User age category

[162]

While I am not condemning the use of the site by teenagers or young adults I would like to suggest a signatory type of identification as to the age or generation of who posts material on this website. Something similiar to the current newbie/jr member/sr member/etc. etc. I know its impossible to enforce but even perhaps a voluntary method would be better than none at all. I see a lot of crap posted that isn't logical nor mature material and knowing where its coming from would answer a lot of assumptions on my part.

[K10]

voluntary method: birthday

[NDman]

What's there to stop people from posting fake age?

[Becks]

Some older folks are immature, some younguns are more mature than their peers. By referring to the age of an RFDer, you are more prone to pre-judge them and/or make more assumptions about their character/lifestyle/intellect/values etc when in reality you know practically nothing about them other than their RFD online persona. Same goes with knowing an RFDer's weight, race, income level, etc. Knowing these things all play into stereotypes we have in our heads. Must we always try to fill in the blanks about people? When we fill in the blanks by extrapolating on few facts, it's no wonder why we are surprised that person X wasn't the person we thought s/he was, or that they were/weren't capable of doing a particular thing.

[B40]

What's there to stop people from posting fake age?

Exactly.

This idea is pointless.

[Agent_J]

well instead of age, perhaps we could all fill out a brief survey which would analyze and rate our maturity levels?

[FastFokker]

well instead of age, perhaps we could all fill out a brief survey which would analyze and rate our maturity levels?

Even better, let's give everyone IQ tests.

[angy]

it all comes with running a forum =)

[CodecX81]

I'm 24 goin on 15.

[john widow]

Some older folks are immature, some younguns are more mature than their peers. By referring to the age of an RFDer, you are more prone to pre-judge them and/or make more assumptions about their character/lifestyle/intellect/values etc when in reality you know practically nothing about them other than their RFD online persona. Same goes with knowing an RFDer's weight, race, income level, etc. Knowing these things all play into stereotypes we have in our heads. Must we always try to fill in the blanks about people? When we fill in the blanks by extrapolating on few facts, it's no wonder why we are surprised that person X wasn't the person we thought s/he was, or that they were/weren't capable of doing a particular thing.

your insane............
Edit: "You're insane.

[rubberband]

What's the point, really? I don't know about you, but I've met a number of teens mature way beyond their years, and an equal if not greater number of fellow adults with the maturity of a ******** puppy. It's all relative..

You'd be amazed at the age of some of teh usr how typ lk ths d00d!

[alpha_tot]

Even better, let's give everyone IQ tests.

QFT

[john widow]

Don't IQ tests only test how much data your brain can determine in a certain amount of time or something? Like anyone can know anything......maybe some people might be a lot slower.

[FastFokker]

Don't IQ tests only test how much data your brain can determine in a certain amount of time or something? Like anyone can know anything......maybe some people might be a lot slower.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_test

But just to clarify, I was joking.. Even extremely bright and extremely old people can be immature, it's not exclusive to a certain age category.