 and 12 are the minority on here(probably about 3-4 active users) and they are learning stuff that they probably wouldn't get taught in school. This is a great thing as they can learn from it and use it in the future, instead of being un-sure and too scared/embarassed to ask people in real life. Let it be!

As useful as that information is to younger children, a habbo based forum is not the place for it. If they want that info, they are either taught it in school or go on websites dedicated to that topic of discussion. Posting about it on a forum that explicitly states that it is NOT allowed is not what HxF is for.

I completely agree with the thread starter on that point. There are other forums (www.forums.govteen.com (http://www.forums.govteen.com) being a rather good one i believe) that deal with the sort of questions that people are posting in forums that are designed for that. A forum based on a game designed for 12-18 year olds is definately not the place to post it.

Having said this, the point about the forum moving away from being a habbo forum is unjustified imo. The habbo parts of the forum are very much active, and the other parts see far less activity (except a certain few forums, runescape and spam spring to ming). As well as being a good place to discuss the game, it has also become a useful place for other areas of discussion. To take away that resource on the basis that the forum was originally designed for something else is a bit stupid because it is still being used for the purpose it was created for, as well as other things, which is by no means a bad thing.

[Mr.Sam]

or make that section of the forum hidden to anyone under a certain age. sure, people might just change the age on their profile, but if parents see their child on that forum, they'll also see that they've changed their age so the can go on it. and if you put a warning in the forum description thats like 'ONLY [AGE] YEAR OLD MEMBERS CAN VIEW THIS FORUM' it also adds to the protection

Make a sexual advice section and have a age limit.
and threads like "IS MI PENIS 2 SMALL!?!" are crap.

Done

[Hecktix]

Yeah but how dya enforce a limit?

[Mr.Sam]

Maybe have it like the pixel art group - you have to join the group to see the forum - but there is no badge.
Therefore it is up to the person.

[le harry]

Or you have to be a certain age upon sign up if thats possible :S

[Steven.]

On the topic of age limits and that on the teenhelp.org forum they have a modification in place that you need to be (i believe) 16 to view a forum.

The forum in question on teenhelp is 'Non PG-13 Discussion'.

[=HeatWave=]

I spose u could password protect it. and then join agroup to get the password or something.

[Markness.]

or just leave it the way it is, if users looks at that forum they should expect to see some sexual content and words, i think they should just put a bigger notice or make it underlined or something "this forum contains threads of a sexual nature, discretion is advised"

[Hecktix]

The fact is its not allowed and children around 12 are being submitted to sexual material, because mods dont seem to know the rules.

[Elkaa]

The fact is its not allowed and children around 12 are being submitted to sexual material, because mods dont seem to know the rules.

We do know the rules, thank you.

Teenagers are curious around the age that they use this forum. If users don't want to read posts in the Teen Forum, you can hide it, or just ignore them when clicking on "New posts". Whilst I agree that some of the questions aren't needed, some of them people can actually get help from.

As it has been pointed out, the rule has become more and more slack over the past year, until now it isn't enforced as much as it used to be. If you disagree with this, I'd suggest PMing ---MAD--- and talking about it.

[Hecktix]

We do know the rules, thank you.

Teenagers are curious around the age that they use this forum. If users don't want to read posts in the Teen Forum, you can hide it, or just ignore them when clicking on "New posts". Whilst I agree that some of the questions aren't needed, some of them people can actually get help from.

As it has been pointed out, the rule has become more and more slack over the past year, until now it isn't enforced as much as it used to be. If you disagree with this, I'd suggest PMing ---MAD--- and talking about it.

Thankyou for explaining, but it wont change my opinion, this rule needs to be re-enforced.
However I won't be PMing MAD, i'd rather see him reply to this thread, besides my inbox is full so yeah.

[GommeInc]

I always thought it was obvious that Habbox Forum Rules contradict each other? Well, welcome to the glorious world of Habbox Forum and their badly orchestrated rules :)

Also, children of the age of 11 learn about sexual education, as far as I believe anyway. I first learnt a bit about it in Year 5 or 6, so that would of made me 9 or 10 years of age? This was at school by the way, not just general boredom and wanting to 'learn.'

