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Right, let's get this sorted in the spirit of scientific rationalism.

Two questions:

1) Are you on Facebook?
2) What is your age on this day (11/6/2010)?

Sample answers in the [i]preferred format[/i]:

1) No
2) 42

Examples of answers that deviate from the [i]preferred format[/i]:

1) You mUst be Fcucking joking! I'd rather eat dogsh!t.
2) 42


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:40 pm
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1. yeah
2. 37

does that make me a bad person?
The IT crowd "friendface" episode is very funny.


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:42 pm
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yes
35


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:43 pm
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1) No
2) 27


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:43 pm
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does that make me a bad person?

This is proper science Kevevs so there is no place for emotion or judgement.

(Yes, yes it does.)


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:45 pm
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1) Yeh
2) 27


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:45 pm
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cool!


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:47 pm
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No
30


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:49 pm
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1)Yes
2)42

Can I just add though, I lie about my birthday on every public website that asks what it is. Doing anything else would be crazy.


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:51 pm
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last bit of input, stuart_c - i think you'll like [url=


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:51 pm
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Yes
40


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:52 pm
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I would tell you but I am afraid you are going to use my personal data in a fraudulent manner and give it away to all sorts of undesirables 🙁


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:58 pm
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might be 😉
<40 (but not by very much)


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 10:59 pm
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1 Classified
2 Classified

😆


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:04 pm
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yes, 24


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:09 pm
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1)Not saying.
2)If I was saying, my privacy settings would mean you couldn't see what I was saying.


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:21 pm
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I would tell you but I am afraid you are going to use my personal data in a fraudulent manner and give it away to all sorts of undesirable

I'm making scientific inferences (guessing) here Simon...

1)yes
2)40

?


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:23 pm
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yes
21


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:24 pm
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1)Yes
2)52


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:27 pm
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[i] lowey - Member

Yes
40 [/i]

Now people always say I look younger than I am (I presume because I'm like a sex god on earth), but I'm impressed with that. I'd have put you at around 30.


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:27 pm
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yes

33


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:28 pm
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2)40

God darn it you facebook people are evil - now everyone knows I'm 40 😯


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:32 pm
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Results so far (down to kimbers and including the flushed-out simonralli):

Yes = 10 (77%)- Average Age = 35.1 yrs ([i]massively[/i] skewed by Druidh)
No = 3 (23%) - Average Age = 33.0 yrs


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:39 pm
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1) of course I am - I work in the meeja
*waves at all my STW friends on facebook*
2) 40


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:47 pm
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If you're gonna be scientific about it. Get a larger consensus than a cycling forum!


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:48 pm
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Results so far (down to kimbers and including the flushed-out simonralli):

Yes = 10 (77%)- Average Age = 35.1 yrs (massively skewed by Druidh)

Auld bugger being an annoyance again?


 
Posted : 11/06/2010 11:55 pm
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[img] [/img]

Hi Im George I love Mountain biking especailly in my home town of Lagos Nigeria .I want to be your freind so send me your name and account number and sort code.

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Posted : 11/06/2010 11:56 pm
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1) Yes
2) 39


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 1:43 am
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1) Yes
2) 18


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 6:56 am
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1)yes
2)48


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 6:58 am
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yes
30 + VAT


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 7:11 am
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Hairychested - if the new government put up VAT in a week or so's time will you age on the spot?

If so, can you get a video of it, it'd be brilliant to see!

😀


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 8:47 am
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1) yes
2) antique on last legs


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 8:51 am
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Yes
47


 
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1) Yes
2) 39


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:00 am
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yes
24

a girl, on STW! wtf?!!
run Becky run, while you still can, before they spot you!


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:00 am
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1) Yep (only joined in the last few months after resisting for years)
2) 35 and 1/6th.


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:01 am
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No
37

Someone told me it was only for women and benders, and unfortunately I don't fall into either category.


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:12 am
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Someone told me it was only for women and benders, and unfortunately I don't fall into either category.

