It would make the site more child-friendly if we used standardised photos - of everyone taken at the age of 13. If anyone can't produce an actual photograph, chess.com could use photo manipulation software to retro-age (or futro-age) them.
Why not underage players?
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I am 13
Sep 6, 2008
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vsarun wrote: I am 13
Congratulations, vsarun, on taking an early interest in chess. Make the most of it!
...a child’s parents should normally be involved in matters of consent, but exceptionally, “the child may exercise the consent function to the exclusion of the parent if he or she insists on it and has the maturity to understand the consequences”.
However, according to Professor Anderson, “This has been routinely turned into a principle that anyone over 13 can consent to sharing sensitive personal information without the involvement of their parents. In some circumstances the consent is obtained coercively, with implied threats of loss of access to services. This is unlawful.” http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/05/marks_sparks_data/
Calls by the Information Commissioner for organisations to stop hiding behind the Data Protection Act (DPA) fell on deaf ears this week as Marks and Spencers insisted on a seven-year-old giving official permission before an operator could talk to his mum.
Jacob Hunter-Lamb’s mother, Debbie, sat and fumed as a call centre operator first demanded that the seven-year-old come on to the phone and identify himself in person – and then had to wait even longer, as the same operator attempted to elicit Jacob’s consent before talking with his mother.
"The whole thing was just so bizarre," said 33-year-old Debbie Lamb, of Lincoln.
The story began when Jacob’s aunt gave him a superman outfit for his birthday. Tearing open the package, Jacob was disappointed to discover that the belt – essential to keeping his super-trousers aloft - was missing.
His mother rang Marks and Spencer’s customer helpline – but instead of a quick chat to resolve the problem she found herself plunged into farce as the call handler insisted he could only speak to Jacob because of 'data protection laws'.
The puzzled schoolboy was then led, haltingly, through the standard procedures designed to confirm his identity. The task almost ground to a halt when the operator asked for his postcode.
As his mother explained: "He doesn't get many phone calls and nobody had ever asked him for his postcode before. It's never featured in his little world."
Finally, after much prompting, he agreed that his mother was entitled to handle his business dealings, and almost normal service was restored. Marks and Spencer have since apologised, putting the episode down to 'human error' – and Jacob has benefitted to the tune of a free Hulk outfit.
If only they had the internet chess back when I was 13 !!!
I wouldn't have strived so hard to be the worlds - PONG champion.
I'd be rich if I hadn't spent so much money on Asteroids.....
It is really wonderful that you are 13 and have so much exposure to chess.
Just to play it safe - don't give out your personal information on the internet !
Not trying to be the nagging parental figure but just say NO
Fake names can be fun - you can be anyone you want - so make it a habbit
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kco wrote:
He is definitely under 13.! Lie , lie, you lie cheater_1 !!
lol. But I think it shold be atleast the age of 10 year olds. most kids are responsibe by the age of 10(and if not you can ban them
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So cheater _1 is dressing like the hulk? and pretending to be older than 13?
I thought we all knew he wasn't dressing like the hulk but that he actually looks like that and that mentally he was about 6
and I actually played someone that claimed to be 12 but he couldn't tell chess.com because of this 13 rule so he lied...hmmm.....maybe we're all under 13 and we ar all lying?
It's not just the adults that can be a little strange. Some time ago I played a little boy from India that told me he was 11 years old. I checked his profile and saw that he was published as 13 years old. I questioned him about the discrepancy, and was informed me that the age statistic was set to a minimum of 13 years old. He then asked my age, and upon receipt of said information exclaimed "oh". The rest of the game continued with the little fellow addressing me as "Uncle". I suspect this may have something to do with deference for my great age, a truly ancient 42!
you're 42? wow...nice to meet you Uncle ray
good thing I'm only 39 otherwise I would have to be an Uncle too!!!!!!
Ray_Brooks wrote:
It's not just the adults that can be a little strange. Some time ago I played a little boy from India that told me he was 11 years old. I checked his profile and saw that he was published as 13 years old. I questioned him about the discrepancy, and was informed me that the age statistic was set to a minimum of 13 years old. He then asked my age, and on upon receipt of said information exclaimed "oh". The rest of the game continued with the little fellow addressing me as "Uncle". I suspect this may have something to do with deference for my great age, a truly ancient 42!
no, well my heritage is from india, and any one that is older than is called uncle or aunty.
crap....that means I'm an Uncle too
wjones4 wrote:
crap....that means I'm an Uncle too
According to firestare500's protocol you still get to call me Uncle, so a little less of your lip please Nephew!
oh crap....it's started aaaaaaaggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
i played against someone that was 7 years old
I went to a chess club a few months ago and played a nine year old. The kid kicked my butt! He had such a serious game face to. It was scary. I agree they shouldn't have kids on here to save people the humiliation of losing to them :)
Sep 6, 2008
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Since this conversation may be being read by children, remember NOT to post anything unsuitable BEFORE the 9 P.M. 'watershed' (and check your spelling and grammar!)
Sep 6, 2008
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mercytononeZ wrote:
Rael wrote:
You guys are mistaken. That's just chess.com's policy to save members the humiliation of being beaten by anyone under the age of 13. Can you imagine? Yikes. If I got beaten by a 9 year old... oh Lord. I don't know. The very thought. Looking across at his or her precocious little eyes, the smile full of baby teeth, while you keep a stone poker face of pure dismay even as your whole soul is a single silent scream. What's worse, I'm sure that somewhere out there exists just such a tyke... /shudder HEY!! im 12 and i beat u Rael. lol (with my parents consent of course :-)) There is a group for those 16 and under that i created at http://www.chess.com/groups/home/the-minor-masters (erik is well aware of it) And for anybody else who wants to get their butts kicked by a 12 year-old, I'm open to challenges.lol Us kids (at least me) pose as innocent young children who can't tell the difference from a pawn and a bishop , but once you get me in a game, ur doomed from the start! bwahaha!! (ask Rael or any of the other 100+ opponents I've played!!!!) lol
//so yeah. Uh... no one under 13! It's uh... the law!
i am nine!!! (my parents signed me up)i'll play u
Rael wrote:
You guys are mistaken. That's just chess.com's policy to save members the humiliation of being beaten by anyone under the age of 13.
Can you imagine? Yikes. If I got beaten by a 9 year old... oh Lord. I don't know. The very thought.
Looking across at his or her precocious little eyes, the smile full of baby teeth, while you keep a stone poker face of pure dismay even as your whole soul is a single silent scream.
What's worse, I'm sure that somewhere out there exists just such a tyke...
/shudder
//so yeah. Uh... no one under 13! It's uh... the law!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGvdLm-eF-g&eurl=http://fpawn.blogspot.com/search/label/Nip