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Post by Admin Scarlet on Feb 14, 2020 21:58:21 GMT -5
Forums provide a unique experience unlike mainstream social media and chatting apps like Skype/Discord. We're now on Ranch Story Forums v2, the relaunch of the old forums! How do you feel about this?
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baby
Sprouting Rancher
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Post by baby on Feb 15, 2020 5:29:18 GMT -5
I like forums a lot, it's really a lost form of communication these days though with everyone moving to instant messaging groups like discord or places like reddit.
I feel like there's something specifically cultural about forums too, you could go to 30 different hm forums and find that no two have the same feel.
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Shaya
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Post by Shaya on Feb 15, 2020 11:18:24 GMT -5
I have Discord, and I like it, but just for talking to my friends. I am only part of one gaming server there, and that just to be aware of news about that game - I don't really pay attention to what people are writing there.
I absolutely love forums, but I am not even sure why! I love preparing my avatar and always have it by my side, kind of like an identitiy (I know you have an avatar on Discord, but it just... feels different!). I love coming online for the day and seeing the "new" tags on posts and going through them! For me, that is way more exciting than seeing "100 new messages on this new Discord Server" which feels more like a chore. I am not sure if I can really explain this way of thinking, it's really just based on emotions. :'D
And I somehow feel more... "seen" in forums. In big Discord groups I always feel like everything goes so fast, it wouldn't matter if I said something. Also here it is way easier to go back to old conversations or topics!
That's also why I haven't even tried going on the Ranch Story Discord :'D
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Post by Admin Scarlet on Feb 15, 2020 11:46:38 GMT -5
Big agree to both of you ♥ I'm glad you feel comfortable here, too, Shaya ! |
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Nami
Sprouting Rancher
I'm feeling mischievous today. Today is pro Chaos.
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Post by Nami on Feb 15, 2020 12:09:42 GMT -5
Lots of fun, way more easy to just pop in and interact between sections of my day. On Discord I often feel bad, silent stalking for a few minutes or hit-and-run style pop-ins.
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Post by runetree on Feb 15, 2020 15:07:13 GMT -5
I like the forums a lot because this type of environment lets you read anything you want without hours of scrolling back to find the beginning of a topic. Discord has its advantages but recalling topics for later reading isn’t one of them. I feel like I can actually catch up with things here, as opposed to 500+ replies on Discord - where after a long day I debate whether I want to scroll through them or not...
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baby
Sprouting Rancher
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Post by baby on Feb 15, 2020 15:10:30 GMT -5
runetree that's fair! Though, there always is the potential that this forum will blow up and we'll have like 500+ replies a day TvT But also there's the thing where you can choose which topics you can look at, if you only wanna see RF topics, you dont have to wade through a bunch of other stuff to find it.
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Post by runetree on Feb 15, 2020 15:14:44 GMT -5
That’s very true... if it blows up like that I’ll have to block a certain amount of time in my schedule to browse 🤔 stay up to date on Bokumono...
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Post by Summer on Feb 16, 2020 1:16:35 GMT -5
Discord has a New Messages button you can click and automatically be brought to the top of the new messages. It takes me sometimes 30 minutes to read everything each day.
There's some things I missed about forums but it's taking me a bit to get used to them again.
If not the discord, I hope the forums can become active. I wanna do events that actually get people joining. :/
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baby
Sprouting Rancher
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Post by baby on Feb 16, 2020 1:34:46 GMT -5
Summer I hope people join too! I love forums.
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Nami
Sprouting Rancher
I'm feeling mischievous today. Today is pro Chaos.
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Post by Nami on Feb 16, 2020 2:09:38 GMT -5
I miss the old dye roll from's that used be really popular on Gaia. Those where supper fun.
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salem
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Post by salem on Feb 16, 2020 9:33:44 GMT -5
I love forums! I haven't been a part of one in years since social media and discord groups have been way more popular for everything in recent years. I find it so much easier to keep up with conversations in forums, and to go more in-depth to specific topics! Everything else feels way more fast-paced.
So yes, super happy to see the forums thriving!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2020 12:20:24 GMT -5
I haven't been on a forum in years. I feel like I have to relearn a lot lol.
My only issue here is that the main page feels a bit overwhelming but I'm not really sure what could be changed to make it better I think it's just a me thing oops.
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