Comments on: Inquisition of the Week: Small World http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ChattyDM http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/#comment-69566 ChattyDM Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:50:03 +0000 http://critical-hits.com/?p=12329#comment-69566 @Yan: I'm sorry, I can't hear you above the roar of my cheering cult! XD .-= ChattyDM´s last blog ..<a href="http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/03/march-fourth-for-gms-day-sale-2010/" rel="nofollow">March Fo(u)rth for GM’s Day Sale 2010</a> =-. @Yan: I’m sorry, I can’t hear you above the roar of my cheering cult!

XD
.-= ChattyDM´s last blog ..March Fo(u)rth for GM’s Day Sale 2010 =-.

]]> By: Yan http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/#comment-69565 Yan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:41:17 +0000 http://critical-hits.com/?p=12329#comment-69565 Whisper!?!?! Men your hearing is a lot worst then I though... :p Whisper!?!?! Men your hearing is a lot worst then I though… :p

]]> By: ChattyDM http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/#comment-69537 ChattyDM Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:07:46 +0000 http://critical-hits.com/?p=12329#comment-69537 I too find the definition of online/real friends 'fuzzy' but I find the subject fascinating. If I define 'friend' by 'know and have affinities with" I'd call a number pretty much in the hundreds. If I defined it as 'People I'd like to hang with' I'd say in the mid-2 digits, with the bloggers and dedicated commenters' I've met through blogs (mine and others'). If I defined it as "People I want to invite in my circle of trust" then yes, so far it's in the high 1 digits to lower 2 digits but it is growing too. Good post man. P.S. Then again, some people whisper behind my back that I've built a personality cult. :) I too find the definition of online/real friends ‘fuzzy’ but I find the subject fascinating.

If I define ‘friend’ by ‘know and have affinities with” I’d call a number pretty much in the hundreds.

If I defined it as ‘People I’d like to hang with’ I’d say in the mid-2 digits, with the bloggers and dedicated commenters’ I’ve met through blogs (mine and others’).

If I defined it as “People I want to invite in my circle of trust” then yes, so far it’s in the high 1 digits to lower 2 digits but it is growing too.

Good post man.

P.S. Then again, some people whisper behind my back that I’ve built a personality cult. :)

]]> By: Bartoneus http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/#comment-69520 Bartoneus Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:27:44 +0000 http://critical-hits.com/?p=12329#comment-69520 I'm actually very surprised to finally think about my answer to this question, as I've met people like Phil and several other RPG Bloggers online and subsequently become very good friends with them not just online but in person (either at GenCon or locally). Way back in the day Sion and I ran a text-based Final Fantasy RPG and we met several excellent people through that and become very close friends many of them. I say I was surprised because if you asked me this question face-to-face my gut reaction would be a smaller number, but then I think about it and I have met a good number of close friends online. I’m actually very surprised to finally think about my answer to this question, as I’ve met people like Phil and several other RPG Bloggers online and subsequently become very good friends with them not just online but in person (either at GenCon or locally).

Way back in the day Sion and I ran a text-based Final Fantasy RPG and we met several excellent people through that and become very close friends many of them. I say I was surprised because if you asked me this question face-to-face my gut reaction would be a smaller number, but then I think about it and I have met a good number of close friends online.

]]> By: Yan http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/#comment-69498 Yan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:54:15 +0000 http://critical-hits.com/?p=12329#comment-69498 @Andy I know what you mean. To the question I said 1 to 5 but It's mostly people I've meet online first (On a BBS at the time this seams like ages ago). I later meet them in the flesh and became friend afterward. I cannot say I've become friend with anyone by an exclusive online communication. @Andy I know what you mean. To the question I said 1 to 5 but It’s mostly people I’ve meet online first (On a BBS at the time this seams like ages ago). I later meet them in the flesh and became friend afterward. I cannot say I’ve become friend with anyone by an exclusive online communication.

]]> By: Andy http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/#comment-69497 Andy Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:46:34 +0000 http://critical-hits.com/?p=12329#comment-69497 I haven't actually really befriended many people from online, I'm very much a "physical presence" sort of guy. Even if the internet has a lot of potential, I still feel like something's missing, because that's just the way I work. Body language and physical presence play a big part in my communication and emotion, along with voice itself. Still, online is nice, especially when it lets someone express tons of stuff all at once, like in a blog. .-= Andy´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePlayersSideOfTheScreen/~3/zK2DzLQr_QA/unexpected-interview.html" rel="nofollow">An Unexpected Interview</a> =-. I haven’t actually really befriended many people from online, I’m very much a “physical presence” sort of guy. Even if the internet has a lot of potential, I still feel like something’s missing, because that’s just the way I work. Body language and physical presence play a big part in my communication and emotion, along with voice itself. Still, online is nice, especially when it lets someone express tons of stuff all at once, like in a blog.
.-= Andy´s last blog ..An Unexpected Interview =-.

]]> By: Lunatyk http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/#comment-69492 Lunatyk Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:19:40 +0000 http://critical-hits.com/?p=12329#comment-69492 ah... that makes sense... though I find the reverse to be true... .-= Lunatyk´s last blog ..<a href="http://mirk-rpg.blogspot.com/2009/10/settings.html" rel="nofollow">Settings</a> =-. ah… that makes sense… though I find the reverse to be true…
.-= Lunatyk´s last blog ..Settings =-.

]]> By: Yan http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/#comment-69490 Yan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:22:49 +0000 http://critical-hits.com/?p=12329#comment-69490 I think that he means that how many peoples have you meet online that actually became real friend in the sense that you trust each other. As opposed to the facebook friend definition where knowing somebody makes you a friend. ;) I think that he means that how many peoples have you meet online that actually became real friend in the sense that you trust each other. As opposed to the facebook friend definition where knowing somebody makes you a friend. ;)

]]> By: Lunatyk http://critical-hits.com/2010/03/02/inquisition-of-the-week-small-world/#comment-69482 Lunatyk Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:34:24 +0000 http://critical-hits.com/?p=12329#comment-69482 alright... I don't really understand the question... "became friends in real life" so you mean people who I met online and then met offline? I have a lot of friends who I didn't yet met offline because of money issues... it just sounds like the question implies you can't be friends with someone unless you touch them... alright… I don’t really understand the question… “became friends in real life” so you mean people who I met online and then met offline? I have a lot of friends who I didn’t yet met offline because of money issues…

it just sounds like the question implies you can’t be friends with someone unless you touch them…

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