Nation Threads and Their Role in the Forums: A Critique

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Captain_Yuri said:

Well, I have been here for about 1.5 years so my experience is on this is lacking but from what I gather, Nation threads are great because, as like you have said, its a "safe heaven" for fans and imo, that positive outweighs its negatives.

Cause imo, if a person says, I love the wiiU over the ps4 for blah blah blah or I love a vita of the 3ds cause blah blah blah, in a Nation thread, chances are (as long as u are in the right thread), you won't get attacked and a lot of people in theory, should agree with you! Where as if you did that via ur own thread, you would probably get attacked as well as other things for better or for worse.

Same logic also applies to software. If someone prefers Digimon on the vita over Pokemon on the 3ds or XCX on the wiiU over FFXV on the ps4/x1, in a Nation thread, people should agree where as if you made ur own thread, then it may not turn out so well for you.

So I guess what I am trying to say is, Nation threads are great because they let people with similar tastes meet in a predictable and safe* environment which is very important, specially for newbies! And since the Nation threads are so big, a lot of the people probably don't comment on them or check them if they have no interest on the blah fanbase where as a new thread = more people commenting regardless of interest even if they are in the blah section, if that makes any sense.

So yea, I think we should keep them and they should continue to exist! Even though I visit one like once every 4-6 months loll

Wow, you basically said all I wanted to say! (except for the last sentence)

 

I have only created my account 2 days ago, so my imput won't be much but I really like the Nation threads. Being in a thread where you can discuss about ideas with people with a similar taste makes it seem a lot more friendly. These past two days were great and I was able to connect with others using the Nation thread.

Since the Nation threads are quite messy, non-fans of that company won't really bother checking them, a good and bad thing..

Also, the Nation threads aren't a hinderance for visiting other new threads so I don't think they should be removed.