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Thanks to Major Nelson over on the Xbox Live! team for pointing this one out. This is one of the major problems with online gaming ... having to deal with a bunch of 9-year olds.

Fortunately, there are more and more communities popping up catering to what are being called "mature gamers". It originally had a lot to do with age, but I consider more like a measure of "emotional maturity".

If you're in the mood for competition with other mature gamers, then try out some of these spots:

http://forums.xbox.com/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=175 Passport Required)
http://www.grownupgamers.com/
http://www.gamertagdatabase.com/index.php