A preview of things to come? - Page 4

Thermodyne · #31 August 14th, 2005, 01:40 PM

Xrati, Your post reminds me of a true life story.

In the town where I live, a large block of land was owned by a mining company. They wanted to dig a big hole and sell off the stone. We to a look at their facility on the other side of the county and decided we had to prevent them from ruining our town. We went to the county, we went to the state, we went to the feds, and then we got some lawyers and did it all over again. Then we got some good lawyers and went after it a third time. And just for good measure we tossed in a housing development that the mining company wanted to build on the edge of their property. So we have our days in courts all over the place, and in the end we prevent the big hole but get 60+ new homes and a big bill. So I kick in my share and move on.
Now the mining company has sold off the 1000+ acres and the buyer wants to build 2000+ town homes. The community gets together and led by the owners of the last new development, want to fight the developer. They say that it will ruin the value of their homes. So when they came calling on me, to see if I would contribute to the cause as I had done in the past, I declined. And then told them that I hadn�t given up on trying to keep them out!

All things change, some to your liking, some not. Since I�ve been around SE, this will be the third big change. Some to my liking and some not.

You can try to keep them out, but it might not be worth the cost. And in the end you will only slow them down. You�ll either have to adapt, or move on. If you want an exclusive �gated community�, then make one, it�s easy. Otherwise just sit back and see what happens. Oh, and I would assume that someone let you in here at some point. Doesn�t the rest of the world deserve the same opportunity?

Suicide Junkie · #32 August 14th, 2005, 02:55 PM

Its not that we don't want newcomers.

Its just that we have a nice, classy place here, and its a lot of work to train the feral youth of the internet into civilized behaviour.

Renegade 13 · #33 August 14th, 2005, 03:06 PM

When first I came here (Sept. '03 if I remember correctly), I was only 16 years old. I came here for mature discussion, something that is sorely lacking in the younger age group, for the most part. And while I too do not like the idea of a having a bunch of immature "kids" coming around, I have to think of how I would have felt if someone thought of me as an "immature kid" before they even got to know who and what I am. Not too good, that much I can tell you. So I think what we have to do is make this place as welcoming as possible for ALL who want to join us here, and not make distinctions based upon age. Judge people for who they are, not how old they are.

Fyron · #34 August 14th, 2005, 03:08 PM

A lot of internet posters that are in their 20s or 30s act just as immaturely as typical 12 year olds...

Renegade 13 · #35 August 14th, 2005, 03:16 PM

Very true Fyron. But a lot of people were talking about the age of the person, not the maturity level

Puke · #36 August 14th, 2005, 04:20 PM

I dont want to keep anyone out, but challenging them with tripe like "think you've got some big ones?" isnt going to help them mature into productive members of this (or any) community.

Suicide Junkie · #37 August 14th, 2005, 04:42 PM

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Renegade 13 said:So I think what we have to do is make this place as welcoming as possible for ALL who want to join us here, and not make distinctions based upon age. Judge people for who they are, not how old they are.

People can lie about their physical age all they want, and on the internet, nobody can really tell. for sure. In an optimal world, nobody should have to *care* either.

But as soon as you start posting, your social/mental "age" is almost immediately obvious, no matter how hard you try to fake being older. A mature person can do a fairly convincing immitation of an immature character, but not the other way around.

I actually had no idea of your cronological age until now, and would have guessed at least 35. The apparent age is far far more important than the actual age.

Renegade 13 · #38 August 14th, 2005, 11:14 PM

It's odd how deceiving it can be, isn't it? How someone so young can seem so old, and vise versa. It's really too bad real life society can't be more like internet society. Here there are few preconceived notions of who/what someone will be like when the join. They are judged by their words, and by what those words reveal about their persona.

Of course, in real life people are often judged long before they even open their mouth to begin discussion. One's appearance plays the largest role, with age being high on the list as well.

I just wish people would judge based upon who people ARE not who they appear to be!

Well this has managed to become more of a philosophical discussion than I'd intended...now back to your regularly scheduled madness

Atrocities · #39 August 15th, 2005, 09:07 AM

Hey guys, I have to come clean, I am only really seven years old.

Xrati · #40 August 15th, 2005, 10:47 AM

Yea, Right! You spell to well for a seven year old

BUT can you color within the lines?
I came to this board many times before I joined. I read the posts and I liked the intelligent posts that I read and I judged this site on that. I read the posts on the IGN site and I believe that the site opens itself up to the people that it draws. People tend to gravitate toward points of interest. I like the fact that even on this thread that people have taken both sides. It shows a well balanced following and a good natured side of people. I am, and have been very happy to find this site (It was through the SEIV Malfador site link). My only thought is that if these young adults do come here that they contribute to the posts and help make and keep this site what it is today. They will bring their own point of view and that's fine and welcomed.