1)What is the main goal of this community? In other words, why did you join? Is there some overall purpose of having this board in place?
Basicly what the name says, to talk about anything Buffy/Angel/Joss Whedon related 🙂 Also it's one of the best board I've seen community wise, we have great off topic discussion.
2)What do people generally do one here? What are the more popular things that people do? Are you apart of one of the RPGs? (I know we can choose a dorm and be either "good" or "evil", I'm assuming that's RPG?)
Mostly, I just post in thread/start thread discussions. I recently came back so it's a bit like being new all over again. I use to have quite a bit of friends around here, but most of them have left the board, so I don't communicate in private message anymore. Most popular thing I'd say is simply partaking in discussions on various thread. We also have that like/dislike button to give out reputation, so that's another feature that is quite well used. You can choose a house, there use to be 4 that you had to be sorted in (randomly) but now you can choose in between two. It's a la Harry Potter style. Just a sub-family in the big BB family.
3) How do you guys mainly communicate? Is it mainly through the boards? Through direct messages? And why? (because it's easier just to create a thread?)
Mainly through posts on the board, sometimes private messages.
4) Do you guys use certain words or terms that has a specific meaning for this community? For example, the adoption thread's title is "Bad Eggs". Out of the context of this site, that would have a totally different meaning. Also in your everyday communication are there just certain expressions or phrases that are widely used?
I think this is mainly seen with all the sub-forums. You can go through them and see that a lot of them are Buffy related. Everyday communication, I guess not really, aside from naming characters, episode and objects from the show. Lots of people also have usernames from the show (but not me lol)
5)Who are the most experienced member on here? And how can you tell who are the experienced ones, and who are the newcomers (like me!)
In my opinion the mods are the most experience ones, running the site and everything. They are doing a great job at it too! There's also quite a few members that have been here for years! Aside from that, everyone is on the same level, your opinion is not more or less important whether you're new or an old member.
6)How do the new people on here learn the normal ways of interacting? (I know you there's the adoption option...)
Yep, the adoption option, and the rest, well just introduce yourself and post a lot!
7) Are there any conflicts within the community? So, are there any things that need to be worked on? Or certain groups of people that often maybe bump heads some times? (So just an example, do the people who like Angel more clash with the people who like Buffy more?)
There's definitely a lot of strong heads on the board. And quite a few heated debates happen, but it's all fun and games (if things get serious or personal, the mods will intervene, but that rarely happens). I think the difference in opinion is actually great, it makes for great conversations instead of everyone agreeing with everyone. I also think that this keeps the board alive and interesting! The great thing about BB is that you can voice your opinion (as long as you remain respectful of others).
8)Are there people on here that seem to have more trouble than others? Like do newer fans have trouble keeping up with the older fans who know more about the shows? Or do the newcomers have more trouble adjusting to the "ways" of the site?
I wouldn't say so. I still have finished s8 and s9 of Buffy and it hasn't affected my activity on the board. I also haven't seen Firefly, and again, I just stay out of those forums. There's lots of places to post so it's not an issue if you haven't seen everything.
9)Who is in charge? Who runs the site? (I'm assuming it's the moderators and administrators?)
Yup, the mods do!
10) Most of the people on here may have common interests. I'm guessing that one of those is knowledge about Joss Whedon and his other projects. Do you guys agree? Are there more things people on here generally tend to like? Like scifi shows?
Well, being a BtVS/AtS fan is definitely a common interest, but aside from that, you really get a variety of different people with different interest.
11)Do you guys ever feel stereotyped in any way because of the fact that you post on an online board? I know for me if I talk about this outside of the boards it sort of categorizes me as a dork haha. Do you guys feel the same way? Are there other ways you feel stereotyped?
I don't really talk much about the board in my "real" life. It's not a big secret, nor am I embarrassed, but there's no point in me bringing it up as none of my friends or family show much interest in the show, so it's just not a subject matter.
