Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-69.29.64.67-20140219022810/@comment-5051846-20140219210523

VO is filled with many different people, some of which you'll get on with and some of which you'll clash with. Much like any community. n_n

I think describing every member in one word is irrational and demonstrates poor judgement that we should generally avoid using in practical decision making.

So for that reason, as with everywhere, if you think it'd be useful to join then do. Keep and open mind and be sure not to do too much based on pre-formed conceptions. :D

If I were to describe some of the ideals behind the running of VO, I'd say: Much of the community runs on a pro-venting and pro-critique bent. This has both positive features and flaws. It allows for clear expression and it's easy to hear all opinions without worrying about negative points being withheld. This can be very benificial to improvement. However, since they'll rarely be anything that everyone thinks is perfect, if can make some feel that the community is unpleasable and frightening. Sometimes pro-venting can lead to posts that haven't been thought through and sifted of counter-productive emotional subtext, making it sometimes easy for anger to overwhelm clear expression – lessening improvement. So it can go either way. c;