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[fj]

My 9-year-old nephews have hotmail accounts. One of them is sending me email. I think they are typing in directly -- my sister would never allow these spelling errors.

Do hotmail's TOS even allow for under-13 accounts? And as houseboi pointed out to me, are they getting V!agra spam now?

Dismaying fact: they are top-quoting.

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[pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com]

I've said before, it was interesting to see my six-years-apart children both turn 13 the same year -- online, anyway. My 9-year-old has wonderful spelling and probably types about 10 times as fast as I do.

[jered]

Do hotmail's TOS even allow for under-13 accounts?

If they were honest about their birthday while signing up, in order to be COPPA (some recent "protect the children! blindfold them and plug their ears at all times!" law) compliant they probably require parental approval,
which is just another email (to a different address) and a click-to-accept link.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Dismaying fact: they are top-quoting.

Make them stop.

[fj.livejournal.com]

I'll see what I can do. I do not have high hopes.

robert (rsc) wrote:
> > Dismaying fact: they are top-quoting.
>
> Make them stop.

[jss]

That's a shame.

fj
> I'll see what I can do. I do not have high hopes.

rsc:
>> Make them stop.

fj:
>>> Dismaying fact: they are top-quoting.

[glass-diva.livejournal.com]

IM STILL TRYING TO GET MY PARENTS TO STOP SHOUTING AND MAYBE OCCAISIONALLY USE SOME PUNCTUATION TOP-QUOTING IS THE NEXT BATTLE OK CALL ME LATER BYE!

[roosterbear.livejournal.com]

Dismaying fact: they are top-quoting.

Whoever started that little trend needs to have his nuts (or her tits) cut off with a blunt axe. Aaaaaaaaaa!

Given how I feel about gore, though, I'll let someone else do the honors.