Quote Originally Posted by 'Zaelar',index.php?page=Thread&postID=59260#post59 260
Hypocrite. You could replace age with gender(with female = younger) and you have the exact same situation. Younger will generally be worse than older, and female will generally be worse than male. I have no statistics(I could make some up if you'd like) for either of these, but from my experience they both hold true. It's prejudice to use either as a rule for who can join unless there is a 0% chance that one side will be able to meet the performance requirements, which doesn't happen in wow. Bullshit requirements that have no relevance don't count, which is the whole point.

PS if you want mature players just require a 4 year college degree.
While I agree that rule is somewhat hypocritical there are added reasons why this might be implemented, aside from not wanting immature players around (immature=younger? not always imo)

the 18+ rule is often also implemented to provide a guild with a means of expression which would otherwise have to be curtailed in the presence of -18. We are talking; language, inappropriate conversational topics etcetc and whilst many a -18 are likely to dispute that as an adequate or valid reason for a declined application or exclusion from a guild, it is for their protection and protection for their current guild members.

That is not to say I agree with it. Personally I disagree with any exclusion (except for under 12s - due to that being the games player age!) based on a players age, sex, race or nationality, to name but a few. However i will make an exception for those being nublets, asshats and otherwise offensive or argumentative for no reason but to be such.

(+1 if you include a male guildie who's decided he's a teenage girl)
inch:

Edit: gah soz Djarid - my brain hasn't been working recently and ur post past me by. take mine as a confirmation of your own inch: