Here's something I posted when the rarity system was changed:
Years still matter in the sense that the older a pet is, the more likely that it's in a "forever home," and as such, the more likely that less are in circulation ^__^
As an example with random numbers: If there are 9000 of a rare pet from 2009 and 9000 of a rare pet from 2012, then technically, they're worth exactly the same. However, since the 2009 pet has been around longer, it's more likely that a lot of those 2009 pets are in "forever homes" compared to the 2012 pets. As such, even though there may be the same number of those pets on the site, there will probably be less of the 2009 pet in circulation, so it's worth more.
(gah, grammar fail D: )
So in the case of the August Lion PPS and the Scarf Dogs from 08, the scarf dogs have been around for a heck of a long time (four years!), so it's more likely that the majority of them are in "forever homes" (and thus, NOT in circulation); the lion, on the other hand, has been around for less than half a year, so it's less likely that most of them are in "forever homes" (and thus, there are probably more in circulation out there).
Was your pet adopted December 18, any year, or December 24, 2011? It is most likely an older pet! CLICK ME to identify your pet!
Spread the word to end the word, because discrimination based on perceived or actual IQ/"intelligence" is no better than discrimination based on race, gender, etc.
Context, consistency, and clear antecedents are golden.
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