My thoughts are: "What do I care how old they are? If they do a good job, that's enough for me."

 

It is just a discussion, nothing more serious than that.

 

Thanks dew

 

Kinda, depends on maturity level of player.

 

MPG was 11-12 when he got mod on Mv.
So, I'll conclude by saying:
If any child can be as good a moderator as MPG, age will not matter.

 

It's not a factor, nor should it be a factor. There's no need to place an age limit. Maturity overrules age, simple as that. It's reasonable to say that averagely, players that are between the age of 14-16 usually look the best for moderating. They have spare time and can really get into minecraft. That being said, it shouldn't limit a younger players chances of becoming a mod. It's just illogical imo.

 

People can be mature, but can they be smart?

Being mature means being calm, composed, and handling situations well emotionally.

Being smart means you know when to do things. You know how to punish someone and when and for what, you know when to be serious and when to be quirky.

It's very rare you'll find a 12 year old able to comprehend decisions like that from the get-go.

"I'm mature" can sometimes mean nothing.

Also, another problem with younger moderators is how some people would see them.

Not speaking for myself, but others, they can feel that being "ruled over" (for lack of a better term) by someone considerably younger than them is basically a joke, and they cannot take younger moderators seriously.

Sure, give younger people a chance, but make those who are older a priority. "Respect your seniors" is a thing taught to kids for a reason. People are condescending and laugh at children crying for a reason.

 

[All Fetuses] Suggesting an Age Requirement for Staff Positions | Skyblock Forums
This was just a joke thread but Mind makes a good point. Demon and some of our best most mature staff aren't that old. Age has a part I'm not arguing that, but maturity differs between people.

 

Ok, everyone's pretty much making the same point over and over again now.

 

Tbh imo age is but a number. I've had 11 year Olds to as old as a 54 year old as staff on my server before. It is not about the age but how well you can handle situations thrown at you and how you deal with conflict and rule breaking.

Skyblock.net has had some very spectatular staff who are under the age of 16. Age shouldn't be a judgement of maturity or capability to be staff as many kiddos over 16 may not be as capable to be a staff as someone younger also usually players under the age of 16 have time to spend on the server and aren't going through exams/sats

 

I'd say age is just a number but it would seem like I'm defending myself because I'm only 11...

 

Development as in?

 

I agree, but that depends on other things as well .-.

 

Thanks for the all the input guys and gals. I've enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts on the matter

 

I am 14. Before I had my age public on my profile, many people assumed I was older (and male, but that's beside the point). I know all too many people older than me, who are less mature, even significantly so. I'm not going to call out names, but I know some 20+ year olds on the server, and if they ran it, it would be chaos.

As so many people have said, it is not age, but the age of your mind if that makes sense. If you are wise and mature enough to handle situations like an adult would, or a responsible adult would, I think age is entirely irrelevant. Making a generalisation in form of ruling out all people under 16 (Which is hilariously 14/29 of our moderators, about 50%), would, as the word suggests, be a generalisation. It would be unfair to those, such as Sugar, Bot, Lemonade, Larry and I, who are mature enough to run a server (evident through the fact I do not think one person would call any of us immature) ruling us out of the picture.

I know it's annoying when people compare an online community to real life situations, but lets think of this for example. Imagine if, in a mandatory vote country such as Australia, restricted the people who could vote. Just as they used to restrict women from voting, say they did it to people who did not pass high school. That would mean that although people who passed high school are, on average, a lot more clever, all the people who did not don't even get a chance. Sure, that's life, but is it a fair one?

I see your points in that you may be concerned with a young person handling potentially large and dangerous situations, as the internet has become very much capable of making these arise, however if these people weren't capable of handling them, they wouldn't have been promoted. Also, we are not moderators on our own. We are a team, and for big situations, we call upon each other, people ranging from their thirties to their teens, to overcome any obstacles that may arise.

This is just my opinion, I'm not trying to shoot yours down, but I can never see a moral justice in restricting younger people from at least trying to become a moderator.

 

Wow wtf

 

Flippy was 9, turning 10 that year. I had already turned 10, so 10 and 9.