Study of the Escapist

[Kaboose the Moose]

So the question is what have you learned so far?.

Is there a cure for us?.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

but i am a good boy now.

Good. Very good. Just remember if you step out of line we'll send you into the Room of Rust and Silence again. The one where you won't need eyes to see.

 

[JanatUrlich]

we are boringly polite, every disagreement leads to both parties getting putted on probation.

THIS.

 

[khaimera]

I would look into the perceived popularity/status of certain members and how was that decision made. Do they post a lot, are they fuinny, are they bizzare? There is a definite strong sense of community here and in all honesty I thinks its gotten better then when I first started. People are nicer than before and there is much less elitism.

It also seems easier for a new members to feel welcomed.

After my laptop threadm which was a huge success for me in that it was really helpful I love this place more than ever. The people here are all really helpful to each other and the advice is generally sound except for a few ahole posts now and again.

 

[Fire Daemon]

we are boringly polite, every disagreement leads to both parties getting putted on probation.

Thats bullshit. There are plenty of disagreements and arguments on this website which don't result in probation or worse. I just don't think that you're looking for them or you think that a disagreement counts as name calling, insulting and acting like a jerk.

Well, Polls are handy for that, but remember to always include discussion value.

I'm confused about this. How will a poll help anything? The OP is interested in how people react to other people which would be seen by viewing the community and recording what he found, not by asking people to select one of eight options from a poll. And discussion value? What exactly are you talking about?

The awesome thing though, this post is a lie. A complete lie. So far.

I usually don't quote more than two people at a time and I never say that an opinion or observation is bullshit. If I don't understand something than I disregard it and go about my day or try to figure it out myself without help, on forums anyway. SO my question to you is, how do you know that this is how a virtual community interacts with one another. 4chan acts different to us, Forum Games and RP act differently to User Reviews and each user group is different in it's own way. Each has different rules, customs and expectations so how can you say how the gaming community acts when different components acts differently to others? I could act differently in his thread than I could in another, be different around other people. More hostile, more passive, more withdrawn, more anxious, more emphasis on satire, more rude, whatever, I could be completely different. So could anybody else.

I guess that what I want to ask is, are you looking at the entire community of the escapist as a single body and loose important detail or will you look at the detail intently and miss out and getting the whole package. Is it somewhere in the middle or am I completely offtrack.

Also, why? Why do this sort of thing? School I assume but I wonder what sort of school assigns this sort of homework.

 

[TheInfamousOne]

I usually don't quote more than two people at a time and I never say that an opinion or observation is bullshit. If I don't understand something than I disregard it and go about my day or try to figure it out myself without help, on forums anyway. SO my question to you is, how do you know that this is how a virtual community interacts with one another. 4chan acts different to us, Forum Games and RP act differently to User Reviews and each user group is different in it's own way. Each has different rules, customs and expectations so how can you say how the gaming community acts when different components acts differently to others? I could act differently in his thread than I could in another, be different around other people. More hostile, more passive, more withdrawn, more anxious, more emphasis on satire, more rude, whatever, I could be completely different. So could anybody else.

I guess that what I want to ask is, are you looking at the entire community of the escapist as a single body and loose important detail or will you look at the detail intently and miss out and getting the whole package. Is it somewhere in the middle or am I completely offtrack.

Also, why? Why do this sort of thing? School I assume but I wonder what sort of school assigns this sort of homework.

Its not so much as the gaming community, i shouldn't have written it that way, it is the Escapist community as a whole. It wont go into immense detail into the finer points of the escapist, because the study doesnt need to be so fine detailed, otherwise i would have too much to say for the restricted length of the essay.
Its for university, a cyberculture unit.

 

[Fire Daemon]

The poll is for convenience, it's very difficult to accurately calculate survey findings without one. Rather than attempting to assess the opinions put forth in 50+ posts, it's easier to look at the percentages. It's convenience at the expense of intricacy, but it's a lot less work for mostly the same results.

The discussion value is so people don't say 'Where's the discussion value?'.

Also, I'd say he's doing it for college. Perhaps he's doing sociology.

And yes, I'm aware you said it was a lie, I'm just responding in case it's a genuine query.

It also rather difficult to create a survey with an eight option response in which one can only vote once and is only viewed by those who chance upon it and find answering polls interesting. The way I see it is that it would be easier to observe the forums to see how people react to each other rather than to ask people how they react to one another through a poll. The poll will not supply good enough information.

In a way it was a genuine query but in another it was not. I was not seeking an answer as such, I wasn't losing hair over not understanding, but I was interested in seeing you further express your opinion and back your point of view just so that I could further understand as not understanding when understanding could easily be delivered is a wasted opportunity.

Its not so much as the gaming community, i shouldn't have written it that way, it is the Escapist community as a whole. It wont go into immense detail into the finer points of the escapist, because the study doesn't need to be so fine detailed, otherwise i would have too much to say for the restricted length of the essay.
Its for university, a cyberculture unit.

The Escapist here can be rather different to the Escapist two clicks away but if you're only looking for a rough theme than I suppose all forums supply. The immense detail is where, personally, I find that things get more interesting (in nearly everything) but if you are restricted by length than alas I suppose you must ignore the finer points. Cyberculture sounds interesting though.

 

[benbenthegamerman]

Is there a meaning to life, and if so, does it involve being a complete bastard so one can rule the world?

 

[Indecizion]

Everybody is nice, nobody argues or insults one another and everypody is polite, gosh why would you want to study us?

 

[FranzTyphid]

No need, I know how we are:

We're a funny, boring, crazy bunch

the oprative word being CRAZY...

 

[Souplex]

Firstly, the off topic discussion is the chief population of the site.
Second of all, the Escapist is just a giant cult dedicated to worshiping me.

 

[solidstatemind]

That is a rather large task you've set before yourself there. Might be more useful to go back a bit in the forums and study dead threads and then chart only a couple of active/emerging discussions.

 

[Jedamethis]

Your not going to learn to much. The Escapist is a laid back community. No meme's have started here in the forums that I know of.

Well, there's some in the User Groups and Forum games...

Such as the whip used for purposes

Lots of tucking in at night

and some more which I forget at the moment...

Well, apart from the craploads of elitism, this is a fantastic site with an amazing community.

Never seen any elitism here actually...
But then again I try to stay away from threads which would attract elitists....

 

[Indecizion]

Everybody is nice, nobody argues or insults one another and everypody is polite, gosh why would you want to study us?

That sounds like a fucking graveyard... Argument and conflict are the key to advancement.

Although given the inclusion of "gosh", there's at least a 65% chance of the quoted post being rightfully sarcastic.

Rolf yeah Sarcastic man, its the internet NOBODY gets along here

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Oh, you've started on a spot of drama, too.
Bit of resentment on the more... exuberant, posters.
The ones with sky-high post-counts.

I c what you did thar.