We've pared down the bling that someone can put on their postbit and sigs. When you look at other forums that's the first thing you'll notice. Stars, bars, reputation, post counts, graphic sigs... all these things have been stripped down to something that looks less cluttered without removing the individuality of the poster.
Elitism happens not because someone has or has not, that's a simple definer, but people tend to do so subconsciously as a matter of "survival trait" associations and cultural comfort. I'm no sociologist, but it seems to be pervasive from historical writings and literature and seems to cross oceans and mountains.
People can talk down and elitism can still happen just in the very text that is written in a response. I think this is where and how politics is challenging because it is hard to read a backhanded compliment in there sometimes.
But to expound on Halx's thoughts: This is about participation, you get what you put into it. If you put nothing in, you get nothing out.
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Originally Posted by FuglyStick
It's a bit--stuffy--in here. Don't get me wrong, it's a great community, and I'm happy to have found it and look forward to spending time here, but it feels less like people at a dinner party and more like people chatting in a waiting room.
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Interesting analogy. What are they waiting for?
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