Is age a factor in the effectiveness of a moderator ?

I think it just depends on the maturity level.
Sometime, 12 year olds type like this:

While some 16 year olds type like this:

Statistically speaking, the 16 year old is obviously older, but if the ages were unknown, then people would think that the 12 year old was older.

 

Very good point!

 

I have to agree with you, Layla. I don't care if people say, "You're 10 so give up your dreams on being mod". Someone said this to me in my profile but I didn't give up. I'm 10 and I get lots of hate and disrespect but all I tell them is that age doesn't matter. It's who you are in the inside and how mature you are. I was told by a moderator (aka Mai ) that she thought I was 12 (and a boy). This fact suprised her because she said I acted very mature and she never had the thought that I was 10. I don't see why age matters. As Layla said, it's just a number of the years you've lived.

 

Hmm. I don't think that there should be an age requirement to become mod. There has never been, and we are able to get recommendations from all ages. As well as, teaching some people that, you have to respect others, despite their age. If someone is more responsible than you, and younger than you, you have to understand that. Young and old, who really cares? If you don't know their age in the first place, you wouldn't care that they were young, they are helping and becoming more mature along the way.

 

I think we don't need a age limit. As an example, I could be a mod when i was 11. Maybe I would still be in puberty but I was already able to deal with problems and follow the rules. Also i know a few other people who could handle it. It really just depends how the person is. Unfortunately a lot of kids aren't mature enough to be mod

AND ofc cyp won't let someone be mod when he is totally immature and unfitting in the mod job

 

Straw Poll

Here is a poll!

 

An additional comment/compliment...

Recently I experienced the wisdom of Lemonade ...

Today I found that he was 14 years old and I am PLEASANTLY surprised. He is an very good example of the fact that experience does not equal age.

I say this only because of his dedication and wisdom to get to the bottom of a confusing situation.

Thanks to Lemonade and our other wise beyond their age mods!

 

I don't think that age should count in moderation. Although maybe people want more mature people and tons of people have already stated younger people can be more mature, in general younger people have more time since they aren't dealing with maybe school or social life or things like that. Also younger people aren't as easily swayed by emotion or opinions on people (this is my opinion not sure what you think). Teenagers use the emotional part of their brain a lot more than people under 11 or over 23. However we don't have a ton of people who play on this server who are over 23. I personally think it's a great thing that people of younger age can take on responsibilities and learn from when they're younger and experience this kind of thing.

 

At the risk of another flip-flop related injury: No, this is not a good point.

This is a classic example of arguing an outlier. People are pointing to an extreme case like Lemonade and saying, "See! He's mature! So everyone else could be, you're wrong to stereotype!"

However in reality someone like Lemonade is the stochastic 0.01%. For every "Lemonade" you see there are hundreds of 12 year olds logging onto the server every day and acting like complete, raging lunatics.

This is also known as the "Gambler's Fallacy", and it's why people keep playing the lottery for some reason: "The odds are only 1 in one hundred forty eight million but by God someone won once! It could happen to me!"

No. No, it can't. You're not Lemonade, and one (or even four) "Lemonades" doesn't prove every single 12 year old can be mature enough to handle this firehose of misbehaving failbait.

 

*Throws High Heel* Hehehe Very good point my dear. There are very few Lemonades around.

 

It's not really the age, its more on the persons maturity. If an 11 year old was more mature than a 17 year old AND had more experience, who would you pick?

one of mineverse's greatest mods was 11. MaxNinja10

its a block game

then go neutral.

I personally don't believe so because I have witnessed MaxNinja10 on mv.

tru

 

My original statement; "An additional comment/compliment..."
It was a compliment for Lemonade in my dealings I thought he was an adult, again a compliment!!!

While he is one mature Mod. He is unique, you are however correct in your comment ; "For every "Lemonade" you see there are hundreds of... " It would be insane to stereotype and make his maturity extend to ALL youth.

It does not take long on to our server and see those; "acting like complete, raging lunatics." It would be equally insane to take your favorite " raging lunatics " and make them a stereotype for the youth on our server.

I Pray that our admins pay attention to this thread and that they in turn make good decisions regarding our mods and our mods in training.

In closing it was a complement!

Thanks for all you have made mature comments to this thread!!!

 

Who's the youngest?

 

LOL

 

As of currently, pretty sure it's kira

 

nu i just found out that it is agent

 

Yeah, Agents 2 years younger then me.

 

Oh, yeah, she's 10, I think.

 

Bringing this back because I'm sick of the insults.
I'm gonna bring a bunch of points here together.

My question to those who think age should be considered whilst choosing a moderator, why should it be? What is the reason of basing someone's ability to effectively withstand the responsibilities of a moderator?
This is what some people think.

1. School.
I've stated this before, I'm gonna say it again. Anyone between the ages of 7-17+ should be in school. If you say in a 10 year olds application; 'You're 10, you should be focusing on school.' Why would you say anything less to someone that's 16 and in school. As you get older, school should be more of a priority, your ability to perform well academically is what determines how your lifestyle will be. If you do terribly in your last few years of school, do you think people will want to give you a job? No. So why choose a 16 year old over a 12 year old and use the excuse of school?

Adults have jobs, yes? Shouldnt they be focusing on providing for themselves and possibly their families instead of moderating?

2. Mental and physical capabilities.
Some people say, once again, children that are let's say 12, aren't mentally or physically capable to moderate. I want to ask you people that think this, what is there to not understand about knowing what's right or wrong? I'm sure a 12 year old knows that swearings bad, that insults are bad, of course they may not know a few things here and there but that's what the other moderators are for, to help others out.

3. Maturity.
Once again, people say that younger people aren't mature enough to take things seriously. I for one know when its okay to joke around, and when its the time to be serious, yes, I make mistakes, I sometimes take things too far, but I'm learning, the other staff members are helping me become better. ~Agent~ is 10, she's perfectly capable of being serious and having fun when its appropriate too.

The staff team is a highly diverse group, there are moderators that range from 10 to 35+, different races and beliefs, each and every one of them are perfectly mentally and physically capable, each on of them are able to be serious and have fun appropriately. This team learns off each other every day, how to deal with stuff, how to handle certain scenarios.

Age means nothing. Age is what tells you when you're able to drive a car, or move out of home. Age tells you how many times the earth has orbited around the sun. Age does not summarise your learning capabilities, your ability to conduct appropriate reasoning.

 

She is 10 xD

Anyway, I wanted to state another point here.

Cyp chooses the player he thinks would be a good moderator; not us. Age is just a number and it's not the number of how mature you are. Anyone's maturity level can change at any moment in time. You can be really silly and joking around at one point but at the next moment, you can be serious and dealing with everything maturely.