Pad - Your only real mistake was announcing your age on this board.
I would be willing to bet that 90% of us started looking at porn before we were 18, and MANY of us, myself included, probably started making porn sites before we were of age as well.
Not saying that makes it right, but the people on here who act shocked that he's 17 need to open their eyes and be realistic about the situation. This is a very widespread problem with no easy answer.
Banning Pad isn't going to do shit. At least check his ID, what if he's lying about his age? If we ban him for saying "I'm 17", isn't that the same as believing all the people who click on our "Yes I'm over 18" buttons? Either way, we are making rules that can be broken with the click of a button or the stroke of a key. Does he have a credit card? A checking account? .... this question is directly related to the underlying struggles that we are dealing with as an industry.
-Phil