Well, if you decided the title was eye catching enough, I was wondering about the interenets and forums. I really only like to post on another forum that I have for years. We have a pretty tight bond there because there's only like ten of us (odd considering it's a forum dedicated to something really popular). Yeah, they're pretty good friends.
Anyway, we have a tight kind of community, hidden from the rest of internet. Civilised and stuff. And I was wondering, how close exactly is this forum? Because, at first glance, it seems very quick and filled with all sorts of people, but do any of you see a connection or community you have?
It's a vague question yes, but I philosophise. So, how is your community here?
(Also, helpful for me, because I've decided I should post on more forums, and this forum seems okay.)
Forum Communities
actually pretty civil. i mean there are some people that have just been here for a really long time and know eachother but it is pretty easy to just jump into the bcb forum and be "accepted" by others. I mean some of us play video games, some draw, others do both. we are pretty chill bout it
- #3
- 26 February 2011 - 07:17 PM
If I was forced to say something about it I would say easily distracted. Though this could just be the threads I look at because I refuse to look at long text ones.
- #7
- 26 February 2011 - 09:09 PM
- Leaving_a_Comment
- Member
While there are some tighter knit communities than others on this forum (I.E. The RCers, the Olders, IRCers ect.) It is surprising easy to fit into a grope. Just give us a couple of weeks or so to really get to know you and You'll become an integrated part of the group pretty quickly.
And this coming from an semi-old fag should tell you something, cause to be honest I've found a particular type of family in this forum that's hard to find anywhere else on the internet in such a short of amount of time.
And this coming from an semi-old fag should tell you something, cause to be honest I've found a particular type of family in this forum that's hard to find anywhere else on the internet in such a short of amount of time.
- #8
- 26 February 2011 - 09:17 PM
- bigdogstan
- Member
i love it all 
(not likes some forums ¬_¬ you never see the same person more than one)
i love everyone
yes even the grammar nazi's
(not likes some forums ¬_¬ you never see the same person more than one)
i love everyone
yes even the grammar nazi's
- #9
- 26 February 2011 - 09:20 PM
- SushiJaguar
- Internet Tough Guy<br>P.S. I roleplay as a medieval furry
Member 
I think you're all stupid motherfuckers and would gladly watch you be disemboweled and drawn and quartered.
- #10
- 26 February 2011 - 09:20 PM
- bigdogstan
- Member
well i like being stupid no one ever expects anything huge of you ( if i make a mistake, its the norm)
i feel happy now
(no amount of anger can suppress me, in an annoying mood
)
This post has been edited by bigdogstan: 26 February 2011 - 09:25 PM
- #12
- 26 February 2011 - 09:23 PM
- SushiJaguar
- Internet Tough Guy<br>P.S. I roleplay as a medieval furry
Member
It's true, I need a hug.
I...fell down and broke a NAY UHL AAAAA
I...fell down and broke a NAY UHL AAAAA
- #13
- 26 February 2011 - 09:31 PM
- Yappy
- BCI Member
SushiJaguar, on 26 February 2011 - 09:31 PM, said:
It's true, I need a hug.
I...fell down and broke a NAY UHL AAAAA
I...fell down and broke a NAY UHL AAAAA
There, there, Sushikins. There, there.
To be fair, this community is a little bit polarising. There are a lot of nice folks on here, and I'd like to think I come across as pleasant enough, but there is a certain tendency to have multiple standards. If whf acts like an annoying dick, we find it cute and amusing. If some random new poster notices this and does the same, the steel jaws of the forum do tend to snap down.
Once you're accepted, though, everything's pretty good. Even if the philosophical turf wars get a bit heated occasionally.
- #14
- 26 February 2011 - 09:38 PM
- Yappy
- BCI Member
After some thought, I posit that the forum is like an oyster bed. If you let it all wash over you, you can watch the changing seasons of the community while barely interacting with it. But if you irritate the members, there's an even chance between two outcomes: either you get yourself spat out, or you finding yourself being enravelled in so many layers of the community that you inevitably pick up a shine.
*Hit for cheesy metaphors*
*Hit for cheesy metaphors*
- #16
- 26 February 2011 - 10:01 PM
Interesting that you should bring this up, The Nturtanyr. I originally come from a tight and close-knit community very similar to yours. We haven't always gotten along with each other, but somehow we manage to stick with each other through thick and thin.
