Thread:Rainbow Shifter/@comment-6415657-20130201001850/@comment-3030984-20130201183717

Hey guys, I haven't read much of the above, but I have to emphasise this:


 * COPPA states that websites cannot solicit information from persons under the age of 13 without parental consent.
 * To comply with this, Wikia has decided to make it part of the Terms of Use that you must be 13 or older to have an account on Wikia. This is not part of COPPA, but is the easiest way for Wikia to comply.
 * It is Wikia Staff who obligated to enforce the Terms of Use. Local wiki admins have no such obligation, and are discouraged from blocking users as such.
 * Wikia Staff have to go on what the user in question has said when investigating users under 13.
 * Hearsay and conjecture from other users are not forms of proof.
 * Screenshots are not a valid form of proof, and neither are quotes from chat, as both can be modified.
 * Proof consists of the user in question stating their age and/or date of birth on a wiki page - which will have a history to prove the user did indeed write it.

If you have absolute proof that a user is underage, then you should report it via and let Staff deal with it. Else, get along nicely.