Dak Ultimak and I discussed opening a RPG Zines in Google Communities. Which we have done mainly due to the efforts of Dak. Here is the link to it, RPG Zines. We thought it would fill a niche for those of us who enjoy reading or creating zines. I'm hoping it becomes a resource for people who have questions about how to start a zine, find artists or content, and a place to bounce off ideas with constructive input.
My question is with so many communities out there and, to me, it becomes more of a forum, do they provide what you want? Do Google Communities help you find the information or people? And what makes a successful community for you?
I've joined a few communities and I tend to shy away from the larger ones with 1000s of people. I can't keep up with them and the noise level is high. I do like the smaller, more focused ones. Like Tenkar's 2000 Copper Pieces. Erik is interactive with his community and its focused. So I get more out of it.
Lastly, if you want to join RPG Zines come on over. I'm not sure how its set up, but if you would like an invite leave a comment for me on Google+.
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I've dropped by a handful of these, but so far found very little to hold my interest beyond the links out to more solid things. It may just be an overload in certain areas, as with general RPG discussion. I think a zine-focused stream has far more value to me personally. I'll definitely take a look.
ReplyDeleteA focused community like this is the kind I prefer and find valuable.
ReplyDeleteWent and joined before I even finished reading your post!
-John
I'm a member of a few communities on Google+ but really only ever participate in the smaller focused ones. The RPG Zine community is one I'm looking forward to participating in and the OSR Artist one is one in which I'm probably the most active at the moment.
ReplyDeleteNope, I'm done with Google+. I liked your last post on 'zines, though.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I'm too old to understand G+
ReplyDeleteIt's funny though, I now know how my grandmother felt when confronted by a television remote....
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I think very focused communities are way easier to process than the larger crazier communities. I'd have to say that a succesful community in my opinion doesn't have to be busy (though at least a new thread every couple days is nice) but has a group of people who just kind of click around the same wave length.
ReplyDeleteWhat place do you think forums will take in peoples minds as google+ and facebook continue to offer similar experiences?
Seth, I was never a fan of forums, could never keep up with them. I'm sure people will still have a use for them, but with the new social media their use had dwindled.
ReplyDeleteI joined.
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