Attention all yoctograms: Why do you post in OT?

[QUOTE="Sajo7"]

[QUOTE="N3MO"]

Wait... wha?

There is plenty of 'Funny' to be created here. The problem is that all this 'Funny' you claim is the only 'Funny' around is ripped from places like **** The ToS is nothing new. It's been here before the OT was created. And the OT use to be packed with 'Funny'. The difference now from then is that everyone now doesn't do their own thing and thus takes it from some one else and abuses it until it becomes a problem. Back then the community constantly tried to pump more 'Funny' and character into the community. This anonymous approach to the forum is killing the 'Funny'.

jaydough

i will still know you by your Fuschia text though! :o

Things were way different. the biggest problem is the people on here now have the potential to make it that good again but they do not.mattykovax

I would say creating a GS fad that looks down on lame fads from other site may very well improve the site, but then again, we would lose a lot of interest :(Setsa

I would normally agree with you but after experiencing the bad end of the ToU interpretation, I am more inclined to agree that that is a huge factor in the whole thing. I've been here a long time and a lot of the funny stuff that did exist back in the day are now in violation of the ToU. If anything... its caused people to be more concerned with starting something for fear of getting in trouble.

Sajedene

The lack of any individuality is depressing. More so since I was here when this forum was first established. This anonymous approach to posting feels so lifeless and meh. Back before 'The Fall' a single OT regular packed more character than majority of the current regulars of OT. I don't mean to sound like I am trying to insult anyone here. Everyone here seems like good people. But no one honestly sticks out. All the posting styles and antics around here are all the same. I see all these names, but nothing I can use to identify them with. Everyone posts all the same. Most of the fads here are just ripped from elsewhere. I don't know what triggered all this anonymous approach to this forum, but it's all jibber without the jabber.N3MO

Do you really think that? To me there are a lot of memorable ppl. I don't memorize names but I memorize avatars. I think a lot of people here are different and everyones posts express something different from the others. You've been here waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay longer than I have so maybe the vibes are all starting to feel the same to you.

[QUOTE="FFCYAN"]

[QUOTE="mattykovax"]I found this place and never looked back. Though I think I do quite a bit of posting on other boards. As for what I can do personally,try to do what I have done,not repeat past mistakes and think about what I post and where so I can be an example that you can have lots of fun in ot and still be within the rules and make friends with lots of people.. I would like to see more deep thought threads that do not revolve around religion or politics though.[/QUOTE]

Those are basically the heaviest of subjucts but I agree. A astronomical topic perhaps?

mattykovax

OFF TOPIC: And to answer that thread you made, clealy it's cinema that impacts the most. WWII was very clear and real to me thanks to Band of Brothers, Thin Red Line, Platoon, Letters from Iwo Jima, Flags of our Fathers, ect. Many war movies have portrayed different aspects of war, giving it more depth than any other form of media has yet to touch. END OF OFF TOPIC

I'll make a black hole thread soon.;)

[QUOTE="Sajo7"] Anonymous? I'm sorry, but could you give me an example. People have been talking about the good ol OT days for years, so I don't have a frame of reference here.GAMECAMILLER

[QUOTE="GAMECAMILLER"][QUOTE="Sajo7"] Anonymous? I'm sorry, but could you give me an example. People have been talking about the good ol OT days for years, so I don't have a frame of reference here.N3MO

[QUOTE="Setsa"]I would say creating a GS fad that looks down on lame fads from other site may very well improve the site, but then again, we would lose a lot of interest :(mattykovax

[QUOTE="GAMECAMILLER"]Way back when, OT used to be very discussion oriented with a lot of good topics going. Now it's not so much. What Mailer is referring to is the fact that it seems to become a place that has lost it's originality.N3MO

I used to post because the community was great, original even. You won't find the humor RyanTheGod used to bring or the genius that was the Karl B account. Late night roll calls, RubyKnight, good spam, etc. All OT is a bunch of imitators now. Completely boring. It really has nothing to do with the topics here, but more so with the users.

They still do, but since they're spam, they get locked. Sajo7

It's all my fault :|

I used to post because the community was great, original even. You won't find the humor RyanTheGod used to bring or the genius that was the Karl B account. Late night roll calls, RubyKnight, good spam, etc. All OT is a bunch of imitators now. Completely boring. It really has nothing to do with the topics here, but more so with the users.

MoonSpoon

I used to post because the community was great, original even. You won't find the humor RyanTheGod used to bring or the genius that was the Karl B account. Late night roll calls, RubyKnight, good spam, etc. All OT is a bunch of imitators now. Completely boring. It really has nothing to do with the topics here, but more so with the users.

MoonSpoon

I used to post because the community was great, original even. You won't find the humor RyanTheGod used to bring or the genius that was the Karl B account. Late night roll calls, RubyKnight, good spam, etc. All OT is a bunch of imitators now. Completely boring. It really has nothing to do with the topics here, but more so with the users.

