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Re: Why I kept my age a secret
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Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:57:49 GMT
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In lugnet.people.teens, Kevin Blocksidge wrote:
> Hey everybody. (follow-up to the first post in .teen
> http://news.lugnet.com/people/teens/?n=3)
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> I discovered Lugnet when I was about 13. It was the single coolest website I
> had ever seen. I wanted to join in as soon as possible, but while lurking, I
> realized certain things.
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> Firstly, Lugnet was designed with adults in mind, not children. I felt I didn’t
> belong there; it wasn’t intended for my use.
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> Secondly, I detected a certain condescending attitude towards younger members.
> They seemed to be slightly ostracized, and younger members were often ridiculed
> for their grammar and spelling.
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> Finally, and most importantly, I saw that MOCs built by younger members were
> judged differently then MOCs by adults.
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> Basically, it seemed to me that the kids were treated a whole lot differently
> than the adults, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t want to post a MOC, and read
> comments like “that’s good, for a kid”
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> So when I decided to join in the discussion, I vowed to act in the most
> adult-like manner possible. I would not reveal my age in any way. I would be a
> mystery, and I figured people would simply assume that I was older.
When I joined Lugnet, I was around 13 too. And now I'm 15.
At first, I just joined as the little immature kid I was, posting a bad
rendering into .trains and then posting crummy webcam pics into .castle (oddly
enough, after a month I've never really built anything besides space MOCs) and
using the leverage of my age to get responses. But after a while, I decided
that wasn't for me. I wanted to be a true member, not the resident Kid of
.Space. I've tried to keep a low profile about my age, although the information
is already out, so I don't deny it.
I learned some HTML skills, then some PHP skills. I also learned image editing,
and saved up for a nice digital camera. The end result was my website
(http://deepspace.jhkruer.com) which I co-made with Zac Soden (who seems to of
recently gone up in smoke) and which I've always been to lazy to finish.
I feel happy when people say, 'really? You're only 15?' I've even had a few
people say they don't believe my age- teens can't write in PHP, compile their
own programs and engage in digital photography. I like proving them wrong.
But in the end, I like Lugnet and the related AFOl resources simply because the
people are mostly adults- or adult-like. The idiot-kids at high skool get
really boring and stupid in comparison to the adults who reveal their immature
side on the net. I love Lugnet. Even though I've been rather absent as of
late-sorry! I'm still building when I can though, don't worry.
/me goes back into lurking...
-JHK
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