Thread:GJ-Lewis X/@comment-45269970-20200321182153/@comment-1668179-20200321203937

Okay. I will try to explain this in a SIMPLE way.

COPPA has existed since the 90's.

FANDOM.COM terms of service state that:

'In order to use certain portions of the Services (described in more detail in our Privacy Policy), you will need to first register on the applicable Service. You must not register for membership in a Service where you are prohibited by law. In addition, the Services are intended solely for users who are:'
 * In California and the EEA (excluding the UK), 16 or older; or
 * In the rest of the world (including the UK), 13 or older.

The mods do not want ANYONE under 13 joining because they have to follow the site rules. These rules are in place because companies are not allowed to collect DATA (name, email, IP address, etc) from kids under 13. If mods do not follow these rules then they risk getting the wiki taken down. '''As a result this also means giving out bans if they feel like the evidence given isn't enough to verify that a user is 13 or older. '''This is unfortunate but part of the mods job is to comply with the site rules whether the other users like it or not.