Select one of the discourse communities featured in the videos, briefly describe how you think it qualifies as a discourse community, and discuss how you think this particular community might define 'success'

Qualifications:         
          The community that I feel best fits the idea of the discourse community out of the nine videos is the online gamer discourse community video. I feel that the online gamer world fits into the idea of the discourse community best because it easily meets all of the requirements John Swale states that are needed to define a discourse community. It fits into the shared language requirement because all gamers have certain words they use to communicate with each other. Their lingo makes it easier for them to communicate with each other in a quicker way for when they have to achieve certain goals in their game. The online gamer community also fits the membership requirement because a gamer will know right off the bat if someone is a gamer or not. They can tell by the words you understand the relate to the gaming world and by the way you play the game. It becomes clear to people inside the gaming community and outside of the gaming community who fits and who doesn't fit into the gaming community. The people in the online gaming discourse community have very specific ways of communicating with each other. They do it through instant messaging within the game world. They can also communicate with each other through their headset pieces making it easier for them to get information across to each other without their game being interrupted by meaningless typing. The online gaming community definitely has very certain behaviors and practices. They behave very particularly while playing their games. They do not like to be interrupted or given advice by other people in the room. They almost go into their own little gaming world. They spend hour and hours on the video games trying to become better each time. They practice for hours and hours and always try their best to be the best at the game hence why they practice all of the time. They all value dedication to the game and to their teammates. They all share the common goal of becoming the best in their gaming group. They all strive to get the highest score and be the best player they can be.

"Success":
          The online gaming community would define "success" as winning the game. The ultimate goal for every gamer in the gaming community is to play the game so they can win and be the best. When they win a game they get to suck up the victory they feel knowing they beat the game system. They love to see the words winner on the screen, it gives them satisfaction for the long and countless hours they spend trying to get to their ultimate goal. All they are striving for is to win the game and get to put another game under their belt. Winning the game is like the cherry on top of the ice cream. They love to see that all of their effort is finally paying off in the end. It is the ultimate desire. They love spending time spending their lives playing these games, but they don’t do it for any reason. They do it to make sure that they can achieve their ultimate goal; to win the game.