I think I don't, but I'm also really biased because I started on IIN when I was 16, meaning for the first two years of my life on IIN I was threatened with being kicked off.
The age restriction rules here do not exist to prevent spam or annoying posts or teenage trolls or anything like that. People who post those things often get banned anyway (no matter what age they are) so the age limit serves no purpose in preventing them. The rule doesn't exist to protect the community from kids who are annoying, because other rules already exist to protect the community from everyone who is annoying.
Udi has strongly implied before that the age restrictions really exist to protect children, to keep them safe from anyone who might use this site as a platform to hurt them. This site appeals to the demographic of insecure, vulnerable young people who are perfect targets for abusers, so it's important to keep young people out of the danger zone. I get where he's coming from, because I'm sure he'd feel a lot of guilt if something did happen to a child here because he didn't use his power to protect kids.
Udi's explanation accounts somewhat for the rule, but (no offense, Udi) it doesn't wash with me entirely. Why wasn't I banned, and the numerous other people who have openly admitted being under 18? We might have sounded mature enough to protect ourselves, but I don't think we were honestly any more or less vulnerable to predators than any other young person here who has been banned for being too young. The rule isn't applied that way. It is either selective or random, definitely not blanket.
And even then, I don't know if I agree with "better safe than sorry". There are kids who need this site more than anyone. I'm very grateful that I wasn't pushed away from here when I was younger, regardless of the "danger" to me. As a society, we prevent kids from enjoying themselves by being excessively risk-averse.
I still don't know. I'm edging towards not agreeing, but it's the sort of issue I can easily have my mind changed on.
Is it normal age restrictions?
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I think I don't, but I'm also really biased because I started on IIN when I was 16, meaning for the first two years of my life on IIN I was threatened with being kicked off.
The age restriction rules here do not exist to prevent spam or annoying posts or teenage trolls or anything like that. People who post those things often get banned anyway (no matter what age they are) so the age limit serves no purpose in preventing them. The rule doesn't exist to protect the community from kids who are annoying, because other rules already exist to protect the community from everyone who is annoying.
Udi has strongly implied before that the age restrictions really exist to protect children, to keep them safe from anyone who might use this site as a platform to hurt them. This site appeals to the demographic of insecure, vulnerable young people who are perfect targets for abusers, so it's important to keep young people out of the danger zone. I get where he's coming from, because I'm sure he'd feel a lot of guilt if something did happen to a child here because he didn't use his power to protect kids.
Udi's explanation accounts somewhat for the rule, but (no offense, Udi) it doesn't wash with me entirely. Why wasn't I banned, and the numerous other people who have openly admitted being under 18? We might have sounded mature enough to protect ourselves, but I don't think we were honestly any more or less vulnerable to predators than any other young person here who has been banned for being too young. The rule isn't applied that way. It is either selective or random, definitely not blanket.
And even then, I don't know if I agree with "better safe than sorry". There are kids who need this site more than anyone. I'm very grateful that I wasn't pushed away from here when I was younger, regardless of the "danger" to me. As a society, we prevent kids from enjoying themselves by being excessively risk-averse.
I still don't know. I'm edging towards not agreeing, but it's the sort of issue I can easily have my mind changed on.
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Pshhhh,
UDI doesn't care to keep kids off of here, it's just a legal disclaimer to cover his ass.
I think it's also a legal obligation, given the site's content.
I mostly turn a blind eye...but I have reported underage users, including an eleven year old.
Great answer.