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(Possibly) Underage People can’t join Monero.town? [Age Verification / KYC] (monero.town)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Why did you remove the “How do I start mining monero?” post?

Because the OP may have been a child? Or simply because it should have been asked in Monero Mining rather than in Monero? Or perhaps because the question was trivial (too basic)?

While I do feel (a few more) rules are necessary here, I’d like them to be explicit and transparent, if possible. Thank you.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I see. Thank you.

Hypothetically, what would happen if someone explicitly said, “I am an underage child. I want to mine Monero. How can I do that?” Would it be allowed to try to help them?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not an admin but i see no reason why not. Are children entitled to information, imo yes. They just like any other person have a choice of what to do with that information.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, basically. We’ve got to handle things delicately, though, to avoid any misunderstanding.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only illegal or completely unrelated (spam/scam advertising) content will be deleted by me (mods can however do as they please in their respective communities). So far there hasn't really been any need for moderating and I'd love it to stay that way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for clarification.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it feels like a trap. I'm not sure of the laws on minor activities, but anyone saying "i'm a vulnerable and protected class, teach me how to do something controversial"... gives me pause (yes monero is controversial in some circles)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A good point. I think most people assume cryptocurrencies = bad/scam, and they’re mostly right too. In this specific case, the OP didn’t say anything explicitly; he was looking for a way to mine xmr without age verification (so it was an easy guess that perhaps he’s a kid, but the situation was ambiguous).

I’d like to believe he’s so smart that as soon as he got all the info he needs he deleted everything (a nice move). But it’s possible that he felt unwelcome and upset, as a troll called him “freeloader” (re: mining w/ gratis electricity). Whatever. Freedom to delete your own post is important, and I’m happy to know that at least it’s not an admin who deleted it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a lot of really negative opinions expressed on Lemmy. It's not exactly the most welcoming community. 90% welcoming 10% fuck you. So if you're not ready for it it's a little rough

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah! Now I know the background—from where the OP came and why. Kudos.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

yes monero is controversial in some circles

and? you care too much about what other people think when in reality it doesn't matter, at all