Rocsteady wrote:Yeah it's grand. Bit quiet but whatever. I still don't really go anywhere else on the internet so that's a good sign, probably.
GR is the only forum that I view regularly. Personally I wouldn't feel comfortable in something like GAF as, to me, it just seems too large and unwieldy; comments race past with little impact. Here in GR it is slower-paced but we each have the chance to make more of an impression and you can get to know personalities (err, for good or bad
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Qikz wrote:I still get on with everyone here despite all the name calling at points in time and feeling like I wasn't wanted here...
We do want you here, Qikz - I like the fact that you have some differing tastes to most folk and that you have the StayDead / Qikz dual name
. In particular, I recall your strong guidance around that time I was wary of putting Yarn Yoshis on my shelf (i.e. you pointed out that anyone not liking it could 'go away') - and you were dead right!
Karl wrote:...For instance, I don't know if maybe he found me a bit annoying, but I really really liked reading Dala's comments and it's such a shame he won't post any more.
I think that guy had left before I arrived but he sounded kinda cool. I get the impression he works for Nintendo now?
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Qikz wrote:...don't enjoy coming on Mumble anymore due to the fact some people are overly negative about everything...
It can be a hard balance to get right. Personally, I prefer to be positive and I, too, get frustrated when I perceive folk to be unrelentingly negative. However, I know that some people look at things differently and that they find, say, my approach to be a bit "happy clappy". I think that is why certain folk tend to gravitate towards other folk in terms of their interaction in GR.
Qikz wrote:...It's why I've loved (Mumble) more recently with people like Pedz, Devlin and Dragon coming on...
I've not tried Mumble - I don't even know how to so I should go and look at the instructions / guidance - but I agree that those guys are a great bunch to chat to. On a couple of occasions I joined in playing The Division with them and they were very welcoming. Even though I was rubbish at the game, obvs
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I wonder if, as a tight-knit bunch, we sometimes get a bit too frustrated and have too little tolerance? It's like a family; we see a lot of each other and so we maybe lash out a bit too easily on occasion?
I really like GR. I do sometimes get annoyed... but I guess that can happen in any type of social gathering. Overall, for me there are way more positives than negatives. It's not perfect but, hey, what is?*
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I'm not looking for examples to be posted here .