Adult Areas in Free-Net

Most areas of Free-Net operate under certain restrictions that constrain
the speech of users in some way or another.  These restrictions are put
into place to make areas suitable for access by the general community. 
Subject matter and language is restricted so that most people in the
community would not find the postings objectionable and that the postings
will be suitable for access by minors. 

In order to accommodate more open discussions, certain areas or menu items
within areas of Free-Net will be designated "adult" areas.  The speech in
these areas will be less restricted in both language and content.  An area
being designated an "adult" area does NOT necessarily mean that it's
content will be "x-rated", but that a significant number of people in the
community might find the language or content of the postings to be
personally objectionable and/or not suitable for access by minors. 

In order to access the adult areas of Free-Net, a user will be required
to certify that they are 18 years of age or older or have a parent/guardian
certify that they have permission to access these areas.

Starting November 1, 1991, the adult areas, or menu items within an area
designated to be adult oriented, will only be visible and accessible to
to the following process:

NOTE THAT ALL CWRU FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY CERTIFIED
AS ADULTS. If you are CWRU faculty, staff, or students you do NOT need to
send in a statement of certification. All others are required to do so.

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If you are an adult and wish to use the adult areas of the Cleveland
Free-Net, then you must send us a SIGNED and DATED statement containing the
following sentence:

    "I hereby certify that I am an adult, 18 years of age or older,
     and wish to access the adult areas of the Cleveland Free-Net."

If you are under 18 and wish to have access to the adult areas of the
Cleveland Free-Net, then your parent or guardian may authorize you to have
access by sending us a SIGNED and DATED statement containing the following
sentence:

    "I, ________, the parent/guardian of _________ , authorize 
    this minor to access the adult areas of the Cleveland Free-Net."

All correspondence MUST include your full name and your user ID!  Please
print the name and user ID legibly.  ANY CORRESPONDENCE THAT DOES NOT
CONFORM TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. 

Send your signed, dated release statement to:

        The Cleveland Free-Net Project
        Case Western Reserve University
        10900 Euclid Avenue
        Cleveland, OH   44106-7072

Please note that it may take a week or so to process this information,
once received. This does not include the time it will take for the
statement to reach us by mail.