Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-33546104-20160516192133/@comment-26814804-20160518125858

I haven't been here very long, but let me give my opinion real quick. So far, I've seen the rule be used about three times, and all three times it seemed like people were just saying- "this person is cringy, therefore they must be underage," and then invoking COPPA to get them banned. In my personal opinion, it seems like it's being used more like a sword than a sheild. Rather than finding out if a user is underage and banning them to prevent them from causing trouble, they're assuming a user is underage and banning them because they were causing trouble.

In other words, exactly what they would do if COPPA wasn't around in the first place. Therefore, it seems like it would streamline things just to ban individual users. Put a disclaimer on the home page and at the top of RPs. Kids can be cool about this kind of thing. Sure, some can be immature, cringy, and cause problems, but just ban them as individuals, not because of their age.