Pretty much every game focused subreddit had a discord these days.
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Discord cliques
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Pretty much every game focused subreddit had a discord these days.
So I've never experienced with Discord (the few servers I'm in were all from communities formed pre-Discord) but I do have a "fear" for jumping into the middle of communities in a similar fashion.
As an example, the only hangout I've participated in here on ERA -- that I didn't follow before -- is the LiS community thread, and that was mostly because at the time I really didn't want to stop talking about LiS.
As an example, the only hangout I've participated in here on ERA -- that I didn't follow before -- is the LiS community thread, and that was mostly because at the time I really didn't want to stop talking about LiS.
If only there was a word for an audial form of dysfunction. We could totally name the service after that.
Hum thanks but i'm not very good with chats... and communities and stuff.
When there's pathetic people out there who want to infiltrate a space you've made or are part of to doxx or harass you, you have to have some level of skepticism.
This is absolutely not the case in my experience.
I mean, I think? I know I did make like one other comment, but I can't remember what it was. Like a joke about the N64? It was something video game related. I don't know. In any case, it was inoffensive.
If you've got some insight you can PM me.
My question has been answered! My original suspicion was correct:
In any case, I also wanted to say the Life Is Strange OT Discord is very fun.
In any case, I also wanted to say the Life Is Strange OT Discord is very fun.
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I've been trying to bribe BronsonLee with my friendship for a year and a half now via Discord and all he ever does is threaten to slap, stab. or shoot me.
If someone knows an easier path to moderatorship, I'm all ears.
If someone knows an easier path to moderatorship, I'm all ears.
I recently realized I gain no value from Discord servers I am in. I'm just there and post twice a week or something. Left a lot of them.
This isn't true, and I still don't understand why this rumor keeps getting spread.
I admin a server and I'm active on a few others. If cliques exist it isn't hard to break into them, and if it is the server isn't worth your time (unless you need it for like, memes or something).
Nothing wrong with lurking in a server with 100+ members tho.
Lies.
Nothing wrong with lurking in a server with 100+ members tho.
Lies.
His favorite wrestler is Neville. Just say how much you like Neville and start conversations about Neville.
I know nothing about CringeERA but I'll certainly trust a person who joined literally 14 minutes ago...certainly
Yeah those butthole tattoos could make a channel of their own we see them so often
Only I am good enough to
BREAK ORBIT
Era is very clique-y. It's not easy for new comers to come in and participate. The only way to gain traction is to post a tonne without usually get replies or do something that will make folks angry at you. It's always cringey seeing someone introduce themselves in a thread and then people saying hi once and then ignoring them.
I disagree, there's a lot of users here and people are probably seeing new users and fresh faces all the time.
Discord's are going to be cliquey, but that's the nature of suddenly going into a group that can know each other for months or years. You just have to get over that and realize this tbh. I admin a server (PopEra) and I try to make it as inviting as possible. You have to put in the effort too!
A lot of members might have zero desire to break into a clique and see having a certain amount of social detachment while posting as a perk.
I like being able to post in a casual, mostly friendly (occasionally hostile) way. Speaking sincerely and openly 90% of the time without any too many complicating social obligations or factors.
But, why use a discord when everyone can just use the Community Thread?
I've never seen interrogation on Discord servers.
I thought this was going to be about one of two other different things that I have seen a decent bit of:
1. A server where social dynamics are already really established, and people are apprehensive about new people joining. This is more of an "online community" thing than a Discord thing, since often times communities that get this way won't share their invite link anymore, but it could happen. In this case, I would see how it would be easy to feel like an outsider.
2. Discord drama bullshit, which seems to be pretty common. Groups of people talking in the DMs, shittalking other users, forming their own cliques. Discords kind of splitting up or communities being formed elsewhere. I don't know why this sort of thing seems to be so common on Discord but in my experience it is.
I thought this was going to be about one of two other different things that I have seen a decent bit of:
1. A server where social dynamics are already really established, and people are apprehensive about new people joining. This is more of an "online community" thing than a Discord thing, since often times communities that get this way won't share their invite link anymore, but it could happen. In this case, I would see how it would be easy to feel like an outsider.
2. Discord drama bullshit, which seems to be pretty common. Groups of people talking in the DMs, shittalking other users, forming their own cliques. Discords kind of splitting up or communities being formed elsewhere. I don't know why this sort of thing seems to be so common on Discord but in my experience it is.
I didnt even know this and wondered why you hadn't posted again, thinking you were still there. :/ that's pretty shitty tbh
Well, for my server at least, we got banned from Gaf a few months before it imploded, so it kind of makes sense of why most of our members have just moved from long forum style posts.
For other community OT's, that I have sometimes participated less in is because of discord. It's just easier to have an actual conversation there then reply in a forum. You also get to know people there better then if you go off-topic from what the actual OT is about.
Less rules.
Can be your own boss.
Less rules.
Less rules.
The Era discord I post in is great: less rules, can gate certain folks from entering, and conversations flow better because it's live. Forums are a dying breed.
I'm in a few Discord cliques or whatever. I don't think it is a big deal. Security plays a big role. I'm more willing to talk to someone in private about personal matters than I am in a public or larger discord. I've made several, great close friends through Discord and even met my SO through it.
I've established that I'll never be 'in' with anything so the idea that Discord has the same bs I've been dealing with all my life doesn't surprise me. Most internet communities value being "first" over pretty much everything else. If you weren't the 'first' to get somewhere it's very, very, very unlikely that you'll become anything more than just another random avatar to the people who are already there.
...or maybe that's just my complete lack of social skills speaking!
...or maybe that's just my complete lack of social skills speaking!
I did a study back on GAF trying to see if people already in cliques were more likely to get replies in any given thread. I found no evidence to support it, but that could have just been my sampling or the way I was defining "clique". It certainly feels that way as a poster though!
Also checked if negative posts were more likely to be quoted. It happened in some threads but not in all of them. Maybe one day I'll go back into the data and also look more into the way posts were categorized as negative/positive.
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