Whenever I see a question in the love or advice spot, I always check what age the person is who asked the question. Usually it turns out to be an 11-year old who thinks her problem is way bigger then it really is. 'The love of you life hasn't left you, you're to young to have found him yet. Calm down, in a couple of years you'll laugh about this.'

I have noticed some middle aged fanpoppers have been looking down on well educated fanpoppers because they are in their twenties or in their teens. Extremely condescending comments have been made.
It is a particular pet peeve of mine that when you don't agree or have advice to give some older fanpoppers get narked because it is coming from a young 'un.

(I am not saying this about every middle aged fanpopper of course. But there are ones as i described unfortunately)

I think it's an important thing to factor in, but should not be the basis of your judgment. (when sizing up the credibility of comments and answers)

Eline_K so do i .And don't let me even get started on the questions asked by kids under 13 on random spot which are nonsense:are you a virgin?what's the right age to have sex ? i mean they already worry from ages of 10-11 gosh and they ask questions which are inpolite and non of their business.

I usually have no idea how old someone is unless I have a run in with them and they announce how old they are, as if that has some greater meaning.

Not necessarily. Like misanthrope, I usually don't know how old someone is. The textspeak can sometimes be a sign but not always. And I've had some lovely discussions with people I later found out to be teenagers. I've also encountered several people who claim to be over 30 who behave with incredible immaturity and rudeness. So no, I don't think it means that much. At least not to me. A person's behaviour is the deciding factor.

i have to agree with Eline_K, there are so many users on spots asking questions saying "i'm in loovvee what to i do?!". I do see users asking equally stupid things that may have 21 as their age on their profile but you see in comments or in their wall them saying they're not really 21 which is stupid to lie because a lot of them make it quite obvious either way.

It doesn't so much as "mean anything" but it is judged, i will try and answer everything fairly and treat everyone fair but when a 14 year old is getting dramatic you just want to go "suck it up! wait 4-7 more years and it'll get so much worse!".

This is a site where content may not be subtitle for them.

I can tell if a person is younger. It's easy, the way they express themselves!!!

Lol... Idk actually, I'm here since 2009 n' I'm 14 now.

Well depends on the age.

11-12 I think it's fine.

but below that. I think there is stuff thats not suitable for them on this site.

I aggre with Hot_n_cold. age shouldnt matter. 11 and 12 year olds probaly come here because they cant go on facebook

The way some people are on here, yeah, it matters.
I try to steer away from such.

come on i mean i dont think it matters unless your under 10 then it can get crazy

It does but then I don't think anyone's actually following that rule!

no im 11 and ive had this account sence i was 10 you can just change your age intill you turn 13

I don't think it madders so it Always says got to be 13 or higher so I dont think so and the people that chose that man r idiots and stupid Finley kids like. 10 and up get to do this and the people that picked the baby u rock the world!

I really don't care if a 10 year old is on this site to be honest...what REALLY makes me upset is when 11, 12 and 13 year olds are asking questions about relationships. I had a fanpop user who was 12 years old ask
me whether or not she should date this guy, and I told her plain and simple that in my opinion, she was way too young to be dating anyone. I didn't say she was a bad person, she asked my opinion. Who knows, maybe her parents think that is a good age to date, and when she read my response, she started cursing at me, telling me I was a horrible person for thinking that she was too young and she could do whatever she wanted. Then some of her friends piped in, telling me that I had no idea what I was talking about ( which is very funny coming from a group 12 year olds)

Obviously, she wasn't mature enough to have a relationship. when you ask a question, expect people to disagree with you. If you can't take different opinions, then you shouldn't have asked the question in the first place.

since anyone can come on here & say anything I do not believe it is an appropriate site for anyone under age 14.

It depends on the age.
9-14 is good

don't care much

but i actually dont care XD

Sure, it matters, just as it does anyplace else. With Fanpop in particular, it affects what things you're interested in, if only through exposure. An example: Star Wars. Someone in their 30s would hear "Star Wars" and think of the original trilogy by default. People in their 20s would probably think of the prequels by default, and people in their teens are just as likely to not know what "Star Wars" is. The older you are, the more likely it is that you're experiencing significant health problems, or have married and divorced.

Put another way: does it matter whether a person has completed high school? Does it matter whether someone grew up with the ubiquity of cellphones? Does it matter whether a person has only a vague idea of what the internet was before there were web browsers? Does it matter if a person has their own home, lives with the family, or lives with a roommate? Does a person remember the invasion of Iraq, the first Gulf War, the Falklands War, the Vietnam War, the Korean Conflict? Has the person fought in a war? All of these things represent different perspectives, and they are only a tiny fraction of the changes that can happen as one ages (or have happened already).

Do experience and environment make a difference? Of course they do. What this doesn't mean is that a person's perspective is necessarily more or less valid based on age.

Edit: fixed verb tense

For two main reasons; 1.) A good number of the 12 and under group have shown that they just didn't know how to voice opinions respectfully and got really butthurt when people didn't like the shows and what not that they did. 2.) It's for their own safety. There is no tight language rule. Cussing is done a lot on this site--I can't tell you how many times I've seen a 12 and under user get all upset about cussing. This is a social media site, of course swearing will be present. That's what the age restriction is for.
Not to mention it's a site rule.