Board Thread:Administrator Noticeboard/@comment-25378948-20140902220405/@comment-5384369-20140905235424

I'm not sure who you're talking to, whether you're addressing me considering I was the last person or talking about Jessie because he actually suggested that Jincz made another account; but I'm just going to assume you mean me.

I get that she shouldn't have had an account because she was underage. I was the first person to actually inform her correctly. But also, COPPA isn't just for keeping children safe from pedophiles. Websites that are collecting information from children under the age of thirteen are required to comply with Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Like I said before, admins shouldn't be encourage sock-puppeting. But I think you're bit misguided. I made the statement about Austin & Ally reaching to a younger demographic because there's a higher chance that this wiki will get more underage users, not because it's okay.

Yes, there are pedophiles on the internet. Unfortunately it's true, but COPPA and Wikia rules aren't made just for that specific reason. And I hate to be rude, but you just suggesting that one of the admins is a pedophile is a bit insulting. I know that there's always that possibility, but even when I had to "audition" to become an admin, because I don't give out my age, I went through a bit of trouble with that with the rest of the admins.

I know the videos that you're talking about, but don't you notice how most of the time, the person is like 14/15 years old? Just because you're older than 13 does not mean you're suddenly mature and know all the rules about internet safety.

And please, don't just instigate that we're all idiots and apparently "blind" to the severity, because I'm sure that we all know. Trust me, I know. I've been on the receiving end. Thankfully it didn't get to the point where it was serious, but I understand.

I hate to be the person who brings this topic up, because it's so unfortunate, but I will. By now, a lot of us know about Amanda Todd. When she decided to show her breasts on camera, she was about 13/14 years old. So that proves that being 13 doesn't automatically make someone mature and aware.

I'm assuming that a bit of this was aimed at Jessie when you mention "encouraging" users to make an account. I'm pretty sure a lot of us agree that admins shouldn't encourage that for obvious reasons, but I think that the reason he said that wasn't with the intent of having her sock puppet (well, it kind of was), but mainly because we're a bit sympathetic with occasions like this because we know that users don't mean harm when they come on here under aged. They just wanted to join in on the wiki fun.