Pornography should be allowed on DDO

1)Net decrease in traffic Lovelife states that allowing pornography links on DDO would be no different than using Google to search for pornography. However this statement is completely wrong. One is intention. If one were to post a link to a pornography site, one has every intention so that others would view it. Google does not *intend* people to search for pornography. It is intended to be a *search engine*. In Google, one can search for any site in the world including sites that contain illegal content, hate groups, libelous material, and unsafe sites that cause viruses and malware. That does not mean that Google *promotes* them. However, linking pornography sites would be completely different, since there is clear promotion. Second is purpose. Google's purpose is to be a search engine to find websites. Therefore, it is perfectly legitimate to search for pornography on Google, since it is a search engine. DDO purpose is for debating. Based on lovelife's logic one should be able to post links of the same nature, including websites that defame, threaten, or harm other members since one can also find the same material on Google. Google already has given itself a reputation of being a good search engine. Therefore parents and educators ignore the fact that one can search for pornography on it. DDO is relatively unknown and has not earned that reputation yet and parents and teachers would be hesitant to allow minors to join this website. 2)The Community's lack of respect for this site It is very likely that allowing pornography on this website would degrade this place to a place like 4chan or at the very least a place that the community would not respect. 4chan main purpose it to be an image board. However, due to its lack of rules it has also been a place to shock, and coax free porn from another. /b/ is only one portion of the site, yet has 30% of its traffic. DDO main purpose is to be a debating site. However, despite this, many people do not use this site for debates. It has become a place that is based more on chatting with others. For example, for every 945 posts in the forums, you have only been in one debate. It is very likely for this place could degrade to a place that cares mainly about pornography. Lovelife does not contend that no respectable website allows porn. Youtube's term of service states that no pornography is allowed on it. Pornographic videos are quickly removed [1]. Flagged videos are in the process of being removed yet have not been reviewed by a moderator yet. 3) Posting pictures or videos that could harm others and/or be illegal The issue with InsertNameHere was that it was from an outside source. Just like somebody can post nude pictures of others from an outside source. If someone's nude pictures were up for display, he or she would clearly be offended. "Accidentally illegal pornography can spring up anywhere. Just because something might go wrong doesn't mean we need a blanket rule for such thing." Lovelife agrees that it is possible that others can post images or videos that can be harmful or illegal. One should not engage in high risk actions. It's called foresight. If I have unprotected sex, it would be very irresponsible, even if nothing does go wrong. Of course there is illegal pornography in the world, yet just because it exists does not mean we should put ourselves in a situation that would get us involved with it. "Again I do not think the majority of DDO would post pornographic pictures of themselves on here." I do not either. However, if a minority of people did then you would still have a lot of people on DDO who would regret their decision and if the person is a minor, the owner could face a lawsuit on his hands. Lovelife then states a DDO members do not have the right to complain if he or she does post a picture. However, teenage brains are not fully developed, which causes them to engage in risky behavior, hasty decisions, and do actions without thinking of the consequence. Also, many members could pressure other members to post nude pictures. This could be a joke or an attack, but a foolish or low self esteem member could very well do the act leading to terrible consequence. 4) Pornography would not enhance any features on this website Members are allowed to discuss pornography. Otherwise we would not be able to have this debate. Discussion, debates, and expressions of controversial beliefs would still exist. The debate topic: "----seems to have bigger tits then ----in this pornographic video" is just a crude and pointless. This only demonstrates how porn would not enhance any features on this website 5) Decrease morale on DDO A debater can be a pervert or a pedophile. These are not mutually exclusive. Even still, this site has had a decreasing emphasis on debating. Lovelife states that people can ‘just use a google search to look for porn'. However, the google search can link to us. Based on Pro's logic that "If porn was all they want there are plenty of Google searches they can conduct" I should not make any profits creating a pornographic site, since one can simply do a google search. Instead, people will be attracted to this website because there will be stupid debate topics like: "----seems to have bigger tits then ----in this pornographic video" and other discussion on pornography that don't enhance any feature of this website. This is how we would obtain stupid and immature people. Lovelife states that "I also believe that DDO already has that attitude which drives away most of the females." You're a women and still on this website. Pornography would only make this attitude worse. Pornography sexual objectifies women. Since pornography would be allowed, people could harass other members to take naked pictures of themselves. Obviously, one cannot do this now at DDO since pornography is not allowed. Many users are called out for making ‘sexual remarks' to women. Cerebral_Narcissist made a remark about InsertNameHere and was labeled a pedophile. Sac8 stated "Ann is all the women I need on this website" and was also ridiculed.[2] http://www.youtube.com... [1] http://www.debate.org...[2]