What ENWorld means to me (you).

[MEG Hal]

Not really OT but what does this community mean to you?
I read about the losses of board members and get upset, the people I call friends whom get ill (Angelsboi) and read about new and proud parents and smile with memories. I get excited when I see a post or thread by someone whom I think will put a smile on my face etc...

New boards are up and I for one want to say thanks to Morrus as well as all the posters (lurkers) who make this one of my "homes" and I am proud to be part of teh ENWorld family--even when people mock me it is all in jest..right?...right?

Ok, your turn.

 

[der_kluge]

Holy crap! Look at all that new stuff to play with!


Ok, seriously. ENWorld means a place where I can make fun of you.

Ok, really seriously, it's a place where I can kill some time at work, and bounce ideas off people. I keep up with all the latest news (and gossip) about my favorite hobby, and generally enjoy listening to all the ENWorld folks from day to day. It never ceases to amaze me at how many clever, creative people hang out here.

 

[Balgus]

A place to waste time at work while learning to play the game better too. Oh yeah, and the people are nice... sometimes...

 

[BrooklynKnight]

Wow. I know just how you feel Hal.
Enworld....well...damn.
Aside from being a place where i make friends and try to push along my budding gaming career its a place where i can...voice off.

Its home. Its family.

 

[Maldur]

Hal, your right!

Hell, I even like ArthurQ

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

What ENWorld Means To Me...

I'm a lot newer to the boards and to gaming than perhaps many of you. So this is a good place for me to come and learn and ask questions.

And kill time at work...

But beyond that, it's a community. I , too, feel sad when I read about memebers illnesses and losses. I feel joy when I hear about their good fortune and new babies and pets. I feel that it is a place where I can share these things in my own life with people who will accept me for who I am, and what I do.

I feel it is a place to not only be serious, but also to kid around with people who enjoy the same hobbies as I do. I never will fully understand the people who get mad about OT posts and only want to focus on being serious all the time. I like to hear about my friends' lives. I want to hear about my friends' problems (and offer my best help or condolences).

ENWorld is a place where someone like me, who really doesn't fit in with the vast majority of people they meet in their day to day life can escape and be with people they share at least a couple of things in common with. When I'm feeling down, as I was the other night, sometimes all it takes is a joke or a kind word from another ENWorld member to make me feel better about myself (Thank you ArthurQ and the ENWorld Gallery thread...you have no idea how much that just made me feel better) or just to forget about the stresses and tribulations of everyday life (ie. threads where a poster has said something funny and had me laughing out loud).

Occasionaly I read a post that makes me mad. Either someone is giving someone else a hard time , or trying to put someone else down. I shake my head at these and wish everyone could just get along. But for the most part, I'm amazed that just about everyone here respects others' differences (and bad typos )

I know I will continue to read and post here as long as these boards are up and running. As soon as I get my finances in better shape, I plan on becomming a supporter as well. This site is definately worth it.

Because it's more than just "a site". It's like going to a friends house. Only we're all on our computers. But the feeling of belonging is the same...

Thank you ENWorld.

~Sheri

 

[the Jester]

ENWorld is a community, a resource, and most of all a family. It's the only website that's made me cry (when I heard that Angelsboi had contracted AIDS).

It's my homepage, the first and last site I check online each day.

It's where I do most of my writing these days, what with having three ongoing story hours.

I've made a lot of good friends here, many of them people I've never actually met. I've brushed up against some of my idols in passing (gaming idols, yep).

Really, it's a lot like home.

 

[PowerWordDumb]

Its family.

And don't you forget it! Now put down that Pepsi Blue and get back to work!

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

ENWorld is a place to chat about D&D, first and foremost. It's a place to sort out what the rules actually mean, to find out all the ways I hadn't noticed to make my character more interesting, and to steal ideas off people more creative than I am.

It's also a place to meet people, to hang out, to laugh at hong and Teflon Billy (amongst others), to enjoy Story Hours, and to exchange in-jokes. Plus it's the Hivemind, which is something all by itself.

It's a frickin' good site, is what it is.

 

[Crothian]

It's a place of family and friends. We were brought topgether by RPGs of all things, yet the place has become so much more. I've meet friends from across the globe and next time I travel around I'm going to see about meeting more of these fine people.

Unbeknowst to many of you I've been thanking people privately with small gifts of RPG books. I figure the people who make this place great need more then a simple thank. Since we are an RPG comunity RPG books seemed like the perfect way. I think I've handed out over 3 dozen books so far. So, a big thank you to all of you.