The Graying of Apolyton

[Lancer]

Old age is kicking our asses! I thought I was 47 but in fact a friend at work casually did the math and I'm 48! A whole year gone, I mean wtf? I was born in April of '58, can you double check his math? Thanks.

Anyway, Apolytoners that were 16 or 17 when they joined are now in their late 20s! This disease of oldness is striking us all. Can Apolyton survive? Did JohnT die of old age? Is CivFanatics getting younger?

<---This is me. I didn't used to look this grumpy.

So what's going on? Can you confirm my hypotheses?

[Ecthy]

I was 16 when I joined here and am now 22. CS is in his late twenties but he was 16 not when he jined poly but the internet in 1994. Lancer was 16 when he joined ... what community did you join when you were that young?

[Lancer]

None. When I was 17 I joined one though. The United States Army.

We save West Germany and all of western europe from the nasty baddies, the Soviets. We held em back and they died on the vine. USA! USA! USA!

It's a basicly do gooders community.

[Timexwatch]

I think I've been here for 5+ years, but I'm 23

[Lancer]

Originally posted by Timexwatch
I think I've been here for 5+ years, but I'm 23

That's not too bad but it's too early to tell if you're bucking the trend.

[Jaguar]

I joined when I was 11 and now I'm 18. Can I have a cookie?

[Ninot]

Joined at 16, now i'm 21!

[loinburger]

When I joined I was a freshman in college. Now I've got a job, a mortgage, and car payments.

[Dinner]

5 years wasted on this place.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by Oerdin
5 years wasted on this place.

[Lancer]

Jag may have a cookie. In fact Poly sends em out like there's no tomorrow.

"Joined at 16, now i'm 21!"

You old fart!

loinburger, now that's the kind of thing that really makes one gray. I know. It's happening to the people that bought my house and are paying me a mortgage.

[Ming]

I was an old fart when I originally signed up... so no real change here

[Lancer]

Originally posted by Oerdin
5 years wasted on this place.

Only 5? Young whipper snapper!

What's a 'whipper snapper'?

[Arrian]

Wow, it's been 7 years. Though my reg date shows as 2001... I thought it was 1999. Whatever.

-Arrian (29)

[Lancer]

Originally posted by Ming
I was an old fart when I originally signed up... so no real change here

Valid point pretty well covers me too.