Most of that only applies if you're running your website as a public-facing entity, i.e. open to the general public to browse/use or if you're running it as part of a business.
If it's a non-commercial, private-use site you don't need any of those "requirements".
-edit- Obviously depending on jurisdiction.
The "free speech" instances are just cesspools of a different shade. Sticking to any one singular platform, you'll eventually notice them start to slide towards a groupthink/echochamber of sorts, regardless of the focus of the instance.
Easiest way is to just browse multiple instances of different types. At least the unhinged insanity of each side cancels each other out for the most part.
Multiple copies from multiple sources, strip down to just text, run a comparison. Won't tell you if you have a "perfect" copy, only whether or not what you have matches what is published. Remember that even when purchasing, books often have typos and minor errors.
But sometimes, something is just so fucking stupid it doesn't deserve that sort of engagement...
As probably a generic "dude" as one can be, I like playing female characters because it gives me a chance to be someone I'm not. I play games to remove myself from the real world for a bit, and playing a male character feels too much like self-insertion.
It's weird, but being forced into playing from a "self" perspective I find to be less enjoyable. I like being told a story, and getting to participate in it, but I dont like when the story feels like it's supposed to be about myself, rather than a character.
CO and Paradox are a public joke at this point. The only value they bring to the gaming community these days is the entertainment derived from shitting on their inept public relations.
No pricing information on the site at least not without signing up for an account. The whole site looks like one of those 5 minute wordpress hackjobs so that combined with lack of relevant info front and center... yeah, this is probably a scam at best, and a way to harvest personal info at worst.
Also "big upfront expense of buying a bike upfront"... mate... you can score a perfectly fine, working bicycle for a tenner. So pushing a "lease" on multi-thousand dollar bikes is just yet another way to nickel-and-dime people with a "service" that there's zero need for.