Who are these people, anyway?

Our discussion loop was formed in August of 1998 by a handful of posters to the AOL Forum's X-Files message boards. We wanted to create an alternative to what we disliked about the atmosphere there: the "on topic" fanaticism, the prevalence  of juvenile posters, and the increasing frequency of "bad-vibing" exchanges (the worst bad vibes being intolerance, competitiveness, and relentless negative commentary about TXF). Also, let's be honest, we wanted to feel free to wallow in the gutter of smutdom without fear of being TOS'd. . . 

O3P's mission continues to be to provide members with a safe and tolerant place to talk about TXF, and anything and everything else (as we have done from the beginning), in a civilized manner.

Age: Most of the Over-Thirty-Philes are quite a bit over 30. Twenty percent of the group is eligible for AARP membership, bringing the average age of the group to about 43 years old. The eldest member is over 65.

Gender: Most of the Over-Thirty-Philes are women but a few brave men are members of the loop.

Location: O3P live in the USA, England, Canada, and Australia. Within the USA, members live in 15 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Parenthood: As a group, we have 59 children, 13 grand children, and 2 great-grandchildren.

Occupation: The most common occupation in the group is teacher, with almost 20% of the group in that noble profession. Other occupations include nurse, accountant, doctor's receptionist, purchasing agent, library assistant, courier, videographer, retail sales, church secretary, train manager, newspaper columnist, housewife, media technician, real estate, copy editor, photographer's assistant, writer, dog trainer, and several forms of computer and office work.