Query about community size

[chupon]

Is it crazy that NeoGAF has 85,000+ members and for instance, that right now has as many members online as Racketboy has in it's total community!? Without checking, I bet it's the same over at IGN. Is this alarming to anyone else? Is this good or bad?

I've got profiles on a few other gaming sites, Klov, Neo-Geo, etc. but are we really that niche here?

[Michi]

....are we really that niche here?

Yes, and some of us like it that way.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

Some would argue that we've gotten TOO mainstream over the last few years.

[Jrecee]

I liked Racketboy before it was cool to like Racketboy.

[CFFJR]

Yeah we're small, but as Michi said, I like it that way.

[8bit]

It makes no sense to me that Racketboy is this small in number of average users. Its mainsite articles, quality of the forum, and contributors in general are of the highest quality I've ever seen. I am an IGN, GameTZ, Underground Gamer, BitGamer, NintendoAge, SHMUP, KLOV, and regular vistor of many other gaming forums. I play all varieties of games and consoles (look at my signature for my collection of consoles) but have a warm spot in my heart for the Racketboy and the community at large.

Maybe I am biased but the unbiased focus of the site and forum is what is most appealing to me. Here we cover retro, modern, nintendo, sega, neogeo, art, culture, personal experiences, opinions and everything else in between like no other site does! I want Racketboy to be successful with regards to making it profitable well past its server costs but I don't mind if it remains niche, culture rich community.

To sum up, it blows my mind more people don't catch on to the greatness happening here.... but at the same time I love truly the quality and quaint community we have had in the past and still right now.

[8bit]

p.s. incase you didn't notice. i <3 you all

[flojocabron]

rackeboy is practicaly the only site I post in.

I've seen lots of others and have lurked but this one has been my fave for the past few years.

I dont regret it at all.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I use Racketboy and HG101 (though I mostly just lurk at the latter). I also post on LiveJournal video gaming communities (lol).

I have little interest in anything else - I don't like the "mainstream" sites (IGN) nor do I really care about forums dedicated to one specific company/console.

[Erik_Twice]

It makes no sense to me that Racketboy is this small in number of average users. Its mainsite articles, quality of the forum, and contributors in general are of the highest quality I've ever seen.

It's pretty implicit to me, it's impossible for a bigger site to have a high quality. The wider your appeal, the lower is your common denominator, so as to speak.