I don't think it matters if the parents ACTUALLY consent. The rule is in place for liability issues and a system like that suggested by Nation 1ne would take care of liability issues. I mean obviously many minors would get around it by using an email address that they can access to consent for themselves, but that still is not the point. Liability would be addressed and yeah, this site might just liven up a bit more..

I can relate to this for sure. I had been using a username for almost two years with countless posts and threads and maybe some respectability. Alas, three weeks before my 18th birthday I was banned. : ( It definitely turned me off to this site for a while and then finally one day when I realized I was actually 18, I created another username.

Hope this works out.

Stay high