• BelovedOldFriend [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Back on the subreddit, I recall a user called /u/r_socialism_run_by_kids (or something to that effect that fit the character limit) and I am not surprised to find that there is now data supporting that assertion.

    I would be extremely interested in similar data about Hexbear users. Frankly, what reason is there to assume that our user base is substantially different?

    • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I see a lot of posts talking about a posters highschool history class. But also about the same as people talking about their kids.

      I feel like the accessibility might create a bell curve of age ranges centered on early/mid 20s

      • BelovedOldFriend [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Seems like I see more of the former than the latter.

        But one thing that sucks is seeing something like a post about school or whatever, then checking in on the megathread and it's half borderline-horny :top-use-words: :bottom-speak: :headpat: shit and I get really fucking uncomfortable. :libertarian-alert:

        • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          I think kids are also more likely to talk about their lives.

          But yeah that fucks me up. We need the volcel police back and for them to include that weird petting role play that folks deem important enough for a mega thread.

          Not to be a prude but cmon man :biden-harbinger: I much rather have a prude volcel site that stays on topic over a horny leftist wing of a fan fic rp forum

          • Nounverb [none/use name]
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            3 years ago

            We've been saying this forever and it's been a non-stop deluge of aggro horny posters demanding horny.

            The volcels are sick of it and are gonna RISE UP

            • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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              3 years ago

              Next struggle session: Horny gulag to protect the chaste scholars of the site from being distracted by weird head scratch emojis.

          • VolcelPolice [any]
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            3 years ago

            The volcel police depends on a network of snitches. Please alert the nearest officer if you see any offences in progress so that they can be dealt with

          • BelovedOldFriend [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            I think part of the problem is that VP was always at least in part a bit, and now it's gone on so long that people think it's entirely a bit.

            • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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              3 years ago

              I mean they're trying but it's just one person with an account. I try to keep it up and call out people when it gets too much. I think we should unironically give the VolcelPolice account admin powers, just to keep people on their toes

              • BelovedOldFriend [he/him]
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                3 years ago

                I am calling for swift moderator removals of all horny posting, plus notification in the thread by the moderator of why the post was removed. Only through corrective action and education can we rid ourselves of the scourge of age-questionable hornyposting.

                • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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                  3 years ago

                  Yeah the TOS only requires users to be over 14 years old to have an account. Even if we changed it to 18 underage people would still be on here. So the best answer is just no sexual shit. End of story.

              • VolcelPolice [any]
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                3 years ago

                If the people want it, we are prepared to move to an admin role. Of course we would need to consult with the actual admins first, but that's another conversation. Until then, we remain (mostly) ever vigilant :volcel-judge:

    • My_Army [any]
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      3 years ago

      I would be extremely interested in similar data about Hexbear users.

      We had a user survey a good while back and iirc the 21-25 segment was the plurality, so the average user here is significantly older than the average Redditor, which makes sense.

      • BelovedOldFriend [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        So, not substantially different. I love how the people here really seem to dislike that fact, judging by the votes.

        • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          We lean like 3 to 5 years older on average but that's it really. Other than that it's pretty similar, if not exactly the same