Mark IV Posted January 13, 2000 Share Posted January 13, 2000 With 60 valid respondents (through Preacher) I have analyzed the age confession thread with the above result. Excel file available on request. Updates will be made. This is valuable marketing stuff. Since compilation, Scurlock has attempted to skew results in his favor by double-posting his age. Accuracy in reporting award to Chaos (36.8357 years) though the information is dated by now. Notes: 1)Bullethead excluded because being billions of years old would skew the results. He is an outlier. 2) Neutral Party and a few other respondents replied with "older thans" or decade+. These are the same people who insist on plastering three hairs over their bald spots. 3) Colin has claimed to be 14 in another thread but was not factored into this average because he has failed to respond to it, and would also skew the average in the wrong direction. Another outlier. [This message has been edited by Mark IV (edited 01-13-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 13, 2000 Share Posted January 13, 2000 I didn't vote because the subject was asking about other older people playing the game. ------------------ Visit my Combat Mission for Mac page! With some exclusive images courtesy of the Combat Mission HQ! cm4mac.tripod.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knaust Posted January 13, 2000 Share Posted January 13, 2000 I am 59 old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark IV Posted January 13, 2000 Author Share Posted January 13, 2000 Just kidding, Colin . I put you in along with other updates, through LOS's recent confession. New average: 37.40 It's just that teen ages in the survey make some (apparently many) of us look worse. Personally I rarely give my age any thought at all, except when ogling some waitresses. Really, not even then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scurlock Posted January 13, 2000 Share Posted January 13, 2000 Shoot Mark, I was wondering what you were talking about then I did a search, Found: Topic: OK, so I'm an old fart - Is anybody else? Well yes Greg posted twice. I missed this one somehow. I'm 36. (Guess I should modify my profile so people know which Scurlock is Which ) Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutral Party Posted January 13, 2000 Share Posted January 13, 2000 Alright I'm forty goddamit. It's not fair. Missed the swinging sixties (well the swinging bit). Had the platform boots and 32" high waisted flares tho'. I just don't what all that bloody noise is they play on the radio these days. When I wer't lad we 'ad decent bloody music (Slade, Mud, Sweet). Tell that to the yung 'uns these days and they just don't believe ya. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Music of the sixties and seventies is the best!! Jimi Hendrix!!! The nineties is just fillin in where the eighties missed. ------------------ Visit my Combat Mission for Mac page! With some exclusive images courtesy of the Combat Mission HQ! cm4mac.tripod.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risc Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Hey Mark IV, good message, I had a laugh. I really enjoy this board, it seems there are some cool normal people around, such a contrast to the newsgroups and other boards... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark IV Posted January 14, 2000 Author Share Posted January 14, 2000 Ah, moving in the right direction thanks to Knaust's timely post, and others (now two threads to track): Avg.: 37.71. Scurlock: that's either a nice try or a startling coincidence. Henceforth you shall be known as "Second of Two", Borg-style. N.P.: Admit it, you feel better now that it's out in the open. I never wore platforms and high-waisted flares because they were Communist, but we'll let bygones be bygones. It's hard to grow up as a redneck listening to Hendrix and Zeppelin but I did. Alice Cooper and Uncle Ted (the Nuge, young'ns) saved my sanity risc: Normal people? I'm sitting at work running a spreadsheet of total strangers' ages, fer chrissakes. This is what waiting for CM has brought us to. Don't the rest of you have jobs? How much productivity is the world losing over this? CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT is Mr. Fionn Kelly's confession, have you noticed? Chortling with glee over Beta version 19 with ME-262s and the barrel adapters for MP44s that shoot around corners, he is probably cackling maniacally (that's Matt's job!!!!) at our embarrassing personal revelations here. Fionn? [This message has been edited by Mark IV (edited 01-13-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Beman Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 24!! That should drop the average a whole quarter year. DjB Youth may be wasted on the young, but if old people had youth a large section of the medical and pharmaceuticals industries would go belly-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwwald Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Mark1V I will give you my correct age to help you in researchig the average.I have more than 3 hairs on my head AND they are not grey. My age is 64years 1.5months Regards Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TZEENCH Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 OK i dont read the postings for a few hours and you guys post all this........ And thats 25.. looking forward to putting my self in for president at 40 he he he- Hey is there anything good to look for after 25... