Jimmy Wales wrote:
We should maintain a culture of welcoming to those 15 year old contributors who are doing great work.
Speaking of which. I am wondering to what extent COPPA applies to Wikipedia, and whether there is any legal risk for Wikimedia if American children under 13 years of age use Wikipedia without their parents' consent?
LiveJournal have, for a long time, evaded the problem by simply prohibiting young children from using LiveJournal. Nowadays they allow it, but only if they receive evidence of their parents' consent.
Timwi