Permission to view this page, Regarding magical girl konoha

[Alkaid_]

I just tried to understand the rules we need to oblige.

The real answer, as much as they might try to dress it up in other ways, is 'it's arbitrary.' There's not necessarily a huge issue with that, it's just funny watching mods pretend it's anything but. One of the most popular games on the site (Summer/Winter Memories) has a protagonist Shota that is clearly meant to be an elementary schooler at most considering their 'homework' is writing in crayons in a little picture book (and also the way he looks.)

 

[morphnet]

The real answer, as much as they might try to dress it up in other ways, is 'it's arbitrary.' There's not necessarily a huge issue with that, it's just funny watching mods pretend it's anything but. One of the most popular games on the site (Summer/Winter Memories) has a protagonist Shota that is clearly meant to be an elementary schooler at most considering their 'homework' is writing in crayons in a little picture book (and also the way he looks.)

You are spreading misinformation here, that is not the real answer.

"it's

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.", No it is not.

The decision is NOT determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle.
The decision is made out of necessity and for very good reasons.

The decision is NOT based on or subject to individual judgment or preference.
The decision is voted on by the staff and mods and not subject to individual judgment or preference.

The decision is NOT relating to a decision made by a court or legislature that lacks a grounding in law or fact.
The decision is trying to not only keep the site and community safe legally but also from hackers and others who would target the site.

All your post is doing is spreading misinformation and confusion.

There are only 3 things people need to remember about rule 7

1) Follow the rules
2) If in doubt ask / report using the report function or the ticket system (tickets can be found at the top of the pages)
3) The staff and moderators decision is final. If in doubt see 2.

 

[Mirai_Hikari]

If I'm understanding that rule correctly, it's basically saying no loli content, but that seems like a strange rule to have since this site has a "loli" tag.

this site is extremly wishy-washy on rule 7. literally a 50-50 crap shoot on weather a game that has it or looks like it has it will be allowed on here. witch is funny cause other just as taboo tags like incest and bestiality are perfectly ok lol

 

[anne O'nymous]

this site is extremly wishy-washy on rule 7. literally a 50-50 crap shoot on weather a game that has it or looks like it has it will be allowed on here.

Looks like someone need a refresh regarding the said rule 1.7:
"Content (a game, image, video, story, animation, etc.) depicting nudity, sexualization or sexual/erotic activity involving prepubescent character(s) is prohibited. A "prepubescent character" is one that visually shows no sign of puberty, or if non-visual is otherwise clearly intended to represent a prepubescent character. 2D and 'unrealistic' depictions are generally looked upon more favorably."

witch is funny cause other just as taboo tags like incest and bestiality are perfectly ok lol

Because incest and bestiality do not attract the attention of a community that like to infest a forum, trash it with its real life p*d*shit content, and stick to it like shit to your shoes. The rule 1.7 isn't and have never been, a moral issue, it's a common sense measure to protect the forum and its users.

 

[zakoking]

Looks like someone need a refresh regarding the said rule 1.7:
"Content (a game, image, video, story, animation, etc.) depicting nudity, sexualization or sexual/erotic activity involving prepubescent character(s) is prohibited. A "prepubescent character" is one that visually shows no sign of puberty, or if non-visual is otherwise clearly intended to represent a prepubescent character. 2D and 'unrealistic' depictions are generally looked upon more favorably."




Because incest and bestiality do not attract the attention of a community that like to infest a forum, trash it with its real life p*d*shit content, and stick to it like shit to your shoes. The rule 1.7 isn't and have never been, a moral issue, it's a common sense measure to protect the forum and its users.

How can you actually sit there and type this out while games like "https://f95zone.to/threads/get-viol...ounter-rpg-max-volume-v1-0-3-b-bishop.119376/" have been on the site for over 3 years. About 5 minutes into this game, after entering the main city for the first time, you are confronted by a "LITTLE GIRL" who refers to herself as such, who then proceeds to give the MC a blowjob, all the while taunting him about how the MC is losing to a "little girl" with a "little mouth." The girl in question of course looks like a pre-pubescent child (narrow hips, no breasts, small frame, short, etc.), and the MC also does not look like an adult. Is it because the "little girl" is the one initiating the bj? If that was the case then Rule 7 wouldn't have such an intense focus on visual depictions in its description. Rule 7 *is* incredibly wishy-washy, and the intense vitriol from mods trying to defend it doesn't help your case against censorship or bias. Even if it is the case that this game should be banned and it slipped through the cracks, it wouldn't explain some of the other games I've ran into on the site that by all means break rule 7. Ultimately, Lolicon is legal in America, so why ban 2D fictional depictions of kids at all? The rule itself restricts freedom of expression for the sake of what exactly? Because of: " attract the attention of a community that like to infest a forum, trash it with its real life p*d*shit content, and stick to it like shit to your shoes " I'm not sure how arbitrarily removing some games, while allowing others helps you avoid this.
I would LOVE for you to explain exactly how "Violated by every girl" does NOT break rule 7.

