I've never really been in any communities such as clubs at school or church but there is one in particular that I owe a great deal to. In the form of a private "faction", this select group focuses mainly on music. The Reaper's Immortal Faction, is geared towards Extreme Metal. (Genres like Death, Black, Doom, etc) A specific application process is required to join. One must enter favorite bands, genres, bands within those genres and opinions on other music genres. A user's app is then voted in inside the faction and later responded to. The rules have become a lot more lax as of late, due to key members being inactive or some other reason.
I really enjoy this community because of the music news and bands that are discovered and shared every day. We discuss what concerts we go to, what merchandise we've purchased recently, etc. Other activities include polls, top 10 lists and annual tournaments. Most of the members are very open minded towards other types of music. Before I joined, I was mainly into bands like Maiden, Priest and Sabbath. This community has really evolved and shaped my tastes. However, it's not just music that this faction is about. We have threads on various other topics as well. (subjectless, games, movies, etc)
Some disadvantages are being called elitists by users whose app doesn't make the cut and members changing their taste to something the faction is against but not being able to be kicked because of their seniority. Another disadvantage is since the Extreme Metal genres are for a niche group, there are not a lot of members since it's takes a unique understanding of knowledge of those genres as well as understanding for other music genres as well.
I've been in this community for over 2 years and while it's not the same as it used to be, it's the only reason I remain with it's parent website to continue being a member.
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