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<blockquote data-quote="Brown Jenkin" data-source="post: 1385602" data-attributes="member: 2572">I mentioned this when the off-topic forum was first created but apparently I was in the minority. Not all people like the Hive. Whether or not it is true I always felt that the Hive was a clicish or eliete group. The name implies a &quot;groupthink&quot; and I opose this whenever possible. While I tollerated the Hivemind thread and&nbsp; didn't mind its existance since I could ignore it, I never desisired to be part of something I felt was excusionary in feel. I realize that not everyone feels as I do but when I posted this before there were some others who agreed with me.&nbsp; Now with all off-topic items banished to the new &quot;Hive&quot; forum I have lost the good feelings and sense of family I always had visiting ENWorld. While no-one may care, I will not visit the off topic forum under its current incarnation as &quot;The Hive&quot;. I gave it a chance when it started but I always felt put off visiting it and after a couple of weeks of checking it out I have not been back since. Since this time I have also noticed that as a result I have changed by participation paterns. While I still read the boards I do not reply much any more, even in the more friendly off-topic Fantasy-SciFi media foum. I see this now as a chance to plead my case again. While it may be fun to play in-jokes with your fiends, when it comes to the entire comunity some will feel left out and new people will be confused. I miss my old ENWorld with the feeling of belonging to a community, now I feel like I am just visiting someone-elses private playground (Those who who are part of the Hive, who seem to run things around here). I am not trying to lay blame on anyone or say anyone in particular has been unfriendly, just that I do not feel as comfortable or as included as I generaly used to. I realy do like the people at ENWorld which is why I am even mentioning this.[Edit] P.S. While I was writing my post PirateCat made his change so I didn't see it until I was done. I will add though that until the words &quot;The Hive&quot; are removed altogether I stand by my above statements.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brown Jenkin, post: 1385602, member: 2572"] I mentioned this when the off-topic forum was first created but apparently I was in the minority. Not all people like the Hive. Whether or not it is true I always felt that the Hive was a clicish or eliete group. The name implies a "groupthink" and I opose this whenever possible. While I tollerated the Hivemind thread and didn't mind its existance since I could ignore it, I never desisired to be part of something I felt was excusionary in feel. I realize that not everyone feels as I do but when I posted this before there were some others who agreed with me. Now with all off-topic items banished to the new "Hive" forum I have lost the good feelings and sense of family I always had visiting ENWorld. While no-one may care, I will not visit the off topic forum under its current incarnation as "The Hive". I gave it a chance when it started but I always felt put off visiting it and after a couple of weeks of checking it out I have not been back since. Since this time I have also noticed that as a result I have changed by participation paterns. While I still read the boards I do not reply much any more, even in the more friendly off-topic Fantasy-SciFi media foum. I see this now as a chance to plead my case again. While it may be fun to play in-jokes with your fiends, when it comes to the entire comunity some will feel left out and new people will be confused. I miss my old ENWorld with the feeling of belonging to a community, now I feel like I am just visiting someone-elses private playground (Those who who are part of the Hive, who seem to run things around here). I am not trying to lay blame on anyone or say anyone in particular has been unfriendly, just that I do not feel as comfortable or as included as I generaly used to. I realy do like the people at ENWorld which is why I am even mentioning this. [Edit] P.S. While I was writing my post PirateCat made his change so I didn't see it until I was done. I will add though that until the words "The Hive" are removed altogether I stand by my above statements. [/QUOTE]

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