But in my mind, I don't think any of us (or I) will even suggest our kids, someone who is known, a close relative or friends who is not adult yet to join the forum.
I don't suggest it for another reason: privacy.
We have gambling sub-board, there are no rules need to mention that one doesn't need to be 18+
Agreed. But kids could just skip those boards, just like they can skip many other gambling websites.
We have reputation sub-board, people do not mind to use in-appropriate slang towards each others
I haven't seen anything worse on Bitcointalk than what I've heard at schools
I don't think I will encourage my girl to read what I write, not at least she become 18 or at least adult enough to handle the world of adults.
I won't encourage it, but if my kids find their way to a Bitcoin forum online, I'd be proud
I'm pretty sure there are much more dangerous websites than Bitcointalk. I already teach my kids not to use their real name (in games), and they use email addresses without any personal information for registration. When they're a bit older, I'll add the dangers of the internet to the list. I can't wait until they're 18 and then suddenly release them into the wild, they need to learn it, and the best time to do so is while they're young.
How is this still Meta related? I'm not sure "Offensive words" are difficult for kids, it's so easy for them to take it personal. But still, school is much worse than Bitcointalk.