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[Solas]

BSNboards info you may find useful
 
Rules here (short and sweet)
How to fix your screenname (when you first sign up, your name will be all lower-case and smooshed together)

How to switch to the dark theme (know some of you have problems with light/white themes)

My profile (follow me if you like, I'll follow you. trying to follow as many blanketforters as possible)

New Andromeda Twitter thread location (+discussion thread)

 

There's a shoutbox. romance and character subforum so far.

 

Sign up! Poll very swung to bsnboards at time of writing. gonna leave it up a bit longer tho.
 
Masque: 

[CapricornSun]

I'm now also on the BSN boards. Same username.  

[LilyenaChaos]

Extra conversation with Solas that did not make it into the game. I love all of them, I wish they were in the actual game.

 

http://corseque.tumb...st/148317449667

 

Holy angry Solas.    Thank you for sharing!

 

The BSN boards look like a nice replacement. 

[Solas]

Morning folks!

 

Blanketfort Update

 

So, there's been a development. Some of you already know from discussing it in Discord, and it's already been brought up in the thread. There's another replacement forum/potential Blanketfort home, BSN.boards.net.

 

I'm not trying to confuse or mess with people or go back on previous decisions - lots of things are fast-paced, in flux and up in the air at the moment. Also not trying to uproot anyone who has already been settling in elsewhere, just doing my best with new information that becomes available as it becomes available. I know RDF is the thread's current consensus. BSN.boards didn't exist at the time of that discussion.

 

Bringing it to light as a suggestion as it's my current top preference for a replacement BSN. These are things I personally (as an individual, not Blanketfort OP) want from a BSN replacement, as in what would make a place my ideal:

• a true BSN Mark II, not an existing forum. Then it's a true continuation of BSN's community in its current state, and we don't have to impose on anyone or track mud into their house;
• with similar structure/layout for familiarity;
• which covers DA and ME in equal measure (keep the number of places people have to visit to meet their needs as low as possible);
• which isn't run by someone people keep mentioning red flags for;
• where I can make a new Solas thread, if the threadusers wanted to go there (in the interest of keeping our subcommunity together and running);
• where a lot of BSN's good people go, so it's a similar community to before

BSN.boards meets these criteria. It's actually the only places that does. That said, I've checked it out, been watching it, and totally approve. It seems to be the leading choice in the community too (that's my interpretation of things though of course). Some BioWare employees have joined it. As mentioned, prominent community figures and threads such as Hrungr and the Twitter threads seem to have relocated there. Hrungr received a number of PMs recommending the place. I've read and heard only good things about the site's creator - glowing praise from multiple reliable sources actually, and not a single red flag. At the time of writing it has 258 members and 1052 posts. They also invited us there specifically, having made subforums to allow discussion of characters and romance in the DA:I and ME:A subsections. As well I think it represents a chance for a true "Blanketfort 2" experience in full - the Blanketfort nested like it currently is within the wider BSN community. I dunno, it's important to me that the fracturing and scattering of the wider BSN community is as minimal as possible, and to preserve some semblance of things as they are.

 

That said, I've no interest in overriding a decision, or dictating, and the preference of the thread as a whole is important to me. And the same obvious caveat as last time applies, that obviously nothing precludes people from signing up and making use of multiple places.

 

So let me know your thoughts/feedback in-thread if you want, and do me the favor of casting a vote at a new poll here.   I know I know, oh Solas, another poll, lol. 

 

Sorry if I've given anyone a headache. 

Quoting for emphasis.

 

Current job: Saving specific parts of the thread/forum that the OP links to (E.g. artifact locations) to my drafts on tumblr just so they're somewhere in the case of no community archival success

[Mlady]

Extra conversation with Solas that did not make it into the game. I love all of them, I wish they were in the actual game.

 

http://corseque.tumb...st/148317449667

 

Talk about facing his equal lol Alix is amazing!

[Ardent Blossom]

This new BSN situation has me wishing we had waited a while to start migrating or even polling. I hate starting up several accounts only to abandon them. I've started to unpack over at RDF, but if you all (as well as lots of folks from other threads) are going to this other BSN I'll follow. RDF is nice, but it feels a little too cloying and feminine compared with the official Bioware forums. I feel like it will end up being less diverse of a community over at RDF.

 

Just be sure that the people who've already moved know that the plan has changed. I don't want to accidentally lose any one.

 

Also, I'm unbelievably jelly of the Gareth David-Lloyd signed Dragon Age stuff mentioned recently. I gasped, literally. That's awesome. My husband and I are thinking about taking a trip to England and Wales next year, and I've considered planning the trip for during Cardiff Comic Con just to get something signed by GDL...'cause I'm ridiculous.

 

rando: Hey how was your vacation?

me: It was fantastic. We went to Comic Con.

rando: Yeah? San Diego's a great town.

me: [shakes head and chuckles] No we went to Cardiff Comic Con.

rando: [blinks silently] You went where?

 

Did I mention I'm Californian? 

[LilyenaChaos]

Alright BSN boards are joined.  I have a tumblr also, but I am still trying to figure it out.  I've managed to upload some of my own screenshots to it, but that is about it.  I'll consider that a win though, because I have low standards.  Now to find some of the rest of you on there and see what you have to share. 

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

Alright BSN boards are joined.  I have a tumblr also, but I am still trying to figure it out.  I've managed to upload some of my own screenshots to it, but that is about it.  I'll consider that a win though, because I have low standards.  Now to find some of the rest of you on there and see what you have to share. 

