This is off-topic, and should have it's own thread, but I will humor you. When this site was started, it was a practical joke, amongst a small group of friends. People kept coming by and asking legitimate questions. Men with large penises and the women who were trying to fuck them needed help. It slowly became a community of bright people, debating issues with passion (and sometimes venom) and then laughing and flirting together with just as much enthusiasm. There were no moderators. If you were a fuck-up or a troll, they just did whatever was warranted to make you want to go away. More and more people found the place, and the support topics got broader. The debates more heated. The comedy got more hysterical; the fleshpiles got sexier. MisterMark and LPSG.org were featured on UK channel four, and the population exploded. People began to ask for moderators, MisterMark went into negotiations to sell. That's when I joined, and probably when you did too. Shortly after, Rob E bought the place. When you were 16, this site went adult only, right after I joined, before Rob E made his buy.
There was a lot of debate about whether or not to do it. The decision was made because of the nudity in the galleries and the links to and discussion of adult material. It was safer from a legal standpoint, if the site wanted to keep operating as it was, to ban minors. Minors can still access the forums, and see avatars. Unregistered guests, including minors, cannot access the chat room, galleries, post or contact the members.
And you have it backward. The site was a hangout originally. It became a support group.
Next time, start your own topic.