scavenger
Warlord
im just curious, no real reason for this poll
demographic survey
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jc011
Rider of Rohan
You probably should've posted it in the off-topic section...but anyways, I'm 15. Turned 15 October 31st this year!
scavenger
Warlord
I don't think it's off topic...
its related to Civ 3, sorta
its related to Civ 3, sorta
jc011
Rider of Rohan
oKay! :crazyeyes
scavenger
Warlord
I hope you're kidding and you havn't actually had plastic surgery
Polonius
Warlord
Originally posted by scavenger
I don't think it's off topic...
its related to Civ 3, sorta
Excellent poll!
And here's a link....
I just re-installed the game - due to some failed patch experimenting - and noticed that in the section where they try and cajole you into registering there's a little box to put your age in.
So we can say "Why do Firaxis want to know how old Civ3 players are?"...
And BTW, you were dead right about the whining thing (another thread). I forgot the golden rule of forums:
"WE justifiably discuss shortcomings, OTHERS whine!" (And I've had a few bleats over the years too)
Maybe this poll will more likely show two other results.
1) which age group are more likely to bother voting in polls
2) which age group are more likely to be active on message boards
I think these are the two more likely results rather than what age civ players are.
1) which age group are more likely to bother voting in polls
2) which age group are more likely to be active on message boards
I think these are the two more likely results rather than what age civ players are.
scavenger
Warlord
this post is now pointless, nevermind
Scavenger you totally get my wrong meaning, i was not in any way trying to shoot down your fun poll, I like it, i was trying to ad two more things that people can take from the poll, ooops
sorry really didn't mean it how you took it
sorry really didn't mean it how you took it
scavenger
Warlord
okay, I accept that I read it wrong, I've done that before 
sorry for misinterpurting!
sorry for misinterpurting!
scavenger
Warlord
huh...kinda an interesting breakdown,more people over 20 then I would've thought!
Tesla Tank
Warlord
Whoa! My birthday is on Oct. 31st also. But I'm one year older than you.
jc011
Rider of Rohan
Cool! 
Sparrowhawk
The Builder
If you are looking for more info on civ players ages, we ran a thread regarding this near the end of october. Here's the link for anyone who's interested.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6634
There was also a poll posted at about the same time that got moved to Off-Topic
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6924
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6634
There was also a poll posted at about the same time that got moved to Off-Topic
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6924
Polonius
Warlord
Interesting links Sparrowhawk - thanks for posting them. It's a topic that usually crops up sooner or later on game forums. I don't think that the game was even out where I live when that age thread was going, so not surprising that I missed it.
Not many of those names still around here - I guess that most people move on from forums after a couple of weeks (just about time to pack my bags and depart too I think).
At least this forum is still going strong. It says a lot about the strength of Civ games. I've been on many others that go flat out for a few weeks after release and then hit the wall and grind to a halt as the main pack of gamers move on to the next new release.
Cheers. Polonius (born in the first half of last century!)
Not many of those names still around here - I guess that most people move on from forums after a couple of weeks (just about time to pack my bags and depart too I think).
At least this forum is still going strong. It says a lot about the strength of Civ games. I've been on many others that go flat out for a few weeks after release and then hit the wall and grind to a halt as the main pack of gamers move on to the next new release.
Cheers. Polonius (born in the first half of last century!)
Sparrowhawk
The Builder
Originally posted by Polonius
Interesting links Sparrowhawk - thanks for posting them. It's a topic that usually crops up sooner or later on game forums. I don't think that the game was even out where I live when that age thread was going, so not surprising that I missed it.
Not many of those names still around here - I guess that most people move on from forums after a couple of weeks (just about time to pack my bags and depart too I think).
At least this forum is still going strong. It says a lot about the strength of Civ games. I've been on many others that go flat out for a few weeks after release and then hit the wall and grind to a halt as the main pack of gamers move on to the next new release.
Cheers. Polonius (born in the first half of last century!)
A lot of the "old guard" who posted in those two threads are still around I think. They joined to talk about Civ2, long after it had come out, and wouldn't have been likely to leave so soon after Civ 3 hit stores.
Methinks they just don't post so much anymore, because of the 4000 new, loud, and obnoxious people who have joined in the last 2 months.
scavenger
Warlord
Interesting links, thanks!!
I do that on MB's too, I join for 6 months or a year the I just move on to greener pastures
I do that on MB's too, I join for 6 months or a year the I just move on to greener pastures
Aslan
The Great Lion
I find that I often join a forum, post a lot, and then once the game grows old on me, or the forum, then I move on.
