Should young people be allowed?

Alright i've had some problems with some poeple about my age. Some people say that people should eb at laest 18 to post and no younger. What do you think about this age thing. Tell me about what you think about the whole 18 and under should not post but I think it is Bullshit about some people saying that and it makes me mad so what do you think. I don't care that im 13 I will post unless they ban me cause of some trouble that i might cause but I will continue to post about stuff even though im young..........

It makes me :newburn:.


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Wasn't this thread already made and closed???? MODS!!!!!

if it was already made i guess the 13 yr old cant post. lol. Just dont be retarded and you wont have any problems with age or anything.

WOW, exact same post...twice. People just don't learn

I thought he got banned too. Yogs did it I thought since he said he was 13 or something.

EDIT: to the post below

The thing about that is, some people buy cars early and since they have their permit they drive with someone else but can still work on their car. I know some friends that did it.

I say you should be 16, because that's the age that you can buy a car.

Hes 14, and the age to post is 13. The mod who banned him must have been confused, so I guess they reinstated his membership?

I say you should be 16, because that's the age that you can buy a car.
Are you kidding? Thats just the American legal age for someone to drive. You can buy a car anytime you want. As long as they enjoy cars, and they're 13 or older, I say let them talk about cars.

^He says in his post he's 13...search time i guess

EDIT: can;t find it....perhaps it is the exact same thread and everything.....

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^He says in his post he's 13...search time i guess

EDIT: can;t find it....perhaps it is the exact same thread and everything.....

Same thread, just got re-opened.

I could care less how old you have to be to post in this site; if you have respect for the other members and not act like an idiot. If you are not smart enough to catch on that some things, and comments, are not acceptable then you should not be able to post on AF. Regardless of how young or old you are.

I could care less how old you have to be to post in this site; if you have respect for the other members and not act like an idiot. If you are not smart enough to catch on that some things, and comments, are not acceptable then you should not be able to post on AF. Regardless of how young or old you are. I couldn't agree more. I started reading car mags when I was ten. We didn't have any internet way back then! So I say kids should be allowed. But not if they put up posts like some of Skylines. Show some respect or get banned. He also needs to pay better attention in his English class but that's another subject.

I say you should be 16, because that's the age that you can buy a car.

:werd:, but I'm saying 16 since that's the legal driving age in most areas.


I was lucky enough to not have to deal with this when I first joined, I believe I was 14, or just turned 15. I remember Igor was only 15 at the time!

Anyways, if you take the time to dig up some old posts, you'll ready some less than interesting, or even purposeful posts. I've learned a lot since then and it shows. Looking back on it though, I don't know how keen I'd be on having people any younger than 15 or 16 posting based on the fact that most of them just aren't mature enough at that point to interact with people twice or three times their age.

When you're basically an anonymous person on a message board, it's way to easy for things like respect to get through out the window, and on this board, respect is key to making yourself heard and respected in turn. At a young age it's difficult to grasp this and I while it's led to no major problems so far, I'd just feel better knowing that the people I interacted with were a certain age.

Again though, just my :2cents:

^I gotta agree. 13 seems way too young but it is the standard on the internet. I don't have a clue why though? Just 'cause it is the strt of your teen years doesn't mean ur mature enough to do anything (besides porn) on the internet. That especially goes for here. Come on, most 13 yr olds aren't even in high school!

Although this site would have given something to do while in Italy, commentary would be a lot less interesting and a lot more pointless.

To go off of Porsche, I think every newbie on AF seems to have pointless posts initial only because, it's new. When they are really sure about something, maybe, but it's a human thing to be unsure of yourself somewhere. To build a credible reputation and all is just instinct.

But yeah, 13 yr olds, no. I'm thinkin' 15 at least. Not sayin' all are mature enough, but that's what the mods are for, so...yeah.

My :2cents:

Well I'm 14, and I havent really heard anybody complaining of my immaturity......

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Quit trolling please.

As far as I am concerned As long as people aren’t being immature and disrespecting others ill stick to the current rule/law of 13. I'm 16 and enjoy being here and get lots of info on the truck I have and whatnot.

- Kevin

I dont think it matters. Age isnt anything but a number. There are 40 year olds who are still dumbasses, that doesnt mean they should be allowed to post, but a mature 13 year old cant. I say thats what the mods are for. They can determine who's ACTIONS, not age, are too immature for the boards.

I dont think it matters. Age isnt anything but a number. There are 40 year olds who are still dumbasses, that doesnt mean they should be allowed to post, but a mature 13 year old cant. I say thats what the mods are for. They can determine who's ACTIONS, not age, are too immature for the boards.

This is a valid point, yet it's also an obvious one. Age is in no way a deciding factor when it comes to maturity, but the majority of individuals who are 40 are more mature than the majority of 13 year olds. That's how you have to approach this.

Also keep in mind that it is the quality of their posts that concerns me most, not vulgarity, racism or anything of that nature (as these are usually caught by mods) At under (maybe even at 13), you have limited education in terms of sentences structure, grammar and even spelling making it quite difficult to effectively communicate a point or opinion on a message board. While this may be a mere nuissance to some, others may find it quite difficult to understand what a person is trying to say.

Really, since we've had few problems with this topic, 13 is quite fine and 16 is merely a preference.

The owner of Automotiveforums.com was 13 when he made it. That being said, I believe anyone of any age should be allowed to post.

Not all young people are immature, and not all older people are mature. People have their problems. What do you think we have moderators for?

The owner of Automotiveforums.com was 13 when he made it.

Igor was 15, as far as I know.

AF is not a democarcy.


Igor makes the rules, and under Igors rules 13 is the minimum age.

Other that as long as you are a contributing member then you have nothing to worry about, regardless of how old you are.

Of course if you want to behave like an immature troll you will get banned very quickly.
Threads about non-issues are generaly considered trolling.