Forum mafia has a meta for players that changes over time. Once upon a time, long posts with many, many quotes were the norm. Then a meta that involved shouting at people until they made a mistake became more pronounced. Around 2014, we moved into a new meta that seems to involve at least a portion of our population posting a lot. Often in a row.
It's important to acknowledge that changes in style aren't necessarily bad things.
The purpose of this thread is to start a frank discussion with everyone about the meta we find ourselves in. It'll start with 3 questions I pose generally with a section devoted to each. . After a while, I may run a survey and try to get the opinion of mafia players generally.
1. Is this really different from past eras? (Data)
2. To what extent is this actually a problem?
3. If it's a problem, what are some solutions?
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2. Since I joined the site in 2008, there have been older members who have decried new players who have changed the style of the game. In reality, much of this is probably driven by the fact older people tend to get burned out on the game after a while and mistake the fact that they used to love mafia and now they find it hard to keep up with the demands of a game. In real life, we talk about old men and women talking about the “good ol’ days.” The same happens here, but accelerated. In any event, the point is to focus on what are actually problems for the site as a whole and not just what are problems to the vocal but aging minority who may not end up playing more games anyway.