 

[morphnet]

I would LOVE for you to explain exactly how "Violated by every girl" does NOT break rule 7.

You, like many others seem to be under the mistaken view that the staff, mods or other members answer to you and have to explain themselves to you. This is NOT the case, you have three choices,

1) You can moan and whine about it and in return catch flak and scorn in threads
2) You can accept it and get that content somewhere else
3) You can go use a different site

This is a PRIVATE forum, run by volunteers. If anything they deserve a kind word once in a while, which they hardly ever get, what they do NOT have to do is answer to or explain themselves to you or anyone else.

Their site, their rules.

As has been said MANY times before, if you find a game you think breaks the rules, report it.
If the report is rejected, accept it and move on.

 

[zakoking]

You, like many others seem to be under the mistaken view that the staff, mods or other members answer to you and have to explain themselves to you. This is NOT the case, you have three choices,

1) You can moan and whine about it and in return catch flak and scorn in threads
2) You can accept it and get that content somewhere else
3) You can go use a different site

This is a PRIVATE forum, run by volunteers. If anything they deserve a kind word once in a while, which they hardly ever get, what they do NOT have to do is answer to or explain themselves to you or anyone else.

Their site, their rules.

As has been said MANY times before, if you find a game you think breaks the rules, report it.
If the report is rejected, accept it and move on.

The website is nothing without its users, so yes, the mods/staff/whoever *should* answer to complaints. Also, theres nothing "PRIVATE" about a public website that everyone is free to use.
Also, Good job completely avoiding the question. Maybe just don't reply, or just agree that the rules are indeed arbitrary.

 

[Count Morado]

The website is nothing without its users, so yes, the mods/staff/whoever *should* answer to complaints. Also, theres nothing "PRIVATE" about a public website that everyone is free to use.

It's not a public website and it is not a website that everyone is free to use.

It's a privately owned organization and people are allowed to create accounts and post at the discretion of the owners and it's staff.

It is not a profit making corporation nor are we the customers. We are guests who are allowed in as long as we abide by their rules.

Their rules. Their party. Their house.

Games which may be considered as violating Rule 1.7 have their fate determined by not one staff member, but through a vote.

If you believe a game violates the rules, report it using the button at the bottom of the first post of its thread.

 

[anne O'nymous]

About 5 minutes into this game, after entering the main city for the first time, you are confronted by a "LITTLE GIRL" who refers to herself as such, who then proceeds to give the MC a blowjob, all the while taunting him about how the MC is losing to a "little girl" with a "little mouth."

I admit it, the girl looks a bit borderline, personally I don't really know if she's pubescent or not. And there's nothing in the 5 CGs in the sex scene that will follow that permit to tell it, because you only see her face.


But, because there's a really a big red but here, and it's this:


So, to paraphrase you:
How can you actually sit there and type this out while you voluntarily goes over the default selection in order to watch a sex scene involving a character that you consider as prepubescent?

And I know that you seen it, because it's only during the scene that she call herself a "little girl". Something that can perfectly be a translation issue, with "little girl" being intended as the opposite of the "strong boy" that the MC believe he is.

The girl in question of course looks like a pre-pubescent child (narrow hips, no breasts, small frame, short, etc.), and the MC also does not look like an adult. Is it because the "little girl" is the one initiating the bj?

No, it's because "2D and 'unrealistic' depictions are generally looked upon more favorably".
I wonder where I've read those words for the last time... Oh yeah, in the rules quoted in the post you answered to...

