Age auth for forums

For those who do 18+ environments only; do you do honor system or age auths?

How do you do your age auths?

 

Is there really a good way of doing this? I just require their birth date and automatically deny any registrations that aren't 18. If we find out anyone lied about this they're immediately banned for violating the site terms of use.

 

I pretty much do the same at Star Amy. It is really hard to use fool-proof age verification unless you use a commercial service which usually cost money and most members don't like it.

 

I use the honor system, but even asking for a birthdate would basically be the honor system anyway -- it's so easy (and normalized) to lie. That said, my forum doesn't actually allow sexual content, so the stakes aren't as high when it comes to making sure people are in the proper age range.

 

We require all visitors to pass an age check when they first visit the site, and members do the same when they register. But this is pretty much an honor system as anyone can lie on the age check form. But I think it works in terms of doing our due diligence.

 

I just use the honor system by providing a birthdate. My forum is generally a 2/1/2, so I don't think age is a huge thing, especially not being anywhere near as active as I'd like to see it. However, if a game were to be created that focuses more on the x/3/x, then I'd probably look for something more robust at age distinction, even if that means making that particular board a financially donated privilege, but even that's not fool-proof.