Well, I entered the thread with all the intention on going on with a long and vitriolic rant against rating, only to find out Lulu made all the points I intended to make. So, damn you, Lulu_Jane!!!!
But, seriously, a rating is nothing more than a poor excuse for the companies to cover their asses (or try to) and for lazy parents to feel like they are involved in raising their children, while the real story is they can't be arsed about that. If parent are concerned about the games their kids are playing, they should supervise them, read the review and, if still unsure, try the game. Could even try it with the kid: that way, they could share more time together, get more involved in their free time activities and know more about their kids. Also, if something in a game is not really ok with the parents and the way they want their child to grow, they will be there to take care of it, not only by prohibiting it (thing that, usually, only ignites the interest of the kid) but also by talking with their children, explaining their vision and learning what the kids think about it.
Besides, what is ok for one person, is a big nono for another. Without taking into account that different people mature at a different rate.
And also, it's not Abandonia role to be a keeper of "children innocence", but to be a keeper of abandoned games.