As far as minors on this site...

Don't get involved in pedophilia with older adults. Adults, don't get involved in pedophilia with children. I will report you both.

For minors just using this site to talk to people and for general intelligent discussion, I really wish people would leave you alone. You should be able to use this site without being harassed. I am sorry, but I consider you to be a human being, not property of your parents and, therefore, I understand why you might be using this site and keeping that information from a parent, especially if your parents are very strict or aren't excelling, for whatever reason, at being parents, and you need people to talk to. I am not talking about parents who tell you that you have to do homework before playing video games or who make you do 2 hours of chores per week. I am talking about if, for whatever reason, you and your parents do not have a healthy relationship. The world isn't perfect, and this phenomenon is very real.

So I do NOT wish the minimum age for this site was 18. I just really don't want you using this site for pedophilia or for other unethical, immoral, or illegal purposes.