Government finally asking if gamers want an R rating

[kup]

Everytime I have to deal with anything to do with the Government I need to fax things.

It really shows how on top of the technological game they are.

[Sam]

Everytime I have to deal with anything to do with the Government I need to fax things.

It really shows how on top of the technological game they are.

You have no idea how true that is. I have firsthand experience!

[SGB]

Games rating call gets 55,000 submissions

[SGB]

Video game 'cancer' group funded by Atkinson

[5FDP]

Bloody hell... talk about much ado about nothing. This Atkinson guy seems to have nothing better to do or any other priorities for that matter. Surely there are other more pressing matters for him to focus his attention on... It kind of embarrasses me that he is a fellow South Australian.

Question - I don't know much about politics, but if the below is true, how can an R classification ever come into effect while this guy is still in office? Was there any point of the petition?

As a state attorney-general, his approval is required for any changes to the classification system.

[Gutsman Heavy]

I'm surprised Atkinson has time to rag on video games when he's trolling news forums and claiming anyone who disagrees with him a liberal plant.

[DarkHyren]

Atkinson is a complete nutter, but unfortunatly he is like alot of older people, stuck in the past.
Most generations have to suffer this type of nonsense from people like him if they have / develop something the older generation didn't have.
It happened with rock and roll, cars, indoor plumbing, everyday people owning land, so on and so forth backwards through time.
All of those things were considered "evil" by the past generations that didn't understand them, but look at the way things are now.
Would you consider indoor plumbing evil?
You probally wouldn't, because it has been around since you were born.

Unfortunately in this case, the guy has some power to affect others so we need to deal with his type of thinking on a more regular basis rather then ignoring them.