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August 15th, 2007 by Sean Future of ALW

Hey everyone,

I’ve really enjoyed A Little Weird (ALW) so far. I like it better than PsiPog.net (my old paranormal website) for a variety of reasons. I know that ALW doesn’t provide as much value to the audience compared to PsiPog.net, but I still feel I’m more on the “right path” with ALW than with PsiPog.net.

I want to add more features, but I’m having a hard time deciding what direction to move in. I want to do something original. I don’t want to add all the same generic website staples that exist in every community. Forums are nice, but just plopping up some forums with no direction doesn’t feel right. It’s too bland.

I want a real community. I want everyone to feel as though they are truly a part of something. I want members to take pride in the community, and feel a sense of ownership.

One idea that I keep returning to in my head is that disagreement is vital. I want to attract people with drastically different beliefs and opinions. On PsiPog.net, it felt like we kept trying to get everyone to agree on things. When we failed, we got frustrated, and when we succeeded, things became boring. I don’t like either outcome. I think reality is far too enigmatic to be in agreement on how it functions. I want every member to express themselves as individuals. I want disagreement.

Not that I want members to fight with each other. I simply want healthy and vibrant discussion. I think we can disagree without being mean about it :-).

It’s nice to focus on weird topics because there is so much to discuss. With a focus on the bizarre nature of reality, there is so much unknown. There are no definite answers. I like that. It allows the mind to really think freely and breeds intriguing ideas.

I’m not sure how to build this community. It’s still foggy in my head. I have a collection of ideas, but they aren’t connected yet into one game plan. I’m also not sure how to guard against our natural drive to make others agree with ourselves. It’s natural for a human to try and get people to agree with him/her. I want people to express themselves, and have vibrant discussions, but I don’t want people to gravitate towards those they agree with. If anything, I want the opposite. I want members to gravitate towards people they adamantly disagree with. I’m not sure how to create an environment for that to happen naturally.

I was about to fall asleep one night, when I came up with some ideals for this community in my head. They went something like this:

1. Strength from Contrast

2. Unity through Diversity

3. Know Thyself, or maybe, Courageous Self-Expression

The first one means that contrast is what makes us strong. Our strength, as a group, comes from our differences. The second one means that we should embrace our diversity, and unite under the idea that we are different. So many groups exist because the members have the same beliefs… I want the opposite of that. I want a community that exists because we are all different. The third one I have trouble putting into words, and I’ll probably change it. But the idea is that we each need to be personally strong, and know who we are as individuals. We need to stick up for what makes us who we are, and not be easily swayed by our insecurities.

These are all just ideas at this point. Just floating around inside of my head (and now floating around on the internet :-P). I’m curious if anyone has any further input. I will be solidifying this idea over the next month or so, and once I get a clear vision, I’ll start moving towards it. What do you think?

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May 7th, 2007 by Sean Happy Birthday!

To me! I’m 24 today.

Feels the same as yesterday… just a day more.

You’ll notice that I’ve updated ALW’s theme a little bit. If things look messed up, it’s either because I’m currently working on something, and have to temporarily mess around and test - or you just need to refresh your browser. In fact, it’s probably a good idea to refresh your browser now, if you already haven’t :-P.

I added a simple little feature. If you look at the upper-right hand corner of all the posts, there is a minimize button. Click on it, and the post will minimize! Amazing :-). That little tidbit is courtesy of the great Moo.fx JavaScript Library. A library with a bunch of cool effects.

I’ll continue to work on the theme here and there, improving little by little. I feel this strategy is a better idea than working on it behind the scenes, and releasing one big update.

~Sean

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April 27th, 2007 by Sean Welcome!

Hello!

Most (if not all) of you reading this are probably visiting because you enjoyed PsiPog.net when it was active in the past. I was working on ALW on and off for the past couple months, working with ideas, some video, designs, features, and stuff like that. Eventually I decided what I was doing was pretty dumb, and I should just get something online, and then work on things to add to that.

So that’s what I did. I got this simple WordPress blog up and running, with ALW’s theme, so that it looks nice and pretty. In the future, I’ll obviously be adding more stuff. But until then, at least this is better than nothing :-).

Thanks for visiting, and I’ll update this blog in the same manor that I updated my old blog on PsiPog.net. With time, I’ll improve things more. This seems like a good start though :-). Thanks for visiting, be sure to continue to check back!

~Sean

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