Bunchofives wrote...
A Mass Effect thread that uses MMA comparisons? If telekinetic high fives were a thing...
As the OP of the "Lurkers Unite" thread I would have to say that this ties in well with my point. If I could use my own MMA comparison:
I live in Scotland, and train at one of the more well known MMA gyms there. One morning, completely unannounced, Randy Couture wanders off the street. I almost wet myself. It turns out he was over promoting his new book and decided to check us out since he was in the area.
Here was the opportunity of a lifetime. I had a thousand questions that I would have loved to ask, but instead (and I'll regret it forever) I "lurked" in the background trying my best to hear what was being said, hoping to glean a snippet of overheard advice rather than look stupid in front of one of my idols.
And so the BSN forums. From a "mediocre" perspective it's easy to get the impression that everyone here is Randy Couture, and a small fraction of you will be elite. But where there is an elite there has to be an average to compare it to, and by the very definition of average there must be a far greater number of middle-of-the-road BSNers who just don't interact.
The problem is that those who are very good at the game are much more comfortable in the spotlight of their peers than those "mediocre" BSNers, like me, who don't want to appear stupid in front of those they would wish to impress.
The result is an unfortunately skewed impression of the talent level here on BSN, which by it's inhibitive nature will prevent many of us mediocre players from interacting and becoming anything other than mediocre.
Very well said. I need to do a search for your original thread and read it.
It's true, when I speak of the "average" BSNer, I have no choice but to base my perception of average on the postings I most frequently see.
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