How old are you? Read before applying.
May 3, 2010 21:36:45 GMT -5
Post by EofA on May 3, 2010 21:36:45 GMT -5
Membership here is restricted to individuals
aged 13 and above who have parental permission
to create an account.
aged 13 and above who have parental permission
to create an account.
Background
The AGPlaythings Message Forum is hosted by Proboards, a remotely hosted message board service that facilitates online discussions by allowing people to create communities like this one. By requiring all users to enter their date of birth when creating an account, Proboards complies with United States federal law (COPPA) governing Internet safety for minors. When you create an account with Proboards, you are signifying that you understand and will comply with its Terms of Service, which limits membership on this and any Proboards forum to those over 18 years old, and to minors 13 and older who have obtained parental permission to create accounts.
Policy Enforcement
AGPlaythings is very serious about enforcing these age restrictions, and therefore we have a zero-tolerance policy for people lying about their age.
If you are under the age of 13, do NOT create an account here. If you have already done so, you should immediately delete that account. You can return and create a new one when you are 13.
If you somehow had a lapse in judgment or made an error when logging your birthdate at the time you created your account, and you wish to rectify your mistake, send a PM to one of the Global Moderators ASAP so we can discuss what happened. We do have policies in place to address this.
Otherwise, anyone found to have deliberately falsified their age to create an account here will lose that account. This is true even for individuals who do meet the minimum age requirements but who choose to lie by claiming they are older when logging a birthdate upon registration.
Trying to Be Something You're Not
The Moderating Team understands the draw to a doll collecting forum for younger individuals, but this is not the forum for you if you are under 13. Come back when you are older.
We also understand that potential teen members are leery of revealing personal information online. We think it is great that you're being cautious. However, one of the Profile options when you join allows you to hide your age and email address from general viewing. Providing additional personal information beyond that is purely optional. Only the forum Moderators can see things you mark hidden, and we are obsessive about not divulging personal information about our members. You can hide your age from the public from the moment you create an account here, so there's no reason not to be honest about your real age when joining this forum.
Sometimes younger teens want to be thought of as older than they actually are. The truth is, if you want to be treated like an equal by the posters on an adult message forum, lying about your age is not the way to endear yourself. A community like ours functions best when its members can trust one another, and misrepresenting yourself does not build trust in a community. Plus, knowing that you are a younger member allows the Moderators to make allowances and decisions when posting mistakes are made. But if you're claiming to be 23 or 17 when you're really 14, we aren't going to be as patient with you. And if you're actually 12 or younger, you don't belong here anyway and shouldn't have joined. We'll look forward to meeting you when you're 13.
Lastly, a note to parents: please do NOT establish an account here for your under-13 child to use as her own or to share with her. This is also a violation of Proboards Terms of Service and we will therefore disable or deny such accounts when a child is discovered using them, even if they are under your name. You are welcome to maintain your own account for your use, but not for a child's usage. Your under-13 child can join this adult collecting forum when she comes of appropriate age.
Thank you for being honest from the start with your membership info on Playthings.