As a guy who sticks to the R&P section there's too few conservatives so it ends up being very unbalanced. It sucks like when gay marriage is brought up and someone speaks against it nobody agrees with that person, instead everyone jumps on them and calls them a bigot or a homophobe and it's all very childish. It's basically namecalling because a person has an opinion that differs from most of the community. I think that kind of thing scares away other conservatives, they know there's a strong liberal presence and any conservative who joins will just be jumped on because of their personal beliefs.
What do you think of The Escapist community as a whole?
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No opinion anymore since I hardly frequent the forums at this point. Used to back in my college days all the time. Still seems the same way its always been. People are overly sensitive/can't take a joke or can't see another person's side of an argument. Ya know, like the rest of the internet.
Eh.
It can be great, it can be really shitty.
`Feminist` is a dirty word here, and a lot of ignorance is often thrown around. But there are many thoughtful people here.
So, it can be very different, depending on the day and the topic flavour of the week.
EDIT: Oh, and the obsession with rape is disturbing.
It can be great, it can be really shitty.
`Feminist` is a dirty word here, and a lot of ignorance is often thrown around. But there are many thoughtful people here.
So, it can be very different, depending on the day and the topic flavour of the week.
EDIT: Oh, and the obsession with rape is disturbing.
I mostly just roam around different forums and lurk.
As you see my post count, I have only just recently become more vocal on the escapist.
But from what I see, it's not too bad.
There are some sane, smart people around who are willing to discuss things.
Trolls and people trying to start flames are easy to spot and easy to walk around (at least from my perspective.)
But now and again there are people who post something that seems like obvious troll/flame bait, but then they provide a list of thought out reasons for discussion rather than a simple "This is why I am undeniably right".
If after I've read the initial posts and they seem to have been written by someone set on fire or growing horns and living under bridges charging bridge tolls, then I will not give them the time of day.
As you see my post count, I have only just recently become more vocal on the escapist.
But from what I see, it's not too bad.
There are some sane, smart people around who are willing to discuss things.
Trolls and people trying to start flames are easy to spot and easy to walk around (at least from my perspective.)
Now that is just obvious troll/flame bait. I look at a thread titled like that and I see a box with a stick on a string.omega 616 said:
But now and again there are people who post something that seems like obvious troll/flame bait, but then they provide a list of thought out reasons for discussion rather than a simple "This is why I am undeniably right".
If after I've read the initial posts and they seem to have been written by someone set on fire or growing horns and living under bridges charging bridge tolls, then I will not give them the time of day.
It's a good community, but it varies like any other.
I've had people that make me feel bad about myself, but for the most part, by the way I presented myself it was a called for response. In those kinds of cases I was being immature, or selfish, gave too little information, or shouldn't have approached the internet in the first place.
I never really felt a part of the escapist until I migrated to the Forum games during a period in which I was unable to speak to my friends, made worse by some depression (or similar, downtrodden feeling) that was affecting my sleep, in some cases I was unable to get to it, and while I was sleeping I'd have unpleasant dreams. But I wouldn't call them nightmares.
I just needed some kind of friendly human interaction, and I suppose it's telling of the quality of the Escapist community that I was able to get it, with only minor feelings that I was being intrusive.
I've had people that make me feel bad about myself, but for the most part, by the way I presented myself it was a called for response. In those kinds of cases I was being immature, or selfish, gave too little information, or shouldn't have approached the internet in the first place.
I never really felt a part of the escapist until I migrated to the Forum games during a period in which I was unable to speak to my friends, made worse by some depression (or similar, downtrodden feeling) that was affecting my sleep, in some cases I was unable to get to it, and while I was sleeping I'd have unpleasant dreams. But I wouldn't call them nightmares.
I just needed some kind of friendly human interaction, and I suppose it's telling of the quality of the Escapist community that I was able to get it, with only minor feelings that I was being intrusive.
It's a nice community, for the most part. It's good to see a forum where not every post is ''lol'', but at the same time, it has it's fair share of douches, honestly. But once you fit in, it's really a good place to spend your digital minutes and time on.
Message me one of these times and we can drink to our sorrows. Or our joys. Point is, we drink.Mr.Pandah said:
Over the years I've posted in a lot of forums. Some good, some bad, some strictly moderated, some anarchy free-for-all. And I really have not found a better, more helpful, and easy to get along with even in a disagreement, community than right here on the escapist. That's not to say we don't see some nasty arguments... but all in all... I really like it here.
I think some people on here jump the shark over rumors and other unconfirmed sources of information. A lot of hate on DRM but at the same time a lot of love for Steam.
All in all there are good people here, and some who go with gut reactions to what amounts to breaking rumors. I feel sometimes on here my opinion is in the minority but then I remember I don't take everything I see/read at face value either. I have what some might say is an overabundance of optimism, but I temper it with a zen-like wait and see attitude. Or another way to say it is I don't immediately jump on hate wagons, I prefer to see for myself.
All in all there are good people here, and some who go with gut reactions to what amounts to breaking rumors. I feel sometimes on here my opinion is in the minority but then I remember I don't take everything I see/read at face value either. I have what some might say is an overabundance of optimism, but I temper it with a zen-like wait and see attitude. Or another way to say it is I don't immediately jump on hate wagons, I prefer to see for myself.
Not really sure where you're getting the whole racist/sexist/homophobic thing, most people are pretty accepting of other people. Shit, I just read a thread about gay experiences, and I swear, half the posters on this site have had some. Never seen anything I would call racism either. And from my experience, on this site, anyways, the word 'sexism' is met with extreme disdain.ShiningAmber said:
Don't lump everyone together, saying that everyone here is ignorant to the ways of the world, and women. There are actually quite a few women that frequent this site, mods included, if I'm not mistaken. Still though, sorry about any adversity you've suffered here, nobody deserves to be harassed.
OT though,I've been lurking here for years before I made a profile, and I still enjoy the community from time-to-time. But I always get disgusted with internet culture as a whole and have long bouts of dormancy. It's a vicious cycle.