<article>
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	<title>Aussie Gamers Dress As Zombies To Raise R18+ Awareness</title>
	<author>samzenpus</author>
	<datestamp>1268848020000</datestamp>
	<htmltext>swandives writes <i>"Australian gamers will <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/slideshow/339842/pictures\_undead\_gamers\_hit\_sydney\_ready\_protest\_lurch/">dress as zombies to raise awareness about the lack of an R18+ rating for video games</a> in the country. The protest will begin at Hyde Park Fountain on March 27 and lumber through Sydney, raising awareness of the need for a higher classification rating and hopefully causing a bit of havoc at the same time! Computerworld Australia has pictures of previous zombie protests in the lead-up to the event. Australia has a long history of lobbying for an R18+ games classification but, even after a decade, video games are banned from sale if they exceed the maximum M15+ classification. So far, the list of banned titles includes <em>7 Sins</em>, <em>Risen</em>, <em>Left 4 Dead 2</em> and <em>Dark Sector</em>. Others, like <em>Alien vs. Predator</em>, were initially banned but appealed the rating and are now MA15+."</i></htmltext>
<tokenext>swandives writes " Australian gamers will dress as zombies to raise awareness about the lack of an R18 + rating for video games in the country .
The protest will begin at Hyde Park Fountain on March 27 and lumber through Sydney , raising awareness of the need for a higher classification rating and hopefully causing a bit of havoc at the same time !
Computerworld Australia has pictures of previous zombie protests in the lead-up to the event .
Australia has a long history of lobbying for an R18 + games classification but , even after a decade , video games are banned from sale if they exceed the maximum M15 + classification .
So far , the list of banned titles includes 7 Sins , Risen , Left 4 Dead 2 and Dark Sector .
Others , like Alien vs. Predator , were initially banned but appealed the rating and are now MA15 + .
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<sentencetext>swandives writes "Australian gamers will dress as zombies to raise awareness about the lack of an R18+ rating for video games in the country.
The protest will begin at Hyde Park Fountain on March 27 and lumber through Sydney, raising awareness of the need for a higher classification rating and hopefully causing a bit of havoc at the same time!
Computerworld Australia has pictures of previous zombie protests in the lead-up to the event.
Australia has a long history of lobbying for an R18+ games classification but, even after a decade, video games are banned from sale if they exceed the maximum M15+ classification.
So far, the list of banned titles includes 7 Sins, Risen, Left 4 Dead 2 and Dark Sector.
Others, like Alien vs. Predator, were initially banned but appealed the rating and are now MA15+.
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31513884</id>
	<title>Re:What happened to the Aussie spine?</title>
	<author>brainboyz</author>
	<datestamp>1268858340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>They don't play video games, so they don't care.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>They do n't play video games , so they do n't care .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>They don't play video games, so they don't care.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31517090</id>
	<title>Poor AFP/state security services</title>
	<author>AHuxley</author>
	<datestamp>1268829660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Trying to record and id each protester on a given budget.<br> Running around looking for every licence plate and trying to make new friends on the day<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)<br>
Filling the protest chatrooms with new users, getting the ip track, trying to direct, provoke and sideline the protests.<br>
Outside every ALP meeting, walkabout or shopping mall photo op, gamers will remind any ALP minister or candidate of their role as the game banning "Australian Taliban".<br>
Hired private security and protective services will have to clear a path soon. <br>
Every blow, gassing, beating, tasering, broken bone and running over will make youtube not just a few seconds on 7,9,10 and abc/sbs. <br>The feds, supporters and state task forces can smash or wipe all the video devices they want on the day, but images will always make it out.<br>
When will the parents and grand parents show up<nobr> <wbr></nobr>..
Just to remind the sitting member of what was done to their son or daughter in the name of censorship?<br>
The ALP should think hard about Vietnam or 1980's South Africa.<br>Its starts small, vocal and local, but builds over time.<br>
The stasi could not save the state, good luck stopping spontaneous individuals who love games:)
Infiltration, smearing, media control and a well placed agent provocateur dont seem to work so well 1 on 1<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)</htmltext>
<tokenext>Trying to record and id each protester on a given budget .
Running around looking for every licence plate and trying to make new friends on the day : ) Filling the protest chatrooms with new users , getting the ip track , trying to direct , provoke and sideline the protests .
Outside every ALP meeting , walkabout or shopping mall photo op , gamers will remind any ALP minister or candidate of their role as the game banning " Australian Taliban " .
Hired private security and protective services will have to clear a path soon .
Every blow , gassing , beating , tasering , broken bone and running over will make youtube not just a few seconds on 7,9,10 and abc/sbs .
The feds , supporters and state task forces can smash or wipe all the video devices they want on the day , but images will always make it out .
When will the parents and grand parents show up . . Just to remind the sitting member of what was done to their son or daughter in the name of censorship ?
The ALP should think hard about Vietnam or 1980 's South Africa.Its starts small , vocal and local , but builds over time .
The stasi could not save the state , good luck stopping spontaneous individuals who love games : ) Infiltration , smearing , media control and a well placed agent provocateur dont seem to work so well 1 on 1 : )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Trying to record and id each protester on a given budget.
