# Age requirement? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 23, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574 "2002-12-23T19:41:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/1 "2002-12-23T19:41:14Z")
I was under the impression that the SDMB had a stipulation that users must be of a certain age, but I can’t seem to find it on the new registration agreement. Was that all just a figment of my imagination? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/2 "2002-12-23T19:47:23Z")
Posters must be at least 13 years old. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/3 "2002-12-23T19:52:37Z")
Although, some of us act much younger sometimes. 😃 Merry Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2002, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/4 "2002-12-23T23:27:44Z")
Munch, you’re probably wondering about the special super duper COPPA Agreement. Here, I translate it: Child’s Online Privacy Protection Act ---
**Author:** ![SmileyDeath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SmileyDeath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmileyDeath)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/5 "2002-12-24T10:29:44Z")
I’m 14. Hooray. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/6 "2002-12-25T06:12:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SmileyDeath \* > \*\*I’m 14. > > Hooray. \*\* And it’s clear from your post time that you’re up way past your bedtime, even if you _are_ a few hours behind us. Lights off, young man! ---
**Author:** ![SmileyDeath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@SmileyDeath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmileyDeath)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/7 "2002-12-25T13:14:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Early Out \* > \*\*And it’s clear from your post time that you’re up way past your bedtime, even if you _are_ a few hours behind us. Lights off, young man! \*\* What, you mean I should go to bed at 8? ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/8 "2002-12-25T15:36:40Z")
That sounds about right! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/9 "2002-12-25T16:10:11Z")
Oh, and **SmileyDeath** , when I see a post from you that’s stamped 5:29 am (EST, where I am), that means that it’s 2:39 am where you are. I’m telling on you! ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/10 "2002-12-26T00:18:51Z")
Apparently, I live very near **SmileyDeath** … so I _always_ know when he’s been up very late (or very early, depending on your point of view). Same goes for him, if he ever wanted to check what time I stay up to occasionally. That said, what the heck were you doing up at 5:14 AM, **SmileyDeath**? I’ve heard of getting an early start to the day on Christmas morning, but I thought that was just for little kids! F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/11 "2002-12-26T04:23:42Z")
Maybe he has younger siblings that wake up the entire house? ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-requirement/144574/12 "2002-12-26T06:49:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Early Out \* > \*\*And it’s clear from your post time that you’re up way past your bedtime, even if you _are_ a few hours behind us. Lights off, young man! \*\* It was Christmas Eve and Santa was running late.