Social norms are something that any person in a social environment has experienced. They can sometimes be restricting or they can make certain people more tolerable and safe. Of course that begs the question, where do norms come from? Due to human nature, we are inclined to live in groups. Often times people will form different opinions based on ethics or beliefs and these will usually line up with the groups that we are a part of and will be expected to follow. This are the basis of social norms as having people behave and even look a certain way is often dictated by a person's beliefs, opinions and background. However, often when we socialize with a larger group we will see that the way people are expected to behave will broaden and people will have more flexibility to their behavior. The online community is a perfect example due to its massive size and we see how it grants each individual the opportunity to create their own identity with virtually no limitations. This will sometimes collide with the social norms that we often see be played out when offline and as a result many will seek to go online in order to express themselves without having to deal with judgement or consequences. This includes online gaming as well and with acceptance of other peoples behaviors being the online norm we can see this happen in the games that are made and played. Though this may often lead to people fighting, it is done with almost no risk of physical harm and most conflicts become much easier to avoid and go back to enjoying the game. Another Issue that may take place is that people will often get a little too comfortable and begin to behave the way they do even when they are no longer online. But given the popularity of online games, the norms seen online begin to take over the common social norms we see in person. When people join together, we see tremendous things happen and how the size of a community can change everything from its previous state. Social norms are the result of social behavior and as times change and people leave or join different discourses, we will see social norms change. The larger the community the bigger the changes will be and as explained before, larger groups become more accepting. This is something that we can see through social gamming were friendships are formed regardless of any standards or norms and this change in having more acceptance brings people together helping build a stronger community.