Running around looking for every licence plate and trying to make new friends on the day :)
Filling the protest chatrooms with new users, getting the ip track, trying to direct, provoke and sideline the protests.
Outside every ALP meeting, walkabout or shopping mall photo op, gamers will remind any ALP minister or candidate of their role as the game banning "Australian Taliban".
Hired private security and protective services will have to clear a path soon.
Every blow, gassing, beating, tasering, broken bone and running over will make youtube not just a few seconds on 7,9,10 and abc/sbs.
The feds, supporters and state task forces can smash or wipe all the video devices they want on the day, but images will always make it out.
When will the parents and grand parents show up ..
Just to remind the sitting member of what was done to their son or daughter in the name of censorship?
The ALP should think hard about Vietnam or 1980's South Africa.Its starts small, vocal and local, but builds over time.
The stasi could not save the state, good luck stopping spontaneous individuals who love games:)
Infiltration, smearing, media control and a well placed agent provocateur dont seem to work so well 1 on 1 :)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31518232</id>
	<title>Or indeed Amazon</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268838780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>...or Ebay, or anywhere online for that matter. The only people actually affected by this are the retailers - there's nothing stopping anyone who wants to play a game from getting hold of it - practically everyone I know (I'm in the US) buys their games online anyway, simply for pricing reasons.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...or Ebay , or anywhere online for that matter .
The only people actually affected by this are the retailers - there 's nothing stopping anyone who wants to play a game from getting hold of it - practically everyone I know ( I 'm in the US ) buys their games online anyway , simply for pricing reasons .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...or Ebay, or anywhere online for that matter.
The only people actually affected by this are the retailers - there's nothing stopping anyone who wants to play a game from getting hold of it - practically everyone I know (I'm in the US) buys their games online anyway, simply for pricing reasons.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512058</id>
	<title>What we really need</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268852460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>is to be done with this ridiculous system of rating and censoring everything. For fuck's sake, forcing every parent to agree with a committee on what is appropriate for their children is ridiculous.<br> <br> I'd sooner ban idiots who tell my kids they'll go to an eternal afterlife of torment unless they have the same imaginary friend as the leader Third Twice-Reformed Baptist Church of the Three-Sided Square Circle than a game about a blue hedgehog who likes to jog.</htmltext>
<tokenext>is to be done with this ridiculous system of rating and censoring everything .
For fuck 's sake , forcing every parent to agree with a committee on what is appropriate for their children is ridiculous .
I 'd sooner ban idiots who tell my kids they 'll go to an eternal afterlife of torment unless they have the same imaginary friend as the leader Third Twice-Reformed Baptist Church of the Three-Sided Square Circle than a game about a blue hedgehog who likes to jog .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>is to be done with this ridiculous system of rating and censoring everything.
For fuck's sake, forcing every parent to agree with a committee on what is appropriate for their children is ridiculous.
I'd sooner ban idiots who tell my kids they'll go to an eternal afterlife of torment unless they have the same imaginary friend as the leader Third Twice-Reformed Baptist Church of the Three-Sided Square Circle than a game about a blue hedgehog who likes to jog.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31518602</id>
	<title>Yes you have misunderstood.</title>
	<author>mjwx</author>
	<datestamp>1268842200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>So a ban or a censorship rule of this magnitude basically means that an adult is not allowed to buy <b>or play</b> a violent video game. Or am I mis-understanding what their rating system implies.</p></div></blockquote><p>

Yes you misunderstand what the Australian ratings system implies.<br> <br>

It does not govern what you can play, it governs what you can sell or distribute. You can play an RC game and not be arrested but you cannot do that whilst anyone else is in the room. Like parking on the wrong side of the street over here, you cant be charged for it but a cop only has to wait until you try to pull out and bust you for driving against the flow of traffic. The act itself is not illegal rather the act of getting there is and that has it's own burden of proof (an RC game simply fell from the sky, until they prove otherwise).<br> <br>

Second misunderstanding, violence is covered under M15, which is legal for video games, even sexual references and simulated sex is covered under M15. Only extreme graphic violence or graphic sex will drag it up to R18. Violent video games are fine.<br> <br>

The problem is not that the ratings system doesn't work, the problem is that the ratings system has been co-opted by extremist religious groups intent on enforcing their code on everyone. Changing the system will not eliminate the problem, we need to get rid of the Conroy's and Atkinson's (probably the Abbott's too).</p></div>
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<tokenext>So a ban or a censorship rule of this magnitude basically means that an adult is not allowed to buy or play a violent video game .
Or am I mis-understanding what their rating system implies .
Yes you misunderstand what the Australian ratings system implies .
It does not govern what you can play , it governs what you can sell or distribute .
You can play an RC game and not be arrested but you can not do that whilst anyone else is in the room .
Like parking on the wrong side of the street over here , you cant be charged for it but a cop only has to wait until you try to pull out and bust you for driving against the flow of traffic .
The act itself is not illegal rather the act of getting there is and that has it 's own burden of proof ( an RC game simply fell from the sky , until they prove otherwise ) .
Second misunderstanding , violence is covered under M15 , which is legal for video games , even sexual references and simulated sex is covered under M15 .
Only extreme graphic violence or graphic sex will drag it up to R18 .
