That 13+ chestnut

As we all know, one must be 13+ yrs old to be on RHP, a rule that when introduced caused some consternation for the younger members onsite. Alas it was a simple argument: US law (COPA) made this a practical necessity for RHP administration.
However, COPA has been successfully challenged as unconstitutional (via the 1st amendment) in Philadelphia and that ruling was upheld in the Supreme Court.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has now started a case against the COPA US-wide, a case expected to take 4 weeks.
So one-month form now it may or may not be that the 13+ rule becomes defunct.

Plagiarised from http://www.out-law.com/page-7414

Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
And you are aware that RHP is British?

But hosted in the USA

That is fantastic news! Until now, I spent my time ridiculing people for childishly bad grammar and syntax in the absence of a control group.

Russ said he'd run a mile from anything involving "Kiddies". . .thank god.

Well the adjudication is out, and COPA is now effectively dead. To quote the attourney general of the US: "As a result, I will issue a permanent injunction against the enforcement of COPA."

See http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/07D0346P.pdf

So what justification for the 13 year old rule now? Has the experience of banning the joung 'uns made RHP a better or a worse place? And I suppose the critical question, has it effected RHP's finances for better, for worse or not observably?

forums are bad now with certain immature posts, can you imagine how it would be like if the site were overrun by six year olds?

Judging by the forums there are already many under 13 year olds on this site - it's practically unenforceable. 🙁

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
...there are already many under 13 year olds on this site...

Who told you!? 😲😳

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Judging by the forums there are already many under 13 year olds on this site - it's practically unenforceable. 🙁

He ... you promised to keep my age a secret. 😠

Originally posted by Loose Screw
He ... you promised to keep my age a secret. 😠

I beat you to it. 😏😛

Originally posted by stocken
I beat you to it. 😏😛

Only because you have a faster connection. 😠

And you pushed me away from the keyboard. :'(

Forget about age... I'm not even human. Scaped from the zoo 1 year ago... been working for the U.S. Department of State ever since

Originally posted by Seitse
Forget about age... I'm not even human. Scaped from the zoo 1 year ago... been working for the U.S. Department of State ever since

I like bunnies.

Originally posted by stocken
I like bunnies.

Me too, me too!!!!

Our uncle Hugh has very nice ones. 😵