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As the title says really.
I'm 12 and have noticed the majority of my fellow Dakkaites seem to be teenagers or older.
So, I got curious and wanted to know if anyone is younger or knows someone who is younger than me.

At least your spelling and grammar is good

To the best of my knowledge there's a couple of 11 year olds on the site, one of whom's mother sent me a charming email once upon a time.

In general, whilst it's scientifically proven* that everyone on Dakka is cooler than distilled essence of Fonzie ( ...see how I use references that will resonate strongly with the younger generation) , people of tender years should be cautious about their age and the like on the internet.








* Results may not stand up to thorough, indeed any, scrutiny.

Dexy wrote:At least your spelling and grammar is good

Are good

OT: I'm pretty sure there are younger members. I seem to recall there is at least one member who is 10, and there are probably members who are 11 as well.

However, your spelling and grammar are good, which is great. Keep it up

reds8n wrote:To the best of my knowledge there's a couple of 11 year olds on the site, one of whom's mother sent me a charming email once upon a time.

You've so got to tell us all that now!

..I helped her son out and gave him some advice, a day or so later she sent me an email thanking us for running a safe and responsible site. Which was nice of her.

No drama.

reds8n wrote:..I helped her son out and gave him some advice, a day or so later she sent me an email thanking us for running a safe and responsible site. Which was nice of her.

No drama.

Did she send any pics?

reds8n wrote:..I helped her son out and gave him some advice, a day or so later she sent me an email thanking us for running a safe and responsible site. Which was nice of her.

No drama.

Then make up something more interesting.

OP: It's good to see someone your age using proper spelling and grammar for once. I'm sick of txt-typers.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:

reds8n wrote:..I helped her son out and gave him some advice, a day or so later she sent me an email thanking us for running a safe and responsible site. Which was nice of her.

No drama.

Did she send any pics?

I said charming email, not saved to harddrive for those lonely nights email.

Thanks for all the comments on spelling and grammar. I just hate 1337 and txt speak. Can't stand it. I suppose I'm the young-Hitler of the Grammar Nazis.

It's actually surprising to see decent grammar for someone in OP's age bracket.
*looks at OP's flag*
Maybe that's why

reds8n wrote:

MeanGreenStompa wrote:

reds8n wrote:..I helped her son out and gave him some advice, a day or so later she sent me an email thanking us for running a safe and responsible site. Which was nice of her.

No drama.

Did she send any pics?

I said charming email, not saved to harddrive for those lonely nights email.

At first I thought it would have been about being named reds8n and filling the youngun's heads with "satanic teachings"
Good to hear it was for a good reason though.

It's teenagers we recruit.

At least with nerds and geeks you have an almost unlimited pool of sacrificial virgins

I don't know why ...

Children's minds are soooo much more malleable - like play-doh, really. Besides, many small ones are spawns of satan anyway.

Teenagers are at the age where they do not yet know or realise that they don't know everything.

I started when i was 12 with a box of guardians. Too bad i didn't know about dakka back then. I'd likely have a lot more posts than i do now. But yeah, you're only 2 or 3 years younger than I am.

It's good that your posts and such are understandable. If you didn't say and I didn't look at your profile then I wouldn't have guessed.


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reds8n wrote:
I said charming email, not saved to harddrive for those lonely nights email.

Also, sigged.

Yes, I'm pretty sure that the young fellow indiana1000 is 10, as mentioned in one of his threads.

And beware everyone, Boss 'eadbreaka and I are some of the few young Australians who know how to write proper words.

EDIT: Even though that is a bit exaggerated, you would be shocked.

That is refreshing.

I often despair at the lack of such skills in kids older than you.
(my own clubmates - who vary in age from 15-20 - cannot write legibly, let alone use the King's English adequately.)

chromedog wrote:That is refreshing.

I often despair at the lack of such skills in kids older than you.
(my own clubmates - who vary in age from 15-20 - cannot write legibly, let alone use the King's English adequately.)

This.

That is refreshing.

I often despair at the lack of such skills in kids older than you.
(my own clubmates - who vary in age from 15-20 - cannot write legibly, let alone use the King's English adequately.)

Is that the individuals fault or the systems?

The internet did not even exist when I was twelve!

Ratius wrote:Is that the individuals fault or the systems?

You can't teach someone who doesn't want to learn. Then again, you can't teach something when what you are teaching is a bunch of politically derived rubbish of no use to man nor beast.

When I was 12, I remember playing D&D via BBS on a TRS-80. Good time, good times.

I wouldn't brag about it. However, your posting is pretty good so I wouldn't have guessed. A lot of the younger posters here are absolutely unbearable, especially to someone like me who really cares about spelling and grammar.

Boss 'eadbreaka wrote:Thanks for all the comments on spelling and grammar. I just hate 1337 and txt speak. Can't stand it. I suppose I'm the young-Hitler of the Grammar Nazis.

You are now the most awesome twelve year-old on this site. Bless you.

Fifty wrote:The internet did not even exist when I was twelve!

I know, scary, right?

Neconilis wrote:

Boss 'eadbreaka wrote:Thanks for all the comments on spelling and grammar. I just hate 1337 and txt speak. Can't stand it. I suppose I'm the young-Hitler of the Grammar Nazis.

You are now the most awesome twelve year-old on this site. Bless you.

Hey, I'm 13! Don't I get any credit for proper grammar/spelling?
Also, Only one may fill the rank of young-hilter! I challange you to a duel to the death!

I've been posting on this board (and it's antecents) almost as long as you've been alive.

#$%^!

I am 12 years old and what is this?

Klawz wrote:Also, Only one may fill the rank of young-hilter! I challange you to a duel to the death!

Haha, fellas, we need to work on the message we're sending the young guns of our club here. We got guys fighting over the title young hitler! I'm no goodie two-shoes, but something tells me that isn't a good thing1