User blog comment:Semanticdrifter/Updates to COPPA/@comment-5691231-20130624194032/@comment-452-20130624214932

Sorry about 4, I'm used to people saying the opposite, so I misinterpreted your point. Good to know we agree on two things at least!

1. We'll just have to agree to disagree, and I think it has to do with our respective definitions of the word "fair". I agree that it would definitely be more equal to apply the same restriction to everyone, but I don't think wikis aimed at adults should have to block anon users because of COPPA.

2. A summary of the selection criteria has been given.
 * We looked at factors like the subject of the wiki, taking into account the rating, medium, genre, content, absence of explicit material, demographics, intended audience, actual audience, likely audience, and general accessibility. We also looked at the wikis themselves, and considered their visual content, layout, local character, and activity.

More important that Wikia's criteria is the law - which is public. All you need to do is convince Wikia that COPPA does not apply to a wiki.
 * 1.   COPPA applies to Web sites or online services that are “directed to children.”  What determines whether or not a Web site or online service is directed to children?
 * The amended Rule sets out a number of factors for determining whether a Web site or online service is directed to children. These include subject matter of the site or service, its visual content, the use of animated characters or child-oriented activities and incentives, music or other audio content, age of models, presence of child celebrities or celebrities who appeal to children, language or other characteristics of the Web site or online service, or whether advertising promoting or appearing on the Web site or online service is directed to children.  The Rule also states that the Commission will consider competent and reliable empirical evidence regarding audience composition, as well as evidence regarding the intended audience of the site or service.