...age gauge was starting to be a problem for me. I'm currently 28 and I know I'm not "old" BUT, on these particular communities, since the game is free, there are LOADS of children.

I kind of just turned off general chat and have my own chat window set up which is just whispers, group chat, and guild chat which is just me and some friends. Haven't had any issues with children! 😅 Thankfully. I'm annoyed easily, haha.