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Tomas Gandini

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07-22-2007 02:05

The body dosen't alway agree and co-operate, but age is a state of mind.

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Jesseaitui Petion

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07-22-2007 04:20

Ah ok @ 10 year block, didn`t notice that one.

@ Broken - Haha yeah... I guess a lot of times in world my mind unconsciously assumes im talking to younger people as most everyones avi look so young.

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Tod69 Talamasca

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07-22-2007 06:27

You mean OLD people know how to use a computer??

LOL!!!

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Daz Honey

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07-22-2007 08:33

now we know why 1980's music has been so popular in SL!

I wonder how many of us over 30's ARE 'acting our age', I mean don't we just assume that most griefers are twenty somethings or below?

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Daz Honey

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07-22-2007 08:41

From: Broken Xeno

Younger people tend to be more interested in killing things? o.O

I can tell you that as a child I loved gore and war and shooting stuff up...

"What we need is a galactic war
yes, a battle with human-hating aliens from outerspace
gnashing fangs, blaster-packing droids,
the threat of annihilation..."

one day I must have grown up as war no longer seemed as fascinating...

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Raudf Fox

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07-22-2007 08:46

From: Daz Honey

now we know why 1980's music has been so popular in SL!

I wonder how many of us over 30's ARE 'acting our age', I mean don't we just assume that most griefers are twenty somethings or below?

How is an over 30 supposed to act?

For the record, I'm over 30 and still interested in killing things.. as long as they are pixels! *ponders drowning a Sims 2 sim or setting them on fire*

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Tasman Perth

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07-22-2007 10:14

Had to post on this one!!! I'm 57, and to the person who said they wouldnt want to be 25 again, I'd modify that a bit.. I'd LOVE to have a 25yr/old body and the knowledge/wisdom that comes at 57.. Thats sort of what I have going on in SL.. My avi looks 25, and that's as close to going back to 25 as I'll ever get...

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Oryx Tempel

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07-22-2007 10:24

Cool thread! 36 here, and you couldn't pay me to be 22 again. Altho, back then I could eat whatever I wanted, as often as I wanted...

I think it's awesome that there are some 70+ people here!

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Infrared Wind

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07-22-2007 10:29

Good poll choice, Daz.

I'm pleasantly surprised at the trend. I voted early...and couldn't
tell where things would go...but now...well obviously, there's a lot
of very mature folks hanging out, or least voting. Ha!

Noted that the choices under 50 are divided in 5-year increments.

Still...interesting data point.

- Infrared

Maggie McArdle

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07-22-2007 12:36

From: Isablan Neva

No, I think we can conclude that the *cough* mature *cough* residents are gainfully employed at places where they are bored and have internet access at their desks. Notice how forum traffic peaks during normal USA business hours M-F?

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07-22-2007 12:38

From: Daz Honey

now we know why 1980's music has been so popular in SL!

I wonder how many of us over 30's ARE 'acting our age', I mean don't we just assume that most griefers are twenty somethings or below?

in some instances, i know i don't

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Daz Honey

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07-22-2007 13:11

From: Infrared Wind

Noted that the choices under 50 are divided in 5-year increments.

yeah, when I made the poll I assumed, incorrectly, that the majority of SL forum goers would be under 40, boy was I wrong!

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Brian Quinn

It.....

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07-22-2007 17:17

There a large percentage of "older" resis, however I must say that there seems to be not much of a market in having av's that looks that way or act that way. I am 45; when I shopped for an older mens skin, it was either look quite young or quite old, with hardly any in between. As for the reasoning why older people spend more time in world, well I can only speak to my reasoning.......... Being in rural arkansas, the rl social scenes simply do not exists (actually the only two social scenes in this neck of the woods are either church or walmart related). SL provides a much warmer, imaginative and thought provoking life than watching the cows across the road

Kidd Krasner

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07-22-2007 21:08

From: Daz Honey

yeah, when I made the poll I assumed, incorrectly, that the majority of SL forum goers would be under 40, boy was I wrong!

