Leistung wrote:The way I see it, Jaredcohenia's point is not that, "oh, let's reform General to my way," it's "let's make General more outsider-friendly."
But then, can you say that in NSII too? As I said, each forums already have their own subcommunity. Each subcommunity has their own set of (mostly unwritten) rules, traditions, celebrities, modes, and whatnot. When I came first to NSII from NSUN (those UNRes debates did a good job of luring me into the forums ) I'll admit I as bewildered at the place. You had all that histories, that ancient rivalries, those friends and alliances and cliques, and systems that would make outsiders seem out of place. Same with NSG. When I arrived at NSG there were endless memes, friendships, and atmosphere that would at first make outsiders seem out of place. That's because each place developed it own subcommunity. But that doesn't mean that you should confine yourself to one place/forum, or try to impose on a certain subcommunity. All forums of NS are for everyone.