Dear Barbara and LSTSRV-L Folks, I don't need no stink'in COPPA. >This is the new legislation which means web masters >and list owners, etc have to be very careful vis a vis >youth participants.Concerns about obtaining and >relaying personal information from youth, issues >about parental consent to allow youth to >participate etc. This is a very rough summary of >COPPA. I don't know the age of *any* of my list members. I don't have a way *to* find out their ages. If I could just get them to read and follow the written rules, I'd be thrilled to find out they were all under 21. What has age got to do with e-mail discussion? Pax, Ballew Kinnaman <[log in to unmask]> 206/463-2322 Discussion list owner: Allergy ---> http://www.Immune.Com/allergy/index.html Arthritis ---> http://www.Emissary.Net/arthritis/index.html PCHealth ---> http://www.Emissary.Net/pchealth/index.html Latex Allergy ---> http://www.Immune.Com/rubber/index.html Thyroid ---> http://www.Emissary.Net/thyroid/index.html