No, you were right abou that:

As of this writing:
total < 40 (i.e. upto and including the 35-40 response): 187
total > 40 (i.e. 40-50 and up): 160

What you were wrong about is thinking that it makes sense to have some ranges smaller than others. There may be cases where that's reasonble, but this isn't one of them. In this case, using two different spans is an approach I'd expect to see discussed in How to Lie With Statistics (a book that I really ought to read one of these days).

Try this: make a bar graph by combing pairs of five year ranges into corresponding ten year ranges, so that each bar corresponds to the same number of years. You'll see how different the bar graph looks.

Kenbro Utu

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07-22-2007 21:16

From: Brian Quinn

There a large percentage of "older" resis, however I must say that there seems to be not much of a market in having av's that looks that way or act that way. I am 45; when I shopped for an older mens skin, it was either look quite young or quite old, with hardly any in between. As for the reasoning why older people spend more time in world, well I can only speak to my reasoning.......... Being in rural arkansas, the rl social scenes simply do not exists (actually the only two social scenes in this neck of the woods are either church or walmart related). SL provides a much warmer, imaginative and thought provoking life than watching the cows across the road

Very well put. I turn 50 next month. Live in a small fishing town on the Texas coast. I can travel to find culture, but being able to find culture from my office chair in the comfort of my own home is very convenient. The particular culture I seek in my second life, beyond the friendships forged here, is the live music that is so readily available. There are some very talented, and very sharing souls in second life.

As for my AV. I fashioned it after myself around the age of 28-30... can't remember the exact date of the photo I used. It is in my profile. I just remember that it was when I really felt that I started to come in to myself as an adult, and I guess that is my "fantasy" in SL, as that is who I still feel like inside, despite what the body is going through. :^)

Rhaorth Antonelli

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07-22-2007 21:26

voted between 40 and 50 cuz I am 42 almost 43 (hehe)

and yes if you combined the 5 year spans into 10 year spans it would look a lot different

that can be misleading

I say all the 40-50's meet up for a cuppa and chat or something

heh

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Trevor Langdon

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07-22-2007 22:42

Ha, I'm 50. I selected the 50-60 group so I could be a youngin again

Also, having the 40-50, 50-60 and 60-70 are really 11 year spans, not 10. Plus it causes some of us to pick one over the other, thus scewing the results.

The next poll should be even increments of 10, since not enough slots to make it 5 year increments.

So something like:

- Under 20
- 20-29
- 30-39
- 40-49
- 50-59
- 60-69
- 70-79
- 80-89
- 90-99
- > 100 - More power too ya

Agree with others, this was a nice pool

CarlCorey Colman

Fnord

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07-22-2007 23:08

From: Dnali Anabuki

Also by now we are experienced enough to know that RL generally sucks!

When you are younger, you still believe that the world is waiting for the wonderfulness of you to come along. When you mature, you learn that you have to protect that wonderfulness from the world and isn't SL a great place to express that part!

I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.

Tod69 Talamasca

The Human Tripod ;)

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07-23-2007 00:58

From: Oryx Tempel

Cool thread! 36 here, and you couldn't pay me to be 22 again. Altho, back then I could eat whatever I wanted, as often as I wanted...

I think it's awesome that there are some 70+ people here!

Ah, how I wish I was 22 again... but I got to see more cooler things come about than my fiance. I wouldnt want to remember my childhood being in the 90s. BLEH!!!