Violent video games are fine .
The problem is not that the ratings system does n't work , the problem is that the ratings system has been co-opted by extremist religious groups intent on enforcing their code on everyone .
Changing the system will not eliminate the problem , we need to get rid of the Conroy 's and Atkinson 's ( probably the Abbott 's too ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>So a ban or a censorship rule of this magnitude basically means that an adult is not allowed to buy or play a violent video game.
Or am I mis-understanding what their rating system implies.
Yes you misunderstand what the Australian ratings system implies.
It does not govern what you can play, it governs what you can sell or distribute.
You can play an RC game and not be arrested but you cannot do that whilst anyone else is in the room.
Like parking on the wrong side of the street over here, you cant be charged for it but a cop only has to wait until you try to pull out and bust you for driving against the flow of traffic.
The act itself is not illegal rather the act of getting there is and that has it's own burden of proof (an RC game simply fell from the sky, until they prove otherwise).
Second misunderstanding, violence is covered under M15, which is legal for video games, even sexual references and simulated sex is covered under M15.
Only extreme graphic violence or graphic sex will drag it up to R18.
Violent video games are fine.
The problem is not that the ratings system doesn't work, the problem is that the ratings system has been co-opted by extremist religious groups intent on enforcing their code on everyone.
Changing the system will not eliminate the problem, we need to get rid of the Conroy's and Atkinson's (probably the Abbott's too).
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512316</id>
	<title>What happened to the Aussie spine?</title>
	<author>onionman</author>
	<datestamp>1268853180000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'm amazed that the country producing so many crocodile-based alpha males has such a collective nanny-me attitude.</p><p>Where is that classic Australian manly-man stereotype?  Where are the beer-swigging, rare-steak-eating, dingo-punching heroes of lore?  Did they all get banned, too?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm amazed that the country producing so many crocodile-based alpha males has such a collective nanny-me attitude.Where is that classic Australian manly-man stereotype ?
Where are the beer-swigging , rare-steak-eating , dingo-punching heroes of lore ?
Did they all get banned , too ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm amazed that the country producing so many crocodile-based alpha males has such a collective nanny-me attitude.Where is that classic Australian manly-man stereotype?
Where are the beer-swigging, rare-steak-eating, dingo-punching heroes of lore?
Did they all get banned, too?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31511898</id>
	<title>Left 4 Dead 2?</title>
	<author>VGPowerlord</author>
	<datestamp>1268851920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I thought Left 4 Dead 2 was <a href="http://kotaku.com/5395571/aussie-l4d2-gets-a-deep+clean-sanitizing" title="kotaku.com">censored enough</a> [kotaku.com] after its initial rejection to receive an M15+ in Australia.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I thought Left 4 Dead 2 was censored enough [ kotaku.com ] after its initial rejection to receive an M15 + in Australia .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I thought Left 4 Dead 2 was censored enough [kotaku.com] after its initial rejection to receive an M15+ in Australia.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31516290</id>
	<title>Re:In the mind of the general public...</title>
	<author>mdwh2</author>
	<datestamp>1268824680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Indeed - and I find it depressing that, given how much time and money the media corporations seem to have when lobbying for draconian copyright laws, they can never seem to do anything to stop the increasing number of censorship laws in various countries. I suspect the problem is that big companies can afford lawyers to tell them what's legal, and they can happily make money doing that.</p><p>It's particularly frustrating that pro-censorship people try to spin it this way, claiming "It's just us poor little old ladies who want to ban these evil things, and we're having to fight against the nasty big film/music/game/porn companies". The reality is that it's the lobbyist organisations and Government on the side of pro-censorship, with only individuals trying to defend against it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Indeed - and I find it depressing that , given how much time and money the media corporations seem to have when lobbying for draconian copyright laws , they can never seem to do anything to stop the increasing number of censorship laws in various countries .
I suspect the problem is that big companies can afford lawyers to tell them what 's legal , and they can happily make money doing that.It 's particularly frustrating that pro-censorship people try to spin it this way , claiming " It 's just us poor little old ladies who want to ban these evil things , and we 're having to fight against the nasty big film/music/game/porn companies " .
The reality is that it 's the lobbyist organisations and Government on the side of pro-censorship , with only individuals trying to defend against it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Indeed - and I find it depressing that, given how much time and money the media corporations seem to have when lobbying for draconian copyright laws, they can never seem to do anything to stop the increasing number of censorship laws in various countries.
I suspect the problem is that big companies can afford lawyers to tell them what's legal, and they can happily make money doing that.It's particularly frustrating that pro-censorship people try to spin it this way, claiming "It's just us poor little old ladies who want to ban these evil things, and we're having to fight against the nasty big film/music/game/porn companies".
The reality is that it's the lobbyist organisations and Government on the side of pro-censorship, with only individuals trying to defend against it.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512688</id>
	<title>Re:What we really need</title>
	<author>Syberz</author>
	<datestamp>1268854140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I think that the rating system could be a wonderful tool for parents.</p><p>The problem is that the rating systems should only be there for informational purposes, not to prevent the sale of anything or as a censoring mechanism. Let the developpers make the game that they want then let the consumers make a decision as to whether or not they want to purchase the product by offering them the proper information to do so.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I think that the rating system could be a wonderful tool for parents.The problem is that the rating systems should only be there for informational purposes , not to prevent the sale of anything or as a censoring mechanism .
