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I'm just curious as to why all the forums have the ESRB "M" rating symbol in the lower right corner. Halo and Halo 2 (And presumably Halo 3) are all rated "M", but Bungie has games besides the Halo series. This forum, for example, is about the Bungie community itself.

Just curious.

  • 09.01.2007 1:03 PM PDT
Subject: ESRB Can't rate forums.

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This thread is going to produce a load of smartass comments about how the Halo 3 forum isn't mature.


(Just thought I'd get in there first)

  • 09.01.2007 1:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: Cockburnicus
This thread is going to produce a load of smartass comments about how the Halo 3 forum isn't mature.


(Just thought I'd get in there first)
I doubt it.



The games are rated "M". They are just letting people know that this is a mature site based off of Mature rated games. That's all.

  • 09.01.2007 1:12 PM PDT

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odmichael got it. It's because the games are mature (but not most of the community) and they are making evryone aware of that. They don't want soccer moms suing Bungie because their kid was on a site of mature games.

  • 09.01.2007 1:30 PM PDT
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Well it would just seem to make more sense (to me, anyway) if they'd put it in the header of the Halo Forums. You know, just a little disclaimer (Halo [x] has been rated M for Mature (17+ only) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), rather than having it in all the forums.

  • 09.01.2007 1:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: DEATHPIMP72
Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.

Agreed. The ESRB rating is most likely there just to inform parents that the content of the site includes discussion of (and screenshots, and media, etc.) a video game that is rated "M."

There won't be any lawsuits with or without the "M" sticker in the lower-right corner (as the ESRB ratings are entirely voluntary and not mandated by law -- not even in New York yet -- and laws attempting to make such regulations are consistently found unconsitutitional), but having the "M" marker on the site is definitely good for public relations and business ethics.

Posted by: Texas Ben
Well it would just seem to make more sense (to me, anyway) if they'd put it in the header of the Halo Forums. You know, just a little disclaimer (Halo [x] has been rated M for Mature (17+ only) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), rather than having it in all the forums.
Why would that make more sense? It is just as easy to place it in the tagline at the bottom of every page you see on the site, especially considering that some level of Halo discussion is likely to take place on almost every single area of this site at some point. Even in the Flood, Community, and Underground forums. And definitely in groups as well.

[Edited on 09.01.2007 1:47 PM PDT]

  • 09.01.2007 1:45 PM PDT