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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Tabula Rasa to go without official forums, common sense]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/30/tabula-rasa-to-go-without-official-forums/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/30/tabula-rasa-to-go-without-official-forums/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/30/tabula-rasa-to-go-without-official-forums/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/forums/" rel="tag">Forums</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/tabula-rasa/" rel="tag">Tabula Rasa</a></p><a href="http://community.livejournal.com/rgtr/6892.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/rgtrlordbritishstandoff.jpg" alt="" /></a>No, you're not taking crazy pills - that headline says "without official forums." In a <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/rgtr/6892.html">moment of inspiration</a>, blogger noisyparker thought to write down <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/tabula-rasa"><em>Tabula Rasa's</em></a> community model, as it was described in their now-defunct beta forums. Most of it is fairly standard fare. A blog with an RSS feed to chronicle press releases, community news, the usual. <br /><br />Conspicuously absent though are official forums. The reason? The <em>TR</em> crew feels that official forums aren't conducive to a community atmosphere, because people's posting habits tend towards the dogmatic when they think there's a developer listening. Most people have had to endure the <a href="http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?forumId=10018&amp;sid=1">pain and self-loathing</a> involved in browsing official forums before, so we know the behavior they're talking about. Still, it seems like a questionable decision to eliminate what is typically the primary conduit for communication between developers and players. Guess we'll just have to wait and see how it works out.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/30/tabula-rasa-to-go-without-official-forums/">Tabula Rasa to go without official forums, common sense</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:12:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://community.livejournal.com/rgtr/6892.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/30/tabula-rasa-to-go-without-official-forums/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1024937/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/10/30/tabula-rasa-to-go-without-official-forums/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking</category><category>developers</category><category>forums</category><category>ncsoft</category><category>noisyparker</category><category>official-forums</category><category>RGTR</category><category>tabula-rasa</category><category>TR</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Chester]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:12:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
