[poll] Minimum Age Mic Usage

zer0day

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Lately there have been (and most particularly this morning) kids (12-13) screaming on the mic, yelling out things that don't really have any tactical purpose, and everything else keeping others from organized, fun game play... I know this is supposed to be a non-discriminating, all-accepting clan, but where does the line of 'maturity' begin? A lot of kids are doing this, but not all definitely, especially those in this clan. I'd just like to see some restrictions or rules on mic usage for those not in the clan, specifically for age.
 
just because there are a couple people who are still young and do that, that doesnt mean ALL other kids their age scream into their mics. Like Killa, hes 11 and he doesnt, and i surely know a couple years ago, i didnt. So no we shouldnt, we can't just be prejudice against little kids that we dont even know. But if someone is, an admin will take care of the problem by just telling them to stop screaming or getting muted
 
Maturity level is not limited by age. I've known some 13 year olds with more sense than 45 year olds.

Not to mention...how the HELL would we even enforce something like this? It doesn't even make any sense. Are we just supposed to magically say "Hey, you sound like a pissant. You're no longer allowed to talk because you MUST be under 13." ?

It makes no sense, and since there are just as many rule breakers who aren't minors, making a feeble attempt at enforcing something like this would only serve to make us look relatively...foolish. Young mic spammers are handled the same as old mic spammers, that's the way it is and really the only way it makes sense to go about it.

Edit: After reading this a second time it has occured to me that maybe I sounded a little bit like a..."jackhole", to put it in a way I've come to enjoy. My bad if I sounded "mean" or something, just trying to make a point.
 
lol ya got to agree with everyone on this, killa and i think ive played with lucky's son whos real young and they are both cool, id say tell them politely not to scream into the mic and if they continue to spam the mic then just mute them
 
I hate discrimination as much as the next guy. We don't allow racisim in our servers, so why would age discrimination be any different? People took the time to buy a microphone to talk to other players and you want those privilages taken away? You disgust me.
 
Yeah... I agree Casual. Don't put an age limit on. Just kick people who spam. Not all young kids are immature.
 
There is always the question of why people younger than 17 are allowed to play a M rated game. But whatever, you can always just mute them or warn them if their mic spamming gets out of control.
 
Yeah, thats just making something way too exclusive for a reason thats completely meaningless. i mean, i hang out with 21 year olds the whole time and im 16. people have different maturity levels not based on age, but personality.
 
As much as part of me wants people under 15 to be muted, the other half of me screams an emphatic NO! Not only is it impossible to set up something like that, but you mute everyone under a certain age, and you're muting a large amount of good law-abiding gamers. Its far easier to ask an admin to mute/kick a loud-mouth than to just mute the entire lot.

But yes, if there is an annoying bunch of mic spammers, let an admin know. We hate it as much as you do.
 
I think there should be. It's a little harsh, cause there are some 12 year olds and younger that can be smart enough to not quarrel and bicker or throw back 'yo-mamma' jokes, but unfortunately in a lot of video games this is just too rare. Majority rules, and age 15 should be a rule, at least in my book. I think it's sad that if by 15, you can avoid frivolous squabbling or immature fighting, 'friendly joking' excluded, of course.
 
im 14 and i try to tell people that sound like 18 to stop mic spaming and stop play music over the mic, I think this poll should be "Mic spamming music" Yes or No and im sure "no" would win becuz people could listen to their own music =D
 
don't make the mistake of grouping people with ages, we have many mature people in our clan who are young. Maturity is not a virtue of the elderly, we get many people who are older who are lacking in maturity.
 
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