Let the developpers make the game that they want then let the consumers make a decision as to whether or not they want to purchase the product by offering them the proper information to do so .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I think that the rating system could be a wonderful tool for parents.The problem is that the rating systems should only be there for informational purposes, not to prevent the sale of anything or as a censoring mechanism.
Let the developpers make the game that they want then let the consumers make a decision as to whether or not they want to purchase the product by offering them the proper information to do so.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512286</id>
	<title>Opportunity...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268853120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If they really want to draw attention to the issue, they also need to attempt the world's largest Thriller dance performance at the same time.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If they really want to draw attention to the issue , they also need to attempt the world 's largest Thriller dance performance at the same time .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If they really want to draw attention to the issue, they also need to attempt the world's largest Thriller dance performance at the same time.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31511910</id>
	<title>Whoa, really?</title>
	<author>Pojut</author>
	<datestamp>1268851980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Dark Sector was banned?  That's a shame.  I know it amounts to nothing more than a Gears of War/Resident Evil 4 ripoff in terms of overall design, but it's seriously one of the most underrated games of this generation.  Personally, I think it looks and plays better than Gears of War, and in some parts even ups the intensity (although it's scale is smaller than GoW).  It has its problems, but it is still one hell of a fun game to play.</p><p>Screw the reviews you have read...if you enjoy third person shooting games in any capacity, you are doing yourself a massive disservice by not playing Dark Sector.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Dark Sector was banned ?
That 's a shame .
I know it amounts to nothing more than a Gears of War/Resident Evil 4 ripoff in terms of overall design , but it 's seriously one of the most underrated games of this generation .
Personally , I think it looks and plays better than Gears of War , and in some parts even ups the intensity ( although it 's scale is smaller than GoW ) .
It has its problems , but it is still one hell of a fun game to play.Screw the reviews you have read...if you enjoy third person shooting games in any capacity , you are doing yourself a massive disservice by not playing Dark Sector .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Dark Sector was banned?
That's a shame.
I know it amounts to nothing more than a Gears of War/Resident Evil 4 ripoff in terms of overall design, but it's seriously one of the most underrated games of this generation.
Personally, I think it looks and plays better than Gears of War, and in some parts even ups the intensity (although it's scale is smaller than GoW).
It has its problems, but it is still one hell of a fun game to play.Screw the reviews you have read...if you enjoy third person shooting games in any capacity, you are doing yourself a massive disservice by not playing Dark Sector.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512590</id>
	<title>Re:What we really need</title>
	<author>jsled</author>
	<datestamp>1268853900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>What we also really need is for people to understand that not only children play video games.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>What we also really need is for people to understand that not only children play video games .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What we also really need is for people to understand that not only children play video games.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31518302</id>
	<title>whats the difference?</title>
	<author>dudpixel</author>
	<datestamp>1268839440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>most of the hardcore gamers I know are zombies most of their life anyway<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:-P</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>most of the hardcore gamers I know are zombies most of their life anyway : -P</tokentext>
<sentencetext>most of the hardcore gamers I know are zombies most of their life anyway :-P</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31514726</id>
	<title>Re:Is that a roundabout way to censor?</title>
	<author>zzsmirkzz</author>
	<datestamp>1268818260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>It's just like instituting a tax on an undesirable substance via the purchase of tax stamps. Having said substance without the stamp is avoiding paying tax and thus illegal and punishable by force of law. Now, all you have to do is not produce or allow anyone to buy the tax stamps. Boom! Instantly banned substance. That's how this good ol' US of A originally banned marijuana back when Congress attempted to stay within the confines of the Constitution. Now, they don't even try to come up with convoluted reasoning, they just act like they have the power to make any law they want.</htmltext>
<tokenext>It 's just like instituting a tax on an undesirable substance via the purchase of tax stamps .
Having said substance without the stamp is avoiding paying tax and thus illegal and punishable by force of law .
Now , all you have to do is not produce or allow anyone to buy the tax stamps .
Boom ! Instantly banned substance .
That 's how this good ol ' US of A originally banned marijuana back when Congress attempted to stay within the confines of the Constitution .
Now , they do n't even try to come up with convoluted reasoning , they just act like they have the power to make any law they want .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It's just like instituting a tax on an undesirable substance via the purchase of tax stamps.
Having said substance without the stamp is avoiding paying tax and thus illegal and punishable by force of law.
Now, all you have to do is not produce or allow anyone to buy the tax stamps.
Boom! Instantly banned substance.
That's how this good ol' US of A originally banned marijuana back when Congress attempted to stay within the confines of the Constitution.
Now, they don't even try to come up with convoluted reasoning, they just act like they have the power to make any law they want.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512360</id>
	<title>What these guys need</title>
	<author>SnarfQuest</author>
	<datestamp>1268853240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>These guys don't seem to be very bright. They really need to get some brains.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>These guys do n't seem to be very bright .
They really need to get some brains .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>These guys don't seem to be very bright.
