Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5714457-20150904235145/@comment-26962755-20150905010341

This is ShyGuys mom. He has saved his work through copy and paste and is hoping to not be blocked from interaction. I am willing to band together with the admins and see if we can find a way to ammend the law/regulations for a "parent approved" or "parent monitored" option. If any of your folks, or adults on the wikia would like to help - or know how I can help - my email is blue.dragon.records@gmail.com - feel free to contact me. I have also written to @AgentHoxton and may reach out to other admins. We are hoping you guys can atleast have a few days to get your work saved or possibly we can make a change. Personally, I would like to thank all of you for making our first chat room experience so great and for being a really great group with such fine senses of humor and diligence to your interests of the video game world :)

I am wondering (admins?) if there may be a clause to ban those under 13 from the chat room until they are 13 and then they can continue their work? Also, is there any kind of training video that people who make these laws have put out about online safety or why we have these laws, that can be part of protocol for younger users?

One idea we have been discussing is for me to join as I have been asked to adopt all of ShyGuys battles, so that he might keep working on projects until the spring when he will be 13. Does that sound like a solution others of you might can try whose birthdays seem so far away? @Quauntonaut I know you are a hard worker and one of the most mature guys I've seen online. This must be a huge bummer for everyone.

I know all of you have had conversations with your parents about online predators and that this is one reason is so important not to share ages and locations, etc. on chat rooms and these types of forums. That said, I know you have all been a great group of friends and support and can look out for one another, but I want all of us to recognize why this law is in place. Our culture has many people who might take advantage of a situation with so may great young men and women gathered in one place - and all of us (parents, admins, users over 18) are here and have to respect the law because we wish to protect you. I know you will all grow up to be adults who do the same for the youth in your lives. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! HANG TOUGH.