- edableshoe
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Posted by: HeyBlade789
Posted by: edableshoe
Posted by: JBSpudster
Posted by: spartain ken 15
Posted by: edableshoe
I'm not cynical, I would even say I've become nicer to other members. Personally, I've matured and found myself working to be a strong member of the community.I would still say there are a ton of -blam!- older members. You could say that about newer members too, albeit for different reasons. I don't think it's smart or fair to say that user "quality" inherently decreases with time. That's what I feel the OP is stating though. That we come here to one-up each other, and that we become cynical, instead of more friendly and kinder to one another.
I can attest to how unfriendly members on here can be, I've gotten close to plenty of nice members, and I get the strong vibe from those that are not so kind.
Perhaps it really is the darkness of Bungie that has gotten to a few users though.
Isn't this whole culture of older members helping newer members kind of a bit of one upping in itself. Kant said (F-YEAH PHILOSOPHY) that the only real good is the good that is done purely for goodness sake, no ulterior motive, whereas i think a lot of the people who do good here are doing good to appear as good members of the community, rather then just being good.That's what I was talking about when I said I've worked to be a better member of this community. I've done nothing special, I've never said anything of serious value, but I do contribute. I've made plenty of friends, I've had rough conversations over PMs with plenty of other users. And I'm not the only like this, I'm sure.
There two ways to be a strong member: To contribute loudly and to the community as a whole, or to whisper words of encouragement and to become a strong friend with a few.
Even then, you are not limited to only one of those at a time.
Nonetheless, I do believe that there has grown a rift in the community of a few members who are very close, and they have made it difficult for any other user to feel comfortable. Antagonizing to a select few other members, it seems as though there is an unnecessary feud always brewing within each topic posted on this specific forum.