Age made known

[JCISGD]

I am of the belief that i am supposed to show respect to those older than me, also if some one is young i would tread more carefully with them so as not to stumble them, or take into account their life experience.

When posting here i find that i do not know what my response should be, i suppose i could PM and ask but thats got drawbacks.

Do others think it is relevant to posting on forums?

Should this question have been posted to the moderators first? if so please close or delete as desired.

[anitarose]

I am of the belief that i am supposed to show respect to those older than me, also if some one is young i would tread more carefully with them so as not to stumble them, or take into account their life experience.

When posting here i find that i do not know what my response should be, i suppose i could PM and ask but thats got drawbacks.

Do others think it is relevant to posting on forums?

Should this question have been posted to the moderators first? if so please close or delete as desired.

Most women will disagree with you. I personally would rather not state my age online because it is considered impolite to ask a woman's age (but then again, with today's morals, most women delight in telling someone their age if it gets them dates).....

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[mizzdy]

I am of the belief that i am supposed to show respect to those older than me, also if some one is young i would tread more carefully with them so as not to stumble them, or take into account their life experience.

When posting here i find that i do not know what my response should be, i suppose i could PM and ask but thats got drawbacks.

Do others think it is relevant to posting on forums?

Should this question have been posted to the moderators first? if so please close or delete as desired.

Its not always easy to tell someones age online and I agree that its not all that polite to ask although I am not a bit squimish about my age its just a fact of life. One should always be polite and get to know who one is speaking with, strive to be respective of others although sometimes thats not always a quality we see all the time or sometimes easy to do. Theres no way to know anyones life experience until you get to know them but like many here and separated by many miles people do get to know each other well. And I think its always respectful if theres a problem somewhere that it should be between the parties involved, in other words go to your brethren with what ails you. All we can do is talk to one another and not always make it a debate, I for one stay away from things that get heated, the more we study and 'midrash' with one another the better understandings of scriptures we have. And for heavens sakes none of us know it all, nor have the corner on the truth and theres always gonna be some disagreements and thats fine too. Well that was more than ya asked for!!!

Mizz

[other one]

I am of the belief that i am supposed to show respect to those older than me, also if some one is young i would tread more carefully with them so as not to stumble them, or take into account their life experience.

When posting here i find that i do not know what my response should be, i suppose i could PM and ask but thats got drawbacks.

Do others think it is relevant to posting on forums?

Should this question have been posted to the moderators first? if so please close or delete as desired.

I don't think it is necessary. I'll give you an example. There is a youngster who posts here and has for several years that started I think when he was nine. If you read his posts, the wisdom that has come out of his keyboard even in the questions he has asked is astounding. I think a lot of people would not have paid nearly as much attention to him had they known he was literally just a kid.

I don't think one should say anything on this board to anyone that you would not say to a teenager. You may have a 15 year old that's been a dedicated christian for ten years, and a sixty year old that's been a christian for six months or someone like me who's basically been a believer all his life and a christian for 40 years of my 63 alive. You should not write anything that would cause any of us to stumble, and age really doesn't have much to do with it.

We all have our limitations and our problems and our strengths and weaknesses....... and age has little to do with it.

[hr.jr.]

I am of the belief that i am supposed to show respect to those older than me, also if some one is young i would tread more carefully with them so as not to stumble them, or take into account their life experience.

When posting here i find that i do not know what my response should be, i suppose i could PM and ask but thats got drawbacks.

Do others think it is relevant to posting on forums?

Should this question have been posted to the moderators first? if so please close or delete as desired.

I personally would like to know.

[JCISGD]

Note: Edited. The word NOT in bold below, was added after posting as i left it out by accident. lol no wonder some were taking issue with me.

I do agree its never right to be disrespectful, maybe wrong word choice. But i believe all authority is from God, and this encompasses the younger submitting to the elder. That does not mean accepting everything they say or do, just like to command to honour parents etc.

Im not saying young posters dont have wisdom, its just a issue of the place of elders in society imo.

I thought i had set up a poll, but looks like i didnt follow instructions.

[other one]

If you want to know someone's age select their name in the left column on the board and look in thier profile. It doesn't take but a few seconds, and if they don't want thier age known, they usually don't post thier birthday year.

[Matthitjah]

I do agree its never right to be disrespectful, maybe wrong word choice. But i believe all authority is from God, and this encompasses the younger submitting to the elder. That does mean accepting everything they say or do, just like to command to honour parents etc.

Im not saying young posters dont have wisdom, its just a issue of the place of elders in society imo.

I thought i had set up a poll, but looks like i didnt follow instructions.

Well, that would certainly be true if this were a Church. However, were in fellwoship here. We are to Love and Honor every member equally.

Here's something from the Terms of Service;

User names should not contain titles such as Rev. or Dr. We have no way to verify ones education or right to bear such title. Here on the boards, we are all on equal standing.

That's why we don't allow the titles. However, I certainly wouldn't want anyone disparaged because of their age either. Some would quite likely abuse the priveledge. This is a fellowship over the internet and often because of the environment and nature of the communication it hard to discern whose who, what their true motives are, and if they're actually even telling the Truth about themselves.

I must add that after Moderating here for about 7-8 years we have seen just about everything. Folks come here with all kinds of motives. If someone is uncomfortable disclosing their age or any other facet of who they are. There may be a reason for it. I know that this is why folks create aliases too.

It works fine because this leaves us all equal and is why we don't allow the titles too. Some would and have abused the priveledge. We have no way of confriming any of the info supplied anyhow.

This is why this is true;

Please remember that we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message.

peace,

Dave

[Isaiah 6:8]

I personally don't care if anyone knows my age, but I agree I have seen a potential danger with people knowing ages and using it against someone. I had a poster, who was way off of biblical base (as attested to by several others here) pm me and lash out telling me that I did not know as much as he did, because I was so much younger. This shows that age has nothing to do with maturity!

But then again sometimes it is useful to know an age range. This is something you can normally see in person you cannot see online. In a way this is a good thing but in some respects it can cause some confusion. Yes you need to speak about subjects in such a way that it is g-rated always. However if your speaking to a teen, who is asking a question you may be able to explain it better with examples that pertain to their age group with things they see now. Also if you know someone is older you can reference events they would know about! Not needed of course but helpful.

[nebula]

(The Lord tells us to "be wise as serpents"....that's right...LIE). Always be ready to LIE when it is wise to do so, it is only SNEAKINESS and DECEPTION that is harmful and UNJUST that is a sin (learn what REAL EVIL is....like torture, etc.).

I had a friend who lived by this principle. She was always "bending the truth" when it was convenient for her.

After a time, I began wondering how many times she was lying to me.

I found out the hard way just how bad her "bending the truth" had gotten when she became addicted to pain killers - and would lie about it.

I watched all she had in life crumble, she never apologized for leaving me hanging, and that's just the start.

She's dead now from an overdose.

So I am going to highly object to your advice, and I will highly recommend others to reject your advice. Lying is a slippery slope you don't want to be on.