And if I was 22, that'd make my fiancee 6, so I dont think I'd wanna go there

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Your RL age? (anon poll)
Tomas Gandini Just Me! Join date: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 384	07-22-2007 02:05 The body dosen't alway agree and co-operate, but age is a state of mind. _____________________ Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups
Jesseaitui Petion king of polynesia :P Join date: 2 Jan 2006 Posts: 2,175	07-22-2007 04:20 Ah ok @ 10 year block, didn`t notice that one. @ Broken - Haha yeah... I guess a lot of times in world my mind unconsciously assumes im talking to younger people as most everyones avi look so young. _____________________ a i t u i // Tattoo & Fashion House http://slurl.com/secondlife/Aitui/127/128/41
Tod69 Talamasca The Human Tripod ;) Join date: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 4,107	07-22-2007 06:27 You mean OLD people know how to use a computer?? LOL!!! _____________________ really pissy & mean right now and NOT happy with Life.
Daz Honey Fine, Fine Artist Join date: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 599	07-22-2007 08:33 now we know why 1980's music has been so popular in SL! I wonder how many of us over 30's ARE 'acting our age', I mean don't we just assume that most griefers are twenty somethings or below? _____________________ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. - Pablo Picasso
Daz Honey Fine, Fine Artist Join date: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 599	07-22-2007 08:41 From: Broken Xeno Younger people tend to be more interested in killing things? o.O I can tell you that as a child I loved gore and war and shooting stuff up... "What we need is a galactic war yes, a battle with human-hating aliens from outerspace gnashing fangs, blaster-packing droids, the threat of annihilation..." one day I must have grown up as war no longer seemed as fascinating... _____________________ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. - Pablo Picasso
Raudf Fox (ra-ow-th) Join date: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 5,119	07-22-2007 08:46 From: Daz Honey now we know why 1980's music has been so popular in SL! I wonder how many of us over 30's ARE 'acting our age', I mean don't we just assume that most griefers are twenty somethings or below? How is an over 30 supposed to act? For the record, I'm over 30 and still interested in killing things.. as long as they are pixels! ponders drowning a Sims 2 sim or setting them on fire _____________________ DiamonX Studios, the place of the Victorian Times series of gowns and dresses - Located at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fushida/224/176 Want more attachment points for your avatar's wearing pleasure? Then please vote for https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-1065?
Tasman Perth Geekette Extraordinaire Join date: 7 Jun 2005 Posts: 225	07-22-2007 10:14 Had to post on this one!!! I'm 57, and to the person who said they wouldnt want to be 25 again, I'd modify that a bit.. I'd LOVE to have a 25yr/old body and the knowledge/wisdom that comes at 57.. Thats sort of what I have going on in SL.. My avi looks 25, and that's as close to going back to 25 as I'll ever get... Tas
Oryx Tempel Registered User Join date: 8 Nov 2006 Posts: 7,663	07-22-2007 10:24 Cool thread! 36 here, and you couldn't pay me to be 22 again. Altho, back then I could eat whatever I wanted, as often as I wanted... I think it's awesome that there are some 70+ people here! _____________________
Infrared Wind Gridologist Join date: 7 Jan 2007 Posts: 662	07-22-2007 10:29 Good poll choice, Daz. I'm pleasantly surprised at the trend. I voted early...and couldn't tell where things would go...but now...well obviously, there's a lot of very mature folks hanging out, or least voting. Ha! Noted that the choices under 50 are divided in 5-year increments. Still...interesting data point. - Infrared
Maggie McArdle FIOS hates puppies Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 2,855	07-22-2007 12:36 From: Isablan Neva No, I think we can conclude that the cough mature cough residents are gainfully employed at places where they are bored and have internet access at their desks. Notice how forum traffic peaks during normal USA business hours M-F? shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my boss plays Sl _____________________ There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.
Maggie McArdle FIOS hates puppies Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 2,855	07-22-2007 12:38 From: Daz Honey now we know why 1980's music has been so popular in SL! I wonder how many of us over 30's ARE 'acting our age', I mean don't we just assume that most griefers are twenty somethings or below? in some instances, i know i don't _____________________ There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.
Daz Honey Fine, Fine Artist Join date: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 599	07-22-2007 13:11 From: Infrared Wind Noted that the choices under 50 are divided in 5-year increments. yeah, when I made the poll I assumed, incorrectly, that the majority of SL forum goers would be under 40, boy was I wrong! _____________________ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. - Pablo Picasso
