Good move or nah?

[BenCodie]

It's no IMO.
At that age, it seems the best for them is to enjoy their childhood with their peers (like camping out in the backyard), they have a lot of time with their friends.  So it's possible they didn't seriously make a good discussion here in the forum.  It's too early for them to engage in financial matters, especially Bitcoin.  At that age, they seem most likely moody, self-conscious, or very sensitive to everything that they saw on the internet, I think it's better to keep them away from the internet, it's not yet at the right age to participate here in our community.

For now, there are too many things that your child might learn first.
Not now, it's too early for your child to adopt the concept of crypto at that age.

I think you're a few decades behind on this view. A lot of minors are on the internet before they even hit puberty. Majority of them are wasting their time on social media platforms like facebook, tiktok, instagram, etc. scrolling through and filling their minds with garbage. Most of them would be capable enough to have a discussion with you or I, and they would definitely be more capable of learning more than you or I (that is biology, we learn a lot more a lot easier when we are younger). Encouraging a teenager to camp out side with their friends every hour of the day, and not participate in discussion that could help them learn about an economic movement that could greatly benefit their future because of reasons like their emotions being exerted in the process is an interesting view. That's my 2 cents though.

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[Yogee]

99% better to learn here than him watching videos of "inluencers" or "experts" on various social media channels. Those crypto shilling and hype disguised as "contents" will reach him faster than you would expect so let him know about this forum. The sooner..the better.

At that age, it seems the best for them is to enjoy their childhood with their peers (like camping out in the backyard), they have a lot of time with their friends.

He's not going to spend most of his childhood learning crypto.

Keep up with the times. Most teenagers spend more time playing games on their mobile or PC than going out camping.

[Welsh]

Nah, not a good move.

First of all, we couldn't enforce that without having some kind of privacy evasive KYC, and I'm not even sure the benefits of it. It's down to the parents of the child to monitor or restrict what they're using the internet for. Plus, I think a teenager would likely be more interested in other social media that talks about Bitcoin, than Bitcointalk. The only real pull here would be those that enjoy in depth discussion, but also signature campaigns. Which, both require some effort, and therefore isn't a big deal if they're on the forum for either of those. We want discussion, I don't want to see people getting excluded despite being of good quality.

[jackg]

I joined the forum.when I was 14. It wasn't a greatly welcoming environment (but it improves once people expect you to stay and once you engage a bit more) but if he knows he's anonymous and how to keep himself that way then I think it's fine.

Not welcoming and not fun are two very different things- it was still fun.

You could also wait a year or two and try again. If he's interested in crypto perhaps a natural discovery is the best way to go about some thing here and if you're feeding him most of his information now, he might not be able to interact here too well.

[dimonstration]

This forum rules never talk about any age requirement for the forum, is it right to bring in a 13 years old on the forum or not? He seems interested in crypto and he wants to learn, I believe he will know a lot through this forum than going online for answers. Good move or nah?

There’s no NSFW topics here and also the forum rules structure is tailored for well mannered discussion. I don’t see the need for an age restriction for all the content available here.

If you are so cautious, You can setup the kid account that will ignored all the boards that you he shouldn’t be reading. This feature is like a parent control on his account and you can access this feature on the settings of the account.

[ibminer]

I barely want my teenager on the internet at all, let alone a forum like this which attracts some shady individuals, no offense. And this is coming from a guy who was on the internet at the age of 10 and has been part of the technology world most of my life. I've seen some shit!

[Findingnemo]

Nah.

Bringing minors, especially young children to the forum will not lead to positive outcomes.

We can't simply categorize them in that way because not everyone is same, for example a school kid of 15 year helped NASA to built a satellite with a size of palm if I am not wrong so as long as they are keen to learn there is no restrictions for them to be a part of bitcointalk and generally age barrier doesn't really work in the internet.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Oh fucking hell no, this is no place for an innocent child to be wandering blindly into--especially if that child has intentions to do deals or any of the myriad activities that can get you scammed faster than Reverse Flash.  Or the Flash.  Or Quicksilver.  Or even Superman.

