SweetasNuts wrote:
You do realize that as owner of the site you have total legal responsibility for any laws the site currently breaks and may break in the future, right?
This entire thread has been you patronizing people who want change by saying they should run for PB, patronizing the PB for not doing more and taking more responsibility, and yet you seem to feel that you shouldn't have to take responsibility for anything on the site. Any time you've been criticized for your actions you deflect. This isn't about a democracy. This is about legal ramifications for a business you own breaking the law. It doesn't matter how much faith you have in the userbase to self moderate. It doesn't matter how much faith you have in the userbase to fight for change. The issue here is that, the userbase has been fighting for change (many of whom have experience in legal fields), and yet you don't give them even the peace of mind that you are willing to make all of the changes that need to be made. You put all responsibility on the elected government without any regard for the fact that if legal issues come up, it will all be put solely on you. What would you do in a courtroom? Blame the userbase? That's really disgusting to think about.
The site absolutely should not be 13+, and the site shouldn't even be 16+. You can't just bail out as the owner.
At this point, if you honestly can't just face the facts that you, as the site owner, should be more responsible with your power, then you should just sell the site.
With great responsibility comes pressure and difficult decisions.This is the only thing you've said in this entire thread that I agree with- but it should be directed at yourself too.
You do realize that as owner of the site you have total legal responsibility for any laws the site currently breaks and may break in the future, right?
This entire thread has been you patronizing people who want change by saying they should run for PB, patronizing the PB for not doing more and taking more responsibility, and yet you seem to feel that you shouldn't have to take responsibility for anything on the site. Any time you've been criticized for your actions you deflect. This isn't about a democracy. This is about legal ramifications for a business you own breaking the law. It doesn't matter how much faith you have in the userbase to self moderate. It doesn't matter how much faith you have in the userbase to fight for change. The issue here is that, the userbase has been fighting for change (many of whom have experience in legal fields), and yet you don't give them even the peace of mind that you are willing to make all of the changes that need to be made. You put all responsibility on the elected government without any regard for the fact that if legal issues come up, it will all be put solely on you. What would you do in a courtroom? Blame the userbase? That's really disgusting to think about.
The site absolutely should not be 13+, and the site shouldn't even be 16+. You can't just bail out as the owner.
At this point, if you honestly can't just face the facts that you, as the site owner, should be more responsible with your power, then you should just sell the site.
