Have you ever noticed that filmmaking forums are a lot friendllier than others?

[davide]

I've been doing the whole Web 2.0 thing since I was in high school, and one thing I learned early on from all that user interaction is that the internet is for jerks. People always seemed far more antagonistic and pugnacious on the net than they would have the nerve to be in real life.

Have you noticed that for the most part filmmaking forums don't fall into this trap? DVXUser, DVinfo and reduser are all far more friendly than say any of the photography forums I've ever been on and far more than technology or sports forums. Any idea on why this is? Is it because the focus is on actually creating art rather than defending the latest PC that one purchased? Or possibly because filmmaking is more of a collaborative art (photography forums are also about creating art but they're far more vitriolic).

Sure flamewars happen, but look at the 35mm Adapters forum. When it started I figured it was going to become one big war room between different people arguing that their adapter was awesome and that the others sucked. But most of the "which adapter is best" posts never degrade into that.

davide

 

[Barry_Green]

As for this forum, part of it is that it's focused on community, and part of it is because we stringently outlaw personal attacks. Flamewars are not welcome here; there are plenty of places on the web where someone can go to engage in that stuff, but this isn't one of 'em.

 

[ddp]

It proves that aspiring filmmakers are just more medicated then most:2vrolijk_08:

 

[ugafan]

I've been doing the whole Web 2.0 thing since I was in high school, and one thing I learned early on from all that user interaction is that the internet is for jerks. People always seemed far more antagonistic and pugnacious on the net than they would have the nerve to be in real life.

Have you noticed that for the most part filmmaking forums don't fall into this trap?

obviously you haven't read any of my posts. :nads:

 

[MattinSTL]

A nice garden is composed of well chosen vegetation... pruned and controlled by gardeners... who also eliminate unsightly weeds. It stays pleasant for the visitors by adhering to a code of mutual respect. Credit goes in a lot of directions around here... but it's no coincidence, and no accident... even among film/video forums this place is exceptional.

 

[Kirk Gillock]

As someone who visits a variety of forums, DVXuser is definitely the most civil and informative on the Net. I love this place and the people it's made of.

DVXuser is made of PEOPLE!!! PEOPLE!!!!

 

[rafikiwilliams]

i agree, this is the best forum ive ever been part of. it seems like everyone here are like friends..

now as for some of the car forums im part of... theyre brutal

 

[Terry_Lasater]

As someone who visits a variety of forums, DVXuser is definitely the most civil and informative on the Net. I love this place and the people it's made of.

DVXuser is made of PEOPLE!!! PEOPLE!!!!

DVXUser = Barry "Soylent" Green? :cheesy:

 

[HorseFilms]

As someone who visits a variety of forums, DVXuser is definitely the most civil and informative on the Net. I love this place and the people it's made of.

Well, you don't really get more civil than Isara.org, so maybe Dvxuser comes in a close second.rogar-BigGrin(DBG)

 

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

It depends on large part the moderation. This forum has great mods. Don't always agree with them but they do keep the converstations civil. I am on another forum where the only mod is the owner, and that person is basically absent. That forum can get downright nasty at times. It should go without saying, DVXUser is my favorite of all of them though.