Would you say OT has developed a deep culture?

I'm relatively new to these boards, but it has come to my mind that these boards, especially SW and OT, have very passionate communities that help define respective cultures.

Would you say that OT has its own distinct culture? If so, what traits would you say it has, and potentially which people define it, and how? If you say OT has a culture, how do you feel you impact it, if at all? Do you enjoy being a part of it? Would you go as far as to say that OT could be defined as a country (concerning the new change in the ToU (haven't been following all that, but it's a question nonetheless))? What would you say ultimately defines OT as a board, and how would you say OT has developed and has found its niche within the confines of GameSpot as a gaming website for gamers to congregate?

Not entirely. YOu just have to hate mainstream music, love metal music, and be atheist and you'll fit right in here

Not entirely. YOu just have to hate mainstream music, love metal music, and be atheist and you'll fit right in here

BPoole96

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Not entirely. YOu just have to hate mainstream music, love metal music, and be atheist and you'll fit right in here

CaptainAhab13

I suppose so. I mean those traits are very abundant it seems amongst users. People that love maintream music, hate metal but love rap/hip hop, and have strong feelings towards religion are probably going to be turned off of OT within a day of joining and go to some other site that has more people that are like them

Not entirely. YOu just have to hate mainstream music, love metal music, and be atheist and you'll fit right in here

BPoole96

I don't get the "touch her shoulder" reference though. :?CaptainAhab13

One of the very, very few GS memes.

OT is the most civilized and developed culture on GS.ZumaJones07

Not entirely. YOu just have to hate mainstream music, love metal music, and be atheist and you'll fit right in here

BPoole96

Deep? No.

Diverse? Definitely

Interesting? Maybe so.

In the end I think you can divide the OT community in to 2 groups:

Boring and insane.

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Not entirely. YOu just have to hate mainstream music, love metal music, and be atheist and you'll fit right in here

Fundai

No it hasn't. It has it's own distinct groups that band together......but not one community feel.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]No it hasn't. It has it's own distinct groups that band together......but not one community feel.Victorious_Fize

[QUOTE="Victorious_Fize"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]No it hasn't. It has it's own distinct groups that band together......but not one community feel.LJS9502_basic

Yes, I would say OT has its own culture, to a certain degree.

We're all gamers. Most of the regulars can recall any "that one time". There are jokes that only make sense in the context of OT.

Etc.

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"]I'd say OT's culture over the last 2-3 years has been overall pathetic despite some good people here and there. Nothing original, just memes taken from the cesspool, people getting angry over something pointless, and people feeling that the world revolves around them. In other words, it's gone from being a neat but flawed place to being like most other spots on the web.ExoticAnimal

Maybe... though I have seen a lot of stupidity here.

[QUOTE="Fundai"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Not entirely. YOu just have to hate mainstream music, love metal music, and be atheist and you'll fit right in here

parkurtommo

But...Does it have da foliage?

(Am I doing this right?)

Maybe... though I have seen a lot of stupidity here.

lancea34

That's the culture, man.

Like any online community that's been around for a decade OT does have a history.

Dunno about culture though, I don't think OT has achieved anything different from any other place where realitive strangers hang out day to day (like an office), a few shared in-jokes and some familiarity still doesn't mean that OT has a unique quality that sets it apart from anything else in the world.

'An internet discussion forum' is the cultural make-up of OT, not OT itself.

No it hasn't. It has it's own distinct groups that band together......but not one community feel.LJS9502_basic

Doesn't this pretty much apply to anywhere tho?

I'd say OT's culture over the last 2-3 years has been overall pathetic despite some good people here and there. Nothing original, just memes taken from the cesspool, people getting angry over something pointless, and people feeling that the world revolves around them. In other words, it's gone from being a neat but flawed place to being like most other spots on the web.MAILER_DAEMON

I agree 100%.
I think that causes the vast majority of issues on here. If a person teases their brother, friend, etc and gets no reaction or they laugh with them, they will usually stop.
It is when people blow something small out of proportion, that it continues/escalates

If I may ask you a question though:
Would you not say you are guilty of that as well (getting upset over some small things that have happened here...given your reposes here and on MSN)

If I had to describe the culture of OT I would use the words passive aggressive, paranoid, narcissistic, and delusional.

tl;dr

my kind of place

If I had to describe the culture of OT I would use the words passive aggressive, paranoid, narcissistic, and delusional.

tl;dr

my kind of place

-Sun_Tzu-

OT is where all the "cool" nerds go

I think people take this place very, VERY seriously. So not really deep, just too emotionally involved.

No it hasn't. It has it's own distinct groups that band together......but not one community feel.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="topsemag55"] Even then there was a clique of detractors.rawsavon

The only cliques I can think orf are metalheads and rap enthusiasts.

At least those are the only cliques that exist around here. The rest are political parties or religions.

I don't really see the metalheads and rap fans as a clique. I think they are people that just happen to share common tastes.

I don't really see the metalheads and rap fans as a clique. I think they are people that just happen to share common tastes.

GreySeal9

I guess it's more of an association with what I've seen in real life, now that you mention it.

There don't seem to be any true cliques here, considering that.

Those Jedi Council union fellas sure were a clique.Baconbits2004

a 2 person clique? Allicrombie

Yeah, president and vice president. =[

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"] a 2 person clique? Baconbits2004

Yeah, president and vice president. =[

Are you talking about OmegaAxel and UltraZero (think those were the names)?ExoticAnimal

Perhaps.

Were you 3 close?

[QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]Are you talking about OmegaAxel and UltraZero (think those were the names)?Baconbits2004

Perhaps.

Were you 3 close?

Nah, never cared for those two. I don't really participate in the Unions at all.ExoticAnimal

In that case I was talking about someone else then.

The_Druggie and Mailer, probably.