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Agreed. Would be nice if the people running a hackathon like this simply put a note "Keep it family friendly" (which, with a 9 year old presenting, seems reaso

• gojomo 13y ago
  I would like to see the opinion of someone who actually brought their young child to the event... or even, ideally, from a child in attendance. When parents bring a child to an event that's traditionally ~99% adults, I'm not sure that what they want is for the event to down-shift to be more 'family friendly'. They may be trying to show their child more of the authentic grown-up world. I think that's what my parents were after when they brought me to R-Rated movies at the age of 9. (Or perhaps, they were just too cheap to hire a babysitter.)
  • MetaCosm 13y ago
    But, your parents KNEW it was R-rated, they didn't go into an UNKNOWN and then got whatever they got... I am fine with a hackathon saying "This is X rated, for improving <pornsite>" -- that is perfect fine, it isn't about the specific expectation, it is about SETTING one. Having no guidance means that if this is acceptable is far more grey... I think it if was supposed to be G-rated, everyone would agree it was not. Clear boundaries and expectations help everyone, from a parent deciding if their children should participate to an adult deciding if they want to attend.
  • WestCoastJustin 13y ago
    Apparently she was on twitter @ https://twitter.com/kkjordan/status/376792617553362944 https://twitter.com/kkjordan/status/376792617553362944