Well...That would be the case. Except that we HAVE let people in before who are 18. I am not looking at the roster ATM but I know that (at the time they joined) Kotten, Hebrewhammr, and I think at least one other person were only 18.
The logic has always been that if a person is active, whether in game or on the forums, then we can be sure they will be around until thier birthday comes up.
Kotten has only posted twice I think, but I had only ever seen him in-game anyways when he joined, so he is probably still out there. Hammr, well, he runs shit, so yeah, he is still around. That's also why I voted to let Slith (I think it was Slith) in, but people objected at the time, so I don't know if he ever made the list or not.
And yeah, Vadder makes a good point. When we first had the Idea Blotto and I were going to do 21 and over only. But once we realized that the laws are different depending on where you go, we figured 19 was a good middle ground.
Also, just to make it clear, it doesn't matter if people have pull on the forums so much as if they are close (1
to the age...and have pull or are very active. Like Chac posted once, probably more as a joke, but he didn't make it. So we DO stick to the age thing, but exceptions also happen on a situational basis.