What are we doing here? A discussion. [Archive]

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Dog Breath

03-10-2001, 12:07 AM

First off I would like to thank RW for providing this outlet for us.

If you view my persona at Goofball, Stile Project, or The Asylum you see a different person. Those places It is about humor and social interaction for me.

Why am I here?

This place is very well organized and presents a more calm atmosphere where I am allowed to explore myself and to quietly think. I don't try to hold back on my opinions here because I trust the people here to view it maturely and pick my brain apart and point out the bad parts. This place has been a learning experience for me. A place to sharpen and refine my political self. I value the opinions of me opponents the most. That is where I learn the chinks in my armor and find how to repair it. Sometimes we argue quite furiously. Those arguments are the ones where we learn the most valuable lessons.
I am here to voice my opinion but more to see how you take it. If I say something stupid I expect that I will be corrected. If I am not corrected I will assume it was not stupid.

This thread is me asking you to debate when the topic stirs your blood. Please don't turn a cold shoulder. Get in there and help us all see your perspective so we may perfect our own.

In closing I would like to know from each of you your favorite and most hated aspect of this site.

Thanks my friends. http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Rabble Rouser

03-10-2001, 12:53 AM

What I like about this place is that I can reveal more aspects of my true self, and not just the jackass that is seen at the SPF or the Asylum. I feel "closer," so to say, with the people here, so it doesn't bother me to say things I wouldn't normally say to people elsewhere.

I also know that when I argue a point here, I will get an intelligent response, and not just some half-assed flame from someone who wants everyone else to think they're cool. Intelligence is good...keep it up, guys. http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/smile.gif

My most hated aspect? The political threads get to me after a while, but I don't complain...I know most of you are really into them, so I can tolerate that. I hope to educate myself more on them.

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Deadpool

03-10-2001, 01:32 AM

Really...cause you guys are a buncha Looosers! looooseers! End flamage

Just kidding. I sometimes wonder if there are some crazy militant people here. The political debates or rather can get pretty heated. But everyone here seems mature enough to input their thoughts without disrepect. Though, I sometimes wonder about certain people.......I'll shutup now.

Faceplant

03-10-2001, 01:40 AM

i come here because i get to see a different side of me. as you know, SPF is the only forum i ever went to, no one talked to me, i posted and left...here, i get to interact with the people, i have made all my 'cyber friends' here..and i love it...thanks everyone! http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

King Bastard

03-10-2001, 04:04 AM

Wow, Rouge likes Everclear.... hmmmmmm.

Anywho, damn you guys for already saying what I wanted to. Yeah, this palce allows me the freedom to not be on gaurd the whole time I'm here. I can say what I want too without the worry of some jackanape coming back with a lame reply.

and there isnt anything I hate, I mean that. not a one. Surprising for me, cuz I hate a whole host of things. There ARE things I dislike, but those are small and few. We dont have the speed of reply that spf does, but then again, boil down most of the posts, and well.... you get my point. The only other thing is that there is next to no need fo rme to administrate anything here. I kind of feel like a freeloader most times. But again, this is not a bad thing.

Basically, we need more members here. We are getting a bit stagnant perhaps, and some new blood is just the thing to fix that right up.

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Cruise Director

03-10-2001, 06:03 AM

Let me pull up a chair at the Fireside and share a few thoughts with the group.

I post under the same sig everywhere I go. I limit my travels to here, the EZ Board ( which seems a bit cob-webbed,) the Asylum ( that I've posted three times at,) and the SPF. I used to love the SPF when most of you were the regulars. Now it's a place for me to launch serious aggression at true assholes. I'm very careful as to what I share about myself personally there, but here I feel I can be more of myself. Some of you I've already met through PM's, etc. I am more comfortable chatting with you and debating with you because, for the most part, I don't worry about some Psycho, pre-pubed asshole tracking down my house and fire-bombing it because I didn't agree with him that "drugs ain't gonna hert me !"

I have a good circle of friends in my real life. I'd say we're 10 to 15 strong; both male and female. We hang out constantly and share everything between us. I can honestly say that I would invite most any one of you to pull up a chair at the local pub with us and join us in a good round of drinks and some fine discussion.

That is all.

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Escape Artist

03-10-2001, 06:12 AM

What RW said about the membership here is right...we're nearly the best, if not THE best. Kudos, RW & Bumox...you've made a place worth mention. THT doesn't have a ton of posts, but what it does have is solid quality. Here's to many years with you all.

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Mudflap

03-10-2001, 06:30 AM

I come here to be educated. Most of you are damn fine teachers. I am but a lowly sponge trying to absorb all that is useful.

Please, carry on.

Mattdecay

03-10-2001, 07:29 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><HR>Originally posted by RogueWarrior:
Bumox browbeat me into making this place happen: he saw what was going on elsewhere, and he knew that I desperately needed something no other forum could ever give me. He shared the costs of building it with me out of a desire to expand his own abilities, but also just to see me grow and be happy.

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Sounds like a great friend. Make him post more!

I'm here because I was invited by some crazy guy. I