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Re: Age limitations
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lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug
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Tue, 4 Jul 2000 02:00:20 GMT
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mattdm@STOPSPAMMERSmattdm.org
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote:
> For the most part, I'm against the age limits alltogether, but do see
> legitimately where it would be a concern to have a cutoff. I feel that
> cutoff should be based on individual maturity level rather than concrete
> age.
That requires us to become judges of character. It's not something I want to
get into -- this is supposed to be fun. I can't see how rejecting someone
with the words "you're not mature enough" are going to be fun for anyone.
Saying "sorry, you don't meet the age requirement" isn't fun either (trust
me!), but at least it's not personal.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
Boston University Linux ---> http://linux.bu.edu/
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) You said it yourself; this is supposed to be fun. How much fun do you think Shiri is having sitting at home wishing she could be in NELUG, but can't, because of an age restriction. If you can find a way that could *possibly* be fun, I'd like (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Age limitations
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| (...) I agree 100%. (...) Excellent point. I can see the same thing in people I know. I see the liability issue and the maturity issue as the two main factors here. Liability is legally directly linked to age according to our laws, maturity does not (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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