I really hate it when I have to go through the hassle of putting in my age just so I can watch a trailer. Especially for sites like GameTrailers where I have a registered account so they should know my age. I don’t know whether they actually collect this information or if it is simply to check your age but I like to think that I’m screwing with their data. I’m consistently born in 1900 or even older if I can get away with it.
It’s fairly stupid. My age varies, because I enter it as quickly as possible via mousewheel roulette. I usually come out somewhere in the early fifties.
I know it’s an ESRB requirement to ask, but they could simplify things by just asking “Were you born before xx/xx/xx?” with buttons for yes and no.
Also–it’s an idiotic requirement.
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1901 , I seem to always pick that year.
01/01/1901 unless the years are a long scroll then I’m whatever I can hit quickly close to 18 years old.
Kids aren’t clever enough to lie about their age to see something they’re not supposed to. So its a foolproof system.
Although it is amazing how 99% of people are born on the 1st of January…
I just pull down the year box, roll it back a few flicks and pick something. It’s neat how someone under the age of 18 wouldn’t be able to do that as well. Magical.
It’s such a stupid fucking process, I nerd rage every time I have to do it.
Recently 1/1/1111 has been working for text box age verification.
They just don’t make video games like they did back when I was young!
Dude im fuking 6 years old and I ollways picpk 1970 like Im some reely old dude! Omg so fuckin hillareeus they NEVER cach me Lolz.
Age gates make me sad when I realize that I have to click an extra time to get it to scroll down to the year I was born. The day I have to click twice I may just report to Sleepshop.
I’m always born on April Fool’s day.
Being old, I use this to make myself younger. Its wonderful.
It’s minor, but I always get annoyed when Steam makes me put in my age before watching a trailer. They’ve got more info on me than my wife does, they can’t cross-check that?
Cross-check that mess, Gabe!
Why can’t they just have a “Yes, I am 18 or over” button like the porn sites?
+1
Yeah this annoys the hell out of me.
Because porn sites aren’t beholden to the ESRB?
The entering of an actual date rather than the clicking of a “Yes I’m Old Enough” button is a specific ESRB requirement.
Someone do a plugin.
I think i’m up to clicking twice. That makes me sad.
A/S/L?
I’m 18/female/Cali
Anyways usually it’s 1.1. and whatever makes me 18+ years old.
And yes it’s pretty pointless but probably some smart lawyers want it or something.