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Display proof of age 18+ on profile
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Have a one-line statement for LJ users who are 18 or over for all adults on the profile page so the date and year of birth need not be shown.
Full description of the ideaUpon creating a new LJ account we are asked to provide our date of birth. In certain communities for
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Livejournal isn't legally required to publicly disclose whether I am over 18, so Livejournal shouldn't publicly disclose whether I am over 18.
Communities that discriminate on age may technically be against Livejournal's acceptable use policy, and in any case shouldn't be encouraged.
The existing capability to flag a community as "adult material" addresses this kind of claimed need anyway.
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If you are the maintainer of an adult-oriented community, you must ( ... )
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Underage users are bannend from joining - see last paragraph of http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=281
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Since anyone can lie about date of birth, LJ is taking on a huge responsibility stating (as fact) "This user is 18+" The wording needs to be changed.
(Alternatively, I'd like the option to make only birth year visible. That would satisfy "over 18" requirements while keeping actual date private.)
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