I have taken my time to go through most of the posts and topics on Nairaland and have come to the conclusion that the Forum may either be for age 30 and below or the matured members are hiding under ages that are unreal. I mean, let us face it, there are times u need to discuss maturedly without the uninformed minds of the young ones making light of issues.

As it is on Facebook, you meet people with like minds and maturity and you get to discuss at that level, going away more informed and enriched.

Therefore, it is for this sole reason that I beg my fellow members to step out and step up, be bold and bear their age. There is nothing to be ashamed of aging gracefully. We also have needs and aspirations which realistically do not correlate with that of the young ones.

This Forum should be a place where we can come and lighten and brighten up our day.

We need to unwind, one way or the other, and there can be no better forum than nairaland.

Contributions and criticisms are welcome.

I commend you Ore! in fact this is a very bold step! Do us a favor also! please post your picture for us to see and believe that you are indeed who you claim to be.

Welcome!

loveore:

I have taken my time to go through most of the posts and topics on Nairaland and have come to the conclusion that the Forum may either be for age 30 and below or the matured members are hiding under ages that are unreal. I mean, let us face it, there are times u need to discuss maturedly without the uninformed minds of the young ones making light of issues.

As it is on Facebook, you meet people with like minds and maturity and you get to discuss at that level, going away more informed and enriched.

Therefore, it is for this sole reason that I beg my fellow members to step out and step up, be bold and bear their age. There is nothing to be ashamed of aging gracefully. We also have needs and aspirations which realistically do not correlate with that of the young ones.

This Forum should be a place where we can come and lighten and brighten up our day.

We need to unwind, one way or the other, and there can be no better forum than nairaland.

Contributions and criticisms are welcome.

Ok.Proud 40

Hi Goldcircle, thanks for your contribution.  I quite appreciate your concern and probably doubt.  It takes a really bold step, like you indicated, to put up such a feeling.  I can assure you I am who I claim I am.  I am proudly 40+ and make bold to say so.  When the time comes, you will sure see my pics.

Meanwhile, you are welcome to the thread. Let us make it as lively as possible.

It is ours!

amen!!

wat is 40+ state ur complete age b4 wanting dat of others and also who told u maturity has anything to do with age sef

Hi Ore let's go am tired of the forum as it is now, I did not fit into any of the forum.
Looking forward to that

Bomi, please dont be tired. It is solely for this reason that I decided to start this thread. It will cater for our needs so long as we also make it interesting. Like u rightly observed, most of the threads do not address issues strictly concerning our age bracket.

I am so much encouraged by people like u and some others who have shown interest in the thread. Before long, more people will notice the thread.

I am looking forward to you all sharing those precious moments with me and all here. Those special moments that come in a flash and are never forgotten! Those stolen kisses when you think nobody is watching. Those blushes, pink nose, hot flushes etc.

It is a no hold bar thread for those young at heart.

E ma ka lo!

Goldcircle, how was the weekend now?  Hope u enjoyed yourself thoroughly?  Waiting for your interesting gist o.

This is wishing all nairalanders a wonderful week ahead.

Hi Ore,
Thanks for wanting to know how my weekend went. it was good I must tell U! I had enough rest and yesterday, I took a stroll to see a football match between two prominent premiership sides. never mind about the outcome of the match as the English team I am in support of wasn't involved in the clash. Really, sometimes I really get bored of everything around me and just want to get away from everything as fast as I can; but you see, these same things are what I derive happiness and fulfillment from, hence I can't stay too long away from them else I become sad & miserable.

Life is indeed full of challenges; and I am of the opinion that one's success in life depends on how well we prepare ourselves to face these challenges. . .

The story continues. . .

u guys r so impossible, if u r so much caught up wit d desire 2 unwind, y nt comb money 4rm urselves nd launch ur own FORUM instead of pitching all of ths 40plus sentiments on someone else's forum,nbody tied a rope 2 ur leg draggin u here,since facebook suits u,y nt stay there, thre r so many forums dottin d world ovr nd thy each hve their target audience.u cn hardly see cartoons on channels tv, so stop comparin.eithr u leave or deal wit it.