I have found that most of the folks here, barring the people who complain incessantly about every jot and tittle in the game, are good folk who love a good game and want to gab on about it. I have joined in the last month or so and I hope I'm not considered one of the loud and annoying. I'm here to actually learn a thing or three from the experience of others who play this game, and also have fun just posting and having a good conversation.
I think age and posting does not have too much correlation. I think age and posting to particular forums may have, but that may well prove just as dubious. In a forum that is for a gaming community that is diverse, such should be reflected in the stats. From what I can tell, this holds true here. It is predominantly 20-24 year-olds--the majority of gamers. Folks in their thirties are old-school gamers, but probably hard-core nontheless (i am friends with one in particular). Older gamers are people who love a particular type of game usually...though there are many who just love games in general. I think the demographics on this poll reflect the demographics of game players in general, not just for CivIII (though that is mostly unqualified, i'm only musing here). As to age demographics and topic-related forums, I think you're going to see people of similar ages on different sorts of forums. My guess is that you'll see a wide variance in age in boards of general discussion, religion, and world events, but it narrows down as you get into narrower categories of interest. You're going to see a certain trend in a Britney Spears forum versus the trend you'd find in a forum for World War II discussions (though it would be most interesting to see what correllations would exist between two such vastly differing topics of interest).
I could go on speculating and musing as to all the social/psychological/intellectual ramifications that may be gleaned from further study of internet forum posting, but I am not an information science major. I am, however, a communication major, so the use of these forums does interest me, as a cultural phenomena and as modus operandii for many a computer-jockey. What sorts of relationships are built by these things, who uses them, what do people talk about (that's a limitless one, i think), what sort of interactions are typical, abnormal, etc., what sort of community does it create, how does it fit into the larger society, how does it impact personal views, psychological functions, etc., and what sort of inferences, conlcusions, and lessons can be drawn from such questions and engagements with the study of all such manner of communitas and diffend? On it goes...
Well...hmm, that was more than I wanted to say. At the very least it should give you something to think about and more to write about. Perhaps, if more discussion is catylized, this topic could be moved to the off-topic area, for further discussion of the ancilliary and peripheral aspects of the commicative-cultural interaction and social economy of internet message board/forum groups. Cheers!
Aslan the Lion
I have found that most of the folks here, barring the people who complain incessantly about every jot and tittle in the game, are good folk who love a good game and want to gab on about it. I have joined in the last month or so and I hope I'm not considered one of the loud and annoying. I'm here to actually learn a thing or three from the experience of others who play this game, and also have fun just posting and having a good conversation.
I think age and posting does not have too much correlation. I think age and posting to particular forums may have, but that may well prove just as dubious. In a forum that is for a gaming community that is diverse, such should be reflected in the stats. From what I can tell, this holds true here. It is predominantly 20-24 year-olds--the majority of gamers. Folks in their thirties are old-school gamers, but probably hard-core nontheless (i am friends with one in particular). Older gamers are people who love a particular type of game usually...though there are many who just love games in general. I think the demographics on this poll reflect the demographics of game players in general, not just for CivIII (though that is mostly unqualified, i'm only musing here). As to age demographics and topic-related forums, I think you're going to see people of similar ages on different sorts of forums. My guess is that you'll see a wide variance in age in boards of general discussion, religion, and world events, but it narrows down as you get into narrower categories of interest. You're going to see a certain trend in a Britney Spears forum versus the trend you'd find in a forum for World War II discussions (though it would be most interesting to see what correllations would exist between two such vastly differing topics of interest).
I could go on speculating and musing as to all the social/psychological/intellectual ramifications that may be gleaned from further study of internet forum posting, but I am not an information science major. I am, however, a communication major, so the use of these forums does interest me, as a cultural phenomena and as modus operandii for many a computer-jockey. What sorts of relationships are built by these things, who uses them, what do people talk about (that's a limitless one, i think), what sort of interactions are typical, abnormal, etc., what sort of community does it create, how does it fit into the larger society, how does it impact personal views, psychological functions, etc., and what sort of inferences, conlcusions, and lessons can be drawn from such questions and engagements with the study of all such manner of communitas and diffend? On it goes...
Well...hmm, that was more than I wanted to say. At the very least it should give you something to think about and more to write about. Perhaps, if more discussion is catylized, this topic could be moved to the off-topic area, for further discussion of the ancilliary and peripheral aspects of the commicative-cultural interaction and social economy of internet message board/forum groups. Cheers!
Aslan the Lion
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