Blog post 7

Write a blog entry. The stock option: write an anthropogical examination of the communicative conventions of a blogging or other online social media subculture (for example, mommyblogs, right-wing politics blogs, Harry Potter fanfic blogs, model railroader discussion boards, et cetera: seek out a group that your classmates might not be familiar with), investigating who the members of the group are, what types of language they use, what types of arguments they make, how they use media, and what types of messages are acceptable or unacceptable in the group.

In the online game World of Warcraft there is a page that allows for players to commune about bug glitches and other problems in the game. The group of players have their own “game” language and usually can help each other to fix problems. This “game” language includes words such as, “Dks, warlocks, druids, spec trees, noobs, bugs dungeons, raids, arena battles, pvp, alliance, and afk.” This community believes in trying to create best characters for their chosen faction. Players will use their character account to login to use the faq forums, to identify different players their character’s picture, name, and level will appear. Most players are between the ages of 10 and 30. To get their points of view across they only use text media for example:

Exdemon “Get rid of realms, go to an open server format, have an auction house server/trade server, then multiple other community related servers.

Location servers, etc. Stop limiting us to a certain server so you can suck up millions in xfers. You have the technology to run an open server format, DO IT. Stop wasting this time to merge realms, it solves nothing, as people come and go and unbalance the dedicated realms once again.”

Neissarra 51 minutes ago

“My realm, Tanaris has been dying slowly as these realm connections go on, since it's low population now, people want to change realms more. This realm used to be medium before, but I hope you notice or have considered the change. I honestly feel the same about other low population normal realms, if they aren't on the list (which would be a few of them) please consider it sooner, as they should at least be added before more medium population ones, or even added to if you're still worried about changing medium population realms.”

These accusations are normal in this forum and are actually welcomed because it allows the game company to understand what players want and lets other players figure out glitches for themselves. However, comments like this are not welcome:

• Coradwee 2 days ago

whatever this closs realm and connected is what killing wow 90% of rhe realm wow connecting is pvp realm it will work if you only works on pve pvp realms lowball killing is up 10,000% wend you connected ony to lb and bb 99,99% of onyget off think you for killing my realm all lb and bb do all day is call all ony playeras fags and lobos ty wow you sicks bye

This comment is not welcome because it is over-criticizing other players with extremely poor word choice. When this happens other players will reciprocate. 

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Marleysghost 1 day ago

@Coradwee:
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Strífe 1 day ago

@Coradwee: speak English fool

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Fröhlich 23 hours ago

@Coradwee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mDTLphIVY

This dedicated group will stay up into the early hours of the day trying to build their characters and help create their areas to become better for others. By using this forum they are not only doing this but, also creating a sub culture of players.