FAQs

Silver Gamers is an independent website focused on older and ageing gamers. It provides articles, directories, and resources that highlight communities, organisations, research, and initiatives connected to video gaming later in life.

Silver Gamers is primarily for older adults who play video games, are curious about gaming, or are involved in gaming-related communities. It may also be useful to researchers, organisers, carers, and organisations working with older gamers.

Silver Gamers is currently run and maintained by Mark Dorset as a one-person team. In the future, the team may grow. Editorial decisions, curation, and site management are handled by those who make up the team.

Silver Gamers is operated from Australia, but it covers organisations, communities, and initiatives from around the world.

Silver Gamers lists organisations, community groups, clubs, projects, and initiatives that are relevant to older or ageing gamers. This can include social groups, competitive teams, research projects, non-profits, community programs, and commercial services, provided they have a clear connection to gaming and older participants.

Selection is based on relevance, clarity of purpose, and apparent legitimacy. Inclusion does not require that an organisation be large, well-known, or commercial, but it must have a publicly accessible presence and a clear connection to video gaming for ageing or older people.

Listings are provided for discovery and informational purposes only. Inclusion in the directory does not imply endorsement, recommendation, or approval by Silver Gamers.

Yes! Organisations, groups, or their representatives may request inclusion by contacting Silver Gamers with relevant details and links. All requests are reviewed, and inclusion is not guaranteed.

No. Standard directory listings are free. At this time, Silver Gamers does not accept payment in exchange for inclusion, ranking, or preferential placement.

Yes! If a listing is outdated or incorrect, please contact us. Silver Gamers aims to keep listings accurate but relies on public information and notifications from others.

Yes. Organisations or group administrators may request removal of their listing at any time. Removal requests are honoured without explanation required, but if you'd like to share why you are requesting it, that's always appreciated.

Silver Gamers does not formally verify organisations. Reasonable checks may be performed to reduce spam or misleading entries, but users should independently assess whether a group or service is right for them.

There may be several reasons. Most often, we might not be aware of it. Other reasons can include a lack of available information, unclear relevance, limited editorial capacity, or a decision that the organisation does not align with the site’s focus. You are encouraged to contact Silver Gamers to ask or to suggest inclusion.

“Silver” refers broadly to later life and ageing. It is not tied to a specific age threshold and is intended as a descriptive, not limiting, term.

No. There is no minimum or maximum age requirement. The focus is on ageing gamers, but people of any age may read or use the site.

Yes. Contributions from younger people, researchers, or organisers are welcome where they are relevant and respectful of the site’s focus.

Silver Gamers aims to be inclusive of all genders, identities, backgrounds, and abilities. Discrimination or exclusion is not supported.

No. Many people engage with video games casually, socially, or indirectly. Silver Gamers recognises a wide range of relationships with gaming.

There is no fixed publishing schedule. Updates occur as new material becomes available and as editorial capacity allows. Submissions and suggestions are welcome.

Yes. Care is taken to preserve context, nuance, and accuracy. But, if you believe content is incorrect or outdated, you can contact Silver Gamers to request a review or correction.

No. Content published on Silver Gamers is created, reviewed, and approved by humans. We believe that like many tools, AI is best used in moderation, in the right context, and with the supervision of a human decision-maker. The statement exists to clearly explain how AI is and is not used on this site, and to support trust, accountability, and informed readership.

Any concerns about content can be reported via the Contact page.

Yes. No account is required to read or use the site. If you would like to receive emails with updates, you can subscribe, and have control over unsubscribing at any time.

Silver Gamers may be supported through member contributions, limited non-targetted advertising, affiliate links, or voluntary support. Funding methods are chosen to minimise conflicts of interest.

At this time, there is no expectation or obligation to do so. If you feel strongly that you'd like to provide a one-off contribution, you may do so via the Buy us a Coffee page.

Affiliate links may be used occasionally. If this is the case, it will be disclosed.

Yes. Accessibility and readability are considered in site design, and we do our best to pass all relevant rules and keyboard navigation against the Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG). You can see how we are doing via this online Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool. At last check we scored a high 9.x out of 10. Feedback on accessibility problems are welcomed and taken seriously. Contact us to let us know if you have any suggestions or feedback.