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- Nov 14, 2012
I think the forum's community is a lot like the layers of the Earth. There's the crust, the mantle, and the core.
The crust has the most surface area. It's furthest from the center of the planet. It would represent the very large number of passive members, the people who don't post often, or the ones that don't have accounts. They imbue little to none of the culture.
The mantle sits below the crust and above the core. It has more energy than the crust and goes a lot deeper. It'd be the people who post infrequently and/or avoid the chat. It's the average user who might understand a lot of in-jokes but refrains from participating often.
The core is the center. It's where 'tism is most dense and active. It's the people who participate in chat and know all the in jokes and do the -pets- thing. Oddly, as they're the furthest from the crust, they're less likely to participate in Chris discussion.
As more is added to the community, things will change. The composition of what makes up each layer will be modified. Even now, every day the makeup of the board is a little different. The thing is, most people don't see it. Things change very slowly and when something accelerates it, people are discomforted by it. I'm trying to figure out why things are "good" right now and why most people are content, and I think it's for a few reasons.
1) We expect people to be nice to each other. When they aren't, they get banned. The majority of people are very amiable and as a result it creates a comfortable community.
2) Our staff are pretty exceptional for an online community. We have good number of people, they do a great job at identifying problems as they arise, and most are active.
3) People that cause problems are often outsiders. When it's an internal problem, the person is usually such a misfit people already wanted them gone.
4) We try not to take ourselves too seriously. This isn't a job. This is a big game of retard safari.
In that sense, the board is self-regulating. We hold people to common sense and that's usually enough. With any new additions, the same sort of philosophy will be kept.
The crust has the most surface area. It's furthest from the center of the planet. It would represent the very large number of passive members, the people who don't post often, or the ones that don't have accounts. They imbue little to none of the culture.
The mantle sits below the crust and above the core. It has more energy than the crust and goes a lot deeper. It'd be the people who post infrequently and/or avoid the chat. It's the average user who might understand a lot of in-jokes but refrains from participating often.
The core is the center. It's where 'tism is most dense and active. It's the people who participate in chat and know all the in jokes and do the -pets- thing. Oddly, as they're the furthest from the crust, they're less likely to participate in Chris discussion.
As more is added to the community, things will change. The composition of what makes up each layer will be modified. Even now, every day the makeup of the board is a little different. The thing is, most people don't see it. Things change very slowly and when something accelerates it, people are discomforted by it. I'm trying to figure out why things are "good" right now and why most people are content, and I think it's for a few reasons.
1) We expect people to be nice to each other. When they aren't, they get banned. The majority of people are very amiable and as a result it creates a comfortable community.
2) Our staff are pretty exceptional for an online community. We have good number of people, they do a great job at identifying problems as they arise, and most are active.
3) People that cause problems are often outsiders. When it's an internal problem, the person is usually such a misfit people already wanted them gone.
4) We try not to take ourselves too seriously. This isn't a job. This is a big game of retard safari.
In that sense, the board is self-regulating. We hold people to common sense and that's usually enough. With any new additions, the same sort of philosophy will be kept.