[Nixt]

Sorry, but I disagree. If you have a 'Teen Life' (or similar) section on a Forum there are going to be threads with mild sexual content. The fact is, this Forum is increasingly becoming non-Habbo in terms of it's members and the majority of those members are in their teens and therefore they are going to be looking for advice which may be of a slightly sexual nature.
The rule states - "A26. It is not allowed to talk about adult subjects like making love / sleeping with somebody or sexual details in anyway - Because this forum is meant for people of all ages, and teenagers in particular, it is NOT allowed to talk about subjects that could be not suitable for younger members." - although some of the threads are like that, not all of them are explicitly sexual. This rule simply backs up what I have said earlier by saying "teenagers in particular", teenagers are the ones who are going to be asking the majority of this mildly sexual questions...

[Bomb-Head]

We do know the rules, thank you.

Teenagers are curious around the age that they use this forum. If users don't want to read posts in the Teen Forum, you can hide it, or just ignore them when clicking on "New posts". Whilst I agree that some of the questions aren't needed, some of them people can actually get help from.

As it has been pointed out, the rule has become more and more slack over the past year, until now it isn't enforced as much as it used to be. If you disagree with this, I'd suggest PMing ---MAD--- and talking about it.

There's no problem with him posting it here and getting other forum members views aswell.

[Hecktix]

Right. I'm going to mention this here, before I PM mad.

Notice how ---MAD--- replies to EVERY thread in this forum; except threads by certain people.

Dont give me crap that he "hasnt come over it" yet, because posts which were posted after mine have been looked it.

So MAD, just because I caught you taking bribes, doesnt mean you should ignore my suggestions for the forum.

I am STILL a member, therefore stop being PETTY and ignoring my thread.

I'm not criticising you (for once), in this thread, so why dont you reply?

[today]

IT WENT
o did i miss something between u n mad? ;o

[Hecktix]

*removed*

so i dont get unfairly banned.

[today]

IT WENT

:rolleyes:

"he tried to get me to pay him a throne" why would you pay him, surly he should of paied you to stay away from habbox, staff side?

[dorothy]

i agree, that forum is so stupid.
if people want sexual advice and stuff, go to a forum that's for that.
it's just annoying seeing little preteens talking about their bits and peices.
no one is actually using it properly anyway.

[Hecktix]

*REMOVED*

So I dont get unfairly banned.

[today]

Tbh, just add a note on the forum des "Some content may be of sexual nature and deemed unacceptable to anyone under the age of 13, read at your own risk"

^^

[Hecktix]

Tbh, just add a note on the forum des "Some content may be of sexual nature and deemed unacceptable to anyone under the age of 13, read at your own risk"

^^

RULE A26 SOZ

[Catzsy]

We do know the rules, thank you.

Teenagers are curious around the age that they use this forum. If users don't want to read posts in the Teen Forum, you can hide it, or just ignore them when clicking on "New posts". Whilst I agree that some of the questions aren't needed, some of them people can actually get help from.

As it has been pointed out, the rule has become more and more slack over the past year, until now it isn't enforced as much as it used to be. If you disagree with this, I'd suggest PMing ---MAD--- and talking about it.

Well I agree here.... advice about things around puberty is an essential part of this forum I believe to help the members and is valid for that reason and should be kept. The how 'big is your penis' thread was an obvious wind up and is not asking for advice so should not have been allowed IMHO. Trouble is a mod has to be fairly experienced to get to know who the wind up merchants are.

[today]

*REMOVED*

So I dont get unfairly banned.
lol, heh, i saw what you wrote ;)


RULE A26 SOZ
Then whats the point of the forum. :rolleyes:

[GrAcE ShOrT]

Now you're just adding to the strictness of the forum, and it's unneeded. Some of these kids are only asking for some help. I'm sure you see lots of younger members on the likes of "TeenHelp" seeking this sort of guidance, so why shouldn't people seek it here? People aren't forced to click on the threads title, and if they do - then they can blame themselves. If they don't like the first sentence they read, they simply just have to click back and go elsewhere. This is basically harmless. As much as I like to point out Habbox' faults (Seeing as there are oh so many of them!) I don't agree with this rule becoming any more strict.

