Birth date (1 Viewer)

[webid]

Why does the forum registration require birth date?

Why is the default option for birth date set to share??

Both are not good from privacy point of view..and should be turned off

 

[MLH01]

Merely to show on the Forum Home Page who's birthday it is (towards the end of the page).

Unless you enter your real name as your username - and your name was uncommon, and you put in latitude/longitude coordinates for your location and it corresponds to where you live (see my location for example, which can be googled), it is not really a major privacy concern, is it?

Some people use it and allow it to be displayed, other's don't. The choice is yours

Edit: And no, I don't really live on a dam spillway

 

[funkstar]

It requires your birth date as a very basic verification of your age. I can't remember about here, but on most forums there is something saying you have to be over 13 to access the forums. I know you can lie, but there isn't any way to prevent that.