What's your tumblr? I'll follow you.

 

Made my intro post on BSN 2.0. Same username.

[Illyria]

This new BSN situation has me wishing we had waited a while to start migrating or even polling. I hate starting up several accounts only to abandon them. I've started to unpack over at RDF, but if you all (as well as lots of folks from other threads) are going to this other BSN I'll follow. RDF is nice, but it feels a little too cloying and feminine compared with the official Bioware forums. I feel like it will end up being less diverse of a community over at RDF.

 

Just be sure that the people who've already moved know that the plan has changed. I don't want to accidentally lose any one.

 

I'm still going to use RDF but I think BSN boards looks like a good place to make the thread's new home.

[LilyenaChaos]

What's your tumblr? I'll follow you.

 

Made my intro post on BSN 2.0. Same username.

 

I'm lilyenaheartchaos on tumblr. 

 

And ditto, I like it there so far.  Now I need to comb through this thread to make sure I try to save stuff I like.  It's a lot. 

[Nimlowyn]

I'd like the community to splinter as little as possible, so I think the new BSN is a good way to go. That said, I've taken to RDF (I like the intimate, relaxed feel) so it's both RDF and new BSN for me.

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

So someone said some devs have signed up at the new BSN. Anyone know which ones?

[lynroy]

Barrett Rodych--he's the only one I am aware of atm. Always liked Barrett.

[Elessara]

So someone said some devs have signed up at the new BSN. Anyone know which ones?

 

Not sure which ones but I find that a little ... hmm, ironic?  The Official forums are being closed, in part as per the official statement, because the devs don't really come to the forums much and use other social media.  So fans create a new set of forums ... which some of the devs sign up for.  And I think it's a good thing they have done so but still ...  

[Elessara]

Also, I think I'll stick with RDF, EC and the new BSN.  As it is I'll have to actually set up notifications to remind myself to check them all.  Attention span of a gnat as I believe I mentioned.

[Delphine]

I'm all for the BSN forum. RDF community looks very kind and welcoming, but that 2003 forum layout as me cringing too much. Yes I'm shallow like that, I need my forums to look fly, agreeable and nice. BSN checks all my criterias as well, since it matters to me that we go there as a community, and not scatter on every forums on Earth. It seems the consensus for BSN is strong on the entirety of the Bioware forum (starting with the Twitter thread which is pretty damn iconic and important), so I think this has huge potential to be the place to be. I'm all up for it.

 

Also, same damn name on there, of course.

 

This new BSN situation has me wishing we had waited a while to start migrating or even polling. I hate starting up several accounts only to abandon them. I've started to unpack over at RDF, but if you all (as well as lots of folks from other threads) are going to this other BSN I'll follow.

 

As far as I go, I set up accounts pretty much everywhere that could possibly end up being our final destination, but never truly unpacked anywhere. These things take time, so we ought not to rush into anything, and see where we go as we go.

[robertmarilyn]

Solas is totally on the ball. Like the moment I activated my account he was stalking me. lol 

 

Totally not complaining btw.

 

I know, I thought I was following him but now he's stalking me. Then I stalk him right back. 

[Elessara]

<snip> ...  and see where we go as we go.

 

Because it is what it is ... and wherever we go, there we are.  Sorry, not mocking you!  That bit just amused me.  

[robertmarilyn]

Holy angry Solas.    Thank you for sharing!

 

The BSN boards look like a nice replacement. 

 

His voice almost squeaks when he gets that mad! 

[Kadan]

I'm signed up at the new BSN, same Avi, but under the name Theneras since I use it everywhere else.

[Ardent Blossom]

Ok, I'm over at BSN with my new Vhenan Sequitur user name and my same old profile picture. Tell me when it's safe to unpack the aravel, Solas.

[NightSymphony]

I like BSN much better than the RDF. Autumn is a nice person, I just..I dunno. So...same name in all three places, BSN, RDF and EC.  

[BoscoBread]

Quoting for emphasis.

 

Current job: Saving specific parts of the thread/forum that the OP links to (E.g. artifact locations) to my drafts on tumblr just so they're somewhere in the case of no community archival success

(Kissiebear here) - In an effort to distance myself from past shenanigans. Also bosco bread is delicious.

 

Anywho - 2 cents - for those who care and for what its worth. I perused RDF a bit just to see what was what and I saw a major red flag with the main mod. that you all may want to keep in mind.  They had some really unsavory posts about torturing Samson by way of Iron Bull. It was just like 'umm pass'.  I'm not a diehard that is going to cry every time someone disparages a character I enjoy, but the language and tone used made me uncomfortable enough that I will be steering clear of the forum.  It's their opinion and their house, so whatever, but I know it's not a place I would particularly welcome. 

 

My opinion is - Should you want the community as it is(maybe less toxicity) you should try to start anew as Solas astutely points out. This way you don't feel like you're treading on someone's toes OR having to worry about getting threads locked off because you happen to enjoy something the main mod doesn't.  I have been around here long enough to know that there are plenty of you that really enjoy unpopular characters/antagonists/unpopular parts of the story. You want a community that makes you feel comfortable voicing that love without having to deal with really aggro opinions. 

 

I know I don't post much anymore -- mostly because there's only so much I can say that's already been said -- but I was hoping to rejoin you all for DA4 at the very least if not ME:A.  

 

[rowrow]

I'm still going to use RDF but I think BSN boards looks like a good place to make the thread's new home.

 

Same here.

[Roxy]

I've got all these sites bookmarked. I guess I'll sign up to them all lol!