Posted by: dibbs089
Posted by: Skibur
Posted by: dibbs089
Do you keep coming back because you feel as though there's still worthwhile things to be done or because visiting this site has become so ingrained into your daily routine that it would be near impossible to change?I think it's somewhat of a habit, and somewhat because I have invested a lot of time into this site and I don't want to waste it... To tell you the truth, I have no idea.I only ask because I can't figure out why I keep coming back. Sure there are worthwhile conversations on here but they happen so rarely...
SonicJohn was talking about community involvement, so I guess that's a reason for some people to stay, but what does that consist of? Community Carnages which really only represent a small part of the community? Submitting art and other forms of media or designing cool web services like Apoc (all of which are well outside my domain)? Is there some way special way through which you contribute that keeps you coming back or do you just post?
All I really do is post and read and I cannot for the life of me explain how that keeps me coming back here (going on almost 6ish (pre-account) years now).Exactly what I was trying to say. When you hit the 4-year mark, roughly, you start to realize this exact thing. I don't think it's anything that you can preempt or plan for, it just happens. You realize you have no real stake, and you end up coming here both by habit and by conviction that something will pop up for you, even if it never does.
That's also why I think All-Stars was as much of a success as it was, because it didn't demand pure artistic skill, just that you have a small bone of creativity and ideas in your body.
Which is also why I think people turn to things like fan-fictions, Community-projects, etc, in the first place. Partially because it's fun, and also because they feel like they have something to give back from all they've taken. And if you feel like you have nothing to give other than posts, then you end up feeling quite jaded.
I've reached a point now where I'm happy enough to just come here for the sake of coming here. I'll be Bnet-7 on August 8th, so I feel like I've come a long way in my Bnet adventure.
If anyone can figure out something for the post-4 bnetters to do other than feeling depressed that they can't do anything, then please feel free to say howdy and figure that out.
I think the Carnages were a perfect example of something to do that made it seem like there's an extra layer of involvement, and I like that they're back, but they feel lifeless now, especially that there's actually that "Carnage event" Bnet account. Makes it seem too robotic for my liking :/
Anyway, good job Skibz, on still being around throughout all of it that :)