Board Thread:Voting/@comment-26573805-20160702231538/@comment-4811793-20160706001335

Hi,

I see lots of confusion here.

Let me start by saying as clear as I can: You must be at least 13 years of age to edit on Wikia. No "ifs", "ands", or "buts". That is what it says in our Terms of Use (http://www.wikia.com/Terms_of_Use) and that is the rule for our platform.

Those under 13 are in no way permitted to be on Wikia, ever. Period.

The question is down to who enforces this rule. We don't ask our Admins to enforce it for us, since it is a matter for Wikia to handle. We ask that any instances of users stating they are underage in violation of our rules to us, so that we can enforce it.

That doesn't mean that a community can decide to "allow" those under 13 years of age. Just because we don't require Admins to act as enforcers doesn't mean that communities are free to disregard our Terms.

Those are still the rules. You are actually 100% required to follow them.

Deciding not to block an underaged user is one thing, but making a policy that underaged users are allowed is absolutely not OK.

The best policy would be to avoid any and all discussion of birthdays or ages, as the general rule is that you should not share personal information over the internet.