Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-3485828-20140722174414/@comment-3485828-20140722182826

GarouxBloodline wrote:

I do not need to read the blog you linked - I have personal knowledge on how COPPA works, and how much collateral damage it causes.

Does a local block enforce COPPA inherently? No; I never made that claim. But removing minors pre-maturely from a wiki helps remove the chance that their personal information will be revealed.

Well, it makes clear Wikia's standpoint on the matter. Blocking for violating COPPA doesn't do anything to reduce the collateral damage to us, so there's no point in trying - we use Special:Contact if there's proof that someone is below the age of 13. This is the best we can do in terms of things that actually have an impact.