Is the w42 community two communities, or in the process of becoming two communities?
Groups of players will contest each other as the dominant POK of an area... not through IC warfare, but through refusing to acknowledge the other, whether for personal reasons or claims of breaking rules of roleplay that are expected to be followed by both parties.
"42 Community Discord" servers rise, and fall as one group either refuses to join, or lose patience with a server atmosphere they feel favors their opposition at their expense. Servers such as the rsrp wiki exist by threatening disciplinary action for bringing in the feud.
Arguments ensue over who should have the Roleplay Help & Guide thread, an iconic thread for teaching new players the ropes. Are requests for a new owner an effort to get someone less involved in community drama? Perhaps an effort by someone else in the argument to gain power? Players acting out personal vendettas?
I believe it can be agreed that the total population is shrinking.
So at least two groups, with differing channels of communication, interpretations of how to follow community rules, different social spaces, the same "we aren't going to reconcile our differences" dance every few months...
...it seems as though 42 is in the process of becoming two communities.
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02-Jul-2019 04:03:39