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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 4442920" data-attributes="member: 1">One thing I've started doing it highlighting the new blog posts on the news page.  I actually think the blogs have created a new dynamic that didn't exist before - actual articles rather than conversations.  Over the years, we've experimented with different ways of creating articles on EN World, and this (albeit accidentally) has proved to be the best method.I like it.  I also like that it gives people a sense of investment or ownership over their "part" of EN World, in the same way that the enhanced profile pages, the groups, etc. do.  It lets people show a lot more of who they are, rather than being another of 70,000 posters.I'm largely experimenting at present, trying to figure out the best ways to do things.  Certainly I'm of the opinion that just a messageboard isn't enough in this age of internet advancement, where Facebook rules all.  I like the idea of promoting the people more, making it more a community full of people all using different tools to do their own thing, with the freedom to choose.  Rather than simply particpate in threads, I want people to be able to find other gamers, befriend them, post articles, form groups, share files (legally!), work together on projects, and so forth.  I feel that's more a "community" than a simple messageboard.  Something more organic, flexible, interactive in the ways that each member chooses.That's not to say I've decided what the best way forward is yet.</blockquote>

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