Ultimately, Lolicon is legal in America,

"As a result of the PROTECT Act of 2003, lolicon meets the federal criteria for child pornography. If you are caught in possession of lolicon or shotacon, you could face federal criminal charges and significant prison time if convicted." [

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Looks like you're wrong on this too...

so why ban 2D fictional depictions of kids at all?

Well, according to your blinders, I should answer that it's because lolicon is not legal in the USA.

But this would be forgetting that there's 194 countries in the world, that all of them have access to internet, and this forum, and that US citizens are a minority even among F95zone members and (extended) staff members...

The rule itself restricts freedom of expression for the sake of what exactly?

Freedom of expression only apply to the rules enacted by the authorities, also known as "laws".

Because of: " attract the attention of a community that like to infest a forum, trash it with its real life p*d*shit content, and stick to it like shit to your shoes " I'm not sure how arbitrarily removing some games, while allowing others helps you avoid this.

I'm tempted to say that the answer is really basic, but view your total lack of understanding, coupled to a bit of hypocrisy, it would be like pissing in a violin.

I would LOVE for you to explain exactly how "Violated by every girl" does NOT break rule 7.

As I said, the explanation was already in the post you answered too...

 

[zakoking]

I admit it, the girl looks a bit borderline, personally I don't really know if she's pubescent or not. And there's nothing in the 5 CGs in the sex scene that will follow that permit to tell it, because you only see her face.

So the only thing that matters is if the game literally tells you if the character depicted is or is not a child? Because that 100% looks like a child.

And I know that you seen it, because it's only during the scene that she call herself a "little girl". Something that can perfectly be a translation issue, with "little girl" being intended as the opposite of the "strong boy" that the MC believe he is.

What is this copium lmao?? Even if you're correct that its some kind of translation error, why would that matter? The translation provided should be taken as is. If someone were to translate a game and purposely or accidentally mistranslate all of the characters into being 8 years old, would that be acceptable under rule 7?? The translation is included with all of the download links hosted on this website.

"As a result of the PROTECT Act of 2003, lolicon meets the federal criteria for child pornography. If you are caught in possession of lolicon or shotacon, you could face federal criminal charges and significant prison time if convicted." [

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Looks like you're wrong on this too...

Saying that Lolicon is "legal" might be too strong of a word for some people, as in America it *can* technically be illegal under **OBSCENITY LAWS**
To quote your source "Possessing loli is illegal under federal law if the anime depiction of an underage person is obscene" the important part of the quote is that funny little word at the end which makes it incredibly difficult to be sentenced for simply posessing lolicon, as what counts as "obscene" is entirely subjective, even when following the Miller's obscenity test. You would be more likely to be in a plane crash than get convicted of a crime for possessing Lolicon. There's only 9 public cases where people have been convicted, and in 6 of those cases they had prior crimes relating to real child pornography.
You can call it a grey area if you want, but thanks to the constitution and the lack of enforcement of obscenity laws, lolicon is (essentially) legal in America.

Well, according to your blinders, I should answer that it's because lolicon is not legal in the USA.

But this would be forgetting that there's 194 countries in the world, that all of them have access to internet, and this forum, and that US citizens are a minority even among F95zone members and (extended) staff members...

What does this even have to do with anything? All that matters is where the owner of the website and the servers are located. If someone visits this website from a country where lolicon is explicitly illegal, any repurcussions from them downloading a game would be entirely their fault, not the owner of the site, or the mods, or whoever. The website doesn't even host the files, although I guess it does distribute them through links.
If the legality of distributing lolicon was even a concern then why not just remove rule 7 and replace it with a game needing to pass the Miller obscenity test since its the only part of the law that matters in these cases.

I'm tempted to say that the answer is really basic, but view your total lack of understanding, coupled to a bit of hypocrisy, it would be like pissing in a violin.

English?

As I said, the explanation was already in the post you answered too...

No its not.

 

[zakoking]

It's not a public website and it is not a website that everyone is free to use.

It's a privately owned organization and people are allowed to create accounts and post at the discretion of the owners and it's staff.

It is not a profit making corporation nor are we the customers. We are guests who are allowed in as long as we abide by their rules.

Their rules. Their party. Their house.

Games which may be considered as violating Rule 1.7 have their fate determined by not one staff member, but through a vote.

If you believe a game violates the rules, report it using the button at the bottom of the first post of its thread.

The funniest part about this is that no one is stating otherwise.

