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Key: MISC-1028
Type: New Feature New Feature
Status: Open Open
Priority: Major Major
Assignee: Unassigned
Reporter: CeeJay Tigerpaw
Votes: 6
Watchers: 1
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The creation of free Teen SL accounts should allow forms of identification which do not look as if money is going to be spent

Created: 19/Mar/08 07:29 PM   Updated: 11/Nov/08 08:58 AM
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This new feature request involves a conversation with a young teen-aged female acquaintance of mine. She wants a free Teen SL account, but cannot get one, evidently because her parents are less computer-literate than she, and object to providing forms of identification (like PayPal accounts and such) which "look like spending money" (their phrase).

May I respectfully suggest that the sign-up process for free Teen SL accounts might usefully accept forms of identification not immediately associated with ways to spend money; by way of illustration, the name and identification number on a United States adult driver's license might serve.

I am afraid that my acquaintance – unable to get a free Teen SL account – will be reduced to cheating, and will lie about her age in order to get adult SL accounts instead, and that is Obviously Not Good for anyone, and no one can stop her. I rate the priority "Major" because of the well-known issues with young teen-aged women in the adult SL community.

The sad thing is, my acquaintance really wants the Teen SL account! She has an uncommon amount of sense for her age, and finds herself unable to act in what she knows is her own best interest!



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Maya Bogdanovich added a comment - 10/May/08 02:10 AM
Though I can understand the complexity of a new method, I totally agree with CeeJay. Also because, in the story of age verification on the main grid, it's always been told that credit card numbers and so do not really tell anything about age.

Mikey Finesmith added a comment - 11/Nov/08 08:58 AM
I agree with Ceejay as well. although I do see that Linden lab is atte,pting to filter out "Overage" people from teen SL. But I have come across another problem whilst attempting to get my son on Teen SL, Not only will it not accept UK mobile numbers, but also the paypal idea seems to freeze up, i'm not sure if this is to do with us being from the UK, but please sort it anyway,

Also, it would be fantastic if you could allow UK phone numbers into Ten SL, because that seems to be the only way in.