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<blockquote data-quote="francisca" data-source="post: 1093456" data-attributes="member: 9734">MMMMM.&nbsp; Well first off, it's been a good place to glean a better understanding of 3E.&nbsp;&nbsp; That still is it's primary purpose.&nbsp; I'm still a pretty average DM, but I'm way better than I would be without this place.As far as community: In general, I do not have much interest in online communities.&nbsp; I have plenty of friends and family in the real world to invest my emotions in. However, this place is the exception.&nbsp; While I don't get too emotional about good and bad news people share on this board, I do feel a twinge of emotion when someone posts extreme good news (like babies) or extreme bad news (death or terminal illness).&nbsp; It is nice to see people respond to such news in the way they do around here: by putting what is important in life in perspective.&nbsp; I guess I feel more of a sense of comaraderie than community.&nbsp; Kinda like the difference between a group hug and high five with everyone around you.&nbsp; To me, this is a high-five kinda place.I will say this, without ENWorld and it's members, GenCon would have been a pretty crappy experience for me.&nbsp; However, despite having to leave the con earlier than I expected, I had a great time, largely due to meeting and gaming with people who post right here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="francisca, post: 1093456, member: 9734"] MMMMM. Well first off, it's been a good place to glean a better understanding of 3E. That still is it's primary purpose. I'm still a pretty average DM, but I'm way better than I would be without this place. As far as community: In general, I do not have much interest in online communities. I have plenty of friends and family in the real world to invest my emotions in. However, this place is the exception. While I don't get too emotional about good and bad news people share on this board, I do feel a twinge of emotion when someone posts extreme good news (like babies) or extreme bad news (death or terminal illness). It is nice to see people respond to such news in the way they do around here: by putting what is important in life in perspective. I guess I feel more of a sense of comaraderie than community. Kinda like the difference between a group hug and high five with everyone around you. To me, this is a high-five kinda place. I will say this, without ENWorld and it's members, GenCon would have been a pretty crappy experience for me. However, despite having to leave the con earlier than I expected, I had a great time, largely due to meeting and gaming with people who post right here. [/QUOTE]

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