The main other community I post on is the CRFH forum, which has evolved over the years. It once was a loud and somewhat chaotic community, similar to the BCB forums of today. Nowadays we're smaller, quieter, and more sedate and thoughtful in our postings. The "old guard" are now mainly only seen on IRC, and they don't talk much about the comic anymore.
As for the BCB forum? It is still in the midst of childhood. It, too, will grow up in time, I expect. We do have our cliques here, but that's the nature of an exuberant and active community. The main rule is to not take things too seriously. Most people who follow that rule will do just fine, wherever or however much they choose to post.
The main other community I post on is the CRFH forum, which has evolved over the years. It once was a loud and somewhat chaotic community, similar to the BCB forums of today. Nowadays we're smaller, quieter, and more sedate and thoughtful in our postings. The "old guard" are now mainly only seen on IRC, and they don't talk much about the comic anymore.
As for the BCB forum? It is still in the midst of childhood. It, too, will grow up in time, I expect. We do have our cliques here, but that's the nature of an exuberant and active community. The main rule is to not take things too seriously. Most people who follow that rule will do just fine, wherever or however much they choose to post.
- #17
- 26 February 2011 - 10:36 PM
SushiJaguar, on 26 February 2011 - 09:31 PM, said:
It's true, I need a hug.
I...fell down and broke a NAY UHL AAAAA
I...fell down and broke a NAY UHL AAAAA
- #19
- 27 February 2011 - 01:30 AM
- Junior Boomer
- BCI Member
There's negativity everywhere, sometimes it's necessary, sometimes it's not. This place is generally good about it.
- #21
- 27 February 2011 - 02:25 AM
- ILB
- secretly a man
Member
Quote
you finding yourself being enravelled in so many layers of the community that you inevitably pick up a shine.
An interesting parable, considering that what makes up these layers is mostly pus and excrement and secretions. ^_^
That said, the forum is... Well, it is not all that tight-knit, really. Not that we are just fleeting or something, but no, I would not call it tight-knit by any standards.
We do have a lot of smaller communities, though, and these definitely have a lot of togetherness. For instance, we have the Skype society, the ragtag RCers, the IRC elite (plus the periphery surrounding them), the roleplaying ruckus, the voicechat venturers, the forumites, the social students, and so on. They are relatively open to each other (not counting the IRC/RC conflict), but there is also a distance between them. And they all have their definite shortcomings when it comes to socialising.
Oh, wait, we have also recently acquired the band of BCItes.
- #24
- 27 February 2011 - 02:57 PM
- Mikanada
- Member
bigdogstan, on 26 February 2011 - 09:20 PM, said:
i love it all
(not likes some forums ¬_¬ you never see the same person more than one)
i love everyone
yes even the grammar nazi's
(not likes some forums ¬_¬ you never see the same person more than one)
i love everyone
yes even the grammar nazi's
HEIL MEINE GRAMMATIK!!!
I like the BCB forums because it's very neatly organized.
This post has been edited by Mikanada: 01 March 2011 - 04:01 PM
- #27
- 01 March 2011 - 04:00 PM
- (nameless)
- *heavy sigh*
Member 
The Nturtanyr, on 26 February 2011 - 07:00 PM, said:
Civilised and stuff.
Being primarily a RC poster, I have to question this particular part of your statement...
- #29
- 01 March 2011 - 11:33 PM
(nameless), on 01 March 2011 - 11:33 PM, said:
The Nturtanyr, on 26 February 2011 - 07:00 PM, said:
Civilised and stuff.
Being primarily a RC poster, I have to question this particular part of your statement...
RC is like our /b/ so logically like we do for 4chan we should judge the whole forum based on this one place.
- #30
- 02 March 2011 - 12:38 AM
- (nameless)
- *heavy sigh*
Member
Rawrdinosaur, on 02 March 2011 - 12:38 AM, said:
(nameless), on 01 March 2011 - 11:33 PM, said:
The Nturtanyr, on 26 February 2011 - 07:00 PM, said:
Civilised and stuff.
Being primarily a RC poster, I have to question this particular part of your statement...
RC is like our /b/ so logically like we do for 4chan we should judge the whole forum based on this one place.
If you think RC compares to 4chan, than you are lucky enough to have never been to that cursed site...there is no comparison.
Regardless, I was being sarcastic.
- #32
- 02 March 2011 - 12:46 AM
@nameless No I don't think they compare. I just meant when people think of 4chan they think of the worst section you could possibly go in which is /b/ or /v/ on a bad day. So what I meant was don't judge the whole forum on the weirdest things on it.
