Average MacRumors Forums user Age?

[arn]

I know people have talked about people's ages here alot... but I did a quick calculation and I know the average age of macrumors forum users... at least of those who actually supplied a birthday. (2567 out of 12000).

any guesses?

arn

[Rower_CPU]

I say 23...seems to take into account the large amount of teenagers, offset a little by the few "old timers"...

Plus it's the closest to my age. ;)

[vniow]

I'd say inbetween legal driving age and legal drinking age (US) cuz that's how old I am! :D

[Durandal7]

I'm going to say 23.

[mac15]

really well, I'd say 17 , there are so many youngings here, I"m one of them , only a tender 16 :D

[peterjhill]

26, cause I'm older than that, and want to think that I am not alone.

[whfsdude]

15 :)

[resm]

if you check just for this month on this neat little gadget called "calendar" you will see that only 19 of thoes who have Birthday this month are under 20 years old.

so I go for 26 as average :p

[eyelikeart]

I'd have figured "25" would be a choice here...

I'm 24...gonna be 25 in a few weeks...so I chose 26... ;)

[diorio]

I would have to say about 20.

[King Cobra]

I voted for 23...

Sure, there are several young users, but I have noticed some *experienced* members aboard as well. I don't need to mention names.

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by King Cobra
Sure, there are several young users, but I have noticed some *experienced* members aboard as well. I don't need to mention names.

he he he...I know exactly who one of them is...as he always makes it a point to target the fact that he's older...whether or not we consider it old... ;)

[SilvorX]

w00t an option thats right on the dot :p...17....
im a youngin but i feel old compared to all my friends lol

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by resm
if you check just for this month on this neat little gadget called "calendar" you will see that only 19 of thoes who have Birthday this month are under 20 years old.

so I go for 26 as average :p

that's a hoot, you are a baby boomer like me and dukestreet (who's right on the cusp of boomer and gen x), but we are the statistical outliners and several standard deviations off the norm

there would have to be a lot of us to bring the average age up to 26...23 sounds a little high to me also...so i voted for 20

many who live at home as teens have fewer expenses and more free time to post, unless they work late like me or have a computer on the job and oodles of dead time like many corporations have, especially these days in the bear market

i wonder what arn's calculations say...also, older folk like you and me are often more reluctant to state our age...notice i don't state my age...i will be forty next year and my wife asks why the heck i belong on an online teenage (IMMATURE/ARROGANT) mac fan club:p ;) :eek:

[DavPeanut]

I'm 14, but i know there are some old guys out there, so I say 23

[jefhatfield]

he he...i can't believe 26 got the most votes so far

but wait 'til the kids get back from school and then we will see where the vote stands:p

us old folk are logging in from our boring jobs where we have to support younguns in the schools so they can buy their ps2 games and wear expensive clothes:p

[Wes]

Originally posted by jefhatfield
he he...i can't believe 26 got the most votes so far

but wait 'til the kids get back from school and then we will see where the vote stands:p

us old folk are logging in from our boring jobs where we have to support younguns in the schools so they can buy their ps2 games and wear expensive clothes:p

LOL, do I sense resentment that you are no longer a child (such as I, 15)?

[Rower_CPU]

Two votes for 43?!?!?!

What are you on? :p :D

[Taft]

So when do we get the answer??

I can't wait any longer!!!

Taft

[Hemingray]

Originally posted by jefhatfield
he he...i can't believe 26 got the most votes so far

Not anymore, I just offset it with my 23 vote. :p

[King Cobra]

Ha! 23 is back in the game!

>(Rower) Two votes for 43?!?!?!

And yet no one voted for the year your face starts to cave in...

Blame Tim Allen for that bad one. :D :p

[arn]

29.97

arn

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by arn
29.97

arn

Wow, looks like we have some old lurkers...:D

Or more people like Beej, messing up the figures... :rolleyes: :p

[King Cobra]

29.97

Are you sure you are not talking about the number of frames per second in standard video production?

Did you also count Beej in for being 100? :D
[Ah, nuts. Rowdawg beat me to it in seconds.]

Well, I guess it would make sense, since it's the young people, who make their prominence on the forums known, and post their BDays.

But, as I said, there have been a few members I have talked with on the forums with at least 30 years of experience on the boards. Obviously, they don't post as often.


Well, arn... got any more lotto polls? :p

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by King Cobra
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Did you also count Beej in for being 100? :D
[Ah, nuts. Rowdawg beat me to it in seconds.]
…

Ha! Got to be quick on the draw 'round these parts...:D

[King Cobra]

Lousy dial-up. :D :( :p

[Chisholm]

So since I'm 32 and an old man by the findings of this less than scientific study, should I take it upon myself "discipline" (smack) the rude posters? Or just continue to rely on our community to flame the idiots? Just wondering...

[Beej]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU


Wow, looks like we have some old lurkers...:D

Or more people like Beej, messing up the figures... :rolleyes: :p Hey! Don't descriminate against 100 year-olds!

OK, so I'm really a bit younger than that. But in the great cosmic circle, what does a few decades matter? :)

[scem0]

Im only 15.... Still havnt taken drivers Ed. I want/need to. I am digressing though. I said 29, but now that I think about it, I wish I had said like......... 19-21. There are a lot of younger people here.

[Mr. Anderson]

hmm, almost 30, wow. Who would have thought, much older than expected - probably becuase all the old guys have learned to listen and not talk......;)

[evildead]

opps... I voted 23... becuse I am 23. I guess I should have read the directions first.

[G5orbust]

Holy crapola. Im 16 years younger than the majority of this place!!!! This is weird cuz i know more mac stuff then tons of 30 year olds. WOW, that makes me feel so good about myself. :cool: :D ;)

[SilvorX]

well your a youngin :p lol, but not as young as mac15's bro lol

[jelloshotsrule]

when you gonna tell us arn?

[mac15]

yeah tell us arn, we wanna know

[Computer_Phreak]

well, being 14 myself.. I would like to say:

I feel both young and, (to all you older people on this board, starting flamewars and posting stupid comments):

very intelligent

[G5orbust]

Originally posted by Computer_Phreak
well, being 14 myself.. I would like to say:

I feel both young and, (to all you older people on this board, starting flamewars and posting stupid comments):

very intelligent

Being young is great, huh?

[krossfyter]

did we reach a consensus here?

[Chisholm]

Well Arn says he knows...come on, tell us already!

[vniow]

Originally posted by arn
29.97

arn



:rolleyes:

[arn]

perhaps I should have been more obvious...

the average age is 29.97

arn

[scem0]

If I stay a poster at macrumors and post like I have been recently ever day till I am 30 then I will have 12,000 posts. Fat chance of that hapenning though...

[crassusad44]

Originally posted by scem0
If I stay a poster at macrumors and post like I have been recently ever day till I am 30 then I will have 12,000 posts. Fat chance of that hapenning though...

So, in other words, you are 23,89 y/old... 6,08 years under average...

[jelloshotsrule]

not sure how i missed it when i posted the question

what a damn fool i am

[Durandal7]

Whoa, the option for 23 has 23 votes! Coincidence or Masonic Numerology?

[job]

Originally posted by Durandal7
Coincidence or Masonic Numerology?

How about the Illuminati? :p :D