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Yeah, you got the right idea bro... keep it coming folks, think of it as a community diary. Happy birthday to you ya cunt and keep packin' and keeping it real, yo?

How come people seem to be so shy about making threads? (not responding to the existence of this thread btw)

I've gotten numerous messages requesting shoutboxes and facebook-style statuses. I've seen people apologize prematurely for posting things that might be construed as off-topic, derailing, or bumping a thread. People seem to either comment on stuff they're interested in, or just leave. There seems to be a desire from people to talk about whatever pointless mundane things they can think of, and simply not having an avenue for that. I don't get it. I want to read what you have to say!

If you want to rant about how the sun is too damn bright or how anarchism would make for a better political system, or how you believe humans originated from an ancient society of prehistoric molemen, or that boston market's gravy tastes like cat shit, or any other tangents you want to go on, by all means make your thread!!

This forum needs content creation! Do your part! Please vent about whatever is pissing you off, muse about weird thoughts you have, talk about things we should care about or be concerned for. Educate us on something you know a lot about!

Do you guys think you may have been conditioned by shitty moderation and spiteful communities to act more reserved? Perhaps a nervousness that people might not value your thread?

As administrator of this forum, I want to be clear that all that tactfulness you've had to develop and be cognizant of DOES NOT APPLY here. Seriously. I don't give a fuck about how far off the rails you want to go. I just request your cooperation if for any reason I need to speak to you.

Just do your best to be funny and/or interesting. That's all that really matters. I have no interest in banning people unless they openly refuse to be reasoned with. I also don't like to lock any threads until an argument is resolved. But I'm serious, all those weird thoughts you've had, things you wish you knew more about, conflicts you'd like to bring up, any of that is completely on the table here.

Bumping topics? Sure
Derailing threads? Fine
Backseat moderating? Whatever
Foul language? Go for it

The only things I ever really get bothered by are when people command the thread -- like when someone posts every two minutes to respond to anything that might disagree with them. They seem so bent on controlling the flow of the discussion that they feel some sort of responsibility for having the final closing remark. That shit drives me crazy and happens all the time on Doomworld. I don't like when people do that here either. Not that it happens often, but its really dumb.

I'd like to create a new set of rules but too many people come here with other forums' rules already ingrained within them. I don't want to restrain anyone further. I just wish I could read more rants and blogs and stuff. I hate that people have to worry about people getting angry with them all the time. Just be yourselves!

So I've been making some Japanese to Russian translations and I gotta say our anime subtitling community is really boring. Tens of users will download your subs silently, a few will say "thanks", and almost noone will leave actually useful comments. Even very poorly written criticisms excite me now because feedback is just so rare. What a contrast to the Doom community where a newbie with his first crappy map can get tons of responses. I appreciate people who talk about my wads so much more now.

Well, this doesn't bother me that much now that there are people actually willing to pay for my translations, but still I felt like complaining here.

I liked your post.

I think you're overthinking this 40. A person who would be affected by this kind of thing has bigger problems in their life than if somebody liked their post or not. Having said that I wouldn't be opposed to to changing the button to lol, or heh is probably better. I like the like button, it lets me respond to something I like and if it's something I agree with I'm not going to add to the pile of comments or say what has already been said in a different way, I'll just like it.

This reminds me... last week I walked into a metal sign post. Hit my head and body right into it. I was looking down at my phone, so I probably deserved it. An Asian couple were right behind me and saw it happen. They looked concerned at first, but then quickly started laughing.

It was swell. Not embarrassing at all!!! And hey, here's where it happened, on GOOGLE MAPS! How exciting! You guys can see my shit city, and also relive part of the embarrassment first hand (it's the sign with the big white arrow):

www.google.ca/maps/place/103+Princess+St,+Winnipeg,+MB+R3B+1K6/@49.8960812,-97.1440498,3a,75y,265.44h,76.74t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-eVD0BJ70_fXpOQK-Q7a3g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x52ea715c3cbe54df:0xb14dab787793f82d!8m2!3d49.8982469!4d-97.1419303

Heh, Cummings:

www.google.ca/maps/place/103+Princess+St,+Winnipeg,+MB+R3B+1K6/@49.8961702,-97.1434301,3a,75y,189.99h,90.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSjB5e22nc5A85B5PdUsK-Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x52ea715c3cbe54df:0xb14dab787793f82d!8m2!3d49.8982469!4d-97.1419303

Hopefully those links work.

I don't think too much about likes but I do enjoy receiving them.

Also I do feel like I've gotten a bit more reserved and having to stay away from posting on Doomworld. Especially lately with the removal of Post Hell and status updates the whole site has just gotten boring and a little toxic too for reasons I'm sure were explained elsewhere here. I enjoy the relaxed all-doomers-welcome hangout and such stuff we have going on here 

I have been kinda affected by this. Doomworld is making me very paranoid. It's especially depressing when I see people say something really mean and it gets a lot of likes. It just adds a lot of extra weight to punch.

It's not a problem here, of course, but often don't get any self gratification when my posts are liked. I'd certainly rather see more posts. There's often not many comments in each thread to pile on to begin with.



lol that's awesome. That also reminds me that I meant to go around my town and take pictures for the photos thread. I just haven't found the time to do it yet.



I'm glad you like it! I'm glad you're here too.

Fully agree. The most depressing is when it is you who said something mean. Like, I publically call out felgro for the Doomsday thing, 11 likes (most likes I ever got on anything). I didn't mean to insult him or anything, just give "construcive criticism". Yet so many people siding with me made me feel like some sort of nasty internet bully.

Oh, by the way, when I discovered a brand new really badass vanilla hack, I got only 8 or so likes. (Not whining, just comparing.)

It's 5:12 am and I just woke up from a dream in which I was on a speed boat fishing by an electric dam. As I was leaving the dam a giant water column opened up nearby and swallowed another fisherman. Sucked their whole boat down to the bottom of the lake. It was huge and really terrifying. The closest thing I can think of is a bell mouth spillway, only far more menacing looking.

Holy lord that is scary