Anyone finding that TFOL posts are easier to recognize?

[Eilif]

Ok, I realize this is a touchy subject, and I do not want to start a flame-war-thread. Further, this thread is NOT a call to ban TFOLs there are a number of TFOLs here that contribute alot to the discussions, and don't wear their age on their sleeves. Thus, I'll try and focus this thread according to the following questions.

1) Have any of you noticed that many TFOL posts seem to be very easy to recognize?

2) How do you feel about this?

I'll start

1) I have noticed that recently there seem to be more and more posts that are either juvenile (blood as blood) in topic or style, or casually -or not-so casually- mention that the poster is not an AFOL. I have not been at EB that long, but it seems -from my limited experience- to be on the rise.

2) I feel a bit conflicted, I recognize the contributions that many TFOLs have made to EB, but as an adult at a supposedly adult forum, I find it jarring to see folks mentioning that they "are a TFOL", or flauting the fact that they were here before the AFOL guideline was in place, or letting slip that they live with their parents, have a friend at school that doesn't respect LEGO, etc, etc, etc. Additionally, it is off-putting to see some of the more recent examples of clearly juvenile topics, and posts that have creeped in.

I like the "don't ask don't tell" policy that EB has enacted, but is it too much to ask that the TFOL's at EB watch their posts and don't "tell"? I realize that their is some moral conflict in asking people to hide thier identity and lie about their age, but this is how I am feeling right now, and in the interest of preserving EB's target AFOL audience, I thought it would be appropriate to post this.

I look forward to seeing other people's persepective, and I hope we can keep it civil.

[Captain Green Hair]

Yes this is true, and we as staff ar working on this.

Here and here are examples of what we are doing.

I hope this answers your question.

I'll close this before it turns into an unfriendly spamfest, you can always contact one off us if you have ideas