dMw Juniors are loud

[Fazer Erazer]

Although the idea of a separate channel for the juniors in principal is good I think we will miss the chance to mould them in the dMw way and to keep an eye on them. I know that they can at times become overexcited after they have stabbed one of us or noob tubed me in the face and the conversations can be hilarious but that is all part of the fun and when they have been asked by a senior player to calm or quiet down they have always respected that request and followed the rules.

[Gone_Away]

Let us not forget the the dMw Juniors are always happy to get the server started in the early part of the evening. We should all be thankful of that..
 
Perhaps the other GL's might want to consider roping in a few for their servers??

[DuVeL]

@Twobad, I did once have a small rundown with one of the younger people and had to mute him as his comms were quit loud and such (and high pitched), I've asked him several times to quiet it down a bit and at that time he didn't so I had to mute him.
I've allways played by sound but due to him talking to much I couldn't play and he told me to just turn my headset lower (which was allready at it's lowest setting). This has been solved though.
 
For the rest, they are good fun to play with and should they have their own channel, I wouldn't mind but I hope for the beginning of the evenings when I'm on also they'll join the normal channel.

[TwoBad]

Let us not forget the the dMw Juniors are always happy to get the server started in the early part of the evening. We should all be thankful of that..

I know i am as a couple of times recently i've been on there for up to an hour before someone has joined me. However, when De Blob stabbed me the other day when it was just me, him and a public on, i had to put up with the step by step recount for several days as he told everyone else in the house and anyone who came to the front door! (I still have the echo of "I stabbed my dad!" running round in my head even now). But i think that a price worth paying

[Tutonic]

My two cents:

I don't mind having the young-uns in our TS channels, they're really rather well behaved if a little exciteable, but they're kids - what do you expect?

If they feel uncomfortable chatting in the main channels then by all means give them something seperate to use, but we should never ask someone to leave a channel just because they're a little loud/chatty. It's not like they're being rude/abusive. Come back after 9pm if it really bothers you that much.

At the end of the day, they're only going to follow the example we set to them. They can't learn to be 'better' deadmen if they're hanging out alone in their own channel. We should aim to be as inclusive as possible, providing they meet our own community standards.

[TwoBad]

Don't think it was you DuVel (could be wrong i guess). I certainly don't remember any conversation between the junior and adult player about being loud.  But as i said, so long as ppl are happy to tell the young ones then great.

[sulky_uk]

While we can all apreciate them being young this is "big boy" gaming and  they are excitable little chaps so they will chatter on a bit more than  necessary. Not too much more than Sulky does in Arma 2 I imagine. :narnar:
NF

Im the quietest on the server...when there is nobody else there


Aside from that i have a 15 yr old that wants to play arma 2 and L4D with us but i have told him that he will have to wait until im happy that he is mature enough (he laughed at me when i said that and said "dad you act like a 10 yr old sometimes").
Aside from that it is parents discretion and if people feel that the young uns are making too much noise, and if the parents are dmw members could we not quietly say to the parent  "hey little johnny was a bit loud last night can you ask him to be a bit gentler on peoples ears". As long as it is put in a good way i dont think the young un concerned will take it badly.

keep them in the main channels so they dont feel like they are kids..... yeah that makes sense in my head

[TwoBad]

If they feel uncomfortable chatting in the main channels then by all means give them something seperate to use, but we should never ask someone to leave a channel just because they're a little loud/chatty.

I've had to say to mine a couple of times now just to calm it down a little. I think the reason they asked me to see about a channel for them is that they didn't want to annoy anyone not that they feel uncomfortable. Believe me, they absolutely love playing with you guys, particularly when they've just pwned one of us!
 
I will chat to them tonight before they go on and explain to them why they wont be getting their own channel and why.  I will also reiterate that they should know when they are stating to get a little loud or too chatty and if they don't, that one of you will give 'em a nudge

[Gone_Away]

Problem solved.. pew pew

[TwoBad]

Problem solved.. pew pew

Don't think it was ever a problem, just something which was asked and discussed

Anyway, the fact they asked if they had been ok last night (as some of you know) once they had finished playing is a good sign.

[King]

I like to have them around, and yes they sometimes can be loud.
But aslong as they do THE thing like they should, they are welcome by me.
And as talled they Often are the first ones on our server.
I say welcome them, and if they are to loud just tell them.
We can do with some young blood.

[Penfold]

Can we please draw a line under this?

No one is saying that we don't want Members' children playing or anything like that. We just said that it shouldn't be necessary to ostracise them into their own TS channel.

[Gone_Away]

Agreed.. thread closed.