createblog editorials Options

[innovation]

write and post editorials (proper english please) about your views on a significant issue. it doesn't have to be CB-related-- just something people would be interested in. topics could range from createblog drama to political issues to school cliques to music artists. just please, please, make it intelligent.. please? -begs-

i've been wanting a thread like this for a while, so i thought that i might as well make one. i'm rather tired, so i'll post something tomorrow.. once i think of a significant topic. :D

[sadolakced acid]

the intonation of the spirit

yea, you see that title? it has nothing to do with anything.

The CB revolution was not a true revolution, not even partially a revolution. It was only named that way, in the way that Chevy names themselves "An American Revolution" However, it's interesting to see the power of suggestion. Some posters thought it was stupid, expecially in the begining. However, it was soon sides were taken, and they became polorized. Within a few pages, more than three members had spoke of quitting. To understand this, we must understand CB's society.


ok. so, this editorial is about CB's society. The question is, what kind of society is CB? This is to anwer the question of why CB did what it did when the idea of a revolution was implied. This editorial is also about the interesting turn of events that started this interesting footnote.


CB is like a web of friends. Certain CBers connect with a lot of CBs, and are major hubs. everyone is tied together. CB is a large, artificial, circle of friends, with a few subloops.

the most obvious of subloops is the Moderator one. Moderators are a team, and they have duties, unlike the members of CB. Their jobs require them to sometimes make members unhappy- thus providing the potential for conflict.

The potential of conflict is quite high whenever new moderators are chosen, because it means there were people turned down for the job, and resentment that would fade.

which leads us to the next group, the regulars, etc. These are the 'inner circle' It's a core of people that post often. In CB, they hold values on typing correctly, and grammer and such. Each forum has it's own group of regulars- but they all overlap some. however, the most important group of regulars is the Lounge regulars. moderators may also be part of the regulars, but will owe thier alliegance to the moderator team.

Then there are the inbetweeners, those not quite regulars yet, but still posting. They're not often influential in CB. they post, people read the posts, but they are not known well enough for people to see the person behind the post.

and finally, there are the exiled. These are those the regulars have deemed worthless to CB. to be exiled in CB is harsh- posts are met with little enthusiasm.

Now, this is a general overview of CB society. a quick and dirty one, made to be as short as possible. therfore, it doesn't work everytime.

Now, the editorial

The idea of turmoil was already afloat. It was launched when the hiring of new mods was announced- and lit up a bit by a user's calling of attention to certain quotes.

now, an interesting quote was "we need the plump for the impending revolution". Attention drawn to this, coupled with the words "i support the CB revolution " is a member's signature, provided a subtle hint, and an idea.

Furthermore, suggestions of turmoil among the first estate (mods) implanted the idea of something changing.

When the new mods were announced, there was a slight uproar about it. a few members of the lounge regulars disagreed with the appointments. the argument calmed, yet the figurative gasoline had been poured, waiting for a match.

this match came when a member posted a thread calling for changes, titled the CB revolution.

It didn't matter what the post was about, as long as it looked serious and suggested some sort of change in it. it was the title that mattered.

early on, it looked as if the match fizzled, however, in a page or two, it caught.

It caught simply because of the word Revolution. Members, oblivious to the fact that web hosting cannot be wrested away from someone, thought the contents of the long post must be advocating a revolution, or an overthrow.

The word revolution sparked a change in the first estate. they drew out of the second estate, as their job entailed. When a few second estate members found the first estate had withdrawn, they grouped as the first estate had, and as the match had come from the second estate, they fueled it.

the simple word 'revolution' caused all arguments with the first estate to surface. there were topics not mentioned in the first post, the match post, that were raging furiously.

This of course, burned down as all fires do.

it has become, an "interesting footnote in CB's history"


it's amazing what the power of a suggestion, one word, and a well timed post will do.

((anyways, i have come to the conclusion that CB's society most closely resembles that of england before the magna carta was signed.))

~ just my views. i do not claim to know anything i have just said.

wow that was long and strange. i wonder if anyone read it... (don't... you'll get a headache. i got one writing it..)