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Facebook for nerds
Topic Started: Jan 19 2011, 06:47 PM (1,994 Views)
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Are you plausible?

I agree with Fakey. Though social networks like Facebook have some functional overlaps with forums like this, there is a fundamental difference. A social network is an entity designed specifically for social connection; while there is a great deal of social connection in this community, that's not the forum's primary purpose. If this place had truly become the Facebook for nerds then 1) there would be a lot more people here, and 2) its primary purpose as a community devoted to speculative evolution (a rather narrow field of interest in nerddom, BTW) has been lost and forgotten.
Take a look at my exobiology subforum of the planet Nereus!

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For anyone thinking otherwise, Devient Art is a site of good art. Shocking, I know. It's just that this site uses it like facebook because of the ease of uploading pictures and diagrams to explain their ideas.
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I know. But a forum is a kind of social network. Sure we have spec evo stuff, but we have discussions. It's a social network, just different from facebook.
I do art sometimes.

"if you want green eat a salad"

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Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs.

Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes.

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I don't like Face book anymore......

just deactivated my account.

This isn't a social network because It actually has a purpose for what we are supposed to talk about, not just random chating.

I'm a nerdy on the outside but tough on the inside!
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I think I'm vice a versa.
I do art sometimes.

"if you want green eat a salad"

Projects:
Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs.

Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes.

❤️❤️~I'm not a boy~❤️❤️
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Forums are NOT like facebook and never will be.

And yeah, Dial, Chimpeetah (or venatosaurus in SE) don't seem to be nerds. Seascorp yourself too.
Jeez how old are people hre? 12 yrs old is kinda young.
Edited by Cephylus, Jan 19 2011, 10:25 PM.
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I'm a very mature 12 yr old. Trust me. And UT is 11.
I do art sometimes.

"if you want green eat a salad"

Projects:
Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs.

Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes.

❤️❤️~I'm not a boy~❤️❤️
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Why Can't I Hold All These Mongols?

Im 15 - 16
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16 here. 18 in Korea age.
Edited by Cephylus, Jan 20 2011, 03:28 AM.
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Why Can't I Hold All These Mongols?

W-wait-What?
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Why? Korean age is different from U.S-Europe age. We count age differently.
Edited by Cephylus, Jan 20 2011, 04:18 AM.
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Point is, a social network is about connecting people. You become friends with people and have a list of contacts. A forum on the other hand is about exchanging ideas. They're not only different in form but also in function.

And deviantart is neither. It has a social network component, but it's mostly a presentation tool.
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I don't think that facebook is for nerds. It's a good place for social contacts.
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Nimor, your penguin fits your cute awkwardness perfectly.

No offense.
We have a discord. If you want to join, simply message me, Icthyander or Sphenodon.
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A forum is a kind of social network, just different from others. If this convinces my friend otherwise, then well have a new member or three
I do art sometimes.

"if you want green eat a salad"

Projects:
Amammalia: A strange place where mammals didn't make it and the land is, once again, dominated by archosaurs.

Oceanus: An endless sea dotted with islands, reefs, and black holes. Literally endless, literal black holes.

❤️❤️~I'm not a boy~❤️❤️
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