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 May 9 2005, 11:57 PM
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I'm gonna cut it short so people actually read it:
As long as you sign up to a website which required your email / name / any info. its illegal unless your above 13 years old. For more info: http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm So when someone under 13 joins, its considered illegal, and some (paul murphy for eample) become spammers. the last forum i had which was an Invision fourm btw, got taken down because we had people under 13 on it. So i'm just saying, for the love of god add a age verifyer in the sign up page. |
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May 10 2005, 03:39 PM
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 This bitch better work! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,681 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,095 |
people could just lie, though. =/
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May 10 2005, 03:56 PM
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yeah but when people lie, it's their fault and not createblog's fault. and we're trying to not get createblog shut down.
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May 10 2005, 05:08 PM
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 hardbodyactiv...always so hard Group: Member Posts: 119 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,804 |
Is this site hosted in the USA? If it is then the Admin better get his act together and mighty quick.
If it's hosted elsewhere he better get his attorney to check the local regulations otherwise it could lead to a serious prosecution. In either case the Forum could still be removed by the ISP.  Peace Out |
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May 10 2005, 05:35 PM
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 define our lives for us. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 11,656 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,293 |
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 you're scaring me! don't say such things about cb. it might shut downnn.uhhmmm.. oops.  age verifyers.. how would you do that? Anyone could lie about their age.. |
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May 10 2005, 05:51 PM
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Having just the age verifier does what? Nothing. It says whether the person is older or younger than 13 years of age. They would still be able to see and post in the topics that aren't necessarily PG13 or topics that they're too young to see/hear/think about, although it is a rule to keep it PG13 in the lockers.
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May 10 2005, 10:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 221 Joined: May 2005 Member No: 136,655 |
yea its pretty easy when a 11 yr
old can say they are 15 or something. its lame but it happens 
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May 10 2005, 11:19 PM
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 when we speak, we breathe Group: Member Posts: 1,635 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,760 |
Do not forget that with some sites, although a user is under the age of 13, as long as their parents "verify" what they are doing, they're allowed to sign up for the site. I know that when I signed up for an old e-mail address at go.com, if your parents where there to verify, you were able to have the account.
Certain sites also allow you to join so long as you enter in your parents e-mail address, and they verify. I think it's usually when signing up for e-mail address.. I know SBC's parental control does this. |
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May 12 2005, 05:41 AM
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 say maydayism. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,447 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,344 |
QUOTE(jordanriane @ May 11 2005, 12:19 PM) Do not forget that with some sites, although a user is under the age of 13, as long as their parents "verify" what they are doing, they're allowed to sign up for the site. I know that when I signed up for an old e-mail address at go.com, if your parents where there to verify, you were able to have the account. Certain sites also allow you to join so long as you enter in your parents e-mail address, and they verify. I think it's usually when signing up for e-mail address.. I know SBC's parental control does this.  But can't they just post up another one of their e-mail address and claim it as their parents'? Well, at least this age verifier thing would be better than nothing. |
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May 13 2005, 07:41 PM
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when we speak, we breathe Group: Member Posts: 1,635 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,760 |
QUOTE(niez_cho @ May 12 2005, 5:41 AM) But can't they just post up another one of their e-mail address and claim it as their parents'? Well, at least this age verifier thing would be better than nothing. Createblog would not be at fault for that. As long as they provided an age verification script when signing up for the forums, there's nothing that can be done about it. Yes, you can go around age verifications for almost all sites (unless they require entering in a credit card number as age verification, as most credit cards require a holder to be at least eighteen.), but again, if the option is there to put in an age and have a verification (ie: under 13 have parents consent; parent's e-mail to approve, etc.) |
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May 14 2005, 02:14 AM
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 I'll never be who I was again.. Group: Member Posts: 2,886 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 77,981 |
i dont think thats going to work..
for example myspace.. its for ppl 16 or older..(i think) but yet my friends hu r 13 already have one..so ppl r going to lie, so its no use...thats what i think... |
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May 14 2005, 03:21 AM
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 Bardic Nation Group: Member Posts: 1,113 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,059 |
it's for liability reasons, not to keep people 12 and younger out.
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May 21 2005, 01:09 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 961 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 68,057 |
QUOTE(jordanriane @ May 13 2005, 7:41 PM) Createblog would not be at fault for that. As long as they provided an age verification script when signing up for the forums, there's nothing that can be done about it. Yes, you can go around age verifications for almost all sites (unless they require entering in a credit card number as age verification, as most credit cards require a holder to be at least eighteen.), but again, if the option is there to put in an age and have a verification (ie: under 13 have parents consent; parent's e-mail to approve, etc.) Oh! oh! oh! oh! oh! JC4P knows! we could do like Neopets and have the mail in registration! then no one would bother doing it! |
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May 21 2005, 01:13 AM
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define our lives for us. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 11,656 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,293 |
^pshya, unless they were desperate.
plus, a lot of 13 and under people are already on cb members.. you suppose us all to sign up again? |
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May 21 2005, 01:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 961 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 68,057 |
no i'm just saying for newer members, so the site dosent get more and more spammers. and we could just "deal" with the under 13 year olds that are spammers *cough*paul*cough*jason1992*
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May 21 2005, 01:20 AM
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 HAAAAAAAA. Group: Member Posts: 4,472 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,068 |
QUOTE(JC4P @ May 21 2005, 1:16 AM) no i'm just saying for newer members, so the site dosent get more and more spammers. and we could just "deal" with the under 13 year olds that are spammers *cough*paul*cough*jason1992* So you're saying that I'm a spammer? I'm 12.
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May 21 2005, 01:22 AM
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define our lives for us. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 11,656 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,293 |
OHHH. WE SHOULD JUST DEAL WITH SPAMMERS, YOUNG AND OLD, OVERALL.
dammit, no, kelly. Re-read it. :D QUOTE and we could just "deal" with the under 13 year olds that are spammers *cough*paul*cough*jason1992*
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May 26 2005, 07:43 PM
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 cb's #1 fan! =) Group: Advisor Posts: 2,342 Joined: Nov 2003 Member No: 1 |
QUOTE(sikdragon @ May 14 2005, 4:21 AM) it's for liability reasons, not to keep people 12 and younger out. yes exactly. its not the responsibility of the site to make sure there arent any minors under 13. ive updated the registration form. 
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