MoonSpoon

[QUOTE="Sajo7"] They still do, but since they're spam, they get locked. ayanami_rei

Okay I can't help but feel this whole thread is ironic, of many of the people here talking about OT's downfall, I've never see any of them discuss anything before. I only see MAILER_DAEMON post when a thread needs locking. Most of the regulars just hole up in the Roll Call, and if they do post it's usually just one post and they move on.Sajo7

Okay I can't help but feel this whole thread is ironic, of many of the people here talking about OT's downfall, I've never see any of them discuss anything before. I only see MAILER_DAEMON post when a thread needs locking. Most of the regulars just hole up in the Roll Call, and if they do post it's usually just one post and they move on.Sajo7

[QUOTE="Sajo7"]Okay I can't help but feel this whole thread is ironic, of many of the people here talking about OT's downfall, I've never see any of them discuss anything before. I only see MAILER_DAEMON post when a thread needs locking. Most of the regulars just hole up in the Roll Call, and if they do post it's usually just one post and they move on.mattykovax

[QUOTE="Sajo7"]Okay I can't help but feel this whole thread is ironic, of many of the people here talking about OT's downfall, I've never see any of them discuss anything before. I only see MAILER_DAEMON post when a thread needs locking. Most of the regulars just hole up in the Roll Call, and if they do post it's usually just one post and they move on.mattykovax

[QUOTE="mattykovax"][QUOTE="Sajo7"]Okay I can't help but feel this whole thread is ironic, of many of the people here talking about OT's downfall, I've never see any of them discuss anything before. I only see MAILER_DAEMON post when a thread needs locking. Most of the regulars just hole up in the Roll Call, and if they do post it's usually just one post and they move on.jaydough

[QUOTE="mattykovax"][QUOTE="Sajo7"]Okay I can't help but feel this whole thread is ironic, of many of the people here talking about OT's downfall, I've never see any of them discuss anything before. I only see MAILER_DAEMON post when a thread needs locking. Most of the regulars just hole up in the Roll Call, and if they do post it's usually just one post and they move on.Sajo7

[QUOTE="mattykovax"][QUOTE="Sajo7"]Okay I can't help but feel this whole thread is ironic, of many of the people here talking about OT's downfall, I've never see any of them discuss anything before. I only see MAILER_DAEMON post when a thread needs locking. Most of the regulars just hole up in the Roll Call, and if they do post it's usually just one post and they move on.jaydough

But... Err.. When exactly were the good old days? jaydough

Such as today, but not until tomorrow.

They would just die out shortly after. I know the current regulars here are capable of doing that. The question really is... why aren't they? Using the ToS as an excuse is no excuse.N3MO

[QUOTE="jaydough"][QUOTE="mattykovax"]Hey,I am very active in the ol ot. Thats why I am saying there si some potential. I honestly believe this is the best batch of users since the good old days.mattykovax

2005 or 2006. I've been here since early 2007 and even then people talked about the good old days.Sajo7

Yes, the ToS was edited to ban Fad threads. Fads back in the day weren't topics, but rather injokes and signatures that worked themselves in the overall discussions in the OT. Fads were pushed constantly on a creative level until we came to a dead end with them. They would just die out shortly after. I know the current regulars here are capable of doing that. The question really is... why aren't they? Using the ToS as an excuse is no excuse.N3MO

[QUOTE="mattykovax"]

[QUOTE="jaydough"] But... Err.. When exactly were the good old days? jaydough

[QUOTE="jaydough"][QUOTE="mattykovax"]2005 was the last great year I remember. I have hung on but things were great. Kcube,Kill You,yes I am, the super saian guys,sandlot. back when users who got banned got a thread and EVERYONE knew who they were and either all agreed it was about time,or all agreed it stunk. Back when BTthe great78 posted all the time.Sajo7

[QUOTE="Sajo7"][QUOTE="jaydough"] Thank god. I thought it started when I came here. jaydough

:lol: ha. you succeed!

[QUOTE="N3MO"] They would just die out shortly after. I know the current regulars here are capable of doing that. The question really is... why aren't they? Using the ToS as an excuse is no excuse.mattykovax

I'd love to see that. I don't usually hang around a forum for too long because it starts to lose interest.There's only so many similar topicsyou can read before it's like been there, done that.:P

Honestly, I can't remember how I ended up here. I don't even remember how I eventually ended up at Gamespot.

[QUOTE="Sajo7"][QUOTE="jaydough"] Thank god. I thought it started when I came here. jaydough

The 'Good ol' Days' started back in 2002 until I say about 2004.N3MO

[QUOTE="N3MO"]The 'Good ol' Days' started back in 2002 until I say about 2004.mattykovax

[QUOTE="Sajo7"][QUOTE="jaydough"] I try my best. :) jaydough

[QUOTE="jaydough"][QUOTE="Sajo7"] You get a F for futile effort.Sajo7

Great, now I feel like I've let down OT by not being a better poster.thriteenthmonke

[QUOTE="Sajo7"]

[QUOTE="jaydough"] Your grading gets an "A" for awesome. I've never seen a more fantastically written "F". jaydough