I'm starting to notice a pattern in those descriptions XboxOZ360, how many times are you going to use the line "Get off your asses or its your own fault."

I wrote up this same article and submitted without realising this was already here. Next time don't hide the real story in ignorant garbage talk thanks.

Submitted. Probably won't do anything, but oh well, feels good to vent

As amatter of fact, every member of the OXCGN team is submitting something to this current request, plus we have interviewed, had discussion, ran parental polls in game stores all based on this very subject over the last 2 years.

So yes, we DO DO something other than sit on our arses in front of a computer. And being of an olderage, I've been involved in many a government petition in the past, and will continue to do so in the future.

If we all took the attitude, which is typical ly Australian by the way, of it doesn't matter if I do something r not, as nothing will change. or - oh I tried once, sent letter few times, but nothing happened, so why waste the time . . then those that does are caving into exactly what most government bodies want you to do, apathy.

Australia is rank with it.

If this was happening in the US, UK or anywhere else for that matter, the locals would be up in arms (not literally) and making their presence known on radio, major TV shows, talk-back shows etc etc etc.

There are a few dedicated individuals who are making a difference, and we support them, bydoing what we can. We run a banner on every post , on the main site, have run several articles, informed many of the games that have been banned, and attend everything where possible.

What have you done lately . .Yes, I am Australian, and proud of it, but some sections of the community make me feel sad being an Australian at times.

And you'll find our item wasn't simply a re-write of a press release, or the submission of the press release. Our main editor who is a father of 3 wrote the item because he wanted to voice his opinion about the matter, and show his support.

We ALL need to be doing something, no matter how small it might be, every single little piece done helps the overall picture. Without each person doing their little bit, NOTHING will be achieved.

Which is exactly what Mr Atkinson is hoping will happen, as he actually does have a handle on how "gamers" behave - they are unlike most hobbiest or groups. They tend to do nothing when it comes to joining forces, and he's hoping this will be the case here, yet again.

So no matter what it is, how small it is, do it, or we all will be back in the dark ages.

What have we done, or doing, Well right now we are compiling a complete list of ALL games since 2002 that have been given the MA15+ rating, and then showing the "same Game" rated on the ESRB and PEGI and Great Britan's BBC ranking systems.

This is an enormous task to say the least, and it ideally will be submitted along with all our teams submissions before the closing date. The idea is to ideally show the number of games already passed through on MA15+ that had 18+ ratings overseas, yet were rated much lower here, and were made readily available to 'minors' and thus make a mockery of the "we need to protect the children" comment Mr Atkinson continues to make.

If he was really sincere about the matter, he'd allow the introduction (or actual use of an existing rating) to move those games that should have the 18+ rating into the right catergory, so that adults monitoring their children, or shop owners that sell goods had a clear, visual guide that some of the games are not suitable for young Johnny/Betty.

This task will take us at least a month of combined work . . what are you doing . . . ?