Quote Originally Posted by Daryl
Why is that, please? I think my other online home is still pretty mature. Sure, we have our joking moments of idiocy, but overall the serious topics stay serious, even though *gasp!* we have a porn forum.

I don't think the presence of porn in and of itself is any more immature than the presence of anything else sexual. By which I mean, it's not the subject matter but those discussing it that would make it either be mature or immature.
I agree completely. By no means does the presence of a porn forum make the members immature, and since I know a few of The Basement's participants from this place, it's obviously been handled with maturity by those who post in it.

What I mean to say is that as a non-member, my first impression of a board with a porn forum would be that there'd be more than a few immature members on there. A quick browse of the other boards might prove me wrong, and in that case I wouldn't hesitate to join. That said, that first impression alone might be enough to put me off any further browsing, so it would have had a negative impact just by being there, no matter how intelligently handled it might have been.

But you're right, of course. Porn isn't always handled immaturely, so my previous comment was a bit of a generalisation. No offence intended.