A player of Star Wars: The Old Republic has recently been banned because he made a joke that was taken serious by BioWare. On the forum of the game, the player said that he was twelve years old, which is in violation witht he rules of the developer.
The quote that he is twelve, is part of a known joke on internet, the so-called “I’m 12 and what is this”-meme. The regulations of Star Wars: The Old Republic state that no child under thirteen can own an account. The player was banned because of his post on the forum. The topic in which he did his statement has been removed.
The quote “I’m 12 and what is this” is a popular comment on YouTube-video’s. People started to use it when it was quoted during a news broadcast on the BBC. The article was about pornographic video’s being disguised as videoclips of known teenage stars like Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers.
