Hi, It's a legal thing.
As we have universal login for 9000+ wikis, it's considered safest for us to ask for a real date of birth. That way we ensure we do the right thing for all our varied communities while complying with federal regulations. I've posted the same thing in reply to the forum thread -- sannse Lisa "sannse" Carter Wikia Community and Technical Team http://www.wikia.com On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 3:29 AM, John Beckett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A user has complained that when he used "Create an account" on our wiki, he > was > required to enter his birth date (he did NOT register, and emailed me > privately). > > On "create account", I don't see a link to a privacy page, nor any hint why > Wikia > would collect DOB. If it is to determine identity when a password is lost and > email > doesn't work, I think there should be a hint in some additional text under > "Real > name is optional". If the DOB is for statistics (like age of users), surely > you > should just ask for birth year? > > Why is DOB required? I notice that someone else also wants to know: > http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum:Birthdate > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Wikia-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikia-l mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l
