InsanityPrelude
Since: Aug, 2009
May 25th 2013 at 2:50:42 PM
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Is this maybe too harsh to be in the summary?
The site's community is known for their tendency to whine at every opportunity, letting a simple, rather fun game sometimes be overshadowed by Serious Business discussion. Even the slightest changes are often met with staunch resistance. In the DragCave fandom, it's best to tread lightly.
I admit I don't spend much time on the forums, but the impression I usually get is that the fanbase is pretty friendly, if somewhat obsessive. Breeding is Serious Business though.
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Dawnwing
Since: Sep, 2010
May 25th 2013 at 11:47:40 PM
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Yes, it is a bit harsh. There was a time perhaps when it might have been more axxurate, but even then it's sill a bit much. I agree that removing it is the best course of action.
Removed from main page, as there is a cleanup effort on GIFT underway and I am not sure what to do with this entry:
- GIFT: The 2010 Christmas event involved decorating trees and rating other people's trees on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest score a tree could get; 30 users would win a new "prize" breed. (These were highly desired, since, with only 5, 10, or 15 of the respective dragon on the site at the start, they would be the rarest dragons on the site at the time of their release and their offspring would be extremely valuable.) The results imply that when given anonymity, people were willing to rate others low in order to hurt everyone else's chances of winning the contest, or just to troll: out of almost 2.3 million votes cast, the average vote was only 3.74, and even the highest-rated tree had a score of 6.23.
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