User Age

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Scott
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I would like to see Age added as a profile item and listed in the forums by the user post count. It would be nice to see how old someone is when reading posts. For example when someone is reviewing a game it would be nice to know how old the person is because a game that is universally entertaining for a teen might not be as exciting for an adult and vice versa.

Yelinyellow
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yeah i'm 14 teen and most of the time i don't care how old that person is until u mentioned it

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Dodo_JZ
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I don't think it should matter. When you submit a review, it's non-biased information about the title. Besides, someone's opinion may or may not be based on age, plus you develop opinions about others when you can stereotype them with age. I vote against making age something people see when reading through forums posts. Plus, with reviews, when mentioning what age group would be most appropriate for this game, I suggest getting more opinions.

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bleu
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I think if you really want this, it should be an option to put your age public.

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I totally agree with Dodo_JZ, I don't think age matters at all in most any situations!!! But maybe you could have a choice & if you really want to have your age up then I don't see a problem with that!!
But stereotyping could be a problem like Dodo_JZ said, I personally hate it when someone stereotypes me because of how old I am! Age stopped meaning anything to me after I turned 13, whether you are 10 or 67 your opinion still matters to me!!

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Scott
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I would expect this to be an optional field.

Steve
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yes, i woudl not care if word got out i was 87..meh, im 14 lol

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