Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26261153-20150822013142/@comment-24674051-20150826143438

I think that they were referring to the fact that Ingrid does not appear to have aged from the time that she was sent to the LWM until she moved to Storybrooke. But that length of time was like 1982 to 2001 (aproximately). And it is quite possible for people, especially those that are already in their 20's and 30's (as Ingrid would have been to begin with) to maintain their appearance into their 40's and 50's. It happens all the time. Once in Storybrooke, she would not have aged any more, and once she got magic back, she could adjust her appearance to be whatever she wanted it to be (minor variations of the Glamour spell).

But that is, of course, off topic. Now, as for the questions regarding Will, Jefferson, and Victor. We actually don't KNOW if they were ripped from their respective lands, of if they were caught up in the curse when visiting the EF. Victor could have come over in search of a new magic heart (very reasonable given what we already know), and maybe Will busted Jefferson out when Cora went missing, and accompianied him back to the EF to help him find his Daughter. All of this is speculation, but it is at least plausible, and would account for the fact that people from other lands were not dragged across seemingly randomly.