They really need to get some brains.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31515958</id>
	<title>Hook up with the Jedis?</title>
	<author>HockeyPuck</author>
	<datestamp>1268823180000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Maybe these guys can hook up with with <a href="http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/03/16/1613219/Jobcentre-Apologizes-For-Anti-Jedi-Discrimination" title="slashdot.org">Jediism nuts</a> [slashdot.org] from a few days ago.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Maybe these guys can hook up with with Jediism nuts [ slashdot.org ] from a few days ago .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Maybe these guys can hook up with with Jediism nuts [slashdot.org] from a few days ago.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31515832</id>
	<title>Why do Aussies stand for this?</title>
	<author>godless dave</author>
	<datestamp>1268822580000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>The very idea of making it illegal for adults to buy a videogame or to buy a movie is ludicrous. Why do Australians put up with this nonsense?</htmltext>
<tokenext>The very idea of making it illegal for adults to buy a videogame or to buy a movie is ludicrous .
Why do Australians put up with this nonsense ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The very idea of making it illegal for adults to buy a videogame or to buy a movie is ludicrous.
Why do Australians put up with this nonsense?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31514366</id>
	<title>Adults aren't allowed to buy/play violent games?</title>
	<author>realsilly</author>
	<datestamp>1268817060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>So a ban or a censorship rule of this magnitude basically means that an adult is not allowed to buy or play a violent video game.  Or am I mis-understanding what their rating system implies.</p><p>What ever happened to parental responsibility and just basic common sense?  Aussie leaders need to wake up and realize they are creating a police state.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>So a ban or a censorship rule of this magnitude basically means that an adult is not allowed to buy or play a violent video game .
Or am I mis-understanding what their rating system implies.What ever happened to parental responsibility and just basic common sense ?
Aussie leaders need to wake up and realize they are creating a police state .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>So a ban or a censorship rule of this magnitude basically means that an adult is not allowed to buy or play a violent video game.
Or am I mis-understanding what their rating system implies.What ever happened to parental responsibility and just basic common sense?
Aussie leaders need to wake up and realize they are creating a police state.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31513370</id>
	<title>Is that a roundabout way to censor?</title>
	<author>Opportunist</author>
	<datestamp>1268856480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If you refuse to give something a rating and content without rating may not be sold, this is a quite insidious way to censor it.</p><p>It's like creating a law that states that the "adults only" rating does not apply to porn and may not be used for porn, without introducing a new rating for porn, keeping it on the no-go list for non-adults and at the same time banning everything unrated. Presto anti-porn censorship.</p><p>Either do away with the "not rated - not allowed to sell" or make sure that EVERYTHING can get a rating. Failure to do either is nothing short of censorship.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If you refuse to give something a rating and content without rating may not be sold , this is a quite insidious way to censor it.It 's like creating a law that states that the " adults only " rating does not apply to porn and may not be used for porn , without introducing a new rating for porn , keeping it on the no-go list for non-adults and at the same time banning everything unrated .
Presto anti-porn censorship.Either do away with the " not rated - not allowed to sell " or make sure that EVERYTHING can get a rating .
Failure to do either is nothing short of censorship .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If you refuse to give something a rating and content without rating may not be sold, this is a quite insidious way to censor it.It's like creating a law that states that the "adults only" rating does not apply to porn and may not be used for porn, without introducing a new rating for porn, keeping it on the no-go list for non-adults and at the same time banning everything unrated.
Presto anti-porn censorship.Either do away with the "not rated - not allowed to sell" or make sure that EVERYTHING can get a rating.
Failure to do either is nothing short of censorship.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31519292</id>
	<title>Re:Whoa, really?</title>
	<author>LuNa7ic</author>
	<datestamp>1268849220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Dark Sector was banned? I got it for free on the coverdisc of PC Powerplay (an Australian Gaming Magazine).</htmltext>
<tokenext>Dark Sector was banned ?
I got it for free on the coverdisc of PC Powerplay ( an Australian Gaming Magazine ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Dark Sector was banned?
I got it for free on the coverdisc of PC Powerplay (an Australian Gaming Magazine).</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31511910</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512814</id>
	<title>All we wanna do...</title>
	<author>magus\_melchior</author>
	<datestamp>1268854500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>They should get a big DJ rig and run <a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Re\%20Your\%20Brains" title="jonathancoulton.com" rel="nofollow">this <i>L4D2</i> classic</a> [jonathancoulton.com].</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>They should get a big DJ rig and run this L4D2 classic [ jonathancoulton.com ] .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>They should get a big DJ rig and run this L4D2 classic [jonathancoulton.com].</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31515376</id>
	<title>Re:What happened to the Aussie spine?</title>
	<author>Miseph</author>
	<datestamp>1268820540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As with most Australians, they are unrepentant criminal scum. They simply pirate the games they want anyway.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As with most Australians , they are unrepentant criminal scum .
They simply pirate the games they want anyway .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As with most Australians, they are unrepentant criminal scum.
