tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post6166159337706553109..comments2024-03-24T21:00:25.930-07:00Comments on Daddy Rolled a 1: Gaming Communities in the Absence of Google Plus: Where Are They?Martin R. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-37394582900333623702023-12-28T13:13:43.198-08:002023-12-28T13:13:43.198-08:00I'm really glad you found the blog and also I ...I'm really glad you found the blog and also I want to thank you for watching my YouTube channel. I really appreciate it! <br /><br />I still haven't found the right community for OSR for me but I do belong to a couple Facebook groups where folks share content and discuss ideas and such, and I'm also pretty active on Twitter (X) and chat with some folks there. <br /><br />I just can't get the hang of Discord and find the idea of trying to learn yet another social media app very intimidating! Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-84478760562973891562023-07-20T11:37:16.953-07:002023-07-20T11:37:16.953-07:00I know I am late to this party, but social necroma...I know I am late to this party, but social necromancy seems to be my thing. I was so sad when G+ was murdered. I was a part of the OSR community there. I have not found a good replacement. My son helped me get established in Discord and I use it regularly now but have not found an OSR group to engage with. We use it for our weekly online D&D game and to chat with others in our local game group. I just started following "Daddy Rolled a 1" on you tube and traced my way back to here.T0Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704982943421982476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-31799078883466075322019-08-23T07:30:42.343-07:002019-08-23T07:30:42.343-07:00Ugh - Discord definitely doesn't sound like so...Ugh - Discord definitely doesn't sound like something I want to mess with. I'm too old to be jumping thru hoops for my social media interaction. I need things to be easy to learn and easier to use. :)<br /><br />Followed you on Instagram - same "brand" as Twitter and my blog. I don't have a personal account - sharing what I do thru my gaming channels is about as much "personal" info as I want to divulge to the general public. Although, now that I think about it, that's still quite a lot. :PChristopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368794259249607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-50781915664712786742019-08-22T22:17:18.609-07:002019-08-22T22:17:18.609-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.sdcardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855521305007947890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-83275010167411310562019-08-22T16:08:39.628-07:002019-08-22T16:08:39.628-07:00Yeah, it's been a challenge! I joined Discord ...Yeah, it's been a challenge! I joined Discord based on some recommendations from people, but... well, I guess I just need to spend more time with it to understand it. Right now, I'm not getting it, and I think that's kind of weird. It's like the designers went out of their way to create something that's not intuitive, maybe just a way of proving they are different. I don't like the idea of having to spend time learning how to use a social media platform. G+ was intuitive for the most part, as is Instagram, FB, and even Twitter (as much as I don't like it). <br /><br />Speaking of Instagram, I also never post anything game-related there, because I don't have any visual content to share! I do have an account but it's not for the blog. It's just personal. You can follow me at https://www.instagram.com/thetartinm/. You'll mainly see me posting nightly pictures of what cocktail I made and what vinyl record I'm listening to. Cheers!Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-29982712957758686582019-08-22T13:28:41.693-07:002019-08-22T13:28:41.693-07:00Aw, shucks! :P
To be honest, I don't have the...Aw, shucks! :P<br /><br />To be honest, I don't have the time or energy to engage (or even lurk) the way I used to, so I haven't exactly been trying to find a new outlet. I do agree that Twitter just doesn't work anymore - engagement is extremely low except in "celebrity" tweets/replies, it seems. I get a bit more engagement to stuff I post on Instagram, and since that sort of "flash conversation" is about all I'm able to maintain anyway these days, it works for me. But it has the same problem with "blink and you miss it" syndrome that Twitter has.<br /><br />If you manage to find where the conversations are happening in a digestible format, though, I'd definitely check it out!Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368794259249607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-3284859047273294932019-08-13T10:43:53.371-07:002019-08-13T10:43:53.371-07:00Mastodon feels like it's aimed at computer sci...Mastodon feels like it's aimed at computer scientists, but then so did G+ at first. I haven't really given it a thorough test, to be honest; I should give it another try.<br /><br />Discord seems to be more of a series of chatrooms than anything. It reminds me of the old days of IRC. There seem to be vibrant communities there but it is difficult to follow conversations as everything seems to be a wall of discussion.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-48636408146689625142019-08-13T10:25:40.054-07:002019-08-13T10:25:40.054-07:00Thanks so much for your comments, Kelvin! I agree ...Thanks so much for your comments, Kelvin! I agree that G+ was unique and maybe a bit of "lightning in a bottle" for its time. <br /><br />I personally just don't really like Reddit, partly for the format as you mentioned. <br /><br />I've never even heard of Mastodon! Is it worth checking out at this point, do you think? <br /><br />Agreed that right now, Facebook probably seems like the best of the limited options, and it's where I've been seeing the most engagement on my posts, but I often wonder if that's because of the age group I'm in and that I'm not reaching younger folks. <br /><br />Lastly, the one other place people mention is Discord. I made an account over the weekend based on the responses I got to my post about this on Facebook, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to navigate it. I'll just say the interface is not user-friendly! <br /><br />Cheers, and thanks again! Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-85574823503905919992019-08-13T07:53:01.741-07:002019-08-13T07:53:01.741-07:00G+ was close to perfect for the gaming community a...G+ was close to perfect for the gaming community and I don't think anything else we have now has managed to capture its success.<br /><br />I've been semi-active on Reddit but despite the difference in format, it strikes me as being little different from the old message boards. More democratic perhaps, with the voting mechanic replacing power-mad moderators, but still problematic, and the whole thing feels like a relic.<br /><br />I've been able to follow and generate some buzz on Twitter but I agree that it's difficult to keep track of conversations. I think it's useful but probably more as a promotional tool.<br /><br />I had high hopes for MeWe but I agree it feels a bit like a ghost town. The interface feels weird to me too; there's something counter-intuitive about how everything works there.<br /><br />Some people moved over to Mastodon and I set up an account, but it seemed a bit too techie and that seems to have limited how many people are using it.<br /><br />Facebook does seem to be the best G+ replacement, although it's perhaps better described as the best of a bad bunch. It has some of the same issues as Twitter, with conversations popping in and out of view and getting lost, but it's easier on the whole to keep track of things. It also has a bit of a "stink" about it after all the privacy and hacking concerns, but not everyone cares about that.<br /><br />All that said Facebook does work and people know how to use it, so for me it's the best option, although I'll keep looking for a better one.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-50931773637107749712019-08-11T11:22:55.836-07:002019-08-11T11:22:55.836-07:00Thanks so much for commenting - I just found a new...Thanks so much for commenting - I just found a new blog to follow by clicking on your profile! <br /><br />I still like to see what people are sharing, either for free or on DriveThruRPG or on Kickstarter. It's just harder and harder to find stuff, and the stuff that does get shared doesn't seem to generate the comments at they used to on G+. I remember "back in the day" on G+, somebody would share something, and dozens of people would comment and offer suggestions, mention how they used it in a game, or what-not. Now stuff just gets shared and it seems to go into the ether. <br /><br />Thanks again for stopping by and for taking the time to comment. Cheers!Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-68818871656218603072019-08-10T16:41:47.405-07:002019-08-10T16:41:47.405-07:00I too am disappointed in MeWe after Google+ ended....I too am disappointed in MeWe after Google+ ended. I was able to find so much content from G+ and discovered so many creators on it. Since it died, I have disengaged from even trying to find new content and creators, as it seems a lot of other people.Everlosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115735907981689436noreply@blogger.com