- elmicker
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I think the main root of the "oversensitivity" and "brutality", is the sheer fluidity of the community. Due to the generally young age of people who come here, they tend not to stay long (they "grow out of b.net"), which also has the annoying effect of forcing away possibly more valuable and mature members who are simply astounded at the actions of some members. This is exactly evident in the OP; he says he'd like to take part in the community more, but just cant bring himself to slog through the sheer crap this communtiy throws at each other. Its for this reason its taken so horribly long to build up the solid core of members that are, now, finally beginning to show themselves as responsible; hell, i've even seen music threads go by in the flood without a rap v. rock debate kicking off. Most other communities take around 6 months to build up to the level of members who know each other and are always there, its taken nearly 3 years for this sub-community to grow to any reasonable size on b.net. Now, back to my original point :P, the fluidity of the community.
I have no qualms with the general youth of the community, i have to remember that i've been here just a shade under 3 years, i was probably much the same when i arrived, fresh from the amazing le337ness of Runescape. So, as changing the demographic of the incoming new members is almost impossible with the current situation, we must simply persist until those members have either developed into worthwhile, upstanding columns of the columns, or left. I don't think i need to ramble on more on this subject, as i'm sure Achronos 'n' co. have already thought down these lines, what with the groups overhaul and the general de-personalisation of the forums.
Edit: Well, i was going to edit this for clarity, but honestly, i think the only way this is going to be clear to someone is if they're on shrooms, weed and lsd, at the same time, sorry :P
[Edited on 04.04.2007 2:45 PM PDT]