lie about your age like 90% of the people here (nt)
britabroad, Oct 10, 2007 @ 19:31

Gosh, now that I've written this post, it's too late... (nt)
Bustan_A, Oct 10, 2007 @ 19:40

not clear what age has to do with doing an activity which already attracts people with a common interest...
But that is not to say I have anything against the concept. They just don't appeal to me, so far.
SimSim, Oct 10, 2007 @ 22:21

In my turn I feel too young when I see "adults parties". However since I remember I preferred the compagnie of people older then me..
Larisskart, Oct 10, 2007 @ 23:26

I think although I've met a lot great here that are much older than me and find them very interesting, sometimes I just want to hang out with the people in my age range because we are all in the same point in life. It's good to have a mix of both. People just go through stages and generally those stages are tied to an age range.
parisdepaul, Oct 11, 2007 @ 16:23

I mean... I don't feel excluded if I see an activity around playing rap music.
I don't play any instrument and I don't even like rap music (is it music, by the way?), therefore I don't feel targeted by that offer. And still I'm happy to see that somebody else is organising it, joining it, enjoying it.
You don't like activities organised per age?
Organise your own activities without age limits, and join the activities without age limits organised by others.
Easy, isn't it? ;)
Stef__Granny, Oct 11, 2007 @ 17:11

In my experience, the age limit is usually more indicative than anything else.
Even with Sindy (centralised organization) most of the activities were 25+, but some of the organizers were 20, 22 max. and many young people joined as well, but the average age ended up being the intended one.
Anyway, in some cases the age limit may avoid you embarassing situations, like looking like and old perv among out-of-school chicks, or looking like your mummy didn't trust you enough to let you home alone while she went out with her friends.
:)
Stef__Granny, Oct 11, 2007 @ 17:20

The "if you don't like it, organize your own activities" is the expected answer that had to come at one point or the other. Just check my profile and you'll see that I haven't waited for your excellent advice to organize many activities. Just tell me if it gives me the right to express myself.
Bustan_A, Oct 11, 2007 @ 19:49

I like activities attended by all kind of age groups more, gray hair, no hair...toddlers...all are fine. However, I do find some age specific activities encouraging some people who would probably not have come out socializing...It is good thing in this sense since it increases "net" human social interaction and communication. Regular activities would hardly capture this group of people for some reasons.

What is going on with this largest demographic age group in Switzerland? They are under represented. Are they forgetting how crazy and active they were in the 1960’s….. Going out for fun, socializing and meeting new people is not a privilege of any age group. It should be a life long curiosity and desire of mankind. If you wait long enough, I will organize an over 65's, I promise! Helen, you would soon have a competitor.....

wayne, Oct 12, 2007 @ 01:10

I didn't mean "stop whining and shut up"!
I didn't even mean that you don't do enough for the community (why would I?).
I only meant to remind that the core-values of this community are the members driven activities and the wide freedom we enjoy to organise them, in order to suit at best to as many people as possible.
If you don't feel confortable in an activity, you are welcome to look for something else.
Anyway, the 'access rules' are rarely strict. Usually (unless stated otherwise) they are over all an indication of what you can expect to find in that activity.
I've even seen some friends who don't have kids come participate to "kids and parents' days" just for the sake of the company.

But, judging on the aggressiveness of your answer, I guess I have been misunderstood.
Stef__Granny, Oct 12, 2007 @ 12:24

My feeling is that age guidelines can be useful as it helps to give everyone an idea of the expected style of the event. My own view is to treat the information more as guidelines, rather than rules set in stone. In other words, it is easy to e-mail event organisers and politely say that while my age is "x" I think your event sounds great and if it is ok then I would really like to attend. In most cases I think event organisers will try to help out....even if they say it is ok but join a bit later or something like that.
phil, Oct 12, 2007 @ 16:44

one guy signed up for TTD once, then he sent me an email asking me what the average age was. it usually turns around 30, so that's what i said. i got a reply saying that, as he was 39, it'd probably be a bit too young for him, so he decided not to come. which i thought was funny cos the average age of 30 obviously doesn't mean everyone is and in fact, that very night he didn't come, age ranged from 25 to 50, or thereabouts.

Minda, Oct 12, 2007 @ 17:34

since this guy would not attend your TND but would probably attend Swiss’s over 40’s. So there is one less lonely person in the world...

Nowadays, people are more capable of living a less chronological lifestyle … do not have to follow as much timely rituals in different stage of life expected by family, implemented by many others... but the way we really want to. Often inspired by stories about some retired senior citizens who happily embrace new lifestyle and engage new activities, learning new things, like painting, going back to school, playing new instruments, doing sports more regularly, traveling, world trip etc… Things and activities they have loved but could not fully engage due to child rearing or a demanding full time job etc…

It is true that life is Better Late Than Never…

wayne, Oct 12, 2007 @ 20:01

Sorry if you felt that my reply was agressive, Stef_Grany. Anyway, if I look at the number of posts on this thread, I think that it was worth opening it.
Bustan_A, Oct 12, 2007 @ 22:02

My post was indeed a bit agressive. I was annoyed because I thought that Steph_Granny argument was a perfect discussion killer, unfair at the same time.

Sorry again guys, I’m not as nasty as I sometime seem

Bustan_A, Oct 12, 2007 @ 23:18

When I joined Glocals, I asked for permission from site admin to join despite the age recommendation of 23 when people join. I was accepted, joined and have found that events are what you make of them, age can be an initial barrier for some people to get to know me but when I have made an effort (or others have in me) I have found how open and welcoming this community has been, and already made some friends in the short time I have been here in Geneva.

Cheers J, Busstop, Tinkie, Iri,.

There's alot of area to this topic, too much to write in a forum - but an extremely interesting one!
CaSh_ewnut, Oct 14, 2007 @ 16:01

that activities based on interests can tend to segregate themselves. But it does seem like kind of shame to set a rule that excludes people in "your" activity. On the other side of the argument it would be wrong to try to apply a general rule that says everyone has to be welcomed to an activity. People have reasons and objectives for doing what they do and I think over time they become clear for better or worse.
TonyT, Oct 15, 2007 @ 12:49

To me, throwing parties for anyone, regardless of age, gender, religion or orgigins, is (or should be) the core essence of GOL. As said many times before, some activities require skills or life experience (new mums, scuba divers, paragliders, freelance businessmen, poker addicts, etc), and it's all fine by me. But age isn't always as much relevant. There are old and dead in their heads teenages, and very kid minded 40ers. Personally, as a 32yo working single father, chances are high I'll feel closer from a 42yo single father than a 32yo TINK (two incomes no kid) Phd student. But I tend to be open minded to them all.

The more similar, the more to share. The more different, the more to learn from.

My two cents.
Hobbes, Oct 16, 2007 @ 13:36

Check out the Member Activities page for more details.
Hobbes, Oct 16, 2007 @ 13:37

sound like a complete dollar's worth!

Sometimes we can look at things to closely or spend to much time worring about little things.
TonyT, Oct 17, 2007 @ 11:03