I was having a hard time choosing a community to write about. So, I have chosen the Sci-fi channel Stargate SG-1 Forum community. The community standards that we have there are mostly regulated by the Admins and the computer software. For example, people cannot curse or say anything remotely like that (the software will not let you) i.e. the word "Porn". Basically you cannot do anything that is deemed problematic according to the Sci-fi channel's rules.
However, members also have rules of what or what not to do. When you are on the Daniel Jackson/Michael Shank thread, people do not bash him. If someone does then they get "called out". People do uphold those rules whether they like it or not. New members sometimes make mistakes, but they learn the longer they are on. What we value as a member of the forum is coming together and worshiping Stargate SG-1.
Although everyone has aliases and avatars, we care about each other. We ask about people, and people talk about their lives outside of Stargate news. Some even know each other outside of the Forums when they meet at conventions. It means everything to be a member. However, nowadays there are so many other official/semi official community sites(MGM's, Gateworld, etc.) that people stop going on that often, including me.
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