Is ENWorld getting less friendly?

[Cheiromancer]

Do the mods keep statistics about warnings, thread closures and the like? Compare it with the number of posts, and you would be able to see if there is an actual wave, or if it is just a matter of being unlucky in what threads you encounter.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I've been gone for nearly three weeks, and the place goes to hell in a handbasket, apparently. Is there a connection? Hmm....

No no no.

I move to another country and then this place goes crazy. Its my fault, so nyah.

 

[Umbran]

With any group of people, given a reasonable length of time one would expect short-term variations in overall mood and style, just statistically speaking. Shouldn't be too big a cause for concern.

 

[Kaleon Moonshae]

I must admit that I have gotten a little snarky lately, prolly a combination of real world issues and the shift in personality duringt hat drivethrough thing. I find that after all the rudeness and stuff that that started I have a shorter fuse than I used to. I think maybe it is just a wave like has been discussed, I know that when it was brought to my attention by a very kind and polite moderator (you know who you are) I realized what was going on and am trying to put a lid on it. I think there for a while I saw someone with a really low post count and thought "dtrpg" and didn't give them the chance they deserved. For that I apologize and from now on, just be sure to let me know when you think I'm being rude and I will usually back down and apologize, because I honestly don't mean to be.

I still feel that this board is nicer than most I have ever been a part of (which isn't many) or saw enough to know that I didn't want to be a part of (rpgnet). Keep up the good work, especially moderators like PC and Henrey.

 

[William Ronald]

I think the best thing we can do as individuals is to police ourselves and remember that the people we are addressing in the thread are people not totally unlike ourselves -- with their own tastes and opinions. I think we need to respect each others, and remember that reasonable people can disagree on many topics.

I should not that I have sometimes felt the need to add a little humor of late to help improve the tone of a thread. I think we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously here. Speaking for myself, I'm here for fun.

 

[Mark]

...it must have been a pretty amazing lovefest once upon a time, sorry I missed it.

Yes. Yes, it was...

*sniffle*

...hold me...

 

[Kaleon Moonshae]

Yes. Yes, it was...

*sniffle*

...hold me...

see, it's claptrap like that that makes me so mad I want to call people names so here we go.

::holds *MARK*:: ;P~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Piratecat]

Oh, we absolutely go in waves, and the boards have been both more and less friendly than they currently are. Thread closures right now are actually quite low compared to normal, although I've given more warnings lately than I normally have to. Here's a few rough patterns I've noticed:

- After a big argument (drivethrough pdfs, for instance) people are generally ruder for about a month while resentment lingers.

- National or international political/sports stress (such as the ongoing war, or national politics, or England losing) tend to breed abruptness.

- I think summer is worse than winter for some reason.

We keep growing, which makes the site feel a little less homey, but I'll tell you: I see a lot less rules arguments nowadays (one or two specific people were ushered away), and I see a bajillion new folks helping with creative plot ideas. I think we're just fine, and that the best way to encourage friendliness is to be friendly yourself.

 

[Kaleon Moonshae]

Oh, we absolutely go in waves, and the boards have been both more and less friendly than they currently are. Thread closures right now are actually quite low compared to normal, although I've given more warnings lately than I normally have to. Here's a few rough patterns I've noticed:

- After a big argument (drivethrough pdfs, for instance) people are generally ruder for about a month while resentment lingers.

- National or international political/sports stress (such as the ongoing war, or national politics, or England losing) tend to breed abruptness.

- I think summer is worse than winter for some reason.

We keep growing, which makes the site feel a little less homey, but I'll tell you: I see a lot less rules arguments nowadays (one or two specific people were ushered away), and I see a bajillion new folks helping with creative plot ideas. I think we're just fine, and that the best way to encourage friendliness is to be friendly yourself.

Actually it is a well established theory that summer is worse argument wise than winter. It tends to be hotter and people have less patience. It is also a time of high stress without the tradition of being nice about it (such as the stress associated with christmas and the idea that you should be kind to your neighbors). While it is not summer in half the world, it does seem like the predominant group of posters here are from north america/europe.

just my two cents, do with it as you will;P

 

[Mark]

...just my two cents, do with it as you will...

*Takes one cent and flips it, revealing "heads"*

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*...takes other cent and pockets them both.*