User blog comment:Semanticdrifter/Updates to COPPA/@comment-5430083-20130816220721/@comment-5558012-20130820024640

Don't pull the it's-okay-because-everyone-else-is-doing-it card. It's a lame justification for your actions.

No one's perfect morally. It all comes down to where you draw the line. How high are you going to make and maintain your standards? Does society desire more high jaywalkers?

Preventing 12 or under editors from creating an account is to help protect against the collection of information from minors since they can give out things they shouldn't online without knowing the importance of not revealing such. The same concept with other age restrictions. Why do you think there is an age limit on voting or driving?

It doesn't matter that people "lied" that they read the terms of use. It only matters that they are followed. When you check that you agree, you're excepting the consequences if you stray from the terms. May can abide to the terms without reading due to common sense but other things are not obvious. Try signing a contract without reading it; odds are you'd be suckered into a situation you wouldn't want to be in. The same basic concept follows when you edit on other wikis; follow their polics or get blocked.