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Posted January 01, 2013
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Crowned: The only problem with the general politeness and nice atmosphere is that we might turn into an elitist community that just revels in it's gloriousness and hates all "lesser" communities
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Aaron86: "Might"?
Well I wouldn't say we already are, if that is what you mean. Or at least I'd say I can't tell.
Posted January 01, 2013
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tfishell: Anyway, since I'm here for the nostalgia (mmmm, 3D accelerators) I wish more talk about this would be allowed. On the other hand, maybe nobody is really interested in that subject. :-/
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Posted January 01, 2013
Eh, the best conversations are had among people who aren't arseholes at each-other, otherwise it just comes down to a shouting match. There have been controversial topics here — politics (one about communism a while back I think) videogames and violence, piracy etcetera) — and the best outcome is when there's a calm debate, not a game of "I CAN TYPE LOUDER THAN YOUUUUU".

Just because people are as a rule nice doesn't mean they're being all sunshine and rainbows and tiptoeing around anything that might make them have to think and voice (possibly unpopular) opinions.
Posted January 01, 2013
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tfishell: Only thing I don't like about the forum is that it seems like discussion of old games often seems suppressed. Some newbie posts a topic saying, "Hey, anybody remember x? Great game! [YouTube link]", then TheJoe (sorry man) comes in with a shotgun yelling, "Git off mah lawn! The wishlist is over thar!"

Anyway, since I'm here for the nostalgia (mmmm, 3D accelerators) I wish more talk about this would be allowed. On the other hand, maybe nobody is really interested in that subject. :-/

I think holding ourselves to a standard is good, however. You can be an asshole anywhere on the Internet (and I have), but it takes a real man to be polite online.
I think the big problem is that it's hard to have a long discussion about just nostalgia. You can talk about a game as it relates to a specific topic, or discuss specifics about a game, but just gushing about how much you loved a game as a kid doesn't really lead to any discussion apart from "yeah, I loved it too. The end."
Posted January 02, 2013
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tfishell: Only thing I don't like about the forum is that it seems like discussion of old games often seems suppressed. Some newbie posts a topic saying, "Hey, anybody remember x? Great game! [YouTube link]", then TheJoe (sorry man) comes in with a shotgun yelling, "Git off mah lawn! The wishlist is over thar!"

Anyway, since I'm here for the nostalgia (mmmm, 3D accelerators) I wish more talk about this would be allowed. On the other hand, maybe nobody is really interested in that subject. :-/

I think holding ourselves to a standard is good, however. You can be an asshole anywhere on the Internet (and I have), but it takes a real man to be polite online.
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jefequeso: I think the big problem is that it's hard to have a long discussion about just nostalgia. You can talk about a game as it relates to a specific topic, or discuss specifics about a game, but just gushing about how much you loved a game as a kid doesn't really lead to any discussion apart from "yeah, I loved it too. The end."
Personally, most of my childhood memories concerning gaming mostly revolved around console games. I wasn't much of a pc gamer as a kid, so any conversation about older pc games I wouldn't have much to contribute nostalgically.

I agree that the community here can be a bit too quick to direct people over to the wish list instead of taking it as a moment to discuss the game in question. Since just bringing up a game is the first step to breaking the ice.
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