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What are the Pub's Positive Patterns?
Paynesgrey:
That'll pretty much strip any semblence of a "community" from the forums, making it a pure and plain book club. While that will have it's appeal to some, I think that the community has been the backbone of this place.
Landing:
I agree with Paynesgrey this place isn't just somewhere to go and talk about a book, its a place to connect with people who share a common interest. The Community is what makes this place different from other boards and gives it life, I have seen to many boards that only focused on a very narrow topic wither and die as people left them.
Paynesgrey:
--- Quote from: Landing on May 29, 2010, 07:07:46 PM ---I agree with Paynesgrey this place isn't just somewhere to go and talk about a book, its a place to connect with people who share a common interest. The Community is what makes this place different from other boards and gives it life, I have seen to many boards that only focused on a very narrow topic wither and die as people left them.
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I've seen the same happen. A simple book club doesn't engender the sense of loyalty and belonging that a community does. Basically a desert until the new book comes out, with a flurry of activity for a month or two afterwards, then back to being a desert save for the odd recurring arguement about the Death Star fighting the Enterprise.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
I agree with paynesgrey that I would hate to see the mutual-support and friendship aspect of the Angst Corner go away.
Chat is not going to work for me personally most of the time, because I rely on the asynchrony of the forum to fit having conversations here in around the immediate exigencies of getting work done, and can't really keep up with real-time conversation most of the time. Which is not a vote against having it there for those who appreciate it; just that me not being there isn't storming off in a huff, it's a practical issue.
Paynesgrey:
The fact that Neurovore and I am in agreement on this should inspire both awe and terror. We've butted heads on most every socioeconomicpolitical issue under the sun pausing only to grudgingly agree that the Sisters of Mercy are just amazing. Even if he/she does eat eal pie like it's people food.
But if we can play nice and see value in the community aspect of these forums, then either it's a Good Thing, or an abomination of soul crushing world ending evil in which case all life on earth is already doomed.
;)
Neurovore, do you have any ideas to lessen the headaches of Iago and his Mad Mod Posse?
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