Even with my verbose explorations of issues with the game I am not going to deny that CoO and The Dawning both brought a lot more into the game through gameplay than most people have been giving it credit for. And Mayhem and Snowballs were way more entertaining than those 3 weeks had any right to be - and bruv didn’t even get involved to rag on it? It is one thing to not be into it, but the article pitch feels kinda slimy.

I could blame a few things (linking the story comments and the forum together, adding sections for gaming and cars — not communities known for calm and reasoned positions) But mostly I think it is just the idea of forums/message boards falling into anachronism. Too many people find a thread not because they are a member of that community and they read most of the threads, but because a google search sent them there as a stranger who is neither aware of local custom or likely to feel any sense of personal responsibility to what they dump there. God help the forums that don't even require a signup - or let you roll over your google or facebook account.

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