My age requirement policy for the blog and gaming with me.

I feel the need to bring this up as last night a fan of two years decided to no longer follow me, due to my age policy.

First, the blog itself is kept at a PG-13 rating as best as I can. There have been a few rare exceptions.

Second, when signing up to be a subscriber, you should be 18 one older. Now some may ask why that is when I maintain a PG-13 blog? Well, simply put, it is for those times when I might post something not suitable for below 18.

Now, I’m not going to kid myself here. I know that teenagers and younger kids have heard all sorts of bad language or seen violence in video games, movies, etc. However, as an adult, I feel I need to be responsible in that I not perpetuate those things to those younger than adult age.

This brings me to my point regarding the now, lost fan.

He wanted to join in on my gaming party and I said fine. After a few games, he said to me that he was 16. I immediately said to him, that I couldn’t game with him any longer and that after the current game we were in, he would need to leave the party.

Now I’ll save you the immature rants he said after that.

I will say that even though I, not a parent myself, I do not feel games with violence are appropriate for kids. Yes, I know Halo 5 is Teen rated.

This goes a little further though. When I game, I of course get into the action. I, like many of you, may cuss during a match. That is something that I do not want to have a person under 18 hear from me, if it can be helped. Whether or not the kid says it’s okay with their parents is irreleveant to me. First, I would hope that cussing is NOT okay with parents. Second, I have no way of knowing if the kid is telling the truth or not, so I err on the side of caution.

In NO WAY do I want to contribute to a minor’s upbringing like that. As well, I will NOT be held responsible when/if a parent should get on the headset and try to berate me for my language. This didn’t happen last night, it’s just preemptive thinking on my part.

Have I games with people under 18? Sure. Do I still? Rarely. I make a scant few exceptions. In fact, ATM, I can only think of one person I game with that is under 18 now. And he rarely games with me.

Again folks, the point is that, while I try to keep things at PG-13 on the blog, sometimes aware post is of adult age. When I game, I do not want to feel like I have to censor myself when I know there are minors present. So I choose NOT to game with minors. That’s not me being mean or a jerk. Rather that is me actually caring about the welfare of the kid.

Okay, I’ve said my bit. Any questions, comments, concerns, please either reply below or e-mail me at [email protected].

Oh on that note, any and all communication with me may be posted on my blog. Be fare warned then that by contacting me, you give your permission for me to post your message.

‘Nuff said.

-Sal

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About Sal

I’ve got tons of experience with Halo gaming and collecting. I feel I have something to offer to the greater Halo fan community. Posts along the way will be about tips and tricks in the games as well as collecting and many more Halo related things. I’ll also repost interesting articles from the official site, Halowaypoint.com, or from fellow Halo fan sites. As I continue this blog, I hope to help gamers who want advice on the games, as well as any collectors with regards to where to find collectibles as well as deals, coupons and so on. You can also follow me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/#!/HaloFanForLife or Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/halofanforlife11. Welcome to my blog and I hope you’ll come back again and again. -Sal

5 thoughts on “My age requirement policy for the blog and gaming with me.

  1. it may not be fair for people who is under 18 but i do see why you dont want to play with people who is under 18. hopefully ill get xbox one because alot of my friend on xbox run off to xbox one, left me and other friend on 360 lol

  2. Your stance on gaming with minors is understandable. Your experience with your former follower more than justifies it.

    I have a question though, does 18 years old really define “maturity”? Yes, turning 18 means that one is now legally an adult (in the US at least) but considering that teenagers that are 17 years old can buy M-rated games and watch rated R films, such a policy is interesting. And there are immature people of all ages (I have encountered quite a few unpleasant adults while gaming online).

    In the end, it is your decision on who you want to game with and like you said, you do make exceptions. I have gamed with you in the past on the Xbox 360 when I was around 15 or so and there were no problems to my knowledge.

    • This is more a thing of legality than immaturity. You are one of the exceptions I was referring to with regards to age. You’ve been mature enough. I hope in turn while gaming with you that I’ve been mature as well.

      • I see. It’s nice to know that you think I’m mature enough. It’s been a while since I gamed with you but I remember you were quite friendly. I would like to game with you again but I do not see myself getting a Xbox One anytime soon.

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