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« on: November 15, 2014, 12:20:50 AM »
I find it hilarious when people dismiss other forums as hugboxes. Like, if they aren't malicious starfishs to eachother, they must be pansies right?
No.
It's called maturity. I had posted some long thingamadong on a topic to test waters on the subject. Went over decently, so I'll summarize here. There's another forum I also frequent that has to do with guitars. They have just as many members here, if not more. The community is incredibly helpful, and overall decent people. People don't blatantly attack people. They don't eat eachother alive. The reason I think it has to do with it the most is age, but moreso maturity. There are people well over 20s and 30s on that forum. They have jobs and a life and know what's up. The forum even has a marketplace for trading/selling/buying. The rules are exactly the same in that forum as this one. The leniency is about the same too. But it isn't even close to how this forum acts. This forum? It's mostly teens. It's like a cliche high school. The proof is in the pudding of the first page. The OP brings a serious subject to light and everyone's like "NO, LOCK THIS, UGH SO STUPID" instead of actually facing it and accepting it.
But with all this community's flaws, why do we stay? Why do problems users always come back? Banned members? Because it's become who you are. It's a community. You've known these people for years. You've grown up with them. Become friends with people here, made enemies. Even with stuffposting and silly topics, there's always something to laugh at, have fun with. And that's what matters.