Banjooie
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Registered: 12-12-2004
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Re: Is there something in the forum's water supply? (+1)
Can't help but notice that for all that I am hearing about this violent vitriol, I just saw a thread that would normally be basically a cauldron of jokes at someone's expense be a fairly reasonable discussion followed by the /inevitable/ backtracking being greeted with 'hey cool' instead of the infinite lols.
I'm also not going to lie, but when someone lists literally their biggest pet peeves in order, my first instinct is to try to craft a post that encompasses all of them in one go. However, in this newfound sense of /love and consideration/ we are all up in I guess I should actually eschew that exciting intellectual challenge for now.
ANYWAY since I guess it might be entertaining to actually address the thread's whole thing, I suppose I might suggest that when you have tensions bubble over a certain degree, people are still all
Up In ThE HaRsHnEsS WhErE ThEiR HeArT iS aT. >:o) hOnK HoNk
So in that vein, things that they might otherwise continue to let seethe under the surface are unleashed and the tragic, apocalyptic final destruction of the forum takes place. Oh, wait, that's not what happens, we have a short back and forth and everything gets dealt with surprisingly easily.
Do you know what I do love about these forums, though? For all the little quirks and foibles, we really do an excellent job of keeping it down to one intolerable member (and me) at all times. Everyone who sticks around tends to be generally an okay person, I mean, Jeff improved, Pilchard made some pretty awesome holds, UrAvgAzn brought down some srs bsns contributions, really, once they survive the initial onslaught they bring upon themselves-A lot of members seem to have spent their teenage years GROWING UP on this forum, in a lot of ways.
And you know, I kinda have to ask this. Would the forum automatically be better if it had more people on it? Do we actually have the moderation to handle a sudden upsurge in the number of posts all up in the hizzy? I mean, I see at least three new people who seem to be sticking around, they seem to be alright, and I'd be really hesitant to point out anyone who I personally have 'bullied off the forum. Actually, I'd be incredibly hesitant to point out ANYONE who has bullied anyone off. I mean, for god's sakes, people, we didn't even get rid of MINIMIKE and I'm pretty sure we spent every single thread he was in doing nothing but making fun of him. matthewpd is around and we derail every single thread into what is honestly pretty grand.
If you're honestly looking at these forums thinking they're unfriendly to newcomers, I honestly suggest you try any other forum on the internet that isn't so large they can't keep TRACK of newcomers.
If you want the Order of the Stick, go make a thread on that forum asking about update frequency, watch them descend on you like locusts. Locusts made entirely out of bees. Bees that spit tinier bees.
edit: edited for excruciatingly tiny yet critical reasons
[Last edited by Banjooie at 07-07-2011 06:52 AM]
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is quite possibly the most annoying smiley ever.
