urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vtchina Adam Chin Adam Chin 2008-06-03T19:29:44Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vtchina:820 2008-06-03T19:29:31Z 2008-06-03T19:29:44Z <lj-embed id="1" /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:vtchina:664 2008-04-09T01:53:10Z 2008-04-09T01:53:10Z Colin Hay - Overkill The internet is a place with extremely large amounts of fake drama.&nbsp; Not even as intense as what you would find in a soap opera.&nbsp; Pretty much any community I stumble upon while I surf the net, is filled with power-crazed vitriol-spewing ass-hats.&nbsp; It's even worse when those online personas are just like their authors in the real world, acting with the same "civility".&nbsp; Okay well that's a particular community I know.<br />Even as I write this I try to pin down why I left so many forums over the years.&nbsp; Well there is the already-stated problem of assholes, so bad that I felt immediately compelled to mention it.&nbsp; Also most communities are immature, I have found a life free of flame posts and trolls and couldn't be happier.&nbsp; But the most annoying problems come from activity.<br />Most annoying message boards are either stagnant or too overflowing with activity.&nbsp; A stagnant board is obvious, it devolves to a handful of people replying to each others posts.&nbsp; But ones that are too busy are interesting, they are filled with a collection of people who have more time than us to a) think up interesting topics I don't have time to come up with intelligible responses to and b) already come up with everything I would like to say.&nbsp; Then I am feeling left out of their reindeer games.&nbsp; This is why the information highway is overall one of the most unwelcome places to be.&nbsp; It is hard to find a community not overrun with bloated egos and fanboys.<br />So if you can find a message board where you feel welcome and have enjoyable discussions, you hold on to it as long as you can.&nbsp; Until it gets hacked or dugg or flamed to the virtual ground.