This post has been edited by Rawrdinosaur: 02 March 2011 - 12:50 AM
- #33
- 02 March 2011 - 12:49 AM
- The Nturtanyr
- Member
Well Nameless, in our community, we rarely make an offensive comment or bad language. We don't attack people immediately if they come off as an idiot. We just don't act immaturely really. All our discussions have quality messages and arguments, and although we do have our fun and stuff, we don't act stupid.
It's hard to explain really.
But it's how I acquired the use of language and grammar to convey mood, rather than emoticons, images and so on.
It's hard to explain really.
But it's how I acquired the use of language and grammar to convey mood, rather than emoticons, images and so on.
- #34
- 02 March 2011 - 12:56 AM
Now take every instance in this thread where "community" was mentioned and substitute it by "communism" - instant comedy of the highest grade.
The Nturtanyr, on 26 February 2011 - 07:00 PM, said:
Forum Communists
...
Anyway, we have a tight kind of communism, hidden from the rest of internet. [DUM DUM DUM!!]
So, how is your communism here? [He'll only join if it's radical.]
...
Anyway, we have a tight kind of communism, hidden from the rest of internet. [DUM DUM DUM!!]
So, how is your communism here? [He'll only join if it's radical.]
Moosack, on 26 February 2011 - 07:17 PM, said:
I'm not really too into communism, but there is a distinct Nietzsche here that you can notice.[Everyone's atheist and nihilist]
DFA, on 26 February 2011 - 08:36 PM, said:
I'd say this is a pretty nice communist state, really wish I could get out of it, but I cant.
Trying_to_Leave_Communism, on 26 February 2011 - 09:17 PM, said:
While there are some tighter controlled communist states than others, it is surprisingly easy to find a grape, but you might have to fight over it.
Yappy, on 26 February 2011 - 10:01 PM, said:
The forum is like an oyster bed. You let it all wash over you, while the communist party barely interacting with you. But if you irritate the members, either you get yourself shot or end up finding yourself being burried in so many layers of dirt that you can't see the sun.
wacko, on 26 February 2011 - 10:36 PM, said:
I originally come from a tight and closed communist regime very similar to yours. We haven't always gotten enough food, but somehow I managed to stick a knife on the others.
ILB, on 27 February 2011 - 02:57 PM, said:
We do have a lot of smaller communists, though, and these definitely have a lot of toughness. For instance, we have the SSP - Secret Skype Police; the Radical Communism (RC) party; the International Reunion of Communism (IRC) members; the democracy-roleplaying propaganda; the Active Voicechat Media Group; the plebs; the socialism students, and so on. We have also recently acquired the band of Better Communists Iniciative - the BCI.
The Nturtanyr, on 02 March 2011 - 12:56 AM, said:
Well Nameless, in communism, we rarely make an offensive comment or else.
This post has been edited by Migrant: 03 March 2011 - 02:28 AM
- #35
- 02 March 2011 - 01:44 AM
- Meowth
- Please go easy on me. I don't like critique. Or my title.
Member 
The Nturtanyr, on 02 March 2011 - 12:56 AM, said:
Well Nameless, in our community, we rarely make an offensive comment or bad language. We don't attack people immediately if they come off as an idiot. We just don't act immaturely really. All our discussions have quality messages and arguments, and although we do have our fun and stuff, we don't act stupid.
And people post in this place?
It sounds mythical.
- #37
- 02 March 2011 - 02:07 AM
- SpaceMouse
- BCI Member
- his custom license plate literally reads "M0US3Y"
Leaving_a_Comment, on 26 February 2011 - 09:17 PM, said:
It is surprising easy to fit into a grope.
all gropes are custom-molded here at bcb
- #39
- 02 March 2011 - 05:51 PM
- Leaving_a_Comment
- Member
I giggle at the fact you changed my name to Trying To Leave Communism. I will have you know sir, there is a reason people call me "Commie."
Ya know Spacey, I think I said noticed that and then left it as 'grope' just because of how I greet people usually...
Ya know Spacey, I think I said noticed that and then left it as 'grope' just because of how I greet people usually...
- #40
- 02 March 2011 - 05:55 PM
- CaptainBaconMan
- Member
4chan isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be.
- #42
- 03 March 2011 - 12:59 PM
- CaptainBaconMan
- Member
/b/ is the only worthwhile board, all the others are retarded and elitist.
- #44
- 03 March 2011 - 09:42 PM
We have a good number of Abbeys around. ^_^
- #50
- 06 March 2011 - 05:45 AM