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[@ArenaSnow] I view people who require a certain gender to RP a little differently myself and consider them more offensive. I see it as a kind of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metagaming]Metagaming[/url]. Pretty much the only thing that "triggers" me is cheating, and metagaming is most often used for cheating, but usually it's because the RPer has limited skills and sees everyone else as having the same limited skills. However, it can easily get even creepier than that (and typically does) depending on what is the requiring person wants to RP. 

Like, instead of coming out and saying "Cyber with me!" its somewhat implied that they're thinking "I'll just pretend you are your character, and fap to you directly" like they don't know that we know that's what they're doing.[/quote]

I guess I could see some applications of gender requirements, being for a person's state of comfort (meh, whatever floats their boat :p) and/or nativity - but I always have to think that the quoted text is quite often what is going on. My sense of empathy doesn't offer many more explanations...

[quote=@LegionPothIX]Regarding 18+ I understand that it's the site's policy that Mature and 18+ are meant to be largely interchangeable ([url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/58632-1x1-interest-check-guidelines-for-mature-content/ooc]I had to check to be certain[/url]), but they still imply different things based on how they're used by the people (and types of people) who prefer one over the other. As far as I can tell the difference seems to be that "Mature" tag means the content requires a mature set of sensibilities, while "18+" tag means players need to be interested in "mature" content. [/quote]

I personally just note that there's mature content and what forms, if applicable - 18+ is sloppy shorthand of the same to me. But I suppose it's all a matter of interpretation.

[quote=@LegionPothIX]The distinction comes into play because being interested in mature content does not make you mature.
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Plenty of experience on my end where that's been repeatedly proven true. >.>

[quote=@LegionPothIX]Regarding age itself, to me personally, if a body doesn't have 5 or more years experience being an adult (23 or older), then I don't really consider them one. After all, an 18 year old adult generally has 18 years experience being a kid, and no years of experience being an adult.
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I find that age is merely an approximation that is a poor rigid 1:1 determination of how "adult" an individual is. I've seen too many moronic shits posing as "adults" who have zero independence and act like they need spankings, timeouts and (frequently) revoction of their online privileges. Likewise, I've met teenagers with more knowledge, capacity to handle mature themes, and "adultness" than some adults ever will. My baseline is post histories, OOC interaction, and scrutiny of how people handle themselves on a broad basis to determine their 'age'. All I really determine is their maturity... and really, that's the only metric I need.

You cannot accurately glean exactly how mature everyone is by asking them "are you 18" or "are you mature" - practical experience is the only baseline.

So while I'm legally obligated to check that people are 18/not solicit roleplayers for "18+" content if they don't fit that age, it's not my true baseline. :p again, some 16/17/18 year olds act wise beyond their years, and others, well, don't...