They simply pirate the games they want anyway.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512316</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31518310</id>
	<title>Re:Why do Aussies stand for this?</title>
	<author>Samah</author>
	<datestamp>1268839500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>The very idea of making it illegal for adults to buy a videogame or to buy a movie is ludicrous. Why do Australians put up with this nonsense?</p></div><p>We put up with it because it's very difficult to get rid of it.  Any changes to our rating system must be unanimously agreed to by the Attorney General of every state and territory.  The only AG in opposition to the introduction of an R18 rating is the South Australian AG, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael\_Atkinson" title="wikipedia.org">Michael Atkinson</a> [wikipedia.org].</p><p>That's right, one man has the power to veto a decision affecting the entire country.</p><p>He needs to be removed as AG.  Because of the way our political system works, he needs to lose his seat in the electorate of Croydon.  That means that effectively, only the residents of Croydon can really do anything about it.  How many people in a single electorate do you think actually care about gaming enough to vote for another candidate?  They would have to dislike him for his other policies.</p><p>Essentially what we have is a small part of a small part of the country with the power to do very little.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>The very idea of making it illegal for adults to buy a videogame or to buy a movie is ludicrous .
Why do Australians put up with this nonsense ? We put up with it because it 's very difficult to get rid of it .
Any changes to our rating system must be unanimously agreed to by the Attorney General of every state and territory .
The only AG in opposition to the introduction of an R18 rating is the South Australian AG , Michael Atkinson [ wikipedia.org ] .That 's right , one man has the power to veto a decision affecting the entire country.He needs to be removed as AG .
Because of the way our political system works , he needs to lose his seat in the electorate of Croydon .
That means that effectively , only the residents of Croydon can really do anything about it .
How many people in a single electorate do you think actually care about gaming enough to vote for another candidate ?
They would have to dislike him for his other policies.Essentially what we have is a small part of a small part of the country with the power to do very little .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The very idea of making it illegal for adults to buy a videogame or to buy a movie is ludicrous.
Why do Australians put up with this nonsense?We put up with it because it's very difficult to get rid of it.
Any changes to our rating system must be unanimously agreed to by the Attorney General of every state and territory.
The only AG in opposition to the introduction of an R18 rating is the South Australian AG, Michael Atkinson [wikipedia.org].That's right, one man has the power to veto a decision affecting the entire country.He needs to be removed as AG.
Because of the way our political system works, he needs to lose his seat in the electorate of Croydon.
That means that effectively, only the residents of Croydon can really do anything about it.
How many people in a single electorate do you think actually care about gaming enough to vote for another candidate?
They would have to dislike him for his other policies.Essentially what we have is a small part of a small part of the country with the power to do very little.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31515832</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31513236</id>
	<title>What I wonder is...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268856000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>... how come is not anyone playing the "dictatorship" card yet! I mean, you change Australia for Venezuela in the news and probably you will have hundreds of comments about "dictatorship", "communism" and such.</p><p>But hey, I guess if it comes from Au is ok. rigth?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>... how come is not anyone playing the " dictatorship " card yet !
I mean , you change Australia for Venezuela in the news and probably you will have hundreds of comments about " dictatorship " , " communism " and such.But hey , I guess if it comes from Au is ok. rigth ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>... how come is not anyone playing the "dictatorship" card yet!
I mean, you change Australia for Venezuela in the news and probably you will have hundreds of comments about "dictatorship", "communism" and such.But hey, I guess if it comes from Au is ok. rigth?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31513272</id>
	<title>Re:In the mind of the general public...</title>
	<author>selven</author>
	<datestamp>1268856120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Bring the *AA in to help. I'm sure they're all pretty angry about www.thepiratebay.org becoming the number one place to get your games since all the other venues are censored. Not exactly an environment conducive to respecting copyright.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Bring the * AA in to help .
I 'm sure they 're all pretty angry about www.thepiratebay.org becoming the number one place to get your games since all the other venues are censored .
Not exactly an environment conducive to respecting copyright .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Bring the *AA in to help.
I'm sure they're all pretty angry about www.thepiratebay.org becoming the number one place to get your games since all the other venues are censored.
Not exactly an environment conducive to respecting copyright.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512214</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31514996</id>
	<title>Heh</title>
	<author>halans</author>
	<datestamp>1268819340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Thanks for using my picture to illustrate the story
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/halans/137332282/" title="flickr.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/halans/137332282/</a> [flickr.com]</htmltext>
<tokenext>Thanks for using my picture to illustrate the story http : //www.flickr.com/photos/halans/137332282/ [ flickr.com ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Thanks for using my picture to illustrate the story
http://www.flickr.com/photos/halans/137332282/ [flickr.com]</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512102</id>
	<title>In the mind of the general public...</title>
	<author>ProteusQ</author>
	<datestamp>1268852580000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I can't think of anything that will do more to reinforce the stereotype that gamers are a bunch of pathetic losers than their efforts to "raise awareness" to this issue by dressing up as zombies and "marching" in "protest".</p><p>If the general response to their efforts is "Get a life", they will have deserved it.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I ca n't think of anything that will do more to reinforce the stereotype that gamers are a bunch of pathetic losers than their efforts to " raise awareness " to this issue by dressing up as zombies and " marching " in " protest " .If the general response to their efforts is " Get a life " , they will have deserved it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I can't think of anything that will do more to reinforce the stereotype that gamers are a bunch of pathetic losers than their efforts to "raise awareness" to this issue by dressing up as zombies and "marching" in "protest".If the general response to their efforts is "Get a life", they will have deserved it.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512214</id>
	<title>Re:In the mind of the general public...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268852880000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>If the general response to their efforts is "Get a life", they will have deserved it.</p></div><p>Indeed.<br> <br>I believe that the successful vector for fighting this type of regulatory nonsense *MUST* come from the game companies. They are really the only force that can significantly influence the politicos. It's about money, folks.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>If the general response to their efforts is " Get a life " , they will have deserved it.Indeed .
