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Small Forums

20 (38.5%)

Large Forums

5 (9.6%)

It doesn't matter to me.

27 (51.9%)

Total Members Voted: 51

[Rex_Nex]

Alright, I am sure I am not the only extreme forumite here. I've been a member of perhaps dozens of forums, and I see that one of the largest (if not THE largest) factors in the personality of a forum's community is how large that community is.

So I ask you, do you prefer small forums or large ones? Each, obviously, has its ups and downs. Explain why? After that, do you think of Bay12 as a large or small forum?

[kaijyuu]

I uh, don't care?


Well actually I do. I don't like forums that move at the speed of light. Forums for high profile games (world of warcraft, etc) are pretty much the very biggest I can stand. Stuff like 4chan is completely out of the question.


If I can't read a thread I'm interested in before 2+ more threads I'm interested in pops up, then it's entirely too big. Thus, I checked "small forums."

And I'd consider bay12 a "small forum," though I'm part of much smaller ones elsewhere.

[Rex_Nex]

Thank you for reminding me that some people genuinely don't care I added that option to the poll.

[Max White]

I like larger forums, fast moving ones. Ones with lots of things I can reply to... But more then that, I want civilized. Most forums are a never ending shitstorm of yelling and memes next to bay12.

[Enzo]

Too small is annoying because there's not enough to read/reply to.
Too large is annoying because you can't keep up with what's being posted.

Therefore, "Don't Care", meaning "Neither".

[LordBucket]

Which do you prefer?

Small enough that people generally know each other. I'd generally prefer to have meaningful discussions with people than simply take turns spamming one-liners that nobody reads.

[scriver]

I like my forums lagom.

[Heliman]

Erm, is Bay12 considered large? I don't really have a proper reference point to compare it to.

[klingon13524]

I consider Bay12 to be small, and I like it that way.

[Telgin]

I like larger forums, fast moving ones. Ones with lots of things I can reply to... But more then that, I want civilized. Most forums are a never ending shitstorm of yelling and memes next to bay12.

Seconded.  I like there to be enough to read that it stays interesting.

I was part of a smaller forum once, had maybe 8 truly active people.  It was a great community, but when one of them quit everyone felt it.  The forum only lasted about a year before a few people stopped showing up and it ground to a halt.  I like a little more resilience.

Civility is the most important thing though.

All in all, the Bay 12 forums are just about exactly how I like it.  Most of the people are smart and civil, and there's usually something to read / respond to if I refresh the updated replies list.

[Dutchling]

I like whatever this forum is classified as.

[Armok]

Small but lively.

[Criptfeind]

I like whatever this forum is classified as.

I feel like this. I don't know what is this forum is, but it is about the right size. It miiiight be a bit too big for my tastes sometimes, especially the FGaRP section, where I used to read most posts, and now I read almost none.

[Rilder]

I don't think its the size that really matters to me but the community that populates it.

Most multiplayer game forums tend to be filled with utter drivel for example so I tend to shy away from them.

[Flying Dice]

Doesn't really matter to me, though I should probably have checked 'small', given that the only forums I use are this and the pony forum. I was fairly active on the Bungie.net offtopic forum years ago, but was repeatedly banned for accidentally trolling the morons in the upper boards, and as a whole, it was too populated and too harshly restricted.


I think it depends on both population and how it is managed; B12 is larger than most, but still feels small, with the added bonus of not having hordes of tin pot dictator-moderators who abuse their powers whenever the admins aren't on.