Il keep an eye out, but I lack in romantic feelings and prefer to protect fellow beings and be 'married' to my dog instead. Irl I would not count myself as a pup but I am young still but very mature and a wise being.

(2016-03-27 21:03)Sahkari Wrote:  Dustwolf, does thirteen count as underage?

People 12 and under aren't allowed to join anymore, and anyone between the age of 13 and 16 is a "pup" on here.

Dustwolf, does thirteen count as underage?

Of course I will report any suspicious activity... However, there HAVE been cases where young kids put their age, where they live and photos out there, and people HAVE hunted them down. I think it's a little risky to say that it won't ever happen, because it most certainly has.

Hi,

The law and actual safety are two different things.

In my experience having taken care of safety for a while on this site, the vulnerability is not so much in the personal information being shared, but in what you allow the other person to do to you willingly. Nobody is going to hunt you down because you filled out your age and the state you live in, intentionally flirting with some guy on the Internet, who claims to be your age though, is a different story.

We will take care of legal requirements. But what is important is that you understand that there are people on the Internet who are willing and capable of using you for their twisted purposes, and making you feel guilty for it. Just keep and eye out and immediately let a mod or admin know if you see anything suspicious or inappropriate, even if the person in question seems to be a friend. You must tell us so that we can protect you. And don't worry.. you can't go wrong and we can keep a secret.

LP,
Dusty

Underaged children on social platforms give their rights up to their parents or guardians to decide. Yes, ultimately the physical choice is up to whoever has access to the account, but an underaged (I believe it's under 13, but I think there may be additional laws beyond that,) individual should not be allowed to make that choice themselves without parental permission.

It doesn't matter if not "everyone" does it. If it's allowed to be shown, that is that much more risk to safety.


Edit! I looked it up more... Apparently it's against the law to enable children to make any personal information publicly available. Even if parents have given permission. Not good... It would probably be the safest route to delete all personal ID in your profile if you're in the pup category :/

Just saying, Ocean, not EVERYONE puts their appearance as their profile pic.

And Pups and any user choose whether or not to display their age

Very valid point, though.

Hi, there! (Apologies... I haven't been on the board in a while! Finally have the time to go through it all...)

I've taken a class once on Online Safety and read a bit about it...

Wouldn't it be safer for the younger ones to not be able to display their age at all on their profiles? And also not to show any of their personal information and what they look like on their profiles?

thanks for the update man, if i see any creeps i'll tell ya

If someone even tries, they will regret crossing my path.

Creepy imbeciles. It sickens me.
They will get more than an earful.

A warning to all those weirdos: I'm not one to mess with. You WILL regret it.