Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

UPDATE - My previous link has been updated with the full article.

f**k YEAH!!! The federal government has announced Australia will introduce the long-awaited R18+ classification for video games, saying the process will only take "a couple of months."

Federal Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O'Connor said that he would go ahead an introduce the R18+ classification for games at a federal level, and it would then be up to each state and territory to decide whether or not it adopts it.

Don't see why Victoria won't adopt it. I don't care about the other states...

  • Replies 90
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

did anyone see this the other day?

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/07/sunrise-seamus-and-jim-wallace-of-the-acl-discuss-oslo-and-modern-warfare-2/

christians want the banning of all violent games because of what happened in oslo.

It'll never happen. Banning violent video games won't solve anything. If anything, it will probably increase violence. There's nothing better to let out anger after a bad day on GTA or the likes.

Banning violent games because of some crazy f*k is just silly. Does that mean we should also ban driving a car because of all crazy drivers who disregard the safety of others??

The real question would be, "why did he have access to these weapons?"

Obviously their psychology tests when issuing the guns are flawed.

It'll never happen. Banning violent video games won't solve anything. If anything, it will probably increase violence. There's nothing better to let out anger after a bad day on GTA or the likes.

Banning violent games because of some crazy f*k is just silly. Does that mean we should also ban driving a car because of all crazy drivers who disregard the safety of others??

The real question would be, "why did he have access to these weapons?"

Obviously their psychology tests when issuing the guns are flawed.

people were going crazy and killing people before video games. i say we ban religion since it is the cause of this shit.

  • 4 weeks later...

"For Aussie gamers, it seems the R18+ classification can't come soon enough. Last month the federal government announced it will move ahead to introduce the adult rating before the end of the year. But how much will actually change when Australia has R18+ for games?

The federal government has stated time and time again that the refused classification (RC) category isn't going anywhere, that any game that "offends against the standards of morality, decency, and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults" will still be RC and banned for sale in Australia.

It's important to understand that the Classification Board is a ruling body made up of members of the community who are asked to follow a set of rules. While these rules will be made clearer with the introduction of R18+ for games, identifying standards of "morality, decency, and propriety" will always remain a subjective action. "

Will R18+ lead to fewer game bans?

I think it won't. I have the idea that most members in these "boards" and well, politicians in general, come from small towns whose morals and values are old school and somewhat frozen in time.

I guess, we'll just have to wait and see if this R18+ classification will make much of a difference.

  • 5 months later...
  • 2 weeks later...
  • 3 months later...

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8485689/gamers-get-adults-only-r18-classification

An adults-only computer game rating category will at last become a reality with legislation passing federal parliament.

The new law fulfils the Commonwealth's part of a deal with states and territories to include an R18+ rating in the games classification system.

"These are important reforms over 10 years in the making," Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said in a statement on Monday.

"The R18+ category will inform consumers, parents and retailers about which games are not suitable for minors to play and will prevent minors from purchasing unsuitable material.

"The reforms also mean that adults are able to choose what games they play within the bounds of the law."

Previously, the highest rating for computer games has been MA15+ meaning overseas adult-only games are usually banned here or given a lower classification allowing children to obtain them.

The new laws bring computer games in line with the classification system for films and other material and make Australia more consistent with international standards.

They have received overwhelming support during years of consultation - one discussion paper received more than 58,000 submissions with most in favour.

Shadow attorney-general George Brandis said it made sense that Australia's classification regime would now be uniform "classifying all media according to a single set of criteria".

"The passage of this bill will no doubt be welcomed by adult gamers all across Australia," Senator Brandis told the Senate.

"The industry has been waiting for this change for some time."

The Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (R18+ Computer Games) Bill 2012 passed the Senate on Monday night with bipartisan support.

The change has the backing of state and territory attorneys-general who agreed to the classification overhaul in mid-2011.

They'll pass their own complementary legislation to ensure that R18+ computer games are appropriately regulated.

