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 Sep 14 2006, 03:07 AM
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Dragon  Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019  |
I have a feeling that the old-timers feel that it has changed somehow on a very basic level. Has it?
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Sep 14 2006, 03:09 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
More young'uns.
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Sep 14 2006, 03:16 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
How were the topics different?
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Sep 14 2006, 03:51 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
I'd like to say less bitching, but that might be the golden patina of nostalgia.
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Sep 14 2006, 05:09 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
I'd say SR4 gave some people a single target to focus their bitching.
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Sep 14 2006, 05:17 PM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
Well, if it didn't suck so bad, maybe that wouldn't have hap--oh, huh. Hey. Yeah. I see what you mean. ;) |
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Sep 14 2006, 05:40 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
:P
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Sep 14 2006, 06:18 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Much less random and useless polling on inane topics, much fewer "pimp my character" threads(which I used to think was a d20 phenomenon; maybe I just missed it for the other editions because of my join date), lots fewer posts that had nothing to do with SR, and the like. That's the difference from my perspective, at least. |
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Sep 14 2006, 07:02 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
It was a controlled level of childish behavior, as opposed to being childish for its own sake.
And, yes, I am casting aspersions. |
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Sep 14 2006, 07:05 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
I seem to recollect back when I first joined there were a lot more topics about 'how do you interpret these rules' or 'how do you do this', a lot more stuff on house-rules. A lot less complaining about SR4 (except in jest). Seems like a lot of our non-troll crazies didn't hang around for very long, but that might just be my poor memory.
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Sep 14 2006, 07:18 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Master Shake was mad crazy trollish.
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Sep 15 2006, 12:34 AM
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Chrome to the Core Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,152 Joined: 14-October 03 From: ::1 Member No.: 5,715 |
Bahaha! Oh, him. Yes. Crazy, crazy man. Or thing. Or whatever. |
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Sep 15 2006, 01:32 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Yeah, but he was never here for very long. He'd just show up, troll a thread, then vanish.
Polaris also hung on for a decent amount of time before he finally got sick of being demonstrated wrong. Just never ask yourself "WHAT WOULD XENA DO?" (Though I keep thinking I'll wake up and find that posted again…) ~J |
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Sep 15 2006, 04:02 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
This had nothing to do with me, of course. |
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Sep 16 2006, 02:23 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
Every tenth thread was "invisibility/invulnerability?"
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Sep 16 2006, 03:02 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,213 Joined: 10-March 02 From: Back from the abyss. Member No.: 2,316 |
Actually I believe he had multiple usernames, if Im not mistaken it was revealed at one point Master Shake was also Doctor Funkenstien and a few other Trolls. |
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Sep 16 2006, 05:13 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
Funkenstien wasn't a troll; an abrasive asshole, sure, but always genuine (which was why we always knew who he was, despite the name changes). Polaris and Master Shake were not him, nor were they each other, as near I can tell.
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Sep 16 2006, 05:20 AM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
Personal attacks are against the rules, folks. Please don't do this, regardless of who it is/was. |
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Sep 16 2006, 05:30 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,213 Joined: 10-March 02 From: Back from the abyss. Member No.: 2,316 |
I took a lot of time off from the interweb and its been a really long time since I seen any of those guys, so I guess I misremembered.
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Sep 16 2006, 09:53 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 11-May 02 Member No.: 2,723 |
There were less posts by emo samurai. And I guess I would like him to write less again, not nothing, but not dominate by volume also.
I miss some of the old posters, even if I seldom liked their style or opinions, and wrote so at the time. Dr. F, Laughlyn, the long chain of very expressly gay (what were their names again?) ... |
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Sep 16 2006, 02:34 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
Fair enough... Wait, no way.
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Sep 16 2006, 06:21 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
If you reach far enough back you get the lounge with subrosa, who wasn't gay, but certainly brought those sorts of sexual identity issues to the forefront. Once again, I do not miss the lounge. |
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Sep 17 2006, 05:02 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
I WANNA SEE A LOUNGE GRRR :grr:
I actually enjoy a good flamewar, if only because the other person is inevitably slower than my rapier wit. :P |
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Sep 17 2006, 03:20 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 11-May 02 Member No.: 2,723 |
Before that, on the earth-colored forums. I think subrosa split hairs on transsexuality and related terms. I may misremember. I don't miss the lounge either. |
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Sep 18 2006, 12:44 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
If I could get one person to return to regular posting, it would be Doc Funk. It's probably better for his blood pressure that he isn't here, but I miss him.
~J |
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