Forum:CT Archive/Admin Age

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I started this CT to see if the general user population of Wookieepedia thinks there should be a certain age for Wookieepedians to become administrators. I've heard most Wookieepedians prefer that someone be of at least high school age, though others think that they should be over 13 (due to COPPA), some that there should be no required age, and others that prefer that Wookieepedians should just not reveal their age then, though I disagree with this because in my opinion it is better to not lie to a website about your age, which could lead to legal problems in the future. Here I have listed those 4 options for the community to vote on. (Feel free to add more options if you see fit) Roron Corobb  Talk  22:57, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) If you're still in high school, you don't have full control over when you can access the internet. If you don't have full control over your own life, you shouldn't have control over a website as large as this. &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 23:01, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) --Eyrezer 23:02, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Weak support. I could be wrong, but I do believe that most of our current admins fall into this category. My concern lies with the status of any current admins under age 18 if this goes through. See comments below.  StarNeptune Talk to me! 23:17, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Green Tentacle (Talk) 23:50, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Unfortunately, there's no actual way of telling what one's age is. In the end, it comes down to trust. Grand Admiral J. Nebulax (Imperial Holovision) [[Image:Implogo.jpg|20px]] 02:26, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Provided that any current admins who are now under 18 are unaffected. -- Darth Culator  (Talk)(Kills) 02:30, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Let minor admins keep their admin status.-- Lord Oblivion Sith holocron[[Image:Oldsith.png|30px]] 20:06, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Strongly Support. An admin should be at least an adult and an expert with computer systems particularly wikis. To me, adminship is a burden rather than a priveledge so one should be ready for it. Wonder if some admins really should be stripped of their status like those who act really like idiots rather than the authority. Remember that admins are the police and the government of a wikia. They can be of any race or gender but they have to be adults. Zainal 13:42, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) —Xwing328 (Talk) 23:20, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 10) Hopefully, an 18-year-old is mature enough already to have such responsibilities. - TopAce 23:27, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Support. I think if a high school age user is mature and all enough to pass RFA process then fine.  -Fnlayson 20:01, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Support
style="color:#FFA502;">Roron Corobb ]] Talk 13:57, 31 December 2006 (UTC) I can wait if I do ever become one.
 * 1)  Yoshi  626 [[Image:Yoshiegg.jpg|20px]] 02:31, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2)  I need a name  ( Complain here ) 13:40, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) [[User:Roron Corobb|Roron Corobb ]] Talk 23:20, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) FIGHT THE POWER!!! :) Support [[User:Roron Corobb|<span
 * 1) *You realize, if we don't support COPPA, we're breaking the law? There's already been sites sued for over $1,000,000, and I'd prefer we weren't one of them. &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 02:26, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) Easier this way, methinks... Orange_lightsaber  Villip 02:24, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) I don't know why someone would want to reveal their age, no matter how old they are, especially to strangers in a public environment. There is need for others to know your age, and if you don't reveal it, others can't find out. It's as simple as that. You don't see a lot of people giving away their address, phone number, credit card number, etc, do you? If a user is admin-material, then he/she should have an equal opportunity at adminship. There's even a user on Wikipedia who acquired the status of administrator and bureaucrat before the age of 15. So what? G .He (Talk!) 00:34, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Considering there are 15 year old fans who know that Star Wars is fictional, and yet 30 year olds who believe it to be real, I don't think that maturity is adherent to age in this fanbase. .  .  .  .  00:40, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Age shouldn't matter. Of course maturity, availability and other things still greatly favors older users for the most part. Charlii 13:41, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 17:50, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Comments
So if the 18+ rule goes through, and we have any current admins that are under 18 (I don't think we do, but I'm not 100% positive on this), do they lose their adminship? I don't think they should, as they have already passed their RfA and have already proven they could be trusted.  StarNeptune Talk to me! 23:17, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm no admin, but I'm not revealing my age. I think that's the best policy. IMO, who really wants to know? Atarumaster88  [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] ( Audience Chamber ) 03:44, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 * So...we may well already have admins under the age of 18. Doesn't that tell you something? .  .  .  .  23:25, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't mean to be rude but... what is the point? I see wikis with 12 year olds as admins. nobody cares whether or nawt an admin is 18, and it won't matter in the end as the people who come here and care enough will lie if they do nawt meet the standards. nawt only that but you don't have any serious authority to ask a persons age. I think that if someone can get to the point of becomeing a sysop, they are completely Qualified. and yes, that is my Official opinion as a wikirescearcher. 00:57, 2 January 2007 (UTC)