User blog comment:Jessie1010/Anon Survey/@comment-75.25.3.66-20130627172716/@comment-5384369-20130629041158

@R5#1Fan - I understand how you may want to be able to edit as an anon, that's completely understandable, but I don't think your argument of "logic" is helping you. First of all, it wasn't the admins decision to do this, we're trying to the best of our abilities to follow Wiki Staff orders, which is following federal law. So is it logical to follow the law? Yes.

Also, age does matter. There are reasons why laws for ages. For example, driving, learners permits, drinking, voting, getting a job, etc. So yes, age does matter. If it didn't we'd probably be in mass chaos right about now. People put age limits based on average maturity level and the ability to handle situations, and most of these are for safety. So, no, they're not just there to be a pain and for people to completely disregard, they're there for a reason.

Although people may be physically ready to certain situations, they're not mentally ready. Or they're neither physically nor mentally nor spiritually nor financially ready.

Can you honestly say your responsibility level is higher than someone older than you? It may be true, but on average, that is not the case, at all.

You can't exactly you have "common sense" when you disregard the fact that you're not allowed to have one in the first place, and that you purposefully lied.

Also, physically, you are not able to make certain decisions. I'm not just saying this, because this is based off of facts. Located right behind your forehead in your brain is your Prefrontal Cortex. It's responsible for cognitive analysis and abstract thought, and the moderation of “correct” behavior in social situations, and it's one of the last regions of a brains maturation. The prefrontal cortex controls: •Focusing attention •Organizing thoughts and problem solving •Foreseeing and weighing possible consequences of behavior •Considering the future and making predictions •Forming strategies and planning •Ability to balance short-term rewards with long term goals •Shifting/adjusting behavior when situations change •Impulse control and delaying gratification •Modulation of intense emotions •Inhibiting inappropriate behavior and initiating appropriate behavior •Simultaneously considering multiple streams of information when faced with complex and challenging information

This part of the brain doesn't fully mature until age 25. It's not logical to assume that age is just a number, because a lot of our rights and responsibilities and even physical, social, mental, spiritual, and financial abilities are based on age.

So, although I understand how this can be extremely annoying and frustrating, it's for a reason.