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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:02 pm    Post subject: COPPA feel? Reply with quote

Uh... I've had a couple of friends I convinved to switch over to Gentoo, so they went and signed up on these forums. They both got this in their email inboxes. They're WAY over 18 AND they said there was no way to identify their ages on the forum registration. What's going on? And what is "COPPA"? Can this thing be turned off or modified so new users can sign up without this weirdess?

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Welcome to Gentoo Forums Forums

In compliance with the COPPA act your account is currently inactive.

Please print this message out and have your parent or guardian sign and date it. Then fax it to:



OR mail it to:



------------------------------ CUT HERE ------------------------------
Permission to Participate at Gentoo Forums

Username: (username)
Password: (password)
Email: (email)

ICQ Number:
AIM Address:
MSN Messenger:
Yahoo Messenger:
Web Site:
From:
Occupation:
Interests:

I HAVE REVIEWED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MY CHILD AND HEREBY GRANT PERMISSION TO Gentoo Forums TO STORE THIS INFORMATION.
I UNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION CAN BE CHANGED AT ANY TIME BY ENTERING A PASSWORD.
I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY REQUEST FOR THIS INFORMATION TO BE REMOVED FROM Gentoo Forums AT ANY TIME.


Parent or Guardian
(print your name here): _____________________

(sign here): __________________

Date: _______________

------------------------------ CUT HERE ------------------------------


Once the administrator has received the above form via fax or regular mail your account will be activated.

Please do not forget your password as it has been encrypted in our database and we cannot retrieve it for you. However, should you forget your password you can request a new one which will be activated in the same way as this account.

Thank you for registering.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also wish to point out there is no fax or mailing address.

What gives? And yes, this email arrived from forum-mods@gentoo.org.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

when you register there is a radio button that says "i am 13 or under". they had that selected. choose "i am 13 or over" instead. since they already created the account, have them email forum-mods@gentoo.org and someone will activate their accounts.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

good pun
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bunder: D'oh! I went to look for myself and I saw that. I'll have to point that out.

coolsnowmen: Hey, where's the pun? I like puns, didn't catch one here... Also, I love your sig. I'll have to share that with a CF forum I'm on. :-P
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If that was accidental, I'm going to die laughting.
Your post title is: COPPA feel
The way I pronounced it: "cop'a feel"
IE: "Surreptitiously fondle someone in a sexual manner. For example, The female clerks complained that Mr. Hardy was always trying to cop a feel. This term uses the verb cop in the sense of "get hold of." [Slang; 1930s] "
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=cop+a+feel&gwp=13
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