The national classification scheme is scheduled to commence on January 1, 2013.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • When I said "wiring diagram", I meant the car's wiring diagram. You need to understand how and when 12V appears on certain wires/terminals, when 0V is allowed to appear on certain wires/terminals (which is the difference between supply side switching, and earth side switching), for the way that the car is supposed to work without the immobiliser. Then you start looking for those voltages in the appropriate places at the appropriate times (ie, relay terminals, ECU terminals, fuel pump terminals, at different ignition switch positions, and at times such as "immediately after switching to ON" and "say, 5-10s after switching to ON". You will find that you are not getting what you need when and where you need it, and because you understand what you need and when, from working through the wiring diagram, you can then likely work out why you're not getting it. And that will lead you to the mess that has been made of the associated wires around the immobiliser. But seriously, there is no way that we will be able to find or lead you to the fault from here. You will have to do it at the car, because it will be something f**ked up, and there are a near infinite number of ways for it to be f**ked up. The wiring diagram will give you wire colours and pin numbers and so you can do continuity testing and voltage/time probing and start to work out what is right and what is wrong. I can only close my eyes and imagine a rat's nest of wiring under the dash. You can actually see and touch it.
    • So I found this: https://www.efihardware.com/temperature-sensor-voltage-calculator I didn't know what the pullup resistor is. So I thought if I used my table of known values I could estimate it by putting a value into the pullup resistor, and this should line up with the voltages I had measured. Eventually I got this table out of it by using 210ohms as the pullup resistor. 180C 0.232V - Predicted 175C 0.254V - Predicted 170C 0.278V - Predicted 165C 0.305V - Predicted 160C 0.336V - Predicted 155C 0.369V - Predicted 150C 0.407V - Predicted 145C 0.448V - Predicted 140C 0.494V - Predicted 135C 0.545V - Predicted 130C 0.603V - Predicted 125C 0.668V - Predicted 120C 0.740V - Predicted 115C 0.817V - Predicted 110C 0.914V - Predicted 105C 1.023V - Predicted 100C 1.15V 90C 1.42V - Predicted 85C 1.59V 80C 1.74V 75C 1.94V 70C 2.10V 65C 2.33V 60C 2.56V 58C 2.68V 57C 2.70V 56C 2.74V 55C 2.78V 54C 2.80V 50C 2.98V 49C 3.06V 47C 3.18V 45C 3.23V 43C 3.36V 40C 3.51V 37C 3.67V 35C 3.75V 30C 4.00V As before, the formula in HPTuners is here: https://www.hptuners.com/documentation/files/VCM-Scanner/Content/vcm_scanner/defining_a_transform.htm?Highlight=defining a transform Specifically: In my case I used 50C and 150C, given the sensor is supposedly for that. Input 1 = 2.98V Output 1 = 50C Input 2 = 0.407V Output 2 = 150C (0.407-2.98) / (150-50) -2.573/100 = -0.02573 2.98/-0.02573 + 47.045 = 50 So the corresponding formula should be: (Input / -0.02573) + 47.045 = Output.   If someone can confirm my math it'd be great. Supposedly you can pick any two pairs of the data to make this formula.
    • Well this shows me the fuel pump relay is inside the base of the drivers A Pillar, and goes into the main power wire, and it connects to the ignition. The alarm is.... in the base of the drivers A Pillar. The issue is that I'm not getting 12v to the pump at ignition which tells me that relay isn't being triggered. AVS told me the immobiliser should be open until the ignition is active. So once ignition is active, the immobiliser relay should be telling that fuel pump relay to close which completes the circuit. But I'm not getting voltage at the relay in the rear triggered by the ECU, which leaves me back at the same assumption that that relay was never connected into the immobiliser. This is what I'm trying to verify, that my assumption is the most likely scenario and I'll go back to the alarm tech yet again that he needs to fix his work.      Here is the alarms wiring diagram, so my assumption is IM3A, IM3B, or both, aren't connected or improper. But this is all sealed up, with black wiring, and loomed  
    • Ceste, jak se mas Marek...sorry I only have english keyboard. Are you a fan of Poland's greatest band ever?   
×
×
  • Create New...