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Conversely, given that this decision has already been made, I don't see any harm in people sharing their thoughts.

+1. People are allowed to have different opinions. It's not cool to assume someone's acting in bad faith just because you disagree.

People have no reason to be uncomfortable talking to people above the age of 18 because they are not children, though. That's the difference.

+1 to this point

Thank you, I really appreciate you editing it and clarifying. Sorry to respond harshly -- I'm clearly not completely over what happened.

Yes, I realized that. I removed my initial response and responded with a second one post after, but it looks like you were responding as I did that and we crossed wires. Thank you for editing. I'm sure you can understand why it might feel pretty awful to have that sentence taken out of context...

Edited my previous response here because I realized I'd misunderstood what happened. @Alexstrasz Ruskein I'm pretty frustrated that you quoted the last sentence of my post out of context, to make it sound like I was primarily mourning the benefits of being here as an underage member, when in...

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Removed my earlier, less caffeinated response. Now that I've had coffee, a better one: I'm okay with this, and agree it makes sense. I was groomed by a creep when I first joined, he visited me in person when I was 15, and it's only by luck and my friends not leaving me alone with him that...

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