Also, if you cared to notice - the majority of these threads with the "sexual content" in are under the forum category of "teens and older members". There's not much the forum can do to prevent any younger members taking a look inside of them. I believe people from the age 13 can make their own decisions and can pass their own judgment on this situation. I also believe a fair share of the population of teenagers on the forum have just a tad more sense than you're giving them credit for.

So yes, if younger members look inside of these forums, it is clearly their own fault - as it states the forums beneath that category are for teenagers and older. (Remember, 13+) I don't see any apparent need for your "protest" against the matter, as it's harmless and it's something that can easily be avoided.

[Hecktix]

lol, heh, i saw what you wrote ;)
You were meant to.
I just didnt want MAD to see it.


Then whats the point of the forum. :rolleyes:

Then either the forum or the rule should be removed, because they contradict eachother.

However when Mr.Sam brought this up in the rules thread and mad alterered some, but not Rule A26

[kyle♥]

Why does it bother you so much? 11 and 12 year old kids should know about sex ed.. I learnt about it all in school when I was that age.

And the only people in that age group are probably Kyle and Vien, that's it. And it aint just a Habbo Forum it aint official and the other sections are actually more used than "Habbo" apart from people spamming threads with "news" just when the Hotel goes on maitenance :rolleyes:.

[samsaBEAR]

i personally belive that talking abouts things sexually related is no problem at all.
kids will talk about it to friends, as previously pointed out they learn it at school at quite a young age, 10-11 is when i first had sex ed. and as far as im aware, 11+ is the age range for habbox members?
i think we should allow talking about these things. talking about it on a forum that they visit and talking about it with people they've got to know is a lot better, and more benficial to them, then just waiting to maybe catch it on the off chance, especially with sexual slang and stuff like that.

[Hecktix]

I see Laith is still being very avasive of this thread.

[---MAD---]

This will be dealt with. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

[Hecktix]

This will be dealt with. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

For once you have earnt my respect!!!

[.:Normal...]

"What is this stuff coming out of my penis when I play with it?"


Lmao. That made me laugh sorry. But in all seriousness I agree somewhat. But as most of these threads are posted in the "Teen" forum, and teens are going to talk about that kind of stuff. If non teens go there that's their own buisness. And as for their parents, they would probably be wth at their kids going there instead of the forum?

Anddd.. habbo was made for kids right? Well, I don't think parents would be too happy to find out that habbo now has an option to unfilter words and their kids probably chose that option.

IMO I think you should only be allowed to see the teen forums if the birthday year that you put in when you registered meets the correct age.

[ReviewDude]

I think, much like many Forums, there should be a sort of 'Mature' Forum, with an option in your profile (default = off) to not view it, as a sort of safe for work thing. Perhaps it could even be like a joinable usergroup, allowing people to see the Forum only if they wish.

Inside that Forum, helped along with some specialist Moderators (you'd need Super Moderators, or just some really good ones), there should be Forums for sexual advice and help.

I also think there should be a one-stricke-you're-out policy, whereby if a user posts spam, is rude, is immature, they can be removed from viewing/posting in the 'Mature' section forever.

[T0M]

I think they should be LESS strict with these types of threads, alot of members on here are mature enough to talk about it if they choose to and alot of people have been helped out by them.

If you dont want to read them then dont but the option should be there for people who want to.

[sim]

Sorry but I heard the thread starter complaining along the lines of "I don't want to hear younger members talking about their bits etc" well tbh neither do I, but when I was that age, Im pretty sure If I had an issue with my bits, I would have posted it because I could have remained anonymous on the net.

[reindeer.]

I myself am 16, and I don't really like reading about peoples sex lives. I don't come to this forum to hear about people's sex lives either; I come because it's an interesting site to discuss things.

Need I say more?

dont read them then, fool.