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Reeper | 10:41 PM on 07.01.2007 12 comments


Destructoid. it's possibly the best website i have ever stumbled upon, and would drink the kool-aid for it. and i see that it's going through that special time. new updates, new thingies, new awesomeness. but there is one thing that is a little weird, which would be the friend system. now, Destrcutoid is a relatively tight nit community, with noobs (like me) coming in to join the fray. i would imagine that mostly everyone at Destructoid are friends, being able to connect through video games. i know that not everyone on here are friends, as you can't put 50 people in a room and expect them all to get along. let's just say for the sake of me trying to prove my point, that everyone here is. the new feature seems to make it feel just a little bit like myspace, and with that comes the dumbasses that want a popularity contest. maybe it'll be a little easier to find someone by using this, but i'm not sure if the pros outweigh the cons.



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Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2007 23:20
Niero
Definitely, I hear ya. I don't want to turn dtoid into a "myspace for gamers" necessarily and I don't think we can get around that by never flashing how many friends a person has etc. What I do want is for people to be able to track their favorite bloggers easier, so that's kind of where the idea came out of. Friends was the best name I could come up with because its a concept MySpace has beat into our heads, but maybe we can come up with a better name for it. There's also a concern that Dtoid will become like Digg, which I don't want either. We're still in the Beta phase of Community Blogs so these are the kinds of things I'm really interested in hearing from people. I really appreciate the feedback!

- niero
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2007 23:20
Jordan Devore
As more and more people (noobs) start using the community blogs, I think the friends list will be a big help in tracking your buddies and their happenings.
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2007 23:21
Jordan Devore
Fuck, Niero beat me to it. I'm gonna start digging my grave now.
Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2007 23:24
Reeper
yeah, i see what you mean Neiro. i'm happy to know i could help though :)

it will also help to stalk see what other bloggers are doing :D
Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2007 23:28
Reeper
...damn BBcode.

again, here's me with the BBcode:

Spykron's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2007 23:43
Spykron
oh nice pic. i loled.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2007 23:48
BahamutZero
hey as long as your not a friendless loser you have nothing to worry about.

I like the "open-ended" nature of the friends and I think it precludes a cliqueishness you're afraid of. its really just a way to easily track blog posts n shit.

I commend it!
Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2007 23:52
Reeper
yeah. i gotcha zero.

also, titties.
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 00:30
tazarthayoot
I love you all (except wiisucks).
Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 04:03
Reeper
hi..ron.
whatsup?
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