We obviously have people who for legitimate reasons of their own would have to leave ToE if it was opened up to younger members, yet we still have many younger members who might be in need of advice. Perhaps the problem is that we're trying to make ToE all things to all people.
Very few people under 18 are going to feel the need to discuss threesomes, fidelity, anal play etc. simply because most teenagers would not have reached that level of variety. What they do need is a place to talk about their insecurities, their confusion over many aspects of relationships, including, but not limited to sex.
What I'm suggesting is that we have a Thinking of England Junior forum, or call it something else, a Life and Love forum, a Flirting forum, whatever. It would be visible only to members and would not be a "sex forum". This is not to say that sex could not be discussed there, but that it would be less "frank" than in ToE.
Obviously there are two questions here.
Firstly, would people be happy with this option? Is it too patronising?
Secondly, would it cover us legally? Since it's not a "Sex Forum" would it be legitimate? Surely the sort of situations we have discussed in the past like STDs and the Girlie thread would be perfectly safe and legal in the context of a forum for teens?
This may be the monumentally stupidest idea ever, but I thought I'd throw it out there for discussion.
Your thoughts?
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I'll post this in business also for those who do not have access here.