I will not be swayed. I refused to be intimidated. This is what I am saying about maturity. It is a free world and I am sure, Seun too will readily agree with me. Nairaland, I know, is not for a particular set of age. If I observed that the majority of users are below the age 40 it does not translate to a restriction to that age bracket. I guess the likes of 1one should live and let others live too.

We are here to stay, my dear. Have a good time enjoying yourself on this thread.

my name is bukayo i run some internet business stuff and i really commend you on your idea it is a great idea! thumbs up for you feel free to im me bukola4u2see@yahoo.co.uk

people with them mouth!!!

I am not even in the age bracket, but I still understand its a free world and I wouldn't take my views to any extreme. so 1one, your comments weren't really necessary if you ask me!

hmm,

@Goldcircle
the highlighted word here is - IF-
so since i didnt ask you,(do urself d favour of completing the rest)cos it could get a little acidic after the comma.
@loveore
my emphasis is on ur comparison,u sudnt put nairaland and facebook on d same page cos they r different.
anyways u r welcome 2 stay but dont get bored reading only ur posts,by d way nice id.

Loveore=Bomi

@1one
what on earth is wrong with you, do you have to sound so nasty?
look at the subject again, it says Forum For 40s
get it into your fine head and stay off if you are below 40, and even if you are 40 and above please be polite and nice if you must post

by the way I am not close to 40
I just get pissed off when people are unnecessarily nasty and rude

affee:

@1one
what on earth is wrong with you, do you have to sound so nasty?
look at the subject again, it says Forum For 40s
get it into your fine head and stay off if you are below 40, and even if you are 40 and above please be polite and nice if you must post

true talk! I couldn't have been more straight to the point! Hear him talk as if he has the monopoly of being 'acidic'?

hmm,

@affee
perharps u missed the part were the poster captioned d twin but unidentical words -CONTRIBUTIONS AND CRITICISMS - are welcome.so if i choose to tilt d texture of my posts towards d latter,which appears to be the less scratched side,why should u b poking javelins at me?, she asked for criticisms and i'm being fairly generous with them, i'm not nasty,i'm just being a constructive critic,that's all.

40 year olds on NL? hmm no disrespect but i think i will be a bit too busy for NL when i am 40

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

This is getting really innteresting. I never thought people can get really pissed off by others trying to live their life the way they want it. I repeat again, it is a free world. What else can I say! If at 40 u choose to live ur life in a different way, no probs! But, pls, let us all be civil in our language.

I am having a swell time here, at least, with people who share my sentiment.

For pete's sake! i want the thread to generate both negative and positive reactions but in line with the rules of the game, FAIRNESS!

Since u bring up the word fairness, then it is safe to comment thus:

1)  Looking at the thread, one gets the impression that the poster is anxious to relate with his or her age group.

2)  It is also safe to say the that the younger generation too sees the forum as theirs and are ready to fight tooth and nail to keep it so.

Finally, like Loveore reiterated, it is a free world, we should give them their space too on this forum for them to also have a say.

It only goes to show that we can be accommodating and we also are tolerant.

Hey! what is going again

@Waruno precisely

What happen to this forum

This thread is vague and incomprehensive. If there's a forum for 40's, then there should be forums for teens,20's,30's,50's and so on which is quite pointless if you ask me. There is no thorough verification of age variables and anyone can pose as anything e.g a 40 yr old chatting with teens under the pretext of being 13 yrs old (sick stuff). Age difference isn't a determinant for maturity. I'll be 31 in march but most guys i hang with are between 35 to early 40's. Even among them are guys that reason and act like overgrown babies, so what are we talking about? Even on this forum, there are young ladies (ATREIDES and OGUGUA88) that belittle more aged ladies (MRS CHIMA,MAMA GEE,TPIA) when it comes to sound reasoning and well thought out processes so once again, what are we talking about? Hmm?

loveore how old are u?

@poster,

Which 1 b all these elderly arrangement 4 NL. How come when someone contributes in the same direction with u, then he is 40 and mature while when another criticizes then he is below 40. I don't think age has anything to do with maturity. And I wanted to ask, Are you a teacher? cos u r handling this thread like one.