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Originally posted by Teddy Bear
Its me again... Just full of questions. 
1) How do you decide if a thread should be just locked or if it should be removed from the board completely?
2) How do you check someone's age in here or chat? I don't remember giving any ID when I joined. I could tell you I'm 28 or 88... How would you know?
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Hi...since Sharni is off I will try to answer these.
1) We have a relaxed protocol of sorts since this is far less of a problem than on many other boards. In general a thread might be locked instead of removed if there were original on- topic posts that were substantial. If a thread begins with a post that is purely posted for the purpose of inciting an argument/personal attack and one does indeed erupt, it may be pulled. Originally I was instructed by admin to remove any off topic posts and to lock the thread, if the thread was salvagable, if not, pull it. Everyone who is a member here agreed to a set of standards and were notified that this is a moderated board and that posts could be edited or removed, when they joined. This does not remove the poster's responsibility to be respectful in their posts. Threads are removed for many many reasons other than arguments/personal atacks. Sometimes for reasons we can share and sometimes for reasons we can not. If you ever have a question about a thread feel free to ask a moderator and if they can give you an answer they will.
Pic threads that are removed, are usually removed at the request of the poster but more often they are removed because they are images stolen from other websites and not the poster's own pics.
Stories are removed or edited if they contain references to minors. If an author repeatedly posts stories involving minors after being warned, they will be banned to prevent further posting.
2) Members are asked to confirm they are over 18 when they join. Do some lie???? yes.....Do I/we catch them? Usually. I am not going to explain how I/we find out because it gives away the edge that keeps them screwing up and revealing themselves. It is the sites responsibility to ask if they are adults and to remove any known minors, we do that. I have had to ban current members who were minors when they originally joined. I have welcomed them back and helped them reregister etc. once they are legal.