Creepah
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- Joined
- Jul 12, 2014
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Hello there.
Recently I've been browsing the these forums wondering what it has been lacking, and the one thing I've noticed is controversy. Not as in someone posting a rant thread about 1.8 thinking they're unique and their thread isn't going to be locked, I mean someone doing something controversial or not really what's in the norm. But why? Think about it.
Let us look at the most popular thread as of this post, Nirmit's "hacking" which is actually him hoping to get a new start (I frankly don't have much of an opinion on the matter, but quality and purposeful posting may be a better way to improve your reputation), with over 7 pages of posts and 1.2k views. That's more attention than a thread of mine has ever received, because you know why? It's controversial. The community is split with their points of view, there's a clash of opinions and people are disagreeing with each other, and it wasn't locked until Nirmit admitted to faking it allowing for healthy discussions on the topic, and that to be honest, was the most interesting thread I've seen in the last week.
So if you are deciding whether or not to post something as it may be controversial, do it. You may get it locked straight away, yes, but then you might have many people agreeing with you and your thread will become a hive of discussion. The forums are here to agree and disagree, to prove and falsify, to be human. Let's ignite conversation, and let's make these forums the best in the Minecraft community!
Recently I've been browsing the these forums wondering what it has been lacking, and the one thing I've noticed is controversy. Not as in someone posting a rant thread about 1.8 thinking they're unique and their thread isn't going to be locked, I mean someone doing something controversial or not really what's in the norm. But why? Think about it.
Let us look at the most popular thread as of this post, Nirmit's "hacking" which is actually him hoping to get a new start (I frankly don't have much of an opinion on the matter, but quality and purposeful posting may be a better way to improve your reputation), with over 7 pages of posts and 1.2k views. That's more attention than a thread of mine has ever received, because you know why? It's controversial. The community is split with their points of view, there's a clash of opinions and people are disagreeing with each other, and it wasn't locked until Nirmit admitted to faking it allowing for healthy discussions on the topic, and that to be honest, was the most interesting thread I've seen in the last week.
So if you are deciding whether or not to post something as it may be controversial, do it. You may get it locked straight away, yes, but then you might have many people agreeing with you and your thread will become a hive of discussion. The forums are here to agree and disagree, to prove and falsify, to be human. Let's ignite conversation, and let's make these forums the best in the Minecraft community!