Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Membership for Under 18s

Lewis you are very welcome. And if the five pounds is a worry to you or anyone else reading this then email our secretary privately. He can arrange for fees to be ignored given half a reason. Obviously we need to do all we can to encourage editors below 18 to join. I know at least two admins who have been below the age of 14. I don´t think we are an ageist organisation at either end of the spectrum. *Point of law*: Contracts with minors are legal. Buying a bus ticket is a contract, and children have to pay. The opt out for minors is that contracts cannot be enforced unless the contract benefits them. (Chaplin v. Chaplin). I would hope any contract we made with a minor would be in their interest. *Point of interest*: I think getting parents to sign is a good idea as some are concerned about children´s contact with a lot of "random people". We need to ask minors to declare their age as we have a "duty of care" if they attend without a responsible adult. regards Roger Bamkin On 14 May 2011 16:52, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote: -- Roger Bamkin (aka Victuallers)