| happydolphin said: The last paragraph, I'm not sure I understand it though I read it a few times. What exactly you are trying to say, it would help if you could elaborate it. To expand, what do you mean by: 1) "general posting trends which I find off-putting". (Do you mean by a specific poster, group of posters, or the forum in general, or specific actions by a poster that are off-putting, above and beyond those of his that are not?) 2) "the most active people of the time, who would behave differently in different circumstances." (By different circumstances do you mean within the chartz or outside of the chartz?) Khuutra, I want to believe there is no dichotomy, and I think it's possible. But for a while it would be false to say it didn't exist, and there were many cases of longing for the days of vgchartz of old, expressed in the forum. But I prefer put the past behind us and move towards an awesome today, where old and new can make the chartz the awesome place it once was or better, the chartz of today. Most of what I said is true, it's the history of it, and many can testify. But like I said, and you are one to not want to beat a dead horse so I'll try to keep it unrepeated amap, I prefer move forward in the most awesome direction. And that would be seeing more of you, more of Rol, more of Carl, more of Smeags and more of the Nintendo posters and posters of other consoles, people we still have, and not always be frightened to scare people away. Your motto is Content is King, you've mentioned it here in this thread. I am ready to follow the lead, if you guys show us the way. |
The environment of a board and its members are different things, though they are related and each contributes to the other. In fostering a good environment we foster good discussion, which shapes how members interact with each other.
1) I mean general behavioral trends, not individuals or groups. I mean maladies of the community, rather than individuals.
2) Different circumstances meaning a different existent set of trends that dictate posting behavior for many users.
The old board vs. the new board is real enough; old users vs. new users is a false dichotomy which some people use to externalize or justify the shift that the community has undergone. Neither group is to blame; it is our burden to bear as a group, and anyone who tries to turn the discussion into an "us vs. them" issue is being misleading.