 

[Count Morado]

The funniest part about this is that no one is stating otherwise.

Really?

The website is nothing without its users, so yes, the mods/staff/whoever *should* answer to complaints. Also, theres nothing "PRIVATE" about a public website that everyone is free to use.

 

[Mirai_Hikari]

man arguing about this is a lost cause now, mods arnt gona go through and remove all the games that have kids in them and i honestly dont even care. i was just annoyed at how wishy washy the enforcement of some of the rules are. zwz

 

[anne O'nymous]

So the only thing that matters is if the game literally tells you if the character depicted is or is not a child?

[...] If someone were to translate a game and purposely or accidentally mistranslate all of the characters into being 8 years old, would that be acceptable under rule 7??

"A 'prepubescent character' is one that visually shows no sign of puberty".
Not my saying, the rules' one.

Saying that Lolicon is "legal" might be too strong of a word for some people, as in America it *can* technically be illegal under **OBSCENITY LAWS**
[...] as what counts as "obscene" is entirely subjective, even when following the Miller's obscenity test.

Except that the law (

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) don't say that. It's writing is redundant, but relatively explicit through its second point that implicitly limits the Miller's test to it's third point.

You would be more likely to be in a plane crash than get convicted of a crime for possessing Lolicon. There's only 9 public cases where people have been convicted, and in 6 of those cases they had prior crimes relating to real child pornography.

Well,

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is part of the 3, while

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is part of the 6, but go, show the cases since you know the exact numbers. Then, to fit your claim, show the 66 millions cases where someone have been caught for lolicon possession, but either not sued or not convinced. Because without them, there's a 100% conviction rate.
You are confusing the fact that no one is actively enforcing this law, because there's bigger offense to go after, with the possible legality of the act.

What does this even have to do with anything? All that matters is where the owner of the website and the servers are located.

And for both the answer is "not in the USA, baby".

English?

Yes, it's a sentence wrote in English. There's many people talking this language, and around 340,1 millions who struggle with it; minus the ones who had a Count as teacher.

No its not.

It's a 2D representation of a character for which no one can actually tell if she's or not pubescent; there's a hint of boobs, but it can be an effect of the clothes. Therefore, as said by the rules, it is looked upon more favorably. Would there be tons of such character, the game would break the rule 1.7, but like it's way more than a tiny minority, the game do not break the rules.
And like it's not a none-visual game, it's the visual representation that matters, not the fact that she call herself a "little girl".

And all this was in my post since it integrally quoted the said rule 1.7...

 

[zakoking]

Really?

The person I was replying to simply stated the website was private, not privately owned. Big difference.

It's a 2D representation of a character for which no one can actually tell if she's or not pubescent

Really. No one can actually tell if she is pubescent or not?? You might be overdosing on copium there bud.
Where in the post I "answered to" the was game I was referencing even mentioned???

man arguing about this is a lost cause now, mods arnt gona go through and remove all the games that have kids in them and i honestly dont even care. i was just annoyed at how wishy washy the enforcement of some of the rules are. zwz

I don't even care if they do or not. In fact I'd rather they didn't lol. I just keep seeing Rule 7 violations all over the site and it led me to this thread where I can't believe that the mods are being serious when they say they're enforcing the rule properly. I'm totally fine if they don't care about the rule, or don't take it seriously, but pretending like they do is so weird and lame and I couldn't help but ask about the lack of enforcement.
But I agree, it's a total waste of time, and I've had my fill.

 

[Count Morado]

The person I was replying to simply stated the website was private, not privately owned. Big difference.

Only if you are attempting to parse out meanings to cover your ass and ignore the context in which the original assertion was made.

This is a PRIVATE forum, run by volunteers.

It is obvious what morphnet meant in the context of their entire post.

That being said - F95Zone is both private and privately owned.

Unless you register an account, you cannot interact with this site because it is private. Sure, you can read many posts, but you cannot comment, cannot see images, cannot see user profiles (unless the user sets it so in their preferences), cannot use links to download games. It is all hidden from the public eye.

It is a private website that is privately owned and we registered users are the guests who must abide by our hosts' rules and regulations or we might find our comments edited, removed and we might find ourselves banned.

The hosts are not answerable to us. We, on the other hand, must answer to them.

Again, their party, their house, and their rules.

Just stop backpedalling and admit your mistake.

