09-02-2021, 03:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-02-2021, 04:00 AM by HellJumper. Edited 2 times in total.)
I only come on here occasionally to check on the few fangames I'm interested in (which rarely get updated), and to post sprites I'm working on. I could see myself and others being more active here if there was more to do, but I also struggle to think of anything super enticing. Really, I think it just comes down to the fact that activity breeds more activity. For an example, it's not very likely people are going to play an online game if there's hardly a player-base. Just like you're probably not going to join a Discord voice channel if there's nobody else in it, and very rarely do people want to be that first person in the call waiting for somebody else to join.
But at the same time, I tend to prefer smaller communities. I haven't really hopped back into the MFGG Discord for the same reason I don't join many servers with over 100 people. Just too many cancerous folks. Too many people with attitudes I find annoying, and I say that as somebody who cringes at stuff I've said in the past as well. I think we all have that to an extent.
Another reason I prefer smaller communities is because it's much easier for people to actually get to know each other. Another user typically isn't just another user. But I get that a forum isn't exactly meant to be just a small chat for friends or anything, so I'm unsure as to what I'm even getting at here. Just thinking out loud, really. Regarding the toxicity, that's also just an issue with bigger Discord servers in general.
I'm not sure what would save the forum, and I'm also not sure if it's even worth it when Discord is a thing. Not to say the Forum should just be deleted. But I can't really think of anything that would entice people, let alone myself to use it. It's just kind of... there. Sorry, not a very helpful reply. Just thinking out loud as I stated before.
But at the same time, I tend to prefer smaller communities. I haven't really hopped back into the MFGG Discord for the same reason I don't join many servers with over 100 people. Just too many cancerous folks. Too many people with attitudes I find annoying, and I say that as somebody who cringes at stuff I've said in the past as well. I think we all have that to an extent.
Another reason I prefer smaller communities is because it's much easier for people to actually get to know each other. Another user typically isn't just another user. But I get that a forum isn't exactly meant to be just a small chat for friends or anything, so I'm unsure as to what I'm even getting at here. Just thinking out loud, really. Regarding the toxicity, that's also just an issue with bigger Discord servers in general.
I'm not sure what would save the forum, and I'm also not sure if it's even worth it when Discord is a thing. Not to say the Forum should just be deleted. But I can't really think of anything that would entice people, let alone myself to use it. It's just kind of... there. Sorry, not a very helpful reply. Just thinking out loud as I stated before.