I appreciate you writing this up. It’s valuable input into the ongoing discussion.
To add some more context may I ask in what country this “boardgame club” was? (Taking into account the effect of different norms in different countries/cultures is somewhat important piece of information for me personally.)
Also if it does not de-anonymise it—was it mostly an university / youth group or not?
This was in Australia. Most of the incoming members were university aged, but it was open to people of all ages, so there were people in their 30′s alongside 18 year old’s fresh out of high school (a dynamic that probably applies to EA spaces as well). I think this kind of dynamic warrants significant extra caution, as you don’t want older men coming along in order to try and “pick up” college girls.
I appreciate you writing this up. It’s valuable input into the ongoing discussion.
To add some more context may I ask in what country this “boardgame club” was? (Taking into account the effect of different norms in different countries/cultures is somewhat important piece of information for me personally.)
Also if it does not de-anonymise it—was it mostly an university / youth group or not?
This was in Australia. Most of the incoming members were university aged, but it was open to people of all ages, so there were people in their 30′s alongside 18 year old’s fresh out of high school (a dynamic that probably applies to EA spaces as well). I think this kind of dynamic warrants significant extra caution, as you don’t want older men coming along in order to try and “pick up” college girls.