 

[morphnet]

The person I was replying to simply stated the website was private, not privately owned. Big difference.

The context was clear, you trying to twist the words doesn't change the facts.

I just keep seeing Rule 7 violations all over the site and it led me to this thread where I can't believe that the mods are being serious when they say they're enforcing the rule properly.

It's thanks to people like you NOT reporting these games that it looks like they are not enforcing the rules properly.
If you are one of those who refused to read the terms and rules and the general rules of the sites that's on you.

https://f95zone.to/threads/general-rules-updated-2025-04-24.5589/
https://f95zone.to/help/terms/

F95Zone uses a combination of community moderation, staff oversight, and user reporting to enforce our policies.

There are 21528 games listed on this site and when members like you refuse to report games, YOU are causing the problems.

As one of the staff said

We have games that go unnoticed for a while, even years before its brought to our attention. As we cannot check every game and sometimes the preview images do not show banned content. This is just an example of one going unnoticed until it was reported.

You even admitted to not wanting them to remove these games,

I don't even care if they do or not. In fact I'd rather they didn't lol.

So you have no right to jump into a thread and blame the staff and mods when you are one of those causing the problems by not reporting games.

 

[zakoking]

The context was clear, you trying to twist the words doesn't change the facts.



It's thanks to people like you NOT reporting these games that it looks like they are not enforcing the rules properly.
If you are one of those who refused to read the terms and rules and the general rules of the sites that's on you.

https://f95zone.to/threads/general-rules-updated-2025-04-24.5589/
https://f95zone.to/help/terms/

F95Zone uses a combination of community moderation, staff oversight, and user reporting to enforce our policies.

There are 21528 games listed on this site and when members like you refuse to report games, YOU are causing the problems.

As one of the staff said



You even admitted to not wanting them to remove these games,



So you have no right to jump into a thread and blame the staff and mods when you are one of those causing the problems by not reporting games.

What is your weird obsession with attacking me here? The context was not clear otherwise I wouldn't have written about how the forum is open to the public??? And I instead would've made an argument to it being a publically owned website, which would be a totally insane thing to think that a hentai piracy site would be owned by a government, or publically traded??

Only if you are attempting to parse out meanings to cover your ass and ignore the context in which the original assertion was made.

It is obvious what morphnet meant in the context of their entire post.

That being said - F95Zone is both private and privately owned.

Unless you register an account, you cannot interact with this site because it is private. Sure, you can read many posts, but you cannot comment, cannot see images, cannot see user profiles (unless the user sets it so in their preferences), cannot use links to download games. It is all hidden from the public eye.

It is a private website that is privately owned and we registered users are the guests who must abide by our hosts' rules and regulations or we might find our comments edited, removed and we might find ourselves banned.

The hosts are not answerable to us. We, on the other hand, must answer to them.

Again, their party, their house, and their rules.

Holy shit WHAT? Thats not at all what private means. By your logic websites like Youtube are private websites because you can't leave a comment unless you create an account. Actually the funniest shit I've read all week. There is no pre-requisite to signing up to F95, and besides that, the website is literally a PUBLIC forum that ANYONE can access the contents of. You're so buck broken over me stating that rule 7 is arbitrary that you're going out of your way to disagree with every single thing I say.

Just stop backpedalling and admit your mistake.

That is literally what I'm doing. I misunderstood their comment as they said "private" and not "privately owned" which confused me into thinking why anyone would believe a PUBLIC forum would be private??

 

[morphnet]

What is your weird obsession with attacking me here?

YOU chose to make a poorly worded post in this thread, YOU made it based on a ill-conceived notion, ANY member is allowed to reply to it. Also if you feel I've been attacking you, please feel free to report me, the report button is at the bottom left of each reply.

The context was not clear otherwise I wouldn't have written about how the forum is open to the public???

You are trying to side track this because you know you stuck your foot in it. Here is your post that started this.