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Baby boomers rule! 52 years old and still to hip....gotta go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard III Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 I'm 32. Nice to be a youngster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeydz Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Helping keep the average down to a respecatble level... 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Yeah, let's do that. Not that people think wargaming is a granddad hobby I'm 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eridani Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Hey, CM draws all ages... I'm a senior in HS (17)... and I know of a few freshman and sophmores (in HS) who play CM (thanks to my sitting and playing it in the computer labs during break)... Not all of us teenagers are morons and/or impulsive. I feel honored to be among you guys... I've learned soo much from this board (and god knows I love the game, and a few people here will attest that I'm half-way decent at it ) I think you'd be surprised at the draw CM has to half-way intelligent youngsters (not the twitch crowd mind you ) -EridanMan ------------------ Your Source for Combat Mission Scenarios and Operations information- http://patriot.net/~carey/cmso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark IV Posted January 14, 2000 Author Share Posted January 14, 2000 Despite the laudable contributions of rwwald and MarkEzra, I regret to inform you that the late onslaught of 20-somethings and especially Eridani has pulled our average age down to 37.00961. There are now 87 qualified ages between the 2 threads. Hopefully we'll have stopped this nonsense (Gold would do that! O yes it would!) before Eridani's pals start chiming in. However, it's reassuring to see the younger generation (gawd, did I just say that?) has not lost all of its warrior heritage. Note that if not for the precocious Colin, the average would still be 37.27. If those bears don't get him he will be a hardened veteran before he can legally drink (even in Canada). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlichtingen Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Eridani, Oh lovely, just lovely. Here I thought you were at least in your mid twenties. Its bad enough dealing with getting my ass kicked, but by a.... teenager! Oh the horror! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guachi Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Wow. I honestly thought that many of you guys (and there are no women, right?) were younger. I don't know why, I just did. I feel like but a wee laddie at 25 next to you old geezers. What I'm curious about, how old are Steve and Charles?? Jason If I had and web design skills I'd start a web page that would include PICTURES of all of us battlefield commanders. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Ah, like all good masked wrestlers you'll only see my face/learn my age IF you beat me in the ring of battle . Ps. I wouldn't say cackling maniacally.. I'm more the loud guffaw type ------------------ ___________ Fionn Kelly Manager of Historical Research, The Gamers Net - Gaming for Gamers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindan Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 I'm 27. And I'll be a happy late-twenty'er if I get CM before my birthday (18th Occultober). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisPick Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 All, In the interest of Statistical Research, I will admit my 29 tender years of age. My wife insists that I act like a twelve year old, so may be you can count me as 20.5?? =) Chris -- Edited for 12 year old spelling and grammer [This message has been edited by ChrisPick (edited 01-14-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madmatt Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 I suppose no-one ever asked about (cared about my age!) but for the record I am 31 and I happen to know EXACTLY how old (?) Fionn is... Lets just say..He WOULD sway the results...DOWN...WAY DOWN, but then he always does that! Madmatt out and manical cackle to follow! ------------------ If it's in Combat Mission, it's on Combat Mission HQ! combathq.thegamers.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritzl Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 It's very rare that I post, but I've been following this board since Combat Mission was called "Beyond Squad leader" Just to keep the statistics accurate, I'm 27. Also, I think our average age deserves a comment. I think our still playing computer games such as Combat Mission even though we're supposed to have "outgrown it" is simply a reflection on the passage of time. It's very similar to how rock music has evolved. If I remember correctly, back in the 60's Mick Jagger said something like "I hope I'm dead if I'm still playing rock music when I'm 40." Obviously, he's a lot older than that now and the Rolling Stones are still at it. Well, computer/video games used to be the entertainment for the young. The young are growing older but their interests in these games still exist. Thanks to improvements in technology and, on average, a growing sophistication of our tastes we're seeing the development of some truly astounding new software. Games such as Combat Mission and World War II online fit in with this trend. The twitch crowd of Quake playing adrenaline junkies exists for the same reason that Rock music has evolved over time. However, as these guys mature and their interests become somewhat more sophiticated they will be introduced to the classic games in the same way they come to appreciate a lot of the great music from past decades and even centuries. I'll go crawl back into my hole now. pritzl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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