Exactly, kiddies won't be able to spot out what to believe and what not to; imagine a kid that's supposed to be following Spiderman serial movies on BTT ??they could easily get enticed by whatever seems true to them. The mindset, perception of thinking, attitude and perseverance is simply gonna be different; I know we've got smart kids, but what's happening in here isn't a child's play, REMEMBER THAT (that's actually to everyone though...lol)

But even if we all agree that kids shouldn't be here, how the hell would an age restriction be enforced?

That's the point....who knows if we've got kiddies in here already? Prolly the reasons why you'd have to talk about the same thing over and over again before they get to understand your points partly? Hahahaha
I think since KYCs aren't used in here, that has automatically made age an underestimated factor.

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[stompix]

There’s no NSFW topics here and also the forum rules structure is tailored for well mannered discussion.
If you are so cautious, You can setup the kid account that will ignored all the boards that you he shouldn’t be reading

I don't know what good that would do, restrict him from the gambling area, the goods and HYIP area, the P&S area, the double bottom observer, micro earnings, isn't it better to simply do the teaching yourself?

99% better to learn here than him watching videos of "inluencers" or "experts" on various social media channels. Those crypto shilling and hype disguised as "contents" will reach him faster than you would expect so let him know about this forum. The sooner..the better.
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Keep up with the times. Most teenagers spend more time playing games on their mobile or PC than going out camping.

And at the same time, 99% of them would definitely want that knowledge in audio-video format, so just as you think they have stopped the campaign and are more interested in books they would definitely be interested in ways that involve less effort to do something.
It would be nice of course to see that happening but I wouldn't keep my expectations too high.

Anyhow, the opinions here probably depend on the fact that the users have kids or not, and if they are older or smaller, I think that since mine is still small I'm acting on this more protectively than if I would had done with an already grown 20 yo kid.

[drwhobox]

I think this forum has any age requirements, but you can't bring a 13 year old kid into this space. I am not suggesting you this based on the forum rule or any rule at all, I suggest this based on my common sense.

Kids this age needs to enjoy their life, school and other wonderful things, they will find the right passion or interest when they are able to make their own decision. So, if a 13 year old kid finds the forum himself right now he can watch or join this forum, but you can not bring him here or suggest spending time or learning about bitcoin here.

[Cantsay]

There is no way to prevent someone under the age of 17 from becoming a member of this forum; as long as they have a good internet connection and a device to access the internet, they can easily become a part of this community.

Again, if you're a parent, it might be a good idea to register an account for your child and then allow them to get a sense of how the crypto space works from this platform rather than allowing them to go around the internet and read those paid articles online. By paid articles, I mean articles that the project developer/team paid bloggers to write, and now the entire internet is crawling with them. And we shouldn't forget about social media as well.

So, for me, I would suggest that they create an account here as well as on Reddit and begin learning from there until they are able to distinguish between articles that should be taken seriously and those that should be taken with a grain of salt.
And for those complaining about falling for scams on this forum, keep in mind that scams do not exist solely on this forum; bitcointalk is much better because we have so many people here fighting and exposing all forms of scam going on here, making the forum a little bit safer.

[Die_empty]

This forum rules never talk about any age requirement for the forum, is it right to bring in a 13 years old on the forum or not? He seems interested in crypto and he wants to learn, I believe he will know a lot through this forum than going online for answers. Good move or nah?

The forum is one of the best platforms because it is well-monitored against foul language and provocative and sexual content. If the child is interested in bitcoin, this forum might be a good platform for him to learn. But my reservation is the gambling section. The child might be exposed to some activity that might result in gambling addiction.
One also needs to be emotionally and psychologically mature to survive in his forum. If the child is mature enough to handle criticism and attack by some members, he might do well. Nevertheless, if the child is properly supervised and guided, this platform could be a great asset to his all-around development.

[yhiaali3]

This is a very good movement, I think it is good to introduce children of this age to the world of crypto so that it becomes a part of their lives, they do not have to learn quickly, it is enough at the present time for them to adapt to this community that they will become its leaders and movers in the near future.

