The Beauty of Small Communities

It seems as though it is a very rare occurrence these days for there to be small communities such as forums, and websites. Either the community is way to small and there is nearly no member that post often. Or the community is to large and the average user feels lost in a world of ideas, and words.

I think I have found a community that hits just about in the lower middle of this scale. It is the wonderful forum at http://www.opticonstudios.co.cc/forums/. This forum main purpose is for C++ game development and related subjects. But it is not rare for there to be subjects about a persons favorite video game to people's thoughts on religion. The community is small enough (about 8 active members) that you don't feel lost, but big enough that there is a constant stream of forum posts.

Another forum that comes to mind is Moosader forums at board.moosader.com/ . This community is a lot larger then the Opticon Studios forums, but there is still a strong feeling of companionship and friendliness. You see many crazy antics on this forum, from game programming contests to tutorials for beginners.

Perhaps what I am saying is that I am in love with these small communities that no one has ever heard of. So I would invite you (if any one is crazy enough to read the blog) to join us in these wonderful communities to voice your opinion and knowledge to anyone that bothers to listen.