Post by Jess on Jul 8, 2010 10:22:55 GMT -5
There has been suspicion that there are underage members signed up at our forum. While I don't mind underage members, it is against the law for members to be under the age of 13, and proboards can delete a forum completely for having underage members at their forum.
It would be extremely unfair for one person, or maybe a few people, to ruin it for everyone else. We did not make these rules, but they were made in order to protect everyone and are expected to be followed. Being at least 13 is in proboard's terms of service, and it is not our fault if a member has signed up without reading or following the rules. However, if we are aware that some one has signed up that is underage, and is not following the law, then we do need to do something about it, or we are at fault.
Please PM one of the staff members if you are under the age of 13 so that we can handle this and remove or delete your account. You are more than welcome to sign back up once you are 13, and then we'd be more than happy to include you in the forum. Do not ruin it for everyone else by signing up or holding an account if you are not old enough - it's against the law.
There are plenty of other ways to enjoy petz without being a member of a forum. Various sites have been created by other people that allow you to have fun, and there are other ways to be active in the petz community, but legally. You can do a lot of the same things, such as entering shows, adopting petz, etc, through other people's websites. For instance, you can check out the Petz 'R Us website, rather than the forum.
Also note that we make sure that a member is under age before they are deleted or removed from the forum. Accounts will only be removed or deleted if we know for sure that they are under age.
Thank you.