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Off Topic / Re: Stop replying to lord tony and fuzztoast threads
« on: June 13, 2022, 11:35:45 PM »U are taking baitthis entire thread is taking bait lmao
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Off Topic / Re: amber heard lost
« on: June 04, 2022, 06:57:35 PM »
now they have to let him back into Pirates of the Caribbean. they just have to.
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Off Topic / Re: what if there are other communities like us
« on: May 31, 2022, 03:51:19 PM »
oh, also if you think this place is dead, we definitely still have much more to lose. i was browsing a newly discovered super old futurama forum, as well as tigsource (which also just happened to be the first place minecraft was shown off, fun fact) and these places are DEAD. like 1-2 posts per week, on a good week.
i heard from someone else that there are a few small weezer (🤮) forums that were fairly popular but eventually got super niche as forums started to die off.should i be glad i chose the knockoff lego game forum over the weezer forum 🤔
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Off Topic / Re: what if there are other communities like us
« on: May 31, 2022, 02:40:31 AM »Most definitely, but I also fear that this shared experience of niche forum communities can never be created again in the modern internet. Social media and media aggregator websites have created this strange trend in that people post things in order to validate themselves with platitudes and/or fake internet points.I would argue the same thing used to happen here, but it's definitely is true for social media websites which promote whatever gets the most engagement, creating websites like reddit where upvotes turn the whole culture into everyone rushing to be the first one to make some dumb joke to get the most updoots or gold or whatever.
This is in contrast to the modern Discord server which have mostly replaced forum communities.
It's a shame, because it feels like discord wasn't even designed to replace forums, it just kind of did. Discord feels like it was created out of necessity, considering how much of a pain in the ass it was to deal with skype groups, and teamspeak servers that needed to be hosted 24/7. Now it's incredibly convenient to talk to other people with it, and since people will usually gravitate toward whatever is the easiest to use, it seems like most people would rather just send quick messages on a program they already use daily than bother to browse multiple forum websites and adapt to the varying structures.
From my experience peeking into the ultra-massive topics like the pony/furry/real life pics threads, they've always felt more like chatrooms rather than forum discussions, probably due to the nature of the topic theme being so opened ended. And of course the night/day discussion topics could never again be replicated while discord exists. Those topics would probably be better suited to discord rather than being a forum topic.
To actually see anything you have at least have an account to join the server, then search function is awful and all information is found between conversations in the constant stream of text and images that is the chat history. Because of its nature as a messaging client it also forces you to have to keep up with the current conversation. With forums I can reply to a thread and just read new posts later. On Discord its a constant back and forth conversation and some people are prolific enough posters that it becomes too much of an effort to catch up. It also makes it awkward to post replies to previous topics and conversation because if its too late many people have already moved on from the "topic of the moment". Though forum posts can run into similar issues these problems are exaggerated by how Discord works. Sorry if this felt like a crotchety old man rant, I just felt like I had to at least share my opinion on the medium before its too late.
I'm hoping one day that discord will find some way to deal with these issues, and somehow become more structured for larger conversations without sacrificing the convenience.
I will say though that discord's search feature is slightly more reliable than BLF's. Slightly.
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Off Topic / what if there are other communities like us
« on: May 31, 2022, 12:23:23 AM »
So, most of us could probably agree that as of now, this forum is pretty obscure, right? I mean besides word of mouth, you probably only know about this place if you had some actual connection to it (in this case, playing blockland or being a career stuffposter at some point). I'm aware this forum had a ton of activity at some point (1.5 million posts in 2011, wow imagine that) but now it's just some lone corner of the internet with a mere fraction of the community left, with a community which is certainly no longer growing. Basically what I'm trying to say here, is that for as big as this place once was, it is still absolutely smacked by websites like youtube, reddit, twitter etc and ANY mainstream social media platform. Compared to them, the BLF does not exist. Yet, this place sits as a remaining outlet for a few people who know of its existence.
Now, imagine the same circumstances above but applied to a different community of similar size somewhere else, with a different theme. Possibly not even video game related. And they've got over 10 years of culture, lore, in-jokes, drama, and their own set of starfishs who just won't leave. Just like this place.
They're out there somewhere, staving off the inevitable transition to discord, and having their own little random discussions.
And we will never know about them.
sorry if this seems a little scattered it was just a random idea i thought was interesting
Now, imagine the same circumstances above but applied to a different community of similar size somewhere else, with a different theme. Possibly not even video game related. And they've got over 10 years of culture, lore, in-jokes, drama, and their own set of starfishs who just won't leave. Just like this place.
They're out there somewhere, staving off the inevitable transition to discord, and having their own little random discussions.
And we will never know about them.
sorry if this seems a little scattered it was just a random idea i thought was interesting
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Off Topic / Re: who is king tony
« on: May 30, 2022, 02:46:03 PM »
i think OP is sockpuppeting the user king tony and posting this thread for attention
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Off Topic / Re: post funny pictures and gifs of cats (big and small)
« on: May 27, 2022, 03:51:55 PM »
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Off Topic / Re: what is everyone's job/career here
« on: May 25, 2022, 09:47:05 PM »
physically at uni, mentally a neet
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Off Topic / Re: Has anyone tested Onn. Bluetooth sport earbuds in the shower?
« on: May 24, 2022, 05:39:43 PM »
install a bluetooth surround sound stereo system in the shower
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Off Topic / Re: The Chronology of the Blockland Forums
« on: May 23, 2022, 09:20:47 PM »
i've reported a few people before, though i don't remember if any of them led to anything.
i'll always think that a big issue with the community was the alt culture, aka, buying your way back in after a ban. sure you could report someone, and they may be banned, but if they immediately buy a new account and continue like nothing happened, what was the point? sure, it was good for badspot, since he was making money off it, but in the end it made bans feel like a paywall as a punishment for toxicity, rather than a way to actually remove problem users from the community. like, remember that there have been numerous users on this forum who have gone through literally 5+ accounts (you know who i'm talking about)
that being said since you cant make accounts anymore then i suppose we're in a new age of peace and prosperity (for now)
yes i am aware i am on an alt please don't make fun of me
i'll always think that a big issue with the community was the alt culture, aka, buying your way back in after a ban. sure you could report someone, and they may be banned, but if they immediately buy a new account and continue like nothing happened, what was the point? sure, it was good for badspot, since he was making money off it, but in the end it made bans feel like a paywall as a punishment for toxicity, rather than a way to actually remove problem users from the community. like, remember that there have been numerous users on this forum who have gone through literally 5+ accounts (you know who i'm talking about)
that being said since you cant make accounts anymore then i suppose we're in a new age of peace and prosperity (for now)
yes i am aware i am on an alt please don't make fun of me
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Off Topic / Re: The Chronology of the Blockland Forums
« on: May 23, 2022, 01:21:41 PM »
3 posts yesterday 
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Off Topic / Re: U.S.A. Politics Thread | ELON MUSK BUYS TWITTER FOR $44 BILLION
« on: May 17, 2022, 10:12:30 PM »
what about notch