Current Events > Anyone else thinks that the underage user rules are sometimes too harsh?

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I was banned on a sports board for being underage because I said as a joke that I was going to be born 5000 years from now

I mean, what the fuck...

There's a difference between someone saying he's 11 years old and someone saying he's going to be born in 5000 years
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I think they were. I'm not sure they still are.
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I would appeal that. SBAllen specifically updated the TOS saying they were not going to mod underage user jokes that were obviously jokes, and even used the "I'm 12 and what is this" joke.
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It's stupid. Why do you need to be 13 years old to use the message boards? If you go to the switch boards you'll see you can fit in fine if you're 8 or so
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They should just do away with those rules. No kid is using gamefaqs.gamespot.com

REMercsChamp posted...

It's stupid. Why do you need to be 13 years old to use the message boards? If you go to the switch boards you'll see you can fit in fine if you're 8 or so

COPPA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act

Even acknowledging that an under-13 is viewing your site is a huge legal pain in the ass.

Tyranthraxus posted...

I would appeal that. SBAllen specifically updated the TOS saying they were not going to mod underage user jokes that were obviously jokes, and even used the "I'm 12 and what is this" joke.

But this wasnt on gamefaqs tho
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Questionmarktarius posted...

REMercsChamp posted...

It's stupid. Why do you need to be 13 years old to use the message boards? If you go to the switch boards you'll see you can fit in fine if you're 8 or so

COPPA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act

Even acknowledging that an under-13 is viewing your site is a huge legal pain in the ass.

I see
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Tyranthraxus posted...

"I'm 12 and what is this"

I got permabanned for this years ago and had to upload a photo ID to prove that I was, in fact, not 12 years old and what is this.