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Thread (Discussion): Question for Steve - Snow
Message 123075
Can Minors Register on This Site?
Posted by dp1
on Dec 14, 2003 05:21 AM | Also by dp1
| Gender: Female,
Age Bracket: N/A,
State: Florida,
Country: United States |
Steve, I was just wondering about the post from aag79. One would think that the age of the poster would be someone born in 1979; however, the Subject material would be more indicative of an inquisitive teenager. Would it be possible for teenagers to register on this site? I don't recall any age requirement to register. I hope that all or most of the registered posters are above the age of 18 considering the adult content of this board. DP1
Message 122959
Important Question
Posted by aag79 on Dec 11, 2003 05:25 PM | Also by aag79
Gender: Female, Age Bracket: N/A, State: Texas, Country: United States
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What is considered a sexual offense if the child has just as much to do with it as the adult?
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Message 123082 (In Reply to Message 123075)
sorry to be nosey
Posted by myoung
on Dec 14, 2003 03:17 PM | Also by myoung
| Gender: N/A,
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State: Pennsylvania,
Country: United States |
Hi dp1, I know this was for steve but I was wondering which thread this was about....I was curious to read it. Thanks
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Message 123084 (In Reply to Message 123075)
duh....
Posted by myoung
on Dec 14, 2003 03:35 PM | Also by myoung
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State: Pennsylvania,
Country: United States |
sorry dp1..I just noticed that you put the actual thread title right her on this thread. Sometimes I just don't know where the heck my head it.. By the way....I am dreaming of being in FL right now while we get nailed with this snowstorm. It's pretty but very cold!!
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Message 123087 (In Reply to Message 123075)
Posted by orolan
on Dec 14, 2003 05:19 PM | Also by orolan
| Gender: Male,
Age Bracket: N/A,
State: N/A,
Country: United States |
As I recall, there was discussion about this issue earlier. Seems it was agreed by consensus (although Steve IS the boss) that minors could register.
Stands to reason that if minors can be sex offenders and victims of sex offenses, they are entitled to talk about it on this forum.
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Message 123088 (In Reply to Message 123075)
Posted by steve
on Dec 14, 2003 06:08 PM | Also by steve
| Gender: Male,
Age Bracket: N/A,
State: Virginia,
Country: United States |
aag79, did not supply any birthdate info. so I don't know how old she is. Her email address, which is private, is for a corporate email address (given the corporation it is almost undoubtedly her employer) so it's very unlikely she is under 18.
In the past we (some of us here, not sure if you were part of the discussion) had discussed the implications of those under 18 participating in the forums. I'll be adding a registration checkbox for users to confirm they are 18 or over, but I will not be barring those under 18 from posting. I made that decision because I don't want to prevent those under 18 from posting questions and anyone under 18 could just say they were over 18 anyway so there's no feasible way to restrict posting to those 18 or over.
There was some concern earlier that some sex offenders might not be able to participate in a forum where they might interact with those under 18. I'm working on a user option to allow users to essentially make posts from those under 18 invisible to them and not allow them to communicate (post, PM) with those under 18. It'll probably be January before that's implemented.
P.S. I moved this thread from the General forum to the Off Topic forum.
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Message 123089 (In Reply to Message 123087)
Posted by steve
on Dec 14, 2003 06:13 PM | Also by steve
| Gender: Male,
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State: Virginia,
Country: United States |
> Stands to reason that if minors can be sex offenders and victims
> of sex offenses, they are entitled to talk about it on this forum
That's pretty much the reason I chose to allow them to register as users. Besides, there's no feasible (with "feasible" being the key)way to ensure that those under 18 don't just say they're over 18 in order to register if the process didn't accept birthdates that implied an age under 18.
If there are any concerns, issues, suggestions or solutions that haven't been discussed feel free to talk about them.
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Message 123103 (In Reply to Message 123084)
Snow
Posted by dp1
on Dec 15, 2003 02:07 AM | Also by dp1
| Gender: Female,
Age Bracket: N/A,
State: Florida,
Country: United States |
It dipped down in the high 70's today. Our air conditioner actually stayed off most of the day. WOW. Sorry about the snow. I can't say that I miss it.
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123075, dp1, Dec 14, 2003 05:21 AM [Can Minors Register on This Site?]
123082, myoung, Dec 14, 2003 03:17 PM [sorry to be nosey]
123084, myoung, Dec 14, 2003 03:35 PM [duh....]
123103, dp1, Dec 15, 2003 02:07 AM [Snow]
123085, Rejected
123087, orolan, Dec 14, 2003 05:19 PM
123089, steve, Dec 14, 2003 06:13 PM
123088, steve, Dec 14, 2003 06:08 PM
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