I am thinking of registering my children in this forum from now on. I have a son who is a little under 13 years old. I can encourage him to register in the forum and have his own account even if he was not very active during this period. But imagine after 10 years when he becomes 23 years old. He will have a 10 year old forum account.

This is amazing.

[BlackHatCoiner]

Look. If he's very interested into bitcoin, techie stuff, economics and the like, then  m a y b e  letting him make an account wouldn't create a lot of trouble, after of course you've made sure he is cautious with strangers at the web. I mean, no, write it down on paper with huge black letters that there are scammers just to emphasize.

You can't do much either way. If he wants to join a forum and talk about money, then he'll do it. Let this forum be bitcointalk. Have the kid closed by.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

This forum rules never talk about any age requirement for the forum, is it right to bring in a 13 years old on the forum or not? He seems interested in crypto and he wants to learn, I believe he will know a lot through this forum than going online for answers. Good move or nah?

This forum, from what i know, does not have any restrictions on age, as long as the person can make good posts, contribute positively to the group of of the forum, age does not matter.
And also, come to think of it, the forum does not regulate scam, you are your own security as long as this forum is concerned, why should it even bother to regulate age which I personally consider not so important when compared to the bigger issue, which is making sure that forum members are not scammed.

[Mpamaegbu]

This forum rules never talk about any age requirement for the forum, is it right to bring in a 13 years old on the forum or not? He seems interested in crypto and he wants to learn, I believe he will know a lot through this forum than going online for answers. Good move or nah?

I think that age is still tender (I speak personally, anyway) for me introducing my ward/child to this forum. I don't even want my kids accessing the internet without restriction or under parental control. We don't know where their curiosity will push them into and they veer off the track. I can do the teaching with them, show them stuff but won't allow them do it alone. I'm a bit old school on this. The globe this day isn't a friendly place to allow kids wander on their own. Again, on the gambling section here, kids should be under restriction.

[nurilham]

This forum rules never talk about any age requirement for the forum, is it right to bring in a 13 years old on the forum or not? He seems interested in crypto and he wants to learn, I believe he will know a lot through this forum than going online for answers. Good move or nah?

What do you mean by bringing 13 years old kid?
Are you his parent? 

And how do you know he is interested in crypto? Do you teach him about crypto or he knows it himself?

If you teach him about crypto, it is not his own interest but you lead him to feel interested in crypto. You are too early to let him know about crypto.

Anyway, as far as I know there is no age limitation in this forum. But this forum is surely not for kids, the topics we are discussing here are not kids' stuff related. I doubt the kids misunderstand the information, or they feel confused about the topics here.

I think it is not the right time for him to join this forum. If you are familiar with crypto, you can teach your kid about it. Just focus on basic things only, don't force him to know something that doesn't suit his age. Let him know about this forum when he is mature enough, so he can use this forum properly and wisely.

[Nobility17]

You should know that there're things with age restrictions. Its like asking if you should allow a 12 year old child watch an adult rated movie. At this age he should be more concerned about playing with folks and having a good time gaming. Though it's not totally bad for him knowing about crypto, but bringing him here! Nah it's not a smart thing to do.

[Marykeller]

That will be a smart approach, but it will depend on the child's vocabulary and mental capability. Since crypto is the future and it's preferable to capture them at a young age by educating them about crypto at an early stage of their life, bringing the 13-year-old in question into this forum is not a bad idea, but all of this will be done under supervision.


Never expose a minor to crypto or this forum in this context without first explaining what is involved (what and what to do or avoid).

[Pandu Geddon]

to do it in the forum of course no problem. Anyone is free to discuss without any age limit. most importantly they know the rules of the forum. then it will be legal when you introduce this forum to him.

but for trading and gambling matters, of course, it will relate to KYC which is mostly required by centralized exchanges. or maybe you can teach him to get Bitcoin on a decentralized exchange.
I hope you tell him correctly. no need to keep an eye on him, let him develop on his own.