Hum...thinking about this.

I noticed that if I go into the explicit poetry section I get a warning saying that I may not continue if I am under eighteen and don't have parental consent, but if, say, I press on another poet's name and go to their poetry I can access all their explicit poetry without getting a warning.
I know that it is my responsibility that I notice what section the poem is in, and be responsible for my decision to read it or not, but younger children might not notice the section that the poem is in, and read it...

Well, shouldn't there be a warning there, too?
Perhaps nothing can be done, but I've been thinking about it for a while, and I thought I'd share...

-beth

Nice observation. really, I have a 14 year old trying to become a memeber of P&Q and to be honest there is some things I would not want him to read in the explicit poems.

Thank you for pointing this out so I can share this oversight with him.

--Sher

Yes, but perhaps an 8-9 year old shouldn't be exposed to that sort of material yet.

Do you think an 8 or 9 yr old can understand what the word f**k looks like and understand its meaning in the term it was used? It is a very versatile word and can be a preposition, an adjective, a verb, a noun, and much more. If an 8 yr old can read the word and understand its context, and the way it is used. I believe they should be honors English class in elementary school. I know grown people who write poetry in here that do not understand the context of simple words. For example, I has been better. Not only does it not make sense, it is a moronic sentence.
But back to the point yes I noticed that also. I don’t find it a big deal. You can find explicit books at the library, at school, and on the computer whether it is on this site or any. It is basically for liability purposes. Just covering there butts.

Kids are exposed to explicit language at home, in fights. They know that the word is a bad and violent one. To read poetry that has words, and also descriptions of violent or explicit actions is not good.

I myself am not worried about the poems being blocked from my children; afterall, it is my responsibility to teach them right from wrong.

As I said earlier I am grateful that the oversight was brought to my attention. Not so I could ban my child from the sight and not so I can throw a fit about it, but it simply gives me another oppertunity to talk to my child about the explicit poetry and to help guide and direct him in the manner that I see fit.

It is not up to Janis or any moderator here to protect my child from things that anyone may see unfit, but it is up to me to gently guide all my children and raise them the best I can.

In my opinion that is how it should be with all the teens on this sight. Simply put a parent should and must be involved with their child because no matter what there are going to be things that a child is exposed to that many will not agree with.

Explicit poetry to children is like drugs, just guide the children and when the times comes pray that they make the right decision. Train and trust is the best you can do.

--Sher

just to put it back on front thanks to the spammer

bump