Brian Quinn It..... Join date: 9 May 2005 Posts: 31	07-22-2007 17:17 There a large percentage of "older" resis, however I must say that there seems to be not much of a market in having av's that looks that way or act that way. I am 45; when I shopped for an older mens skin, it was either look quite young or quite old, with hardly any in between. As for the reasoning why older people spend more time in world, well I can only speak to my reasoning.......... Being in rural arkansas, the rl social scenes simply do not exists (actually the only two social scenes in this neck of the woods are either church or walmart related). SL provides a much warmer, imaginative and thought provoking life than watching the cows across the road
Kidd Krasner Registered User Join date: 1 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,938	07-22-2007 21:08 From: Daz Honey yeah, when I made the poll I assumed, incorrectly, that the majority of SL forum goers would be under 40, boy was I wrong! No, you were right abou that: As of this writing: total < 40 (i.e. upto and including the 35-40 response): 187 total > 40 (i.e. 40-50 and up): 160 What you were wrong about is thinking that it makes sense to have some ranges smaller than others. There may be cases where that's reasonble, but this isn't one of them. In this case, using two different spans is an approach I'd expect to see discussed in How to Lie With Statistics (a book that I really ought to read one of these days). Try this: make a bar graph by combing pairs of five year ranges into corresponding ten year ranges, so that each bar corresponds to the same number of years. You'll see how different the bar graph looks.
Kenbro Utu Registered User Join date: 26 Sep 2006 Posts: 483	07-22-2007 21:16 From: Brian Quinn There a large percentage of "older" resis, however I must say that there seems to be not much of a market in having av's that looks that way or act that way. I am 45; when I shopped for an older mens skin, it was either look quite young or quite old, with hardly any in between. As for the reasoning why older people spend more time in world, well I can only speak to my reasoning.......... Being in rural arkansas, the rl social scenes simply do not exists (actually the only two social scenes in this neck of the woods are either church or walmart related). SL provides a much warmer, imaginative and thought provoking life than watching the cows across the road Very well put. I turn 50 next month. Live in a small fishing town on the Texas coast. I can travel to find culture, but being able to find culture from my office chair in the comfort of my own home is very convenient. The particular culture I seek in my second life, beyond the friendships forged here, is the live music that is so readily available. There are some very talented, and very sharing souls in second life. As for my AV. I fashioned it after myself around the age of 28-30... can't remember the exact date of the photo I used. It is in my profile. I just remember that it was when I really felt that I started to come in to myself as an adult, and I guess that is my "fantasy" in SL, as that is who I still feel like inside, despite what the body is going through. :^)
Rhaorth Antonelli Registered User Join date: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 7,425	07-22-2007 21:26 voted between 40 and 50 cuz I am 42 almost 43 (hehe) and yes if you combined the 5 year spans into 10 year spans it would look a lot different that can be misleading I say all the 40-50's meet up for a cuppa and chat or something heh _____________________ From: someone Morpheus Linden: But then I change avs pretty often too, so often, I look nothing like my avatar. They are taking away the forums... it could be worse, they could be taking away the forums AND Second Life...
Trevor Langdon Second Life Resident Join date: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 149	07-22-2007 22:42 Ha, I'm 50. I selected the 50-60 group so I could be a youngin again Also, having the 40-50, 50-60 and 60-70 are really 11 year spans, not 10. Plus it causes some of us to pick one over the other, thus scewing the results. The next poll should be even increments of 10, since not enough slots to make it 5 year increments. So something like: - Under 20 - 20-29 - 30-39 - 40-49 - 50-59 - 60-69 - 70-79 - 80-89 - 90-99 - > 100 - More power too ya Agree with others, this was a nice pool
CarlCorey Colman Fnord Join date: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 177	07-22-2007 23:08 From: Dnali Anabuki Also by now we are experienced enough to know that RL generally sucks! When you are younger, you still believe that the world is waiting for the wonderfulness of you to come along. When you mature, you learn that you have to protect that wonderfulness from the world and isn't SL a great place to express that part! I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
Tod69 Talamasca The Human Tripod ;) Join date: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 4,107	07-23-2007 00:58 From: Oryx Tempel Cool thread! 36 here, and you couldn't pay me to be 22 again. Altho, back then I could eat whatever I wanted, as often as I wanted... I think it's awesome that there are some 70+ people here! Ah, how I wish I was 22 again... but I got to see more cooler things come about than my fiance. I wouldnt want to remember my childhood being in the 90s. BLEH!!! And if I was 22, that'd make my fiancee 6, so I dont think I'd wanna go there _____________________ really pissy & mean right now and NOT happy with Life.

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