I believe that the successful vector for fighting this type of regulatory nonsense * MUST * come from the game companies .
They are really the only force that can significantly influence the politicos .
It 's about money , folks .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If the general response to their efforts is "Get a life", they will have deserved it.Indeed.
I believe that the successful vector for fighting this type of regulatory nonsense *MUST* come from the game companies.
They are really the only force that can significantly influence the politicos.
It's about money, folks.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512102</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31517464</id>
	<title>Re:In the mind of the general public...</title>
	<author>dangitman</author>
	<datestamp>1268832360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I can't think of anything that will do more to reinforce the stereotype that gamers are a bunch of pathetic losers than their efforts to "raise awareness" to this issue by dressing up as zombies and "marching" in "protest".</p></div><p>Oh, come on. This is happening in Sydney. Nobody will even notice, it will look like a typical weekday.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I ca n't think of anything that will do more to reinforce the stereotype that gamers are a bunch of pathetic losers than their efforts to " raise awareness " to this issue by dressing up as zombies and " marching " in " protest " .Oh , come on .
This is happening in Sydney .
Nobody will even notice , it will look like a typical weekday .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I can't think of anything that will do more to reinforce the stereotype that gamers are a bunch of pathetic losers than their efforts to "raise awareness" to this issue by dressing up as zombies and "marching" in "protest".Oh, come on.
This is happening in Sydney.
Nobody will even notice, it will look like a typical weekday.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512102</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31516382</id>
	<title>Re:Adults aren't allowed to buy/play violent games</title>
	<author>mdwh2</author>
	<datestamp>1268825160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>It's the same in the UK - I find it ridiculous, but most people don't care if it doesn't affect them.</p><p>Recently, the law which allowed this censorship - the Video Recordings Act 1984 - was found to have never been enacted. Did we get a chance to redebate this issue, now that the "video nasties" scaremongering of the 80s (which led to this law) was no longer around? Hell no. Instead we got a load of media scaremongering again, about how this law not being valid would mean porn would be sold to small children (not just tabloids, even the BBC were at it). The Government then brought in "emergency legislation" to enact the law as quickly as possible - it was <a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2009-10/videorecordings/stages.html" title="parliament.uk" rel="nofollow">rushed through the entire process in just over a month</a> [parliament.uk]!</p><p>(And things look to get worse with the Digital Economy Bill, which will allow the Government to <a href="http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/thread00670\_amending\_the\_vra.htm" title="melonfarmers.co.uk" rel="nofollow">revoke</a> [melonfarmers.co.uk] a rating even after it's been granted!)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>It 's the same in the UK - I find it ridiculous , but most people do n't care if it does n't affect them.Recently , the law which allowed this censorship - the Video Recordings Act 1984 - was found to have never been enacted .
Did we get a chance to redebate this issue , now that the " video nasties " scaremongering of the 80s ( which led to this law ) was no longer around ?
Hell no .
Instead we got a load of media scaremongering again , about how this law not being valid would mean porn would be sold to small children ( not just tabloids , even the BBC were at it ) .
The Government then brought in " emergency legislation " to enact the law as quickly as possible - it was rushed through the entire process in just over a month [ parliament.uk ] !
( And things look to get worse with the Digital Economy Bill , which will allow the Government to revoke [ melonfarmers.co.uk ] a rating even after it 's been granted !
)</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It's the same in the UK - I find it ridiculous, but most people don't care if it doesn't affect them.Recently, the law which allowed this censorship - the Video Recordings Act 1984 - was found to have never been enacted.
Did we get a chance to redebate this issue, now that the "video nasties" scaremongering of the 80s (which led to this law) was no longer around?
Hell no.
Instead we got a load of media scaremongering again, about how this law not being valid would mean porn would be sold to small children (not just tabloids, even the BBC were at it).
The Government then brought in "emergency legislation" to enact the law as quickly as possible - it was rushed through the entire process in just over a month [parliament.uk]!
(And things look to get worse with the Digital Economy Bill, which will allow the Government to revoke [melonfarmers.co.uk] a rating even after it's been granted!
