That was a beautiful write up Enzo. Just made it back from Summer Jam and found it weird that the old thread was killed and now we are doing monthlies?
I don't know if the discussion was ended by Bish since there is too much to read at this time of the night but what Enzo pointed out specifically about the weekly news was right on point. People can easily browse gaming and find FGW on there for the news that pops out for a lot of games. I can say with confidence, being on FGW for 2 years (if I'm not mistaken), there has not been a week where a couple of tidbits of information would come out and people would dip in (non-regulars) and give their two cents. However, with the counter argument that a new thread can be made for news makes it more taxing, in my opinion, to make a new thread for something that isn't as big (like new costume DLC for a game) as a new character/game reveal. Now with the insularity, there isn't that opportunity for the conversation to be as diverse and open since its in community. Giving people the opportunity to casually click upon our weekly makes it less overwhelming since its a casual spot, compared to a gaming community where they might not feel they are entitled to give their opinion. I say this based off of experience IRL and online with all the threads and groups I've been meeting up with throughout these years while playing fighting games. People are terrified at times since the task of talking with a "hardcore" community makes them feel pressured to either be really good at something or not even bother in the first place due to the highly competitive vibe a community thread might give compared to a weekly thread in gaming. That's just my 2 cents on the matter, whatever happens happens, I just hope FG on GAF doesn't become a graveyard since its a hub for a lot of key members in the FGC to take many suggestions and see what they can improve on.
