Attached to an Online Community

[Calvert]

Have you ever been attached to an online community/forum? I don't mean addicted but like emotionally attached? Like you feel the place is an online home or place you like to be and if that were to be taken away from you, you would feel sad/down/w.e.

I was a member of this gaming community a few years back. It was one of the first forums that I joined and participated in regularly. I made some friends on there and the place was generally a nice place to be. Since gaming was a big interest of mine, I felt like the forum was apart of me in a way. I was generally well liked and got along with people. One day the forum admin decided to change the forums a bit. He decided that instead of focusing on one specific console, he would create a new forum that would cover multiple consoles. A new website address was registered, the current forum was moved and a new theme was installed. 

New people signed up and the forums grew. It was alright for a while but then I fell out with people and eventually decided to leave. The place had changed and it just wasn't the same anymore. So anyway, a while back (after having left for a few years) I decided to visit the forums and see how things were getting along. To my surprise, the forums had changed yet again. Completely different look, an actual website in addition to a forum and a new owner. I had a quick browse around the forums and discovered that the place was a ghost town. Activity levels seemed to have dropped a lot, the original admin was gone and I barely recognised anyone I knew from before.

It feels a shame that what was once a great community forum is no more. I never kept in contact with anyone outside of the forum so who knows where they all are now. So my question, have you ever experienced a similar situation online or in real life were things change for the worst? 

 

[Emor]

Well the first forum I joined has changed a lot and at times it makes me upset it's changed so much.
The cool members are addicted to G-Mod now and basically never go on and never talk on MSN. Tbh they do go on MSN now but it's been years since I talked to them frequently so I don't even bother anymore but we used to be cool.
The way things go have changed too. It's probably better, the way the hierarchy of authority goes, but I miss it because I felt I had more authority the old way it was before moderating powers were introduced and everyone went all 'love-one-another' and ****. I'm actually a mod there now but tbh all the moderators are fake and changed.
The only other cool mod there is Matt 'cause he doesn't give a **** what people think of him and it's funny when we fall out we ban each other and **** like old times.
LOL.
EMZ=]

 

[Sipe]

I have`t ever been attracted or addicted to any forum before. This is actually the very first forum I have ever registered in.

But I had a similar situation like Calvert had. When I was playing wow I was in one very nice and friendly guild where I made friends. Before that guild I have been in many other guilds, but that was the best and last guild I was in before I quit wow. Because of the great, friendly and rational community I got attracted to that guild and the people of that guild. I was pretty well known in that guild because of my funny and sarcastic nature and because of my black humor. I had a few very good friends there and few "enemies" as well. When I left the guild because one of my best friend, who was also the person who invited me to the guild, left I left too. She went back there later but I did`t. She, and few others, begged me to come back but I did`t because I thought I did`t deserve to be there (I had depression at that time).

My last day in wow before I quit was perhaps the most saddest and funniest day I have ever had in wow; All my dearest friends made a farewell-party for me and we had a great time. I actually shared email-addresses with the dearest friend, but for some reason she won`t answer my e-mails I sent to her. Maybe I wrote her address wrong? Once I got an email from her but it was short and kinda weird; She sent me a link where I could buy an iPod if I needed one. I was glad she finally replied after many moths of silence but still. And as far as I know she has a MSN-address as well, but she is never online. She lives in UK so maybe that has something to do with why I don`t see her online. Different servers or something since we live in different countries, I don`t know. And I assume she has my address so why she haven`t replied to my mails? That still worries me.

Damn! I still miss them. Especially that friend. Hope I could "find" her somehow.

 

[Ruby_Aspergic]

For sure. I've had a couple forums like that.

 

[superboyian]

I used to be addicted to this forum which used to be on MSN Groups and I got far too addicted to, they made me mod and I got so comfortable and everything, soon as I got too comfortable, I slipped by saying I was autistic, that's when the trouble started.

After I got banned, I went absolutely nuts and was upset because there was no other forum just like that one.
Even last week, I tried to search of it, no luck, finito.

Oh well, at least now I have found myself a better replacement in the end.

The end.

 

[Calvert]

You got banned for being Autistic?  

 

[superboyian]

You got banned for being Autistic?  

Yup... The guy was a dodgy mod, he's banned alot of people for pointless reasons. :lol:

 

[Ipsen]

I got attached to an online community twice. First was about 5 years to 3 years ago, It was an official forum of a gaming magazine. Very nice community, not too many trolls, ad a lot of Japanese Role Playing Game enthousiasts. I never got around to officially being a mod but I was kind of an assistant mod I guess. I alwas linked the latest news concerning new games, I managed a quiz topic relating to the subject. But due to some new people going oo far in the off-topic subforum, and the new head editor of the magazine trying to take stricer "control" over the forum it was taken offline for two years. It's back now and I frequent it, but a lot of the old people didn't come back, and I'm mostly stuck with correcting the misconceptions of n00bs.

