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In a thread on RPGwatch's site feedback entitled... "Only 400 active users?" aweigh attempts to politely suggest why RPGwatch doesn't get as many visitors as the codex:
He immediately gets 4 replies:
aweigh, obviously a bit shellshocked at having any replies at all, let alone 4 so quickly replied:
Which resulted in another almost instant 4 replies with such golden nuggets as:
They have no idea how they don't get it do they :D
Oh well, happy 400 users watchers, you nearly made it to 401
Yesterday, 21:01
problem with posting in a "friendly" place like this is that you feel like you're "at work"; you have to be careful not to offend anyone or to say something that goes against the status quo.
it's completely the opposite on the codex where you are encouraged to speak your true mind regardless of what it is or how "wrong" it may be. of course if you are a nutcase for real and you speak nutty things then first people shun you and you may eventually get banned, although codex bans are almost unheard of.
the main thing i want to communicate is that forums are an escape for a lot of people and less degree of thought police makes it so that more people end up using said forum as an outlet, which is why codex has more active community. when you feel like you can say whatever you want… then you end up participating.
i don't feel like i can say whatever i want here.
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He immediately gets 4 replies:
aweigh, What is it that you really would want to say on an RPG forum that would be offensive? It's a forum for video games, so there's no need to get offensive or nasty. And unless you're posting hatred or being very disrespectful and nasty you can say whatever you like here as well.
The Codex's nastiness and disrespect in many cases is their sick form of humor, IMO. So it is two different forum cultures (obviously).
"encouraged to speak your true mind" is basically this:
Noisy chickens
We're not coop here. We think before speak.
Immaturity is really source of the the need to post nasty. That' why I prefer the more mature discussions here, until a troll gets under my skin, then all bets are off. But let's be honest, adult gamers include a lot of stunted man-children….
I've never felt like I couldn't say what I wanted to say here. I don't treat the internet as some kind of escape though. I realize that they're people reading what I post so I post as I would speak to anyone in real life.
I never went to the codex forum so this thread inspired me too. It's a bit strange actually because one one hand you have these great in depth post about stats, game mechanics etc and then on the other hand you have people expressing themselves like their 12. I remember when I was 12 and with my friends We'd swear every other word and be crude because we thought it was "kewl".
Now though I'm an adult and have the word power to express myself without using words like, fuck, fucktard, homo, fag, retard, etc. I'll admit I'm not perfect and will slip every now and then but this kind of thing seems to be the norm at the codex. I mean if your rude and vulgar does that mean your point is more valid than the guy that isn't? I don't know, different culture I guess. Too bad though as it seems there's a lot of people that know their stuff at the codex.
aweigh, obviously a bit shellshocked at having any replies at all, let alone 4 so quickly replied:
it's funny how everyone assumes that "speaking your true mind" = childish/insults/immature/rudeness/etc.
evidence of the effects of thought policing.
Which resulted in another almost instant 4 replies with such golden nuggets as:
In cognitive terms, it's known as executive-function; as we reach adulthood, the brain develops the ability to supervise and moderate its own impulses. This declines again in infirmity or through damage of some kind.
This requires effort though, and it feels good to abandon it for a while. We see a great many people taking advantage of that on the internet, where we've learned we can be safe from the normal consequences. I do it - I'm readier to make fun of a wanker than I could get away with in my working day. On the whole though, it's better to hang on to as much of it as possible, or things rapidly degenerate.
Its funny how the most childish people think that speaking one's mind = insults and rudeness.
If that's the only thing you gleaned from my post then I think you're just stuck on an agenda. ( thought police)
You said you couldn't speak your true mind here. If it has nothing to do with the childish/insults/immature/rudeness/etc. then why couldn't you speak your mind here?
They have no idea how they don't get it do they :D
Oh well, happy 400 users watchers, you nearly made it to 401