General / Off-Topic Who _isn't_ a literal forum dad?

[RELSPI]

Serious question (I vaguely recall seeing a poll thread posted a while back, but can't find it). I was recently suprised to find that yes, basically everyone on the forum is a middle-aged man or woman, to the point where it's the rule rather than the exception. Even when I brought it up in-thread, all I got was affirmation that yes, everyone is fairly, uh, mature.

Is anyone here not above the age of 25? (sorry people in your late 20's, you're too far gone)

 

[babelfisch]

I wasn't a dad when I started playing but quickly adapted.

 

[Nick Sticks]

Is it because young people can't pass the game captcha - the bindings settings?

 

[RELSPI]

Is it because young people can't pass the game captcha - the bindings settings?

I mean, I did. For reference, am 18 years old.
What I can't pass is the bit where you have to, like, know physics in order to fly FAOff. Vector math is haaaaaard.

 

[Nick Sticks]

You won't be able to master FA Off vectoring until you've pushed a fully loaded shopping trolley around a supermarket.
Worth going shopping with your parents for!

 

[lysan]

You won't be able to master FA Off vectoring until you've pushed a fully loaded shopping trolley around a supermarket.
Worth going shopping with your parents for!

So Say We All...

 

[RELSPI]

So what I'm getting here is 'nobody'.
D-does that mean I'm actually a 40-year-old man?

 

[Chris Simon]

I know of one person (other than you) under 25. At least he was at some point, but we've been here for a long time.
Of course there are more, but I think the forum average is well above 30. I definitely know more people above 60 than I know that are below, let's say 40.
Most of us are the fans of the original Elite, which means we usually were at least teenagers in the 80s.

 

[Zapgun]

I know a number of younger players (not myself), but a few friends of mine are in the 20-25 category.

 

[Vasco Sapien]

D-does that mean I'm actually a 40-year-old man?

Im willing to bet that is so...

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Also i am not a forum Dad.. (not that i know of)

 

[RELSPI]

Im willing to bet that is so...

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Also i am not a forum Dad.. (not that i know of)

If I am, then you are.
I think it's some kind of curse.

 

[EUS]

Age is irrelevant, I suspect we're all kids at heart, it's the only explanation for us flying pretend spaceships.

 

[nigeljk]

It is an odd one. We were all transfixed with the original and 'kept the faith' that Elite IV would materialise. What I don't get is that, in gaming terms, genre haven't changed much and Elite still stands out as an open ended niche product with practically zero up take by those similar to us back then. I'm guessing XBox and PS4 have more younger players.

 

[Old Duck]

I'm guessing XBox and PS4 have more younger players.

I'm Gen-X, and you'll be prying my PS4 out of my cold, dead hands. Well, let's hope it's at least a PS7 when that day comes, LOL!

 

[Chris Simon]

Age is irrelevant, I suspect we're all kids at heart, it's the only explanation for us flying pretend spaceships.

What do you mean pretend spaceships?

 

[Agony_Aunt]

I believe WorldsGreatestForumDad (https://forums.frontier.co.uk/members/worldsgreatestforumdad.153312/) is a forum dad.

 

[Chris Simon]

I believe WorldsGreatestForumDad (https://forums.frontier.co.uk/members/worldsgreatestforumdad.153312/) is a forum dad.

Anyone who has to tell you he's a forum dad, isn't a forum dad.

 

[Phisto Sobanii]

I believe WorldsGreatestForumDad (https://forums.frontier.co.uk/members/worldsgreatestforumdad.153312/) is a forum dad.

Praise be to our king and savior. Amen.

 

[Demascus]

Can I be that drunk abusive forum dad? Not the, "why do you keep hitting me?" Kind but the "you forgot to pick me up from school/sportsball practice" one.

 

[Yaffle]

I'm over 25 but have no kids, does that count?