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Suggestion - Age Display

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  • 15-10-2005 1:51pm
    #1
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭


    Suggestion:- Put a visible age field near postcount on the users details at the left of the post. Maybe just "Over 18" or "Under 18" would do. There was a thread started this morning by a poster looking for a Playboy Bunny costume and it lead to some very embarrasing posts as nobody realised how young the poster was. The age of the poster could also be a reasonable guide to maturity etc when dealing with other topics.

    Yes, I realise posters can lie about their age and age is no guarantee of maturity.

    It's just a thought.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    As you pointed out, it's not a good indication of maturity.. And would likely increase the number of threads being flamed or simply ignored :rolleyes:
    If you have any doubts about that sort of scenario: view the public profile - it's an opt-in method of giving one's age... the best all-round solution IMHO.


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    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


    I'd prefer a moronity index.


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    amp wrote:
    I'd prefer a moronity index.
    Yes, and it can be measured in little green or red blocks. Green for sanity, and red for insanity. We could even have it so that every user is able to vote on it.

    I can't see how it could possibly fail!


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    Chong
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Chong


    aidan_walsh wrote:
    Yes, and it can be measured in little green or red blocks. Green for sanity, and red for insanity. We could even have it so that every user is able to vote on it.

    I can't see how it could possibly fail!
    I like it aidan. :)*








    *In case you didn't marge I was being sarcastic


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    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


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    #7
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    I've got me coat, where's me hat?


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    Macker
    Registered Users Posts: 920 ✭✭✭Macker


    I'd prefer a moronity index.
    Or we could put little white stars under names depending on how moronic they are ....oh my bad we already have that :)


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    #9
    Shabadu
    Registered Users Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Shabadu


    a/s/l?


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    #10
    Chong
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Chong


    If the reputation system wasnt so badly abused the last time we may still have it.


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    mycroft
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,862 ✭✭✭mycroft


    WDK wrote:
    If the reputation system wasnt so badly abused the last time we may still have it.

    And you'd be so far on the recieving end of neg rep, arcadegame2004 would get jealous.

    But hey WDK they'd never stop you'd just be chuffed you got mentioned. How does the tuppennceworth forum go?


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    mycroft wrote:
    How does the tuppennceworth forum go?
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