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In lugnet.loc.us.me, Ryan Dennett writes:
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> I'll start off my saying that everything was very well said, Dave.
> Although
> I am still 2 1/3 years away from being considered an AFOL, I can see
> why you wanted to set up AFOL group, partly because of circumstances
> that I have mentioned previously. That is why I also suggested that if you
> (NELUG) decide to allow some JrFOLs to become members, that you
> only accept those who show maturity and understanding about the whole
> reason behind this group, and most of those people are going to be over
> 13 years of age(I'm not saying that you can't have a muture 11yo or an
> immature 17yo, just that in most cases that is what it's going to be)
The problem is this: While it's easy to say "only mature people above a
certain age", in practice this becomes unworkable. Why? It requires looking
the kid, or worse yet, their parent/guardian in the eye and saying "you aren't
welcome here". That's a rough spot to be in. And what happens if the person's
behavior degrades? At what point do you draw the line?
My vote, if we're taking one, is to leave things as they are- 18 being the age
at which people can join. I know it sucks to be below that age and be mature
enough to handle hanging with a bunch of adults- I was there once myself- but
it just seems to be the best solution. It takes care of the really, really BIG
issue- legality- and makes a bunch of smaller ones less likely to come up.
I'm not saying that I think that NELUG shouldn't hold events for kids,
publicised in advance as such and kid-friendly, etc. But I don't think that
<18 folks should be "members", at general meetings, etc.
eric
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