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I made a thread a few days ago asking a question. I wasn't very clear, and someone got offended. Here's the revised version:

We've had many, many discussions about the "hierarchy" of CBers from last year. It's obviously gone now, as many of those "popular" CBers have either left, become less active, or returned to a more normal level of activity. Many of the lesser-known CBers spoke out against the hierarchy, but all the popular CBers were quiet. And I was one of them.

Please post under a fake name. What did you guys think of the whole popularity thing? We can feel more comfortable talking about it now, as we're not using our real names. When did you realize you weren't popular anymore?

For me personally, I wasn't too aware of it. I knew that I spent a ton of time on the CB, but I was sort of used to always being done on picturing and compliment threads. It was only after the hierarchy was demolished that I really realized it. It was in a picturing thread, and I wasn't done at all. I knew the hierarchy was bad, so I wasn't let down, but I was nostalgic. 

 

We encourage all CBers to think of all others as equals with no hierarchy or popularity or special threads. Just because someone spends more time online and submits more comments than others does not raise her/him above others.

Admin

submitted by CBer
(April 20, 2017 - 1:35 pm)

Yeah, it was always just an unspoken thing, but like Admin said, we were all equals at the same time. We are equals. It's just that other people worked harder to know their friends, play, and talk to them, until they were friends with pretty much everyone. I don't think that the hierarchy was bad. It was another thing that made the CB different from other sites. It was natural, and totally healthy.

And it's still here. maybe not so prominent, but its still here lurking in the background. 

submitted by Hey, yo
(April 20, 2017 - 5:34 pm)
submitted by Top
(April 20, 2017 - 8:23 pm)

I feel like ther is the popularity thing not fair I just came back as a different person and there was no trace of ginny w or cici on BLB

submitted by john s, age 11, chicago, IL
(April 20, 2017 - 8:36 pm)

Why do you not think that it is fair?

submitted by Hey, yo
(April 21, 2017 - 2:47 pm)

I don't think we should keep on bringing this up, the whole "hierarchy" and popularity thing. It has already been mentioned and discussed before, and dragging it out will only result in more conflict. I think that we will work the problems out as they come along, but stopping and listening to the same rant is not effective, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry if this came across as rude, I just wanted to state my opinion.  

 

I agree, as I've already said.

Admin

submitted by A person
(April 20, 2017 - 11:18 pm)

I know what you mean, but the thing is, this isn't the same thing discussed over and over. Before, it was only the lesser-known CBers complaining. I want the previously popular CBers to talk now. We/they have been quiet for too long. 

submitted by CBer
(April 21, 2017 - 2:45 pm)

Yes, but it's still the same conflict idea, and I think it should be dropped.

I'm sure the CB is getting along perfectly fine now.  

submitted by A person
(April 23, 2017 - 12:35 pm)

I feel like I was one of the more popular CBers.

It´s a really bad feeling. 

I don´t know what else to say. 

submitted by Someone
(April 21, 2017 - 5:38 am)

I wasn't there for the first "war", but I was here for the second. I know that there is popularity on the CB, but not in a negative way. Not like schools. At least, I don't feel that way, and I hope no one else does. This is a good point to bring up, tho. Thanks. 

submitted by We worship Thranduil
(April 21, 2017 - 6:53 am)

I used to be incredibly popular.

Then . . . I lost interest a bit. I'm not one to say no to change, but I felt that it was negative change, and the CB was getting less literate. I couldn't recognize everyone's name anymore, and the CB didn't become priority. Now? I love this generation! I'm on here a lot. But I think my peak time has passed, and though sometimes it's disappointing to not see myself on picturing/compliment threads anymore - or, worse, forgotten on CBer lists - I know it's partially my doing, and it's time to step back and give others a chance.

Not that the CB isn't important to me anymore. It's one of the most important things in the world.

And it's nice to be the old person now. I know a lot of history that others are shocked about. I think being an older, less mentioned CBer is just as nice as being a popular and well-known one - I'm still around, though I don't have the obligation to post every second of the day. I join RPs when I'm interested and I make my own. I tell stories. I take part in AE threads sometimes - though they often slip away. I still can't keep track of the AEs like I used to. I'm much better at CBers, though.

I'm not uncomfortable with saying this under my real username, but to keep with the tone of this thread, I'll use a fake name.

That turned into a bit of a personal ramble. Oh, well - you know what I'm saying.

P.S.: During the most recent conflict, the almost-war, I was not a popular CBer. I have been popular in the past. Still, my personal opinion is that to gain "popularity" on the CB, you have to put something into it. Some just don't put in as much as others, and that's fine. But it also means they have to expect certain things, which during the conflict they didn't seem to be doing.

P.P.S.: Don't explode on me - that last comment is not going on now. The "popular" and "less popular" CBers seem to know exactly why they are what they are. That's an excellent thing, I think. 

submitted by Not You
(April 21, 2017 - 4:49 pm)
submitted by AMEN
(April 22, 2017 - 4:45 pm)

I've gone back and forth on this subject. Here's my opinion.

Some CBers are a tiny bit more 'popular' than others, but I don't believe in said hierarchy. I believe popularity doesn't count, probably because I don't have friends 'with faces' or 'offscreen friends'. Yeah,  I don't. 

To me the CB is a ring of friends, each equal but each more special than each other in different ways. We each have our special part to contribute and each have a special power. Because our powers are 'different', some of us are looked up to more in different areas. But we outshine each other in our own ways, being equal....do you get what I'm saying? One of us may be best at art, but another may be best at social stuffs. And a whole lot of us share  the same talent without outshining the other. 

We're not the same and we all don't idolize the same people--in a good way. 

submitted by Never changing, Bowing to the dryads
(April 23, 2017 - 2:18 pm)