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Yep, totally serious. I know there are at least one 13-year-old and two 14-year-old admins, and there are a fair number of others who have identified themselves as teens but not given a precise age who might be that young as well. We have also had a 14-year-old bureaucrat (that's a more exclusive access than administrator) and a 17-year-old member of the Arbitration Committee. Although there is debate about details occasionally, this is pretty much an egalitarian group and anyone is free to contribute and assume whatever responsibilities they are ready for regardless of age (there are a very few limitations, such as Board of Trustees membership and maybe Checkuser access, are reserved for over-18's for legal reasons, but hopefully that won't cramp your style too badly :) ). By way of contrast, the oldest admin I know of is 64. Regards, Newyorkbrad04:09, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
I actually didn't think admins were *allowed* by the community to be that young - I'd be guessing there was some apprehension as to giving them sysop due to their age? It's nice to know that all age groups are represented, though. SMC04:12, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
It's a perennial topic of debate, but the consensus to date has been that age doesn't matter. Yes, there might be "some apprehension" about giving admin status to a random kid/teen off the street, but after a few months and a few thousand quality edits, the community generally feels comfortable evaluating the candidate based on that rather than anything else. If you start reading RfA's or the RfA-talk page you'll see the issue come on on occasion. Newyorkbrad04:16, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Yeah. Edit count and quality is of more value on Wikipedia than age. Thanks for the discussion; you've cleared up a few things. :)
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ATT Poll
Did you realize you put your vote in the 3rd section "Neutral/qualified/compromise/other"? Just asking. Johnbod21:38, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
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Very quick answer is references. Look at the ref and references tag. "Derby School" for instance uses them. Lack of refs will block you from scoring more highly. Longer answer will follow ... but maybe you can one or two quickly`?? Victuallers08:58, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Prompt attention. You have added external links. I think you need to re read the comment above .... do and look at Derby school and look at the source. find the "references" tag.... Victuallers09:21, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
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Hi. I'm sorry to bother you, but as a LoCE member, I just wondered if you would be willing to have a look through the Sheerness article. It is currently a Featured Article Candidate and needs a copy-edit for grammar by someone who hasn't yet seen it. Any other ways to improve the article would also be welcome. Thank you very much, if you can. Epbr12312:24, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
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