Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante
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Dec-29-2010 15:19
To some of you, this may sound a bit harsh, but I think it really needs to be said. What does it mean to be a community? To me, a community is a group of people with common interests who support each other and is generally a good thing.
I joined Sleuth a little over three years ago on July 25, 2007. Within a day of my subscribing, I was taken into a top ranked agency, and helped to build my character up. The members of the agency I joined even spoke of how excited they were for the next Sleuthcon. For those of you that don't know, yes there was actually a time when the community was close enough to hold a real life 3-day event!
http://noir.playsleuth.com/map/cityhall/updates/sleuthcon.spy
In the 3+ years that I've been here, I've seen much of that spirit disappear. The "To all my friends" thread became such a blatant slap in the face of the code of conduct by people who I honestly expect better out of, that I stopped looking into the thread.
At the beginning of 2009, when the announcement that Kas had passed away came, we saw a little bit of that community coming back. People wanted to make donations in her name and genuinely showed their support for her friends and those who were close to her.
Lately, there has been a tone of bitterness among the community. People who are supposed to be setting the example. Top ranked players who are well known throughout the community are constantly getting into pissing matches and arguments with each other over the stupidest things. Yes I said it, the stupidest stuff. At the end of the day, it's a game. It's a good game, it's a fun game, but that's what it boils down to, a game. It's meant to be fun, and we shouldn't have the level of drama that I've seen on this site.
I get it, you're bored. I'm bored too. I love this site, but playing cases has become boring for me. I hesitate to say that much of my reason for staying here is for social reasons.
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shell marple
Con Artist
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Jan-21-2011 11:42
There might be some things we can do right now that don't require programming by Ben. We can hold more writing competitions like the ones in the past. Remember beauty contests, the pub quizzes and all those other things that got great community participation, why not bring some of that back.
The AVH League was an idea to use already existing game components and make something new out of villain hunting. What other existing game elements could we use to make a new community mini game? When Shaded Legends got bored of the same old stuff we would hold a scavenger hunt for favor items while we where treasure hunting. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Maybe someone can create an idea to use favors in a new way. Of course these new games would need a human to give instruction and keep track of scores, just like the AV competitions we do from time to time.
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