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@bearwithme the title of this thread is no longer a factual statement "Community is where bonds are created, sometimes for life"
The community was a place where I forged many bonds with incredible people from all over the world. I learned about different cultures and life styles, and shared mine. 99% of these bonds were formed through the use of private messages. Now that the private message system has been revoked the community has become an impersonal entity. Stale and stagnant. This is a sad situation for all concerned
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Hi @rebelchild I understand where you are coming from and your concerns about the loss of PMs. There are quite a few community members that feel the same way you do.
However, that statement was provided by Kingster Cosmonauta who was answering QueenB's question as to what Community meant personally, and so in that context (referring to the interview) - I believe the title is relevant. I was going to refer you to a place more appropriate for your discussion concerning the loss of PMs, but I see it has been closed.
Perhaps you may want to open a new discussion in this game area or one of the others. However at this time the creation of PMs will not be possible (except for CMs and GMs). Hopefully players can come up with creative ways to still be able to stay in touch when not wanting to discuss some things in a public forum.
I wish you all the best.
Take care.
😊🐨💕
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@bearwithme thank you for moving my comment as it did not belong in the thread created by.
Many members were able to exchange emails or other means for keeping in contact. But many were not. And the lack of pm will not allow anyone to create new bonds of friendship. Anyone new coming into the community is left out.
The laughter is gone
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I too forged friendships with people from different parts of the world and, because some of us are not on Facebook or were unable to exchange email addresses in time in PMs, the friendships have now been lost and, as @rebelchild says, new ones cannot be created.
I have also observed that some newbies are not receivimg a good response from other members - PLEASE USE ENGLISH being one of them - and obviously that did not come from @Diamond_Lim. I always approached newbies in PMs in the languages I speak, but I'm sure that some newbies are being deterred by the response now received.
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Agreed friends and thank you @bearwithme for the conversation. I have noticed too that it’s only been a week now since the private messages were taken away and disabled and I feel like the whole vibe of the community has changed already!
This used to be a place to make friends, share laughs and troubles, check on each other’s progress, and coordinate with teammates on events. All of that has disappeared. I have seen public threads closed in the past because managers said they were becoming too much like a private conversation, so that is not an option. Plus, some things between friends are not to be shared with the whole community. @rebelchild is so right that anyone new to this site will not know what it was before or could be again.
The community has become less fun (mostly just counting game threads and weekend challenges that fewer people play now). I do not spend as much time here anymore. This also used to be a place where the players could voice an opinion without fear of retribution. I hope this conversation does not get deleted or closed because someone doesn’t like the subject.
I do wish, Bearwithme, that this thread could be moved to where it will get a larger audience… the community needs and deserves that.
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Many great words above. I don’t believe this community is what it was. Can’t forge bonds nor chat at all. It’s very VERY vanilla now.
I can’t be bothered to come here anymore, except briefly.
thankfully there are other avenues for speech available and they are on fire 🔥 so I’ll stick with that place
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@bearwithme @CassD @MollyS @dananelle
I used to see the king community as a goodwill ambassador. This community allowed members to meet people from all over the world. Every religion was represented. Every type of life style was represented. I was able to learn about different cultures and made friends that would never have happened any where else. New members were embraced by individuals here and made to feel warmly welcomed. I have seen the community grow over the years that I have been here. I was amazed at the way this forum erased borderlines and the world became as one. We all looked out for each other. Messaging members who were absent for long periods to make sure they were ok. We learned about the various disabilities others faced and became more aware of the ways that we can help improve our lives by making the games more accessible for everyone.
We could speak freely and voice our opinions and concerns and not fear retribution from the moderators. Several long time members who genuinely cared about the community and invested their time and ideas to help shape this place are gone.
This used to be a happy and accepting environment. But not any more. With the loss of the private messaging system the community is now an emotional void. No longer is the world brought together. Humanity has been removed. This is no longer a community, it's just an online program. The fun is gone and the member participation is lacking.
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@rebelchild. I agree wholeheartedly and very sadly.
I had made - and have now lost - some very good friends, who helped me to find my way in the Community through private messages. I made some silly mistakes in my early days and these friends helped me avoid embarrassment. They also gave me the confidence to reach out to others, including Mods and newbies, in PMs.
All of this has now gone and the Community spirit as we knew it is no more.
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