Registration on GaiaOnline
Gaia Online claims it is 13+, but it’s so easy for a eight, nine years old to join that it’s almost a joke. We believe that Gaia Online says it is 13+ only to preserve a good image. This is, however, not true, as there are hordes of little kids that have nothing better to do than joining Gaia and getting raped by pedophiles.
You think I’m joking? Who the hell over 14, maybe 15 would join a stupid game where the average IQ is 75?
Oh, but don’t worry, Gaia takes strong precautions to make sure NO ONE under 13 can join. In fact, they :
–Ask kids under 13 not to join in the first place kids would look: hidden deep below pages of Terms of Services
–When registering, it asks for your birthday, and if it is too low, it tells you this
”You cannot registed at this time”
You then have to press ”back”, change the birthdate year a bit (assuming you didn’t put a fake in the first place) and click ‘’submit” again.
That’s it! That’s how Gaia Online intends to stop kids from registering. Wait, wait Mr. Boosh, tell us how they could possibly do better?
If they really wanted to stop kids from registering at their forums (they do not, in case you haven’t figured yet), they would clearly state the game is 13+ in the first page, and also make a display in the registration process. I am not asking that Gaia does a verification for each person who joins but at least show clearly to every new subscriber that the game is not designed for persons below 13. Instead, they hide it somewhere in their Terms of Service that no one ever read.
Wait, what does it change?
Gaia takes great proud into saying its boards are kept mature and that children under 13 cannot join, but I have just shown it is total bullshit. There are, in fact, a lot of eight, ten, eleven years old kids crawling on the forums. And Gaia does not care about it. Why should it? These are the people that buy the most donations.
If I had a sixteen years old kid wanting some monthly collectibles, I’d tell him to get a job. If I had an eleven years old kid wanting this same donation, what could I tell him? This is not counting that the children are MUCH more influential.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Get over it.
February 22nd, 2009 at 2:28 am
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
March 13th, 2009 at 6:40 am
March 21st, 2009 at 3:10 pm
I know of several places that don’t check, including Neopets, where you cannot access the forums until you are 18.
And by stating such a thing, you should have at least given a valid way of doing so. Otherwise your argument is null and void.
And also, the money used in advertising and such might pay for the bandwidth, but Gaia is a business after all. That advertising can’t honestly pay for the moderators and administrators, the coders and graphic designers.
To Kewki: Maybe it’s because you insult them in such a way that they don’t take you seriously?
Act your effing age.
June 15th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
June 30th, 2009 at 2:57 am
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July 28th, 2009 at 2:47 am
July 29th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I know what you mean about how they should make it seem like they’re more concerned about kids not joining the site. Morons who post saying that they’re under 13, for example, on the forums or wherever, even if it says they’re 18 because they just lied at the registration thing - should be temporarily banned until they’re of age. But ultimately like I saw a few other people say here it’s up to the parents. Yes the site can do things to be a little more clear that they don’t want younger people on the site, but if parents let their kids do whatever the hell they want, the kids are going to do just that.
And anyone saying that you should grow up and stop complaining about the site is just as stupid as they claim you are o.O You’re entitled to an opinion, you make some valid points, and people should be aware of all the dirty little details about the site before they go on it so that they can be sure they’re prepared for what might come from it.
August 11th, 2009 at 12:00 am
I have a gaia, and I spit on poor noobs like you guys
August 12th, 2009 at 6:35 am
August 25th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
And I’m pretty sure you’re only 9 years old anyway
September 24th, 2009 at 11:34 am
October 11th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
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October 27th, 2009 at 12:18 am
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March 5th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
First amendment, Google it.
March 6th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
March 6th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
You obviously like to kiss ass aswell like most people who disagree with this site.
And he states pretty good reasons why we should go against gaia.
I think you need to get a life for actually trying to state that the facts are false.