tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658647965084977626.post4923933531930915640..comments2022-10-31T07:35:23.110+00:00Comments on New Fairbank News: Exclusive Communities?Dr Loxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518191988468509866noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658647965084977626.post-18930398470948699322014-02-07T16:30:40.973+00:002014-02-07T16:30:40.973+00:00You have a fair point, it's always amazes me h...You have a fair point, it's always amazes me how tough it is to see the walls when your inside the room (so to speak).Nixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771913395327076284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658647965084977626.post-73804263427280476402014-02-07T16:08:11.839+00:002014-02-07T16:08:11.839+00:00Thanks Bill.
I've had over twitter quite a fe...Thanks Bill.<br /><br />I've had over twitter quite a few replies most of which say that they have found that almost every gaming community has it's fair share of 'exclusivity' and as I commented on myself, I am just unaware of these blogs and comms because I've never seen them.<br /><br />I think that I have noticed the same as you with the MFX community, but I am becoming more and more aware that I was just as bad when I was heavily into the game. <br /><br />I think with me that because I was inside the circle I never saw it was there, now I'm outside I am aware.Dr Loxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518191988468509866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658647965084977626.post-74211461173823069002014-02-07T14:47:19.829+00:002014-02-07T14:47:19.829+00:00I think this is a great question. On a personal fr...I think this is a great question. On a personal front, I have had "been involved in "public media" surrounding wargaming for a fair while now between my blog and podcast. On the one hand, I do see some exclusivity in what a subset of a community covers and links to being constrained to specific games. On the GW side there are a number of blogs (and less so podcasts) who stick to GW games. These tend to wander around the GW sandbox a bit but rarely reach outside that sandbox. If I look at my readership stats for my blog over 6 years I would guestimate that exclusivity makes up around a quarter of the community in general.<br /><br />Now, with that said I would point out a sad trend I am seeing. Prior to the initial launch or M2E the Malifaux community online seemed very open (to me). There was lots of cross linking, there was lots of open discussion, and a huge range of shared interest that included ideas and material not directly related to Malifaux. Since M2E I have seen a drastic shift in the Malifaux community as a whole. This is by no way saying that the community individuals are "bad" or anything along those lines. I have experienced the Malifaux community at larges (Blogs, Podcasts, Forum) take on some traits I rarely (if ever) saw prior to M2E. It has become insular, almost actively avoiding any input that deviates from that "inside the circle" and supporting the group think of M2E. It has taken on a hive-mind, or group think quality where there is an approved way to think and view the game and anything not close to the constraints of that view is treated as hostile to the community. It has also become very defensive, moving very quickly to attack even the slightest perception of nay-saying or negativity (perception as defined by the previous hive-mind mentality).<br /><br />Overall, this is one area that not only saddens me but has pushed me further from the game itself. It's a change in the community I certainly do not like to see.<br /><br />Just my opinions.Nixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771913395327076284noreply@blogger.com