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before I was 50. As for needing to encouragen older people to use computers, my step-father was buying and selling on e-bay in his 90s, and my mother gave up researching genealogy on-line in her late 90s, when her eyesight got too bad. I have nothing against this project, but I don't spend a lot of time participating in the projects I have signed up for.
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conversations, were, I guess, over 50. Some told me they were retired. Sometimes, we shared our age, but just as a point of fact, a point of information. I always edit with a thesaurus nearby. Rather than Senior I suggest "Elder" which conveys experience, perhaps a bit of status, but nothing not deserved, with no social weight other than respect.
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experienced & superior knowledge, or it could mean an advisor who is a senior, or it could mean an advisor on seniors). Also, one becomes a 'senior' in different countries at different ages. Really dislike 'Elder'-- it sounds like a religious designation. 'Wikipedians aged 70 and older' is clear in meaning.
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I am very sorry that you have been the object of ageist harassment editing
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I vote for keeping the grouping as is: "Wikipedians aged 70 and older". Don't want to include younger groups-- there could be reasons for wanting to limit a search to 'Wikipedians aged 70 and older'. 'Senior' has a couple of different meanings (e.g. a "senior advisor" could mean an advisor with
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increase our membership by 25%. We need to shake some trees and see what falls. Hopefully they won't get hurt by the landing. Or maybe they will get hurt and we can all commiserate over their injuries. Anything to get the wheel of participation rolling! As the Brits say...TRA! Elder Buster7 aka
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I see "Elder" more in the
American Indian light--the guy that lights the peace pipe, that keeps the communal circle intact, that is the repository of the stories of the tribe. With all the talk about "to old to hold office" and ageism I think Senior does us a dis-service. The vast majority of WP
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Wikifriends that, thru personal Talk page
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It is quite obvious that what this project needs is some energetic 'young bloods" to wake us from our doldrums. After all, as the younger generation often tells us, "Age is just a number". If we could get just one really old veteran editor that is well-known and has a large following, we would
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editors are no doubt middle aged or younger. With senior comes "senior citizens". Doddering old people that need protective care. Elder conveys wisdom. It conveys custodians of knowledge by way of experience here at
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Wikipedians are equal. I am 85. Why do you want to treat me different from any other Wikipedian?
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