Thread:Ultimate Heatblast/@comment-1038387-20120731222705

Dear Heatblast,

In this blog reply, you said you were "not even 13". This lines up with the birthday you gave - you're twelve.

A great many people care about internet safety for children, and for that purpose, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was put in effect. It states that companies cannot store personal information of people under the age of thirteen without express permission of their legal guardians. Because of the paperwork this permission requires, many large social networking sites choose to disallow registration for under-thirteen year olds. Wikia is no exception; it's clearly written in the Terms of Use which you accepted upon registration.

Since Wikia can only rely on the age you provided on registration, they can not block access to you. We can, for this wiki. After deliberation, Thailog, Rassilon of Old and myself decided to ban you until February 28, 2013, for violation of the Terms of Use of Wikia.

This may seem unfair; you're certainly not the only one under thirteen. You're simply the unlucky soul that got caught. The same punishment will be enacted on anyone else who's caught.

There is no debating this with us. If you have any complaints or arguments, contact your local congressman to repeal COPPA.

An additional word of warning, though. I tried to verify your statement and looked through your online activities. I noticed you carelessly give out information about your real life, as well as family members. You really shouldn't do that. Especially in the case of living persons, you should not post their names anywhere online without permission. With this information, it's relatively easy to find your home address.  