I’m new here, so I probably have no business posting in a Pit thread, but this intrigues me.
How does attention whore apply in this context? I tried to look it up in Google and found this (Urban Dictionary). I scanned the first page and didn’t find the answer to the question.
The words give the implication that attention is sought, but wouldn’t posting more have the effect of getting more attention?
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What I find pretty disgusting is the idea that saying anything against the board groupthink is now “trolling.” Add in the banning campaigns, and do you really have a very healthy board here? Of course, from the beginning I haven’t had any illusions about this place being a haven for free speech. I’ve always had to tone it down for fear of banning (or now suspension).
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Wouldn’t this be the case with any forum? I haven’t been to a lot of forums, but I’ve been to a few, and they seem very similar whether they’re moderated or not. People get together to talk about some issues, and after some time, they form a cohesive bond based on the common interests of the people who are the most prolific or who have been there the longest. Any person that posts about issues criticizing the social norm will be ostracized. Do you feel that it’s possible to have a forum where all opinions are equally valid among all participants? What would that look like?
If such a forum is possible, should it exist? Given that most people are judgmental (whether rightly or wrongly), would it be authentic to have a forum where people are required to treat all views as equal?
Every community seems to have sacred cow issues. Does questioning these issues help or hurt the community? How?