I've been rather reluctant to post in this thread- but only because I was unsure of what to say on the matter.
I've heard a lot of discussion on this topic mention religion and Christianity.
Not being a religious person myself, I don't understand how religion ties in with all this.
However, I can still tell that it means a lot to Dapianokid and a few others of you, so I respect your faith, whatever it might be.
On the issue of censoring words, I feel that restrictions should be quite low.
I don't really care what words are used, but rather
how they are used.
When used out of offensive context, occasional swearing is acceptable. But when used offensively, then there's a problem.
Also, a sentence without swears can easily be more offensive or inappropriate then a sentence with swears.
I therefore feel that a word filter is pointless, as an individual "bad word" on it's own is meaningless. It would catch only some of the offensive content, and still block a lot of inoffensive content.
For surveillance and restriction on a computer.
I guess I can't say I know what this is like; as long as I remember, I've had unsupervised administrative access on the household computers.
But I'll give my two cents anyway: Parents have the right to raise their children the way they think is best for them. I think, generally, the amount of restriction is up to them.
But nevertheless, I think there might be a point where it goes too far for me to easily accept it. Like a
constant surveillance of everything ever visited, every private message sent, everything ever typed... I think taking it to that extent might start to become a serious invasion of privacy.
Now in the case of Dapianokid:
It is evident that, although his father has put on some pretty hefty restrictions, he still gives his full appreciation, trust, and respect toward him.
He recognizes that his father knows what he's doing, and is doing it out of love for the overall good.
And instead of being angry for these limitations, he is
thankful.
Hearing all that is just great. It is awesome that he gives his parents all the respect they deserve, and acknowledges the positive reasoning behind their punishments.
Not every teenager do the same.
And me, my parents give me a great amount of trust, and especially after reading all of this topic, I feel that I should really show my thankfulness for all of it.
Perhaps I should do something nice for my parents this weekend
