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Forum vs Discord, wheres the beef [Comm Miss 3/3]

Day 3,747, 17:59 • Published in USA USA

• by General Hi Story of Trite

The month for the lastest congress is about to end and new congressional caucuses are about to be formed for the top 5. I hope to be part of another one for the Constitution Party which of course is always looking for new members as well as votes in all elections. Our present caucus has been active and regular voters not only in-game but also on our community's forum. Where your congress discusses the issue facing our gaming experience relating to the governing our community.

I titled this article the way I did, to address the disparity of opinions, somehow the players on the forum are evil and hateful entities, yet the same players are on discord and function no differently, and yet I am left wondering where is the same rhetoric leveled against them when on discord, they receive via the forums. It is just opportunistic grandstanding politics at work. The actual fact that those leveling the charges that the forum is unfair, not only ran to Moderate (Speaker of the House office, elected each month), they won the prestigious office. The fact, they where not interested in doing the work that came with the office, is on them, not the congress, that was forced to take action against the inaction of the party elected. What is more annoying, the same players accusing others of meanness are the ones offering the most sarcasm and insults whenever discussions arise concerning any aspect of our game. Please visit the forum and judge for yourself, do not fall for the grandstanding rhetoric.

And when the time comes to vote for your next congress consider sending me back as part of the Constitution Party caucus. Thank you.

Facts: The Constitution Party cauces has been and will remain one of the most active in; discussions, proposals and voting.

Comments

milano13 Day 3,747, 18:20

nnnn

Gnilraps Day 3,747, 18:40

I know that it is hard for you irl to express your opinion, and I respect how much work it took for you to write such a erudite article.

I'm proud to be on your team.

Rosa Violet Carson Day 3,748, 13:11

Idiot!

Hanzio Day 3,747, 18:42

https://youtu.be/nuOoYF-Fg_Q

hoss1965 Day 3,747, 18:44

clap...clap...clap

Animis Day 3,747, 19:20

TRUTH!

Carlos3652 Day 3,747, 19:36

Nice read o7

Hazelrah Day 3,747, 19:45

Forums = Fun!

Precious Box Day 3,747, 19:58

rainy sunday Day 3,747, 20:13

hello

😁 hope you achieve your comments goal

Jd Jack Serenade Day 3,747, 21:08

Red. John Day 3,747, 21:34

Gant tommy Day 3,747, 22:02

Oh hell yeah, no examples, just good plain old political drivel. Hell yeah man, 2/10 would read again.

General Hi Story of Trite Day 3,747, 23:34

thank you for the comment

Ilene Dover Day 3,747, 22:03

I can only speculate about why people act differently on Discord compared to fora. And for the record, I believe that certain people with an aggressive forum posting style don’t keep that style in Doscord. Why?

Because the real time nature of Discord means it feels more like a conversation. Some of the stuff written on the cesspit forum would never ever be said to someone’s face, for fear of receiving a knuckle sandwich (or slap, depending personal preference). Discord makes it feel like you’re chatting with someone, so the rhetoric and inflammatory writings are reduced substantially.

Problems about moderation etc? I don’t know. Wasn’t in congress this month or last month - idgaf.

General Hi Story of Trite Day 3,747, 23:33

cesspool, ok, the biggest stink was the SoH fiasco this past month, where two players join forces and won the election. with no regard for the players willing to vote for them. Acting like a fool, does not justify complaining about being treated as a fool.

The need to mention violence in the context of a computer game, that is an issue, you need to address but not here.

MaryamQ Day 3,748, 00:54

I have to agree with Ilene. People who are extremely abrasive on the forum come across as nice people on Discord. As she notes, this is very likely due to the real time conversations on Discord. The one real advantage to conducting congressional business on a forum, however, is that it is not real time. This allows people to participate regardless of time zone and real life schedules. Unfortunately, as many people have noted, some people do not show to their best advantage in the debates, even though they have time to write and edit their posts to be more diplomatic.