The age range of Wayfinders
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Don't know if it's worth discussing, but does Wayfarer seem like it's just been watered down way too much to suit all ages? I'm sure everyone here has been more or less surprised with probably one of the strongest censoring and banned list of words which are even more draconian than Club Penguin. Also, the thought that there are most likely children under the age of 12 probably attempting to submit wayspots as well, and then having their nomination attempt rejected for s.e.x.u.a.l activity, are probably either just shaking their heads or laughing in hysteria. Also, the lacklustre attempt to explain how to submit a wayspot is so watered down to suit all comprehension levels that it actually says nothing.
I don't know. What is the average age range and distribution of Wayfinders anyway? Is it typically teenagers and young ones? Adults in their 20s? Or older? 99 years? Personally, I believe that the essence Wayfarer is geared and aligned more towards adults, but how watered down and censored these forums are makes me think this forum tries too hard to accommodate for the occasional (maybe frequent?) child/student who wanders onto these forums. As an Australian, I can't even call someone my m.a.t.e, I have to call them a friend instead. And we can't even talk about George W B.u.s.h. Not like we'd want to anyway. And the fact that just having ONE image in your post or comment must go through moderation which takes pretty much a day anyway. This same strict moderation does not exist in the other official forums.
Back in the early days of Ingress, you had to be 18 years or older to be able to play the game, mainly because of the exploration aspect which may endanger children, but the terms were quickly modified to the general 13, 14 or 16 years depending on the region. Maybe if there actually were Pokemon Go community forums, a lot of the heated discussions about S2 cells and the overflow that the Wayfarer forums cop would be diverted there. Or like, the **** mobs would probably congregate there. Strange how we have official community forums for every Niantic game except for Pokemon Go, which explains why Wayfarer is probably as pseudo as a Pokemon Go forum can ever get.
Is Wayfarer something that really should be excessively censored, and should there be a minimum age limit?
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We need look no farther than the language of Wayfarer’s Rejection Criteria to see that it really is not directed at children.
What is safe? What is unsafe? These are things children are still struggling to discern. Exactly what IS PRP, how do you tell, and why do you care?
What about the next bunch? How confidant would you be about a child’s answer to any of that stuff? What’s disruptive, what’s abusive? How about sensitive?
The objective of Wayfarer is to curate words, pictures, items and locations so the AR games are fair, fun, interesting, and family friendly within their own scope. To serve as a Wayfarer demands thoughtful consideration at the meta level. Expecting any normal child to do all this is folly.
Is there an official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite forum? I was unaware, if so! I thought it was just Ingress, and that forum spawned this one. Agreed that both the forums are quite valuable to either area of interest, and that a Pokemon Go forum would be appropriate to give some kind of an interactive voice for its players....but I'd likely rarely go there, based on the Twitter and Facebook responses to official posts.
There is a forum for every Niantic game except Pokémon GO (and Pikmin I guess but that’s still in very limited beta). Don’t know what that says about that community in particular.
Given the toxicity of the PoGo community to the point where they recently driven off the PoGo CM, I would not blame Niantic for not creating a forum for PoGo.
I agree that it would be a cesspool, but it would stop some “Why didn’t my PokéStop appear” and similar threads. You’d need some thick skinned Niantic staff on it and swift ban hammers
Agreed. Those recent actions have really put me off wanting to be further involved with the PoGo community.
Pikmin App has a forum: https://niantic-pikminapp.vanillacommunities.com/
Ah thanks. It wasn’t under the usual “community[dot]website” URL.