Theme week. What the community thinks of the community

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Community. A word we often use to describe the vhl. We are just one giant community all here to have fun and meet new people. Everyone has had different experiences and thoughts on the community as a whole. I decided to talk to some people asking them six questions about the vhl community in general. Before I get into their responses I want to share my own experience. The questions I asked were as follow:

 

1. How long have you been on Vhl?

2. Generally, how has your experience with the community been? Positive or negative?

3. Do you feel as though you have been accepted into this community well?

4. Do you feel as though you can be yourself here?

5, What would you like to change about the community?

6. Has being part of this community changed you at all? Good or bad.

 

My replies? I’ve been in the vhl for 3 seasons so however many months that is. Generally speaking, it has been a very positive experience. Most people I’ve met have been extremely nice and welcoming. I have definitely met some amazing people. I do think I’ve been accepted well for the most part. There are always going to be people who maybe aren’t as accepting but for the most part, everyone has been great. At first, I didn’t feel as though I could be myself but now I definitely do feel as though I can be who I am and don’t have to piper ah sort of front on. I think for the most part it’s a very good strong community. I think I would change the fact that sometimes locker rooms are completely dead for days at a time. I wish it wasn’t like that but it’s also understandable because people do have other things to do. I think it has changed me to an extent because it has taught me how to interact better with people from all walks of life.

 

I went and talked to 8 different people about their own experiences on this platform asking them the same questions. The responses are as followed:

 

Question 1 ranged depending on the play, some being here for a couple of months to some being here for over a year or longer. One person interviewed (Renomitsu) has been here since 2010. Which is the outlook of things it is nice to have a difference of when they came on because that can change things? 

 

The 2nd question I got a lot of the same answer. Mostly the same answer. Everyone talked about how for the most part it has been a very positive and rewarding experience. No one had any real bad things overall to say about how the community was. I was told that it definitely has changed into a more positive place over the years when it might not have been in its earlier days.

 

The 3rd question which I think is a super important one also got a lot of the same answers. They were all yes I feel very well accepted. They felt as though they could all be themselves and were accepted by the community. This I think is amazing to see because the more accepting as a community we are the more people will want to join. The 4th question very much goes along with the 3rd one with do you feel like you can be yourself. Once again it was an overwhelming amount of yes. They all felt as though they could be themselves within the community which is also very important.

 

The next question was what they wanted to be changed. The most popular answer was that there is a lot of drama or that things are taken too seriously or not serious enough in some cases. Zetterberg said “you shouldn’t hold it up against someone if it isn’t a constant behavior” which I get that sometimes things are said. They aren’t meant to be mean but can be taken that way. Then someone gets hurt and holds it against that person for a long while. The other part of this was people thinking that there were times where nothing was done or not a lot was done in a situation and then a repeat situation would happen. Multiple people said they would like to see that changed. Renomitsu said that they feel as though people can always speak their minds because they are afraid of what other people will think. He always feels as though we should hold everyone to an equal standard and that standard should be high for everyone. I agree that everyone should get the same punishment and be able to speak what is on our minds. Cow said he didn’t feel as though any changes are needed but did applaud that more mods are being hired.

 

The last question I assumed would be mostly no which was true. There were some cases although they said they were changed. Rayzor for example has said that he felt as though he has learned to control his language more and although he isn’t perfect he has gotten better with it.

 

I think this was a very interesting experiment to see. It’s also nice to see that for the most part, the community is a very positive place for all people. This really speaks to the people running the server and how they have grown it. From what I heard it may have not been the best in the past but it seems to be a lot better. This is amazing to hear. Props to all mods, commissioners, and anyone behind the scenes who helps make this community a great place. 

 

If anyone below would also like to answer the questions feel free to do so. I’ll try to react to as many as possible. To anyone who participated thank you even if I didn’t use your name directly. I really do appreciate it. I do know now everyone will have these same views but from what I see this is a very kind and amazing community.

 

 

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Edited June 13, 2020 by Brewins15

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Agreed