😯


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:15 am
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1) yes
2) 41


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:18 am
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1)yes
2)44


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:21 am
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1) Yes
2) 39 3/4


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:22 am
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1) Not even with a stunt cock, if the life of sweet baby Jesus depended upon it.
2)36


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:24 am
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Results so far (down to Scienceofficer):

Yes = 22 (81%)- Average Age = 36.1 yrs
No = 5 (19%) - Average Age = 34.0 yrs

Results confounding my prejudiced expectations so far, though the sample size is still too small to draw and valid conclusions. Keep 'em coming.


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 11:30 am
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yes
32


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 11:33 am
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Only respondents who have included a numerical measure of chronological progression along this mortal coil have been included in the results. Sadly, Excel is unable to calculate averages from sample data which includes entries like "antique on last legs" - sorry epicyclo! 😥

Come on now, don't be coy; this is science, remember.


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 11:35 am
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1) Yes*
2) 39

*But I claim mitigating circumstances, I'm only there to moderate the Gisburn Forest group, I don't do (or understand) all the status and friend malarky.


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 11:40 am
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no

51


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 11:40 am
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yes
36


 
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yes

32


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 11:46 am
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Yes,
34.


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 11:46 am
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1) Yes
2) You expect a lady to divulge her age?


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 12:59 pm
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1) No
2) 49

Spend waaaay too much time in the internet and forums as it is


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 1:06 pm
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1) No
2) 48


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 3:25 pm
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Yes
32


 
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yes
46


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 4:11 pm
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Yes
31

(I applaud the rigourous scientific method being used here, by the way)


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 4:50 pm
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Yes
57

I intend to do some SERIOUS statistics on these responses, some day.

🙂


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 4:55 pm
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yes
37


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 5:01 pm
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Yes
40


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 5:07 pm
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no (was not anymore)
38


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 5:08 pm
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Yes
44


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 5:42 pm
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No
63


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 6:16 pm
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1) Yes
2) 46


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 6:21 pm
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1) Yes
2) 34


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 6:28 pm
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Yep,

49

and with Team Raven page too! Does that count twice 😆

I love scientific research, perhaps you should get a grant 😯


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 6:32 pm
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I love scientific research, perhaps you should get a grant

I agree, though I'm not entirely sure what my thesis is yet. I'm sure I can come up with something that the statistics support...

UPDATE:

Yes: 37 (79%), average age 37.4 yrs

No: 10 (21%), average age 42.1 yrs

The pendulum has swung, though we still need more data to draw any "valid" conclusions.


 
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1) yes
2) 57


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 6:43 pm
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1] No
2] 54


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 6:44 pm
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My mum's on it too
so thats
1) Yes
2) 71

🙂

and my niece
1) Yes
2) 13

but not my son
1) No
2) 7

I reckon there's going to be no significant correlation between age and facebookness


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 7:54 pm
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Sorry DezB, I've made an executive decision not to include "people I know" as it is open to abuse and will upset the purity of my data - for instance, the core demographic of this site is males in their 30s and 40s many of who will have very young children, none of which will have a Facebook account.

Sorry, but I hope my reasoning is sound (it's just a bit of self-indulgent fun masquerading as proper science anyway 🙂 )


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 8:51 pm
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- Yes
- 39

(Rejoined a month or two ago, after a 2yrs hiatus)


 
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I reckon Stuartie_C is debating whether or not to open a Facebook account.


 
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Yes
35


 
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I reckon Stuartie_C is debating whether or not to open a Facebook account.

If only to stalk you and your ever-changing online personas... 😉


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:44 pm
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What about men with young children that lie about their age to open a facebook account?


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 9:46 pm
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Aw naw!
This science stuff is [i]hard[/i]


 
Posted : 12/06/2010 10:05 pm
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1) No
2) 51


 
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Blackhound - we now have a modal value for the "no" brigade!


 
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1. Yes
2. (whispers) 46


 
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