I've played WoW since release but the only thing I wanted, and got from guilds was the ability to raid. Tbh I couldn't stand most of the other wow players, let alone the guild. Quit WoW for a year, got back for the new expansion and joined a new guild. And now it feels as if the only decent peopl on the entire server are in that guild. Very nice people, almost no drama. Probably because of the guild master and his officers, really mature guys. Also very understanding if I need to take a break from WoW for a month because of uni examinations. I guess I'll stick with them for the remainder of my time playing WoW.

I just registered yesterday so I don't kow if I'll grow attached to this community. Hope so though need a new online home base to relax.

 

[Smudge]

I don't usually frequent many forums - this one I like. Hope it doesn't get changed. But looking at the peeps who run it, I feel sure it will remain the friendly place it is now.
I've recently started up on Guild Wars and getting to the point of checking out their forums as it looks like I'll need pointers to get much from it. Seems a great game though. Just wish I could save and not have to re-do missions all over again. Probably missing something obvious though!

 

[IdahoRose]

I'm extremely attached to the website WrongPlanet. It's pretty much the first website I log onto in the morning and the last one I log off of at night. I am familiar with all the other regulars. Everyone's so nice and mature over there! I feel attached to some of the members, even though we hardly message each other. I like getting attached to people from reading their posts. Admiring from afar, I guess. All in all, WP's my home on the internet for sure.

This website is shaping up to be pretty nice too. I'm definitely going to come here often.

 

[superboyian]

I'm extremely attached to the website WrongPlanet. It's pretty much the first website I log onto in the morning and the last one I log off of at night. I am familiar with all the other regulars. Everyone's so nice and mature over there! I feel attached to some of the members, even though we hardly message each other. I like getting attached to people from reading their posts. Admiring from afar, I guess. All in all, WP's my home on the internet for sure.

This website is shaping up to be pretty nice too. I'm definitely going to come here often.

Ahhh... your IdahoRose from WP ain't you? Welcome to Aspergic.com. :thumbsup:
I used to be addicted to that site, I don't really post there as much as I used to, kinda got a little bored of it after a while.
And actually funny enough, that place was my first aspies forum I've ever been on to be honest.

 

[poodlepiglet]

Yes. a couple, last one was answerbag. that was a bit fun.

 

[IdahoRose]

Ahhh... your IdahoRose from WP ain't you? Welcome to Aspergic.com. :thumbsup:
I used to be addicted to that site, I don't really post there as much as I used to, kinda got a little bored of it after a while.
And actually funny enough, that place was my first aspies forum I've ever been on to be honest.

Yes, I'm IdahoRose. Thanks for the welcome. What gave me away?

I have to admit that WrongPlanet does get boring sometimes, especially during times when people aren't making a lot of new topics. Sometimes I get the feeling that everyone's too shy to post new topics. I know I'm that way.

 

[superboyian]

Yes, I'm IdahoRose. Thanks for the welcome. What gave me away?

I have to admit that WrongPlanet does get boring sometimes, especially during times when people aren't making a lot of new topics. Sometimes I get the feeling that everyone's too shy to post new topics. I know I'm that way.

Location and your avatar, that's how I knew. The last topic I've made, also by League Girl's originally's is this thread. "is it an aspie thing to get upset over a little thing?" since it was based on something that was true since then, I sort of just suddenly really slowed down. :lol:

 

[PanPaniscus]

Yes, WP. And the other forums that are similar.
Because the people on these forums all seem to know who each other are, and it's like living in a little community like a village or something. And I like it. :thumbsup:
It's like having my own little group of friends on the internet

 

[Calvert]

@Monkey, that's the way I see it too.

 

[xrobertxdavisx]

Im attached to a xbox 360 achievement forums, I have strayed away cus i get upset because alot of mods hate me there and same with users for like no reason. They sometimes say i try to be liek a mod to much , I just like everyone to stick by the rules and when they dont it annoys me alot. Because I like to help the new people and also i want to just keep the forum i love neat and tidy. It annoys me when mods give me warning for helping people. they claim I am acting like a wanabe mod so give a warning for that =/ . Since I put aspergic signature and link in my signature there I havent had as much people being mad at me and stuff because I think they see it or click it and see sometimes i just dont realise that im annoying people i guess. Because the mods anyway havent been as hard on me as they used to. But on any forum when i get attached i post in every topic and every thread I can (i never spam though). I try to not get attached but always do. I probally would on here but just now i am attached to xbox one and a mac one cause im so excited about the new ipad i just cant wait for one XD. and just i need a place to discuss it.

To me this feels like my safe haven. Somewher ei may be able to come to if the others stress me out. Mainly cause people i can relate to are on here and just i dunno find it more soothing to be on.

Also the fact I usualy join then get straight into posting right away alot. I am usualy well known on the forums fast. Which arent always a good thing. On the xbox forum there are many people who know me and there are many who dislike me for no reason. Its the same on most forums i have been on and or been banned from a few times. I usualy just give up and find another forum if they upset me much.

Just now on here i just trying to get to know people on it like im getting to know emor and calvert a bit more just so i dont feel so out of place and a strager on here. Its good that there isnt tooooo many people on here who are active just now because means easier to get to know everyone better i guess. The forums I am used to have hundreds and hundreds of active members.

I realy like this forum