How can you actually sit there and type this out while games like "https://f95zone.to/threads/get-viol...ounter-rpg-max-volume-v1-0-3-b-bishop.119376/" have been on the site for over 3 years. About 5 minutes into this game, after entering the main city for the first time, you are confronted by a "LITTLE GIRL" who refers to herself as such, who then proceeds to give the MC a blowjob, all the while taunting him about how the MC is losing to a "little girl" with a "little mouth." The girl in question of course looks like a pre-pubescent child (narrow hips, no breasts, small frame, short, etc.), and the MC also does not look like an adult. Is it because the "little girl" is the one initiating the bj? If that was the case then Rule 7 wouldn't have such an intense focus on visual depictions in its description. Rule 7 *is* incredibly wishy-washy, and the intense vitriol from mods trying to defend it doesn't help your case against censorship or bias. Even if it is the case that this game should be banned and it slipped through the cracks, it wouldn't explain some of the other games I've ran into on the site that by all means break rule 7. Ultimately, Lolicon is legal in America, so why ban 2D fictional depictions of kids at all? The rule itself restricts freedom of expression for the sake of what exactly? Because of: " attract the attention of a community that like to infest a forum, trash it with its real life p*d*shit content, and stick to it like shit to your shoes " I'm not sure how arbitrarily removing some games, while allowing others helps you avoid this.
I would LOVE for you to explain exactly how "Violated by every girl" does NOT break rule 7.

You start by complaining about replies because a game has been on the site for 3 years, something that WAS addressed by a staff member on PAGE 1 if YOU bothered to read. The staff members reply would have made even more sense if YOU bothered to read the terms and rules (which I posted in my last reply)

Your entire argument is based on a game being on the site, YOU assuming that means it's allowed. A misconception on YOUR part, so the fault lies with you for 1) not reading, 2) NOT reading and 3) not understanding.

Your next part claims that rule 7 is wishy washy and claim "the intense vitriol from mods trying to defend it doesn't help your case against censorship or bias."

and as I pointed out, it's members like YOU, who refuse to report games that are the problem. It only looks like there is bias and censorship because YOU and others like you refuse to report games as you've been asked to do.

Your next part is delusional about the laws in america, you also (I'm assuming intentionally) disregard the fact that this site caters to an international community and so the laws of one country do NOT dictate the policies or moderation of the site.

Your next part about the "restriction of freedom of expression" has been debunked many times over, in many of these threads, if you want to know how or why go look it up, you seem to need the reading practice.

The assertion that the removal of games is arbitrary, shows YOU have NOT again bothered to read, YOU DO NOT know how things work on the site and you refuse to.

and now we get to the part I answered. You wanting to know how the game does not break rule 7.

Which I answered. As you can see, your initial reply is littered with ignorance and a complete and utter failure on your part to read, read, read or to bring anything resembling fact to the topic. Worse yet, YOU admit to not wanting the games to be removed while slinging mud at the staff and mods when YOU and others like you are the main source of the problem and if ANY of you bothered reporting as is asked the moderation of this kind of content would look A LOT less bias.

YOU who refuses to do the simplest of tasks that is asked and then expects members, staff and mods to be answerable to you is a joke at best and if you don't like how things are done AND YOU choose to be part of the problem and not the solution there are options available to you as I said before

1) You can moan and whine about it and in return catch flak and scorn in threads
2) You can accept it and get that content somewhere else
3) You can go use a different site

Their site, their rules!

p.s. feel free to report this post to if you like.

 

[Count Morado]

You're so buck broken over me stating that rule 7 is arbitrary that you're going out of your way to disagree with every single thing I say.

Please point to where I have said anything to you in regards to your perspective on rule 7. You cannot, because I have not.

There is no pre-requisite to signing up to F95, and besides that, the website is literally a PUBLIC forum that ANYONE can access the contents of.

Dude. Yes, there are prerequisites.

You must affirm you are the age of an adult.
You must agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the site.
You must use a valid email address to register (they block known burner email server addresses).
You must create a password that is of a certain strength not already compromised found on certain lists.
If you do not follow the rules of the site, your membership on this site may be terminated, even to the point of IP banning and more.

Oh, and yes, YouTube is a private website. It has membership requirements for interaction. Sure, the public has limited access. Only registered users (members) have greater access. Paying members have more exclusive access. And members must abide by the rules or their privileges of interaction and/or use of the site will be terminated.

F95Zone and YouTube provide limited access to general public, but for full access they are considered private forums and websites.

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Public forums are accessible to anyone on the internet, and discussions are viewable by all users. Private forums, on the other hand, restrict access to registered members or approved users. Private forums often require login credentials, making discussions more exclusive and secure.

Again, just accept and admit your are mistaken.