Yeah, it was always just an unspoken thing, but like Admin said, we were all equals at the same time. We are equals. It's just that other people worked harder to know their friends, play, and talk to them, until they were friends with pretty much everyone. I don't think that the hierarchy was bad. It was another thing that made the CB different from other sites. It was natural, and totally healthy.

And it's still here. maybe not so prominent, but its still here lurking in the background. 

I feel like ther is the popularity thing not fair I just came back as a different person and there was no trace of ginny w or cici on BLB

I don't think we should keep on bringing this up, the whole "hierarchy" and popularity thing. It has already been mentioned and discussed before, and dragging it out will only result in more conflict. I think that we will work the problems out as they come along, but stopping and listening to the same rant is not effective, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry if this came across as rude, I just wanted to state my opinion.  

I agree, as I've already said.

Admin

I feel like I was one of the more popular CBers.

It´s a really bad feeling. 

I don´t know what else to say. 

I wasn't there for the first "war", but I was here for the second. I know that there is popularity on the CB, but not in a negative way. Not like schools. At least, I don't feel that way, and I hope no one else does. This is a good point to bring up, tho. Thanks. 

I used to be incredibly popular.

Then . . . I lost interest a bit. I'm not one to say no to change, but I felt that it was negative change, and the CB was getting less literate. I couldn't recognize everyone's name anymore, and the CB didn't become priority. Now? I love this generation! I'm on here a lot. But I think my peak time has passed, and though sometimes it's disappointing to not see myself on picturing/compliment threads anymore - or, worse, forgotten on CBer lists - I know it's partially my doing, and it's time to step back and give others a chance.

Not that the CB isn't important to me anymore. It's one of the most important things in the world.

And it's nice to be the old person now. I know a lot of history that others are shocked about. I think being an older, less mentioned CBer is just as nice as being a popular and well-known one - I'm still around, though I don't have the obligation to post every second of the day. I join RPs when I'm interested and I make my own. I tell stories. I take part in AE threads sometimes - though they often slip away. I still can't keep track of the AEs like I used to. I'm much better at CBers, though.

I'm not uncomfortable with saying this under my real username, but to keep with the tone of this thread, I'll use a fake name.

That turned into a bit of a personal ramble. Oh, well - you know what I'm saying.

P.S.: During the most recent conflict, the almost-war, I was not a popular CBer. I have been popular in the past. Still, my personal opinion is that to gain "popularity" on the CB, you have to put something into it. Some just don't put in as much as others, and that's fine. But it also means they have to expect certain things, which during the conflict they didn't seem to be doing.

P.P.S.: Don't explode on me - that last comment is not going on now. The "popular" and "less popular" CBers seem to know exactly why they are what they are. That's an excellent thing, I think. 

I've gone back and forth on this subject. Here's my opinion.

Some CBers are a tiny bit more 'popular' than others, but I don't believe in said hierarchy. I believe popularity doesn't count, probably because I don't have friends 'with faces' or 'offscreen friends'. Yeah,  I don't. 

To me the CB is a ring of friends, each equal but each more special than each other in different ways. We each have our special part to contribute and each have a special power. Because our powers are 'different', some of us are looked up to more in different areas. But we outshine each other in our own ways, being equal....do you get what I'm saying? One of us may be best at art, but another may be best at social stuffs. And a whole lot of us share  the same talent without outshining the other. 

We're not the same and we all don't idolize the same people--in a good way.