thoughts on myspace

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by xzvrw2

You see the problem with making it so you have to have a credit card is that people like me, i don't have one because i am 17.
But my parents were nice enough to teach me to not do stupid stuff.
Not to meet strange people i met on the Internet.
The Internet is a bad place.
And the only reason its bad is because of the people that use it.

Alright, so rip a page out of Neopets. They have you sign up by age. If your folks want to let you onto the more interactive parts of the site (like the message boards and what not), you print off a permission form from the site, have them sign it, and fax or mail it in. Then they know for fact that your folks said it's alright for you to get on that particular web site.

Is it a hassle? Yes. Is it feasible? Yes. Would I let my kids join a site requiring that sort of disclaimer? Well, ask me when I have 'em.