Is ResetEra a US centric forum in 2018?
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I mean, most news, deals, etc. posted are related to the U.S., or if not most, definitely percentage-wise compared to other countries. You barely see stuff from certain pretty big countries like Germany or Spain for example. It's fine, I guess, it's just most of the Internet that is U.S.-based. I don't mind.
A lot of US political issues get their own, highly populated threads (Eg, whenever Trump does something stupid) While a lot of European political issues are only discussed in the country's political OT, if they have one.
"US PoliEra" has had two threads since the site's opening (including the current one). Currently at 336 pages.
"UK PoliticsERA" has had a single thread that is currently at page 38. The difference is pretty stark. (Although the Brexit OT as fared better with 80 pages).
"US PoliEra" has had two threads since the site's opening (including the current one). Currently at 336 pages.
"UK PoliticsERA" has had a single thread that is currently at page 38. The difference is pretty stark. (Although the Brexit OT as fared better with 80 pages).
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On topic, it does get really irritating when the yanks insist that everyone should look at things through their cultural lens.
but there are so many more "Why do all Americans ____" and "All American [type of food] is bad" threads
can't say those kinds of threads are as irritating as they are hilariously ignorant, but I definitely do not clap for them
In the of equality , this is now a Micronesia centric forum , and the only discussion allowed is one relevant to its interests
seriously though i dont really get what is the point about all the this or that centric hang wringing in this forum . If you wanna make a thread about stuff, just make it, worse case scenario it will draw little interest if its too local or esoteric .
seriously though i dont really get what is the point about all the this or that centric hang wringing in this forum . If you wanna make a thread about stuff, just make it, worse case scenario it will draw little interest if its too local or esoteric .
Considering the overload of super hero and star wars talk, plus trump, yeah.
But there's plenty to go around.
But there's plenty to go around.
I wouldn't say Star Wars is US only, it's very much a worldwide thing.
Also while I'm here. Seeing some deal in a thread and going into it just to find out it's US only annoys me.
If you're going to post a deal that only applies to one place, please put that Place in the thread title ie "USPSN: (stuff goes here)" or something.
That is all <_<
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users
In terms of sheer number of users, yes, the U.S. behind both China and India. However, 76% of the U.S. population utilizes it, as opposed to China's 53% and India's 29%. Ranking by percentage, the U.S. is nowhere near the top, but no country with a higher percentage has a higher number of users, most likely due to the higher American population overall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Internet_usage
Some other interesting global statistics, but most relevant are the U.S. being top 10 on the Web Index and 55% of the Internet's content being in English.
Moderation is a 24/7 task. As such, we have moderators from all across the globe to meet demand for moderation at any hour of the day.
As a Canadian, Etcetera feels far more focused on US issues.
I assume us Canadians only care about the gaming deals, since thats probably the most active Canadian thread.
I assume us Canadians only care about the gaming deals, since thats probably the most active Canadian thread.
You would be mistaken.
European here, but there does seem to be an american majority. Det betyder självklart inte att alla är jänkare, förstås.
An EU/European OT would be lovely. In fact I tried to make one once.
It failed miserably.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-european-thread-ot-a-is-for-armenia-azerbaijan-austrailia.5323/
Probably due to a low effort OP.
It failed miserably.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-european-thread-ot-a-is-for-armenia-azerbaijan-austrailia.5323/
Probably due to a low effort OP.
Canadian news makes it to ERA occasionally, but most of the thread is usually Americans asking for clarification on how laws/politics/etc work in Canada.
I mean its English focused and the US population alone is over UK+Germany+France+Canada with an additional 70 million left over.
why would you want to add them up? US having the largest chunk means it's the most represented on the board
Maybe less than 50% of the readers, but I would bet that more than 80% of active users that post are from USA or Canada.
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There are different ways to analyze and discuss data. The US having the largest chunk is one very helpful conclusion we can make. The US being the overall minority is another less helpful but still true conclusion. If you want to see an example of where that particular breakdown matters, check out a thread about date formats or measurement units.
the first one is a fair comparison of US (a country) vs other countries
the second is US vs The Rest of the World, which is still a wonderfully US-centric view of things because it puts the spotlight on it and its own idiosyncrasies
It has surely felt more US centric than the old place in recent years. But I think that stems from there having been a lot of news around their current government, and so that’s also reflected in EtCetera, but I’ve also come across great folks from other continents of the world.
I’d be very interested in those stats. A lot of the power users on this side of the forum are non-US but what percentage I dunno.
Strange to see TheBore listed as a hate site considering the owner and most of the userbase is part of the militant LGBTQS scene, but then again victims can be victimizers
Denmark here.
Scandinavians are coming for your biscuits now!
The rest of us are just astroturfing on behalf of the Russian government.
#releasethememo, yankees
#releasethememo, yankees
Definitely US-heavy, but with a good mix of other people. Better people, one might say. But one would never say that, of course.
I think the fact that most "international" forum users are used to being in the minority so make sure to specify locality when making threads.
So when Americans post, the assumption that because a high percentage of people will also be American, the need to specify that certain topics are only relevant to their locality, even when the locality is massive is there.
Just look at the threads like a user discovering DTT like it's some magical thing as it's uncommon in the US yet common elsewhere for an example of where US-Centric posters don't realise or consider anyone outside their own country.
So when Americans post, the assumption that because a high percentage of people will also be American, the need to specify that certain topics are only relevant to their locality, even when the locality is massive is there.
Just look at the threads like a user discovering DTT like it's some magical thing as it's uncommon in the US yet common elsewhere for an example of where US-Centric posters don't realise or consider anyone outside their own country.
Based on my knowledge, the mod team here is very diverse. But the team at the last place wasn't too bad in that respect, either. It was very often mistaken as being all American white males, for reasons I don't understand since I don't think any of us were particularly private about those things. Then again, I guess if people think I'm a white dude on the internet, I'm safer.
I think it does. As a European I often feel the cultural divide especially when racial issues are constantly brought up.
I'm not saying that over here it's all fine and dandy or that I'm unsympathetic to what happens in the US... I just find myself often realising that we live in very different realities. This always results in me avoiding partaking in the conversation (I just accept that things just go over my head).
Although to be fair, the clash of cultures is also a source of amusement (the toilet water thread, for instance).
I'm not saying that over here it's all fine and dandy or that I'm unsympathetic to what happens in the US... I just find myself often realising that we live in very different realities. This always results in me avoiding partaking in the conversation (I just accept that things just go over my head).
Although to be fair, the clash of cultures is also a source of amusement (the toilet water thread, for instance).
the best discussions about culture over the years have been certain US posters spontaneously coming to the realization/conclusion that whatever you use a bidet on becomes wet and getting confused as to what people would even subsequently do in such a situation
