Mark Williamson wrote:
This is precisely one of the problems that is holding us back.
Individual prejudices against younger individuals may have scared younger users away from the project.
All in all, I feel that we should basically treat all users the same, regardless of age. If a 15 year old makes good contributions to an article on particle physics but they need a little fixing up, it should be treated the same way as if a 30 year old made the same contribution - fix it.
When I first encountered you you showed a great capacity to be a pain in the ass. You shared that ability with a few others who were already well passed their teen years. Your tenacity through all this has been commendable, and your continuing presence has had a mellowing effect on you. At Wikimania-Frankfurt you were one of the two people that I most regretted not having the chance to meet.
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