DVC~OKW~96
<font color=green>I'm not big on gold as a color.
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2000
Oh! Please don't be upset! Honestly, I think this thread has served many valuable purposes. It's always a good thing (albeit not always comfortable) to provide a mechanism for people to share their thoughts and opinions (when the issue is important enough to care about).
Not all the opinions here are in agreement, and some of the thoughts are quite direct and clear on multiple aspects of the same issue, but that is a good thing!
I think one of the ways of addressing some of the factors under discussion here is that if any one of us does not like innuendo (for example) then we simply don't participate in it. Now, I'll be the very first to admit, I'm dumber than a doorpost with regard to innuendo and could very easily be missing some of it (or feeding into it!).
I know that the party line is that the DIS is family friendly and that children read these boards. I have to say this and please, it's not to disparage your position on these complex issues at all, however this board is the least of any parent's worry. I can't tell you how many threads I've opened on other forums (trip planning, resorts, transportation, budget, ect.) to find rancor, sarcasm and down right nasty comments. Light hearted innuendo that most likely will go over the heads of most children is not a huge factor emmenating from this particular board. That is not meant to provide an "excuse" for allowing innuendo, rather my perspective on why it's not a threat for children (coming from this board).
Not all the opinions here are in agreement, and some of the thoughts are quite direct and clear on multiple aspects of the same issue, but that is a good thing!
I think one of the ways of addressing some of the factors under discussion here is that if any one of us does not like innuendo (for example) then we simply don't participate in it. Now, I'll be the very first to admit, I'm dumber than a doorpost with regard to innuendo and could very easily be missing some of it (or feeding into it!).
I know that the party line is that the DIS is family friendly and that children read these boards. I have to say this and please, it's not to disparage your position on these complex issues at all, however this board is the least of any parent's worry. I can't tell you how many threads I've opened on other forums (trip planning, resorts, transportation, budget, ect.) to find rancor, sarcasm and down right nasty comments. Light hearted innuendo that most likely will go over the heads of most children is not a huge factor emmenating from this particular board. That is not meant to provide an "excuse" for allowing innuendo, rather my perspective on why it's not a threat for children (coming from this board).