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Under 13
I like this site the best out of all the sites I've seen. I was interested in using it for a kids' book club I am starting. However, I read the Terms of Service and in Section 4 it said that I cannot use WetPaint to create a site directed towards under-13s. I and most of the kids in my book club are under thirteen. Is there any way to change or modify this rule? I would like to use WetPaint, but if people younger than thirteen are not allowed, I will have to find another service provider.
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Feb 27 2010, 2:53 PM EST by Anonymous
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Please consider creating children's accounts
Allow restricted accounts for minors with verifiable parental permission. Minors would not be allowed to create sites, but could participate in sites approved by a parent. Even if minor accounts were limited to private wikis, it would allow children in far-flung military families, and others, to interact online. This could be done with restricted accounts for which WetPaint would not collect information, in compliance with COPPA. There must be a way to do this, or sites like ePets & Disney would be in violation. Perhaps an invitation could be set up that allows the minor recipient to sign up only for the WetPaint wiki to which they are invited...
As your linked FBI file says,
"There are dangers in every part of our society. By educating your children to these dangers and taking appropriate steps to protect them, they can benefit from the wealth of information now available on-line."
What better way to introduce children to this wealth of information than by guided interaction on wikis?
Thanks for your consideration!
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Sep 17 2008, 11:29 PM EDT by
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