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Message no. 1
From: Matthew Resnick elwoodresnick@*****.com
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 18:14:37 -0700 (PDT)
23, in New York city. I'm new to this list, new to shadowrun as well.

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Message no. 2
From: kitten makemepurr@****.com
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 22:44:06 -0400
Hey Everyone!

I'm 30, from Ottawa, and also new to SR (but not to RPG gaming!)

And a special thanks to all the responses, the info was greatly appreciated!

Kytten
Message no. 3
From: Peter Kristiansen sds@**.auc.dk
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 09:15:50 +0200 (W. Europe Daylight Time)
22, Aalborg in Denmark.

Ooh.. By the way I'm trying to keep tab on who's how old and who live
where.

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Message no. 4
From: Even even@***********.fr
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 12:59:56 +0200
I am 19, living in Paris at the moment but moving to Oslo, Norway in a few weeks.
--
(>) Alleycat [even.tomte@*********.com]
Message no. 5
From: Dan Calvert dcalvert@*****.msn.com
Subject: Age poll . . .
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 07:49:05 -0500
> From: Gurth
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 4:00 AM
>
> > > Quick age poll; I'm seventeen, can anyone top that?
> >
> > Of course we can; I'm 25, and there are one or two people twice my
> > age on this list...
>
>From Patrick Goodman:
> Okay, for the record, I'm 34 and I live in Amarillo, TX. At least for the
> moment.

[DISENGAGE LURK MODE]
>From Dragoneye:

Almost hate to say it, but our YOUNGEST player here in Birmingham, Alabama
is 25 years old. I'm 44, and not always the oldest in the group (depends on
the game) . . .

[ENGAGE LURK MODE]
Message no. 6
From: Guido the Enforcer Guido_the_Enforcer@********.com
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 06:04:59 -0800 (PST)
24, Minneapolis Minnesota. I'm pretty average for the people I game with.

=
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Message no. 7
From: Doug Browne dejaffa@*********.net
Subject: Age poll . . .
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 06:24:23 -0700
|Almost hate to say it, but our YOUNGEST player here in Birmingham,
Alabama
|is 25 years old. I'm 44, and not always the oldest in the group
(depends on
|the game) . . .

</LURK>
Here, too. In Columbus, Ohio the youngest player in our current
game is ... me, at 29. We used to have a 22-year-old, but she
moved.
--Tee-Hee
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Message no. 8
From: Andrew Norman andrew_norman@******.com
Subject: Age poll . . .
Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 14:28:01 +0100
I was the oldest in my last group at 26.

But I haven't played for the last 2 years, after moving countries.

My last group was made up of uni students so we were all around
19-23 back them.

-Andrew

PS. Anyone know of any players in the Ipswich (England) area ??

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Message no. 9
From: The Phantom phantom023@*******.com
Subject: Age poll . . .
Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 13:53:01 GMT
Disclaimer: I really don't want to piss anyone off here, and I have to say
this list is far better than the reference I am about to make, but........

Does this feel like an AOL Chatroom to anyone else at the moment?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Phantom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Message no. 10
From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: Age poll . . .
Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 08:01:35 -0600
The Phantom wrote:
>Disclaimer: I really don't want to piss anyone off here, and I have to
>say this list is far better than the reference I am about to make, but........
>
>Does this feel like an AOL Chatroom to anyone else at the moment?

The age poll is one of those threads that comes up about once or twice a
year. Don't worry, it'll die out in a day or so. And hopefully everyone
will be so sick of it that it won't rear it's ugly head for quite a while.

You'll note that many of the "oldtimers" are not responding to this thread :)

To Life,
-Graht
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"Warm nights, good food, kindred spirits....great life!"
Message no. 11
From: Martin Steffens (Berlitz) v-marts@*********.com
Subject: Age poll . . .
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 07:17:03 -0700
> From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org

> You'll note that many of the "oldtimers" are not responding
> to this thread :)

That's just because we're a bitter bunch of old bastiches who
can't except that the crowd is getting younger and we're
getting older :).

Martin Steffens
e-mail: v-marts@*********.com
phone: 70 666 44
Message no. 12
From: The Dave minushuman308@*******.com
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 14:50:32 GMT
AOL chatroom! That brings back memories ;-)

I'm 19 and from Omaha, NE - for those of you who don't know Omaha (or
Nebraska for that matter), we're in the middle of nowhere, there are 5
shadowrunnners in the state and I run with all of them, and our major
exports are corn, beef, and the Huskers.

The Dave

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I've got wanderlust branded deeper than the bone"

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Message no. 13
From: Yiannakos Yiannako@*******.edu
Subject: Age poll . . .
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 12:12:27 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Phantom" <phantom023@*******.com>


> Disclaimer: I really don't want to piss anyone off here, and I have to
say
> this list is far better than the reference I am about to make, but........
>
> Does this feel like an AOL Chatroom to anyone else at the moment?
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Phantom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

So what are _you_ wearing, Mike?

;-)

---Dave ('s not here man)
Message no. 14
From: Dave chummerx@*****.com
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 10:45:53 -0700 (PDT)
Must be the old guy, 39, in Central California, been
playing for about 10 years.

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Message no. 15
From: Raveness Ravensbane ravenessravensbane@*****.com
Subject: Age poll . . .
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 11:47:48 -0700 (PDT)
> Does this feel like an AOL Chatroom to anyone else
> at the moment?

