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

Lately I've been spotting that there have been a lot of users under the legal age to be on the wiki - and Wikia, as a whole. And this fact was... rather disconcerting when I discovered exactly how many there are within the community. As I'm sure you know, 13 is the legal age to be on the wiki at bare minimum due to the rules and guidelines when joining:

"You confirm that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company, or an emancipated minor, or have parental or legal guardian consent and are fully able and competent to enter into, and comply with, these Terms of Use. In any case, you confirm that you are over the age of 13, and acknowledge that the Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. You may not use the Service and may not accept the Terms of Use if you by law are barred from using the Service or accepting the Terms of Use."

"In order to use certain portions of this Service, you will need to first register for membership in the Service. You are prohibited from registering for membership in the Service where prohibited by law. In addition, the Service is intended solely for users who are thirteen (13) years of age or older. Any registration by anyone under 13 is unauthorized, unlicensed and in violation of this Agreement. By registering for the Service Site, you represent and warrant that you are 13 or older and that you agree to and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement."

This is a serious issue, and I doubt Wikia Staff would put this in place if they didn't mean it. It's pretty much a requirement by law to be of this age at minimum to be on Wikia places, and the Death Battle Fanon Wiki isn't an exception to this.

So I ask for co-operation on your part in if you know any users who are under-aged for this wiki (or come clean yourself if you happen to be the user in question - don't worry about this) and we will work towards seeing what can be done. It's a process that kind of has to occur, and I don't really have much of a choice on the matter. I would like to keep members of the wiki on here, but the law is the law and I can't make exceptions to keep people here.

So yeah, if you can all be helpful in cracking down on this issue, it'd be much appreciated.

NOTE: If you are a user who is under the legal age and have been affected by this clamp-down, removing you temporarily from the wiki until you are of legal age does nothing to say "Haha! You are not worthy! Mwahaha!" No. Not in the slightest. It just simply means that you are not ready for this community yet. Heavy emphasis on the "yet". It's really just a matter of co-operation - to just play your part and take your time until you're of legal age and you will be accepted back in, no troubles at all. I just don't want anyone getting into legal trouble. 