Under-13 members

[Pannonian]

Do you allow them here, or do they need parental permission (http://www.aftab.com/coppainanutshell.htm) first? TWC requires the latter, bur I'm not sure if the Org gets around this problem by some other method.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

I do recall a function which asked for age before anything else in the registration system, but going through it now that doesn't seem to be the case.

~:)

[Spartan198]

We do our best to keep things rated "G" around here so to keep a welcoming atmosphere present.
After all,today's junior members are tomorrow's senior members and moderators,right?

[CountArach]

I do believe that registration requires an age check.

[Quirinus]

So, with all due respect, what is the point of the site being PG-13 if no children less than thirteen are supposed to be on here? That doesn't matter to most of the Org, but it limits the kind of threads we can have in the Frontroom and Backroom.

Surely, if we can ocherstrate and witness the digital slaughter of thousands, we're stout-hearted enough to not faint when we see the word :daisy:.

[Makanyane]

I thought pg-13 was for people aged 13 and over - same as we think age limit on site is

you seem to be implying you'd rather have 18+ version


personally I think keeping to roughly pg-13 standards helps keeps sites more pleasant places (even for those for whom 13 is a dim and distant memory), that seems appropriate, certainly for anything other than the backroom.

[Viking]

Surely, if we can ocherstrate and witness the digital slaughter of thousands, we're stout-hearted enough to not faint when we see the word :daisy:.

Well, your argumentation is really weak if you have to resort to using :daisy:.

[TosaInu]

Hello,

Medieval Total War had an age rating of 11, Shogun: Total War, Rome: Total War and all expansions had an age rating of about 12 too. Actually we should be a PG-11 site.

One of the greatest things about Shogun: Total War and Medieval: Total War was that it attracted young people (seen 7 years old), yet wasn't childish and at the same time attracted people over 70 years of age. Played an enjoyed by both and ages between it.

PG-7.

[Quirinus]

I thought pg-13 was for people aged 13 and over - same as we think age limit on site is

you seem to be implying you'd rather have 18+ version
Whoops! I feel like a fool now. :shame:



personally I think keeping to roughly pg-13 standards helps keeps sites more pleasant places (even for those for whom 13 is a dim and distant memory), that seems appropriate, certainly for anything other than the backroom.
Restricting :daisy: doesn't reduce the level of mean-ness, IMO. It all depends on the context.



Well, your argumentation is really weak if you have to resort to using :daisy:.
So does making allusions to Nazism, but I don't see Nazi allusions being censored.

Remember that the use of :daisy: doesn't have to be perjorative or offensive..... ~:)

[Viking]

Remember that the use of :daisy: doesn't have to be perjorative or offensive..... ~:)


Just the sight of it may be offencive to some, I cannot see any real reason to start allowing it; it's not like if my vocabulary is drained. :inquisitive:

[Pannonian]

So, with all due respect, what is the point of the site being PG-13 if no children less than thirteen are supposed to be on here? That doesn't matter to most of the Org, but it limits the kind of threads we can have in the Frontroom and Backroom.

Surely, if we can ocherstrate and witness the digital slaughter of thousands, we're stout-hearted enough to not faint when we see the word :daisy:.
The TWC rationale had less to do with content than the collection of data about users under 13 years of age, hence my link to the COPPA law (http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm). I think non-profit sites would be exempt, but any advertisements may put the Org under its jurisdiction - the TWC admins weren't sure about this, so they have a policy where under-13 users have to send in a form signed by their parents giving their consent for their membership here (item 9).

[Boyar Son]

Do you allow them here, or do they need parental permission (http://www.aftab.com/coppainanutshell.htm) first? TWC requires the latter, bur I'm not sure if the Org gets around this problem by some other method.

Well I know IMB banned me or something that probably has to do with my age, since he didnt give me an explanation and asked "how old are you?"...I didnt flame anyone, a mod could check my account. one 0-point warning from a heated debate.

I dont know what he wanted or what I did...but its his site so I guess legaly he can choose to attack members if he wants too.

[woad&fangs]

The TWC rationale had less to do with content than the collection of data about users under 13 years of age, hence my link to the COPPA law (http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm). I think non-profit sites would be exempt, but any advertisements may put the Org under its jurisdiction - the TWC admins weren't sure about this, so they have a policy where under-13 users have to send in a form signed by their parents giving their consent for their membership here (item 9).

Isn't the Org exempt from this stupid law because it's based in the Netherlands and thus not under US jurisdiction?

[Pannonian]

Isn't the Org exempt from this stupid law because it's based in the Netherlands and thus not under US jurisdiction?
Depends on where the servers are, I think.