So...as of yesterday, there was a new age limit placed for people who want to become a member. You at first had to be 17 to make a member submission. Then it was lowered to 15 to make a member application and 16 to become staff member. That was ok, then it was raised to 16 to become a member and staff. I think this new age rule will hurt the community to be honest.
1. The main base in certain games that we have divisions in are under the age 17 and mainly around the ages of 13 - 14. This would not be a problem but a lot of the people who play on our servers are younger from what i have observed. If this limit stays, we probably will lose a lot of interest in people even wanting to be member. I could be wrong but that is how i see it going.
2. Age does not really reflect maturity. I do not know why people think that just because someone is 14, they are more immature than a 16 or 17 year old member. I have seen more older members act immature than i have ever seen a 14 year old member.
3. It is extremely unfair to people who have waited. There are a lot of people who have been waiting for quite a while just so they can make a member app when they turn 14. They put in a lot of time on the servers and now we have to turn them away for another 2-3 years just because of there age? Does not seem right to me.
Some possible solutions to fix this.
1. How about if a 14/15 year old person makes a member application, they have to get 15 vouches including those from the Division Leader or Division Manager. (Shadowspys idea)
2. If not 15 vouches, how about 20 like former members? It is a lot harder for them to get in so maybe this will work.
3. Have a voting system, Silence was talking about a voting system instead of vouches. Maybe we could try it out and see if it works.