Raythr
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I think that it is unfortunate that information about one's age should even be a factor in the decision making process, sadly in today's society age is a huge factor in the way that others perceive what you can and cannot do (viz. what you are capable of).
I strongly support the notion that one's age does not sufficiently indicate an individual's capabilities nor their experience. I believe that a statement such as 'a 10 year-old can never have more experience than that of a 11 year-old' is false, and here is why: Experience, if I understand correctly, does not equate to how many revolutions the Earth has completed about the Sun since you left your Mother's womb --- but rather it equates to the various things that you have done and learned from (i.e. how quickly you have developed and matured within the environments you've lived in). Of course this depends on the connotation of 'experience' that you are going for, but I've got a hunch the one I described is pretty on-par for our intended purposes of the word here.
Also, in response to the idea of there always being better applicants than oneself, the road of self-deprecation leads to nowhere. If you truly aspire to do something, you have to not only take the opportunities you are given, but sometimes you have to make them.
As a final note: In society there are laws to prevent crime, and there are laws to prevent dangerous situations (criminal and regulatory offenses, respectively)... The interesting thing about this is that many of these laws meant to 'regulate' really are in place because for majority of people, the lack of such a law would lead to dangerous situations.
TL;DR — If you think you can do it and really want it make it happen. What is the worst that could happen..? Your application could be turned down, but if your application is good enough then it shouldn't be something to worry about. And if your application is turned down solely on the fact that you don't meet an age requirement and yet the rest is flawless? Well, it's sad that they'll be missing out on such a good moderator.
For the latter half of my life I've had first-hand experience working with people that thought me to be 4+ years older than my actual age, my dad always described it as 'mature beyond my years.' For those I met and interacted with before they would learn my age, they would regard me entirely differently than those that met me after already knowing my age before they knew me. In fact, even now I am a Sophomore RA in an Upperclassman Residence Area at my University, and nearly every one of my residents is a Senior... When they heard they would have a Sophomore RA this fall and spring semester, they were outraged! After less than a day I'd gotten each one to make a change of heart, and now the first semester is coming to a close and we are all good friends. You see, age is yet another way to make snap-judgments about people, just as other stereotypes are, as well as grades in school, even...
I hope that something useful is taken from my rambling!
I strongly support the notion that one's age does not sufficiently indicate an individual's capabilities nor their experience. I believe that a statement such as 'a 10 year-old can never have more experience than that of a 11 year-old' is false, and here is why: Experience, if I understand correctly, does not equate to how many revolutions the Earth has completed about the Sun since you left your Mother's womb --- but rather it equates to the various things that you have done and learned from (i.e. how quickly you have developed and matured within the environments you've lived in). Of course this depends on the connotation of 'experience' that you are going for, but I've got a hunch the one I described is pretty on-par for our intended purposes of the word here.
Also, in response to the idea of there always being better applicants than oneself, the road of self-deprecation leads to nowhere. If you truly aspire to do something, you have to not only take the opportunities you are given, but sometimes you have to make them.
As a final note: In society there are laws to prevent crime, and there are laws to prevent dangerous situations (criminal and regulatory offenses, respectively)... The interesting thing about this is that many of these laws meant to 'regulate' really are in place because for majority of people, the lack of such a law would lead to dangerous situations.
TL;DR — If you think you can do it and really want it make it happen. What is the worst that could happen..? Your application could be turned down, but if your application is good enough then it shouldn't be something to worry about. And if your application is turned down solely on the fact that you don't meet an age requirement and yet the rest is flawless? Well, it's sad that they'll be missing out on such a good moderator.
For the latter half of my life I've had first-hand experience working with people that thought me to be 4+ years older than my actual age, my dad always described it as 'mature beyond my years.' For those I met and interacted with before they would learn my age, they would regard me entirely differently than those that met me after already knowing my age before they knew me. In fact, even now I am a Sophomore RA in an Upperclassman Residence Area at my University, and nearly every one of my residents is a Senior... When they heard they would have a Sophomore RA this fall and spring semester, they were outraged! After less than a day I'd gotten each one to make a change of heart, and now the first semester is coming to a close and we are all good friends. You see, age is yet another way to make snap-judgments about people, just as other stereotypes are, as well as grades in school, even...
I hope that something useful is taken from my rambling!
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Even if your parent typed up a mod app for you you'd probably be denied at the interview.
