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In lugnet.org.us, Matthew Miller writes:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> Saying "sorry, you don't meet the age requirement" isn't fun either (trust
> me!), but at least it's not personal.
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 to hear it.
-Chris
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| (...) I'm quite certain that I never said it was fun for her. I'm also pretty certain that you're not actually reading my messages other than to find lines you can pull out of them and disagree with. I'm sorry that Shiri feels excluded. I really (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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