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Other Forums?
I wonder if any of you guys are active, or at least somewhat regular visitors of any other internet forums.
Also, what would it take for you guys to keep coming back to a forum? topics? members? free pizza?
Also, what would it take for you guys to keep coming back to a forum? topics? members? free pizza?
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For me, a forum needs to have the right kinds of people (ie not full of 13 yr olds bragging about their Naruto headbands) and be very active.
Hehe sorry, should've searched for a duplicade topic. Worry not, I'll go back and hide in the corner.
This is my most frequently visited and participated. I'm a Flash producer, so it's pretty natural.
ScrewAttack
Qouting them, "We are not a porn site". If you know the Angry Video Game Nerd, you should know them as well.
...and god forbid, don't even ask, The Official Nintendo Forums. Yeah, not gunna link it.
Not linking to either.
Every other board I went on was complete and total crap! Sure, I was a bit n00bish, but they coulda been nicer... oh well. I'm at a great forum now, and that's all that matters.
I come here because I can throw my ideas up against other people who will only occasionally answer with, "omgzr0fl!!11!1 ur moms on teh floor wit mi p3n15."
We tend to have a bit higher-level discussions of politics, economics, religion, pop culture, technology, and Pogeymans here.
Lately, I've had trouble posting elsewhere for these very reasons. I sometimes post on the Simply Syndicated boards still, but participate there mostly in the chat room now instead. This has led to a very jealous Richard Smith calling me out on the second birthday episode of Movies You Should See, upset that I have left him for Geeknights.
When I was an Internet newbie I used to ask my bro to interpret L337 Sp34I{ for me. I haven't seen many people type like that in a long time though. I guess people are starting to grow out of it or that I don't run into it as much.
I am in Fast Karate because that forum is hilarious, then I come here because there are so many cool ideas here, I go to the saint seiya fan forum because I like saint seiya, then sometimes I go to fear the gooberzilla forums to read about interesting movies and finally I go to Otaku USA because that magazine is awesome. Normally it takes me 30 min to check them out. I would be in a AWO forum but they do not have one :P
Megatokyo's anime board - I haven't read the webcomic in years but I post on the board to keep up with the latest news and chat with people who actually know about anime and japanese culture. Naruto/bleach fanboys generally get run out of town pretty quickly
Gotfrag's Day of Defeat board - I play this HL1 mod in online leagues, the community is small and everyone knows everyone else so trashtalking is especially fun
1) Well moderated, but not over moderated
2) A firm set of rules that are known, but not so many rules that it becomes asinine.
3) A somewhat mature base of users.
4) Something that's not found anywhere else, forum-wise
5) "Critical Mass". That is, it's not going to fade into the night.
6) A reason to come back.
These interests are why I go to 4chan so often, but can't stand, say, Megatokyo forums. I forget who said this quote, but it fits my view of probably 90% of forums: "There's no THERE there."
Even better, when I zip it up all the way it covers my mouth, which comes in handy when my throat has spazzing fits (coughing fits that list almost 10 minutes). But no one understands me when I talk except for the really dedicated South Park fans.