Why aren't children accessing this site?

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The discussion revolves around the apparent lack of children accessing a specific forum, with participants exploring reasons for this phenomenon. The scope includes social preferences, developmental appropriateness of content, and the nature of the forum itself.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that children may prefer social interactions, music, and games over forum discussions.
  • One participant humorously claims that children are afraid of fish.
  • It is proposed that the forum content may be too advanced for pre-teens, potentially limiting their engagement.
  • Another viewpoint indicates that the forum is not designed for children, being more focused on math and physics topics.
  • Some participants assert that older teenagers are more likely to be found on social media platforms like MySpace or Facebook.
  • There are claims that many users on the forum may be children at heart, regardless of their actual age.
  • Concerns are raised about the quality of physics education, suggesting that many students do not encounter the subject until high school, which may affect their interest.
  • One participant expresses that exposure to physics concepts is necessary for fostering interest in the subject.
  • Humorous remarks about children being "evil" and the potential negative impact of their presence in the forum are made by multiple participants.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of opinions, with no clear consensus on the reasons for the lack of children accessing the site. Multiple competing views remain regarding the appropriateness of the forum's content for younger audiences and the social preferences of children.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention the varying levels of exposure to physics education among students, which may influence their engagement with the forum. Additionally, the discussion reflects differing perceptions of children's interests and capabilities in relation to the forum's subject matter.

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Why do I not see any children accessing the site ? Is it true that they don't like the forums better than their friends out there, music, games ?
 
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They are afraid of fish
 


yeeyee said:
Why do I not see any children accessing the site ? Is it true that they don't like the forums better than their friends out there, music, games ?
There are young teenagers on this site. For most pre-teens, I'd say that the forum might be too advanced for them.

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Evo said:
For most pre-teens, I'd say that the forum might be too advanced for them.
Well exam scores keep going up each year and we know the exams aren't getting (because they tell us) so I assume all the kids are discussing their grand unified theories on the tellie-tubbies site.
 


yeeyee said:
Why do I not see any children accessing the site ?
.. because it's not really a "children" type site. This is more of a math and physics type place.

I have a young boy who plays on http://www.webkinz.com/us_en/" . Not for hours and hours, but he likes it. What age group are you asking about...? Most older kids (15-17+) are on myspace or facebook.
 
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There's plenty of children on this site. It's just that most of them are in an adult body.
 


I was 15 when I joined 3 years ago...
 


Kids are evil anyway. The site would come to a standstill if it was filled with them.
 


14 here.
 
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Most kids take physics junior year of high school at the earliest, and it is often poorly done. There needs to be exposure to a subject before they can take an interest.
 
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I agree. I am doing a physics course now and all I have is high school physics which was algebra based whereas this course is calculus and only having bridging Calculus course it is quite difficult to get my head around at first. More exposure and greater explanation would probably do a world of good.
 
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Don't be fooled : many people here are kids at heart :-p
 
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Kurdt said:
Kids are evil anyway. The site would come to a standstill if it was filled with them.
Thanks, Kurdt!
Finally, I understand why poor, undeveloped countries are generally swarming with children, whereas nice, rich countries have fewer and fewer of them.

It's the kids' fault! Thank goodness we haven't given them the right to vote..
 

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