I am a major redditor; for those of you who aren't already familiar with the term, a redditor is someone who regularly uses the site called reddit.com. It's this website with a bunch of different pages tied to it- called "subreddits"- that are related to nearly every topic imaginable, on which redditors contribute to the page by posting videos, links, funny and non-funny pictures, posing questions, and starting discussions based on whatever topic the subreddit is based on. Some examples of subreddits include /r/funny (a page where people post funny stories, ideas, etc.), /r/ask.reddit (where people post general or specific questions to the reddit community), and /r/WTF (a page where people post pictures or stories of things or events that make you scratch your head and go "Really? That happened? That's disappointing"). When I was first given the Digital Landscape assignment, I immediately thought to look for a rugby page on reddit. They had everything else; they're bound to have one. Sure enough, they had a /r/rugbyunion page, filled with information varying from the performance of teams in foreign leagues to the basic rules of the sport; people provided personal stories of their relationship with rugby, both serious and non serious, and it was very interesting to explore the different discussion boards and see what people had to say. The passion for the game was extremely evident, and it was impressive to see that for many of these people, rugby more than a sport; it was a way of life. Deciding to check out what other websites had to offer, I turned to Google (out of habit; I recognize that there are other search engines, but I've been using Google since I was a kid- all of the other ones just seem kind of unfriendly). I found a number of pages with plenty of information on rugby, including PlanetRugby.com, RugbyRugby.com, and the International Rugby Board, but none of them really touched with the heart of my project. They were just typical sports sites, written by authors familiar with the sport so that readers already familiar with the sport could become more familiar with it. They provided statistics, pictures of players running at full pace with their faces contorted with concentration, and game scores, but didn't show me how the sport's culture impacted those around it, nor did they demonstrate what it was really like to be a part of that culture the way /r/rugbyunion did. I did notice that on all the websites, despite them clearly being intended for an audience that was already familiar with rugby, there was a link or a tutorial about how to play rugby. Glancing through the google results, I couldn't help but notice a significant portion of the links displayed had something to do with learning rugby. I checked a few of those out, but again, they didn't really touch upon my project. I decided that maybe looking at some blogs would be my best bet. At first, I was met with disappointment. TheRugbyBlog.com was formatted the same way the other sites were, but I eventually found gold with BloodandMud.com- a rugby blog for "informed and irreverent banter." Although it was mostly aimed at specific games and scores, the discussion provided and the "voice" of the author of the blog painted a much clearer pictured of what the culture was like. I got a much better feel for it from the way the guy discussed his excess drinking and his violent outbursts at bad decisions than the robotic summary of a far away game that I was finding on other websites. Although this one was intended exclusively for those familiar with the sport, it was one of the few that really gave me a true insider's perspective; and I guess that makes sense.