Poll of the Day > What's the best online community in your opinion?

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Ozmose
06/05/22 3:40:57 AM
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I have a ton of hobbies, so I inevitably end up circling various groups. Most are pretty bad. They all seem to have their own issues. If you've never experienced them this is what you can expect.

Guns. Horrible online, great in real life. The boards are 90% egotistical know it all assholes. I feel bad for new people trying to get into it. It gives a bad impression, because everyone I've actually met at the range has been super nice.

Watches. Full of snobs and opportunists, half of which have never even touched the things they're so critical of.

MTG. It used to be pretty good years ago, but now it feels like it's nothing but meta builders, and traders that treat it like its the stock market.

Knives. Hands down the best I've experienced. It has a handful of jerks, but everyone seems to show them the door pretty quick. It's also the only group where I've had regular communication with manufacturers and big YouTubers. Super down to earth folks.

I've bounced around some other groups. Books, art, music. It's kinda hard to put a gauge on them though since they're so broad. Any other good ones out there?

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Shananagainz
06/05/22 4:09:03 AM
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Good question! I think Ill follow your format.

I think youre right about guns for the most part. Im mostly a newbie doing a lot of homework on getting a gun but Ive had luck irl and online, but I can say that online is such a hit or miss. Ive only been around one person who made me feel uneasy with their gun.

Cooking is weird. Irl people are super happy to share recipes, offer more constructive feedback and be open to changes to more traditional cooking. Online the content creators are chill, but the commenters are insufferable as all getup. Theres nothing less productive than someone telling you youre not cooking something the right way, but then offer no insight to how to actually cook it the way they deem supreme. This is a fairly consistent issue and it upsets me a lot.

While Covid and being in a bigger city have put me out of commission, hiking communities are some of the most supportive and friendly groups of people. You really have to try to find someone who is mean about it in my experience. Im excited to get back into it once I move.

Console modding communities are pretty supportive too and have a lot of documentation towards them. And since the communities are relatively niche you have greater chances that your feedback actually makes a difference.

The best group is probably hiking out of all of those. Nothing really gives you some memories like beautiful scenery with some friends who have a common interest with you.

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hypnox
06/05/22 5:05:33 AM
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Honestly this is hard to answer. Most of the "good" communities are that way because of an overly involved admin and mod presence.

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Rasmoh
06/05/22 5:06:24 AM
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While many(maybe most?) subs on Reddit are pretty shitty, I've found the Cigars sub, the LOST sub, and the Hajime no Ippo subs to be quite enjoyable.

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