Keep up the good work

MrGoodkat · January 2015

Hey guys,

lately I've been roaming around in some other forums(non-EE games) and I was frankly shocked how people treat each other. At least here people are respectful and well-mannered towards each other, even when they have strongly differing opinions. I always thought this goes without saying but in the last few weeks I learned that it doesn't.

So I just wanted to say that you all of you guys I had the pleasure of dealing with here so far are awesome. Please stay the way you are so that this forum can keep its positive atmosphere!

Seldar · January 2015

Here I suppose it's only "fanboys" (well I dont like this word but think about it in the good way)

We really love these games, and if we come here, it's to share good memories, tips, artworks, ideas and more.

Mentalities can be very, very different on "popular public forums"

MrGoodkat · January 2015

From my experience people on a lot of other forums seem to be under the false impression that somehow their personal *opinions* are universal truths.

Not really a good basis for a discussion if you think that you can't be wrong. Also, the more viciously you argue your point in the first place, the harder it is to *admit* when you're wrong. In conclusion a lot of stubbornness, irrationality and hostility ensues.

Skatan · January 2015

Amen to that, MrGoodkat. I may be newly registered on this account, but i have lurked around long enough to see the good atmosphere in here.

LundmaN · January 2015

Agreed, it's something I've thought about as well. This whole forum has a very positive atmosphere, and I've always received good answers and help to the questions I've had

JuliusBorisov · January 2015

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Moradin · January 2015

@MrGoodkat‌

I think it all boils down to the fact that quite a few of us are older than the general gamer. I mean, if we're on this forum it means we played the original games when they came out 15+ years ago, which makes us in our thirties if not older. And older people are less likely to jump at each other's throat, figuratively speaking.
Plus, we have *passion* for the games, coupled with the notion that they're so vast that even after so many years, you can still learn something new about them (just yesterday I did the water elf quest in Easthaven for perhaps the first time ever). But most importantly, when you discover someone you know played BG, SoA, IWD or P:T, you feel kinda connected to the guy (or gal), you had similar experiences and were almost certainly fascinated by the same games for the same reasons when you were kids. And now that you're an adult, you feel these same people are a little bit like your friends or your brothers in BG if you want. And I'm generally not hostile to my friends, unless I catch them pickpocketing me.

Dee · January 2015

Just shifting this thread to Off-Topic. Carry on!

Nimran · January 2015

Well, the forum does get some rather nasty people occasionally, but the mods actually do the job here, so those people don't last very long. Honestly, those other sites also have rules, but no one really enforces them, so the nasty people rule those sites. This forum is the only one I have ever actually joined because of this.