)</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31513340</id>
	<title>Makeup! we don' need no Stinkin' Makeup</title>
	<author>517714</author>
	<datestamp>1268856420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>I noticed that only half of the participants had makeup on - the remainder simply relied on their basement pallor.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I noticed that only half of the participants had makeup on - the remainder simply relied on their basement pallor .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I noticed that only half of the participants had makeup on - the remainder simply relied on their basement pallor.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31514106</id>
	<title>Re:In the mind of the general public...</title>
	<author>Anne\_Nonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268859240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>&gt;&gt; I can't think of anything that will do more to reinforce the stereotype that gamers are a bunch of pathetic losers...</p><p>How about dressing as a half-dwarf, Klingon, furry, zombie and "marching" in protest?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>&gt; &gt; I ca n't think of anything that will do more to reinforce the stereotype that gamers are a bunch of pathetic losers...How about dressing as a half-dwarf , Klingon , furry , zombie and " marching " in protest ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>&gt;&gt; I can't think of anything that will do more to reinforce the stereotype that gamers are a bunch of pathetic losers...How about dressing as a half-dwarf, Klingon, furry, zombie and "marching" in protest?</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512102</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31511948</id>
	<title>Someone needs to say this...</title>
	<author>dmgxmichael</author>
	<datestamp>1268852100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Redundant</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Brains......</htmltext>
<tokenext>Brains..... .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Brains......</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512542</id>
	<title>This would never work where I live...</title>
	<author>g0bshiTe</author>
	<datestamp>1268853720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>As one who is extremely terrified of the undead, and a possessor of a firearm, I'd shoot first and ask what they were protesting after none were standing.</htmltext>
<tokenext>As one who is extremely terrified of the undead , and a possessor of a firearm , I 'd shoot first and ask what they were protesting after none were standing .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As one who is extremely terrified of the undead, and a possessor of a firearm, I'd shoot first and ask what they were protesting after none were standing.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31516684</id>
	<title>Re:What happened to the Aussie spine?</title>
	<author>LordLucless</author>
	<datestamp>1268826840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>They're too busy wrestling crocodiles to enter politics? I haven't met anyone who was particularly in favour of banning R18+ games. Political problems in Australia seem to be different to America. In America, from what I read about it, you tend to have two highly-agitated extremes abusing the hell out of each other. In Australia, you tend to get politicians doing whatever the hell they want, because the public generally only responds with apathy.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>They 're too busy wrestling crocodiles to enter politics ?
I have n't met anyone who was particularly in favour of banning R18 + games .
Political problems in Australia seem to be different to America .
In America , from what I read about it , you tend to have two highly-agitated extremes abusing the hell out of each other .
In Australia , you tend to get politicians doing whatever the hell they want , because the public generally only responds with apathy .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>They're too busy wrestling crocodiles to enter politics?
I haven't met anyone who was particularly in favour of banning R18+ games.
Political problems in Australia seem to be different to America.
In America, from what I read about it, you tend to have two highly-agitated extremes abusing the hell out of each other.
In Australia, you tend to get politicians doing whatever the hell they want, because the public generally only responds with apathy.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31512316</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_17_134201.31516562</id>
	<title>know-we'll-get-to-common-ground-somehow dept.</title>
	<author>brkello</author>
	<datestamp>1268826060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Best. Reference. Ever!<br> <br>If you don't know what this is, go <a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/store/downloads/" title="jonathancoulton.com">here.</a> [jonathancoulton.com]  Scroll down to "Thing a Week 2" and click the play button on "Re Your Brains".</htmltext>
<tokenext>Best .
Reference. Ever !
If you do n't know what this is , go here .
[ jonathancoulton.com ] Scroll down to " Thing a Week 2 " and click the play button on " Re Your Brains " .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Best.
Reference. Ever!
If you don't know what this is, go here.
[jonathancoulton.com]  Scroll down to "Thing a Week 2" and click the play button on "Re Your Brains".</sentencetext>
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	<title>What about Steam?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268819040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
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	<htmltext><p>Nothing is stopping an aussie from buying L4D2 from Steam, correct?  I would think local brick stores would be pushing this more than local gamers.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Nothing is stopping an aussie from buying L4D2 from Steam , correct ?
I would think local brick stores would be pushing this more than local gamers .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Nothing is stopping an aussie from buying L4D2 from Steam, correct?
I would think local brick stores would be pushing this more than local gamers.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:This would never work where I live...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268858760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>You must be a hit at Halloween parties...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>You must be a hit at Halloween parties.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You must be a hit at Halloween parties...</sentencetext>
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	<title>No R18+ means more violence for children</title>
	<author>Wizarth</author>
	<datestamp>1268838420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
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	<htmltext><p>The thing that is most foolish about this no-R18+ stance is it causes games to be rated M15 that are rated higher everywhere else.</p><p>In the summary, they list AvP as one, but this is an example. I can't find the article now, but apparently there have been 50 games in the last 3 years or so that are released M15 here and are R18+ (or R17, depending on country) elsewhere.</p><p>No R18+ rating puts MORE violence in the hands of children (specifically teens) under the guise of being M15.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The thing that is most foolish about this no-R18 + stance is it causes games to be rated M15 that are rated higher everywhere else.In the summary , they list AvP as one , but this is an example .
I ca n't find the article now , but apparently there have been 50 games in the last 3 years or so that are released M15 here and are R18 + ( or R17 , depending on country ) elsewhere.No R18 + rating puts MORE violence in the hands of children ( specifically teens ) under the guise of being M15 .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The thing that is most foolish about this no-R18+ stance is it causes games to be rated M15 that are rated higher everywhere else.In the summary, they list AvP as one, but this is an example.
I can't find the article now, but apparently there have been 50 games in the last 3 years or so that are released M15 here and are R18+ (or R17, depending on country) elsewhere.No R18+ rating puts MORE violence in the hands of children (specifically teens) under the guise of being M15.</sentencetext>
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