as has been noted - the US has a rather strict law concerning collecting personal info (e.g. email addresses) (COPPA) from persons under 13 - by law a parent’s specific permission is required before collecting such info it would be great if people could figure out how enable such 12 year olds (or younger) to participate while complying with the law maybe its as simple as adding a “parent’s permission required for people under 13 - click here for more info” but it would be good if one or more lawyers who understand US law to bless an approach violations can get harsh - see https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2011/05/operators-online-virtual-worlds-pay-3-million-settle-ftc-charges Scott > On Oct 20, 2017, at 3:29 PM, Randy Bush <randy@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> (Also, what would we do if we discovered that a particularly >> bright new contributor turned out to be a 12 year-old child >> genius? Nothing, I hope.) > > i might ask if there was anything i/we could do to help >