I wouldn't know because AOL is *keeps cool* not my
favorite ISP and I do not use them.

*thinking all the while* I hate AOL, hate AOL, hate AOL!

====~Raveness

http://www.sova.net/trish/roleplaying/shadowrun/pocketsecretary/

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Message no. 16
From: Patrick Goodman remo@***.net
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 20:35:51 -0500
From: The Dave
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 9:51 AM

> I'm 19 and from Omaha, NE - for those of you who don't know Omaha
> (or Nebraska for that matter), we're in the middle of nowhere, there
> are 5 shadowrunnners in the state and I run with all of them, and
> our major exports are corn, beef, and the Huskers.

If there's only 5, then you're not doing something right. Go down to
Bellevue and hit Ground Zero Comics & Games (if they're still there; it
*has* been 9 years since I was there last); there should be scads of SR
players there. One of the writers of the original Harlequin (Jerry
Epperson) used to own the store, and I know there was a strong following for
the game back then.

--
Patrick E. Goodman
remo@***.net
"I'm going to tell you something cool." -- Gene Wolfe
Message no. 17
From: Tony Rabiola argent1@****.com
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 23:39:10 -0500
still is....me and my group have been at it for years now....

argent

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Goodman" <remo@***.net>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 8:35 PM
Subject: RE: Age Poll


> From: The Dave
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 9:51 AM
>
> > I'm 19 and from Omaha, NE - for those of you who don't know
Omaha
> > (or Nebraska for that matter), we're in the middle of
nowhere, there
> > are 5 shadowrunnners in the state and I run with all of them,
and
> > our major exports are corn, beef, and the Huskers.
>
> If there's only 5, then you're not doing something right. Go
down to
> Bellevue and hit Ground Zero Comics & Games (if they're still
there; it
> *has* been 9 years since I was there last); there should be
scads of SR
> players there. One of the writers of the original Harlequin
(Jerry
> Epperson) used to own the store, and I know there was a strong
following for
> the game back then.
>
> --
> Patrick E. Goodman
> remo@***.net
> "I'm going to tell you something cool." -- Gene Wolfe
>
>
>
>
Message no. 18
From: Patrick Goodman remo@***.net
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 23:52:32 -0500
From: Tony Rabiola
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 11:39 PM

re: Ground Zero Comics still being in Bellevue

> still is....me and my group have been at it for years now....

Cool. Tim (it was Tim, wasn't it?) still own it? I know Jerry sold off his
share and went off to do Jerry things, but I'm hoping there's still some
continuity there.

--
Patrick E. Goodman
remo@***.net
"I'm going to tell you something cool." -- Gene Wolfe
Message no. 19
From: Tony Rabiola argent1@****.com
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 00:19:30 -0500
yep, right on both counts....we're still playing ED and SR down
there on a regular basis, and elsewhere, too.

argent


----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Goodman" <remo@***.net>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 11:52 PM
Subject: RE: Age Poll


> From: Tony Rabiola
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 11:39 PM
>
> re: Ground Zero Comics still being in Bellevue
>
> > still is....me and my group have been at it for years now....
>
> Cool. Tim (it was Tim, wasn't it?) still own it? I know Jerry
sold off his
> share and went off to do Jerry things, but I'm hoping there's
still some
> continuity there.
>
> --
> Patrick E. Goodman
> remo@***.net
> "I'm going to tell you something cool." -- Gene Wolfe
>
>
>
>
Message no. 20
From: David Hinkley dhinkley@***.org
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 01:17:53 -0700
Date sent: Wed, 3 May 2000 10:45:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dave <chummerx@*****.com>
Subject: Re: Age Poll


> Must be the old guy, 39, in Central California, been
> playing for about 10 years.
>
No, your not even close.

48, central Oregon, gaming for 35+ years, RPG for 23+ years oh yes I was
the youngest in our group




David Hinkley
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Message no. 21
From: joseph shannon joeandjeanie@*********.ca
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 19:57:57 -0700
Lurking mode off.

David Hinkley wrote:

> Date sent: Wed, 3 May 2000 10:45:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Dave <chummerx@*****.com>
> Subject: Re: Age Poll
>
> > Must be the old guy, 39, in Central California, been
> > playing for about 10 years.
> >
> No, your not even close.
>
> 48, central Oregon, gaming for 35+ years, RPG for 23+ years oh yes I was
> the youngest in our group
>
> Gee guys I thought I would have been up there. I'm 40, been around Rpg's
> for more than half of it.

Originally I was born in N.Ireland.
I'm now living up in Ontario, Canada for the last 11 years.
And, as a little pat on the back. I just clebrated 20 years of marriage last
month.

Joe.

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Message no. 22
From: Fredrik Holmqvist pagan@*******.swipnet.se
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 17:05:52 +0200
I am 32 in northern Sweden, bene playing/GMing Shadowrun on and off from
the first edition.


//Honken!
Message no. 23
From: Manolis Skoulikas great_worm@*****.com
Subject: Age Poll
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 20:25:39 +0300
30 (yesterday actually) Athens Greece (the little country near Turkey
and Serbia) Been roleplaying since it got into Greece (1990) and SR for
the last 8 years.
I estimate 50 players of SR in Athens(I know 90% I guess)

Oldest in my group (I only know of 10 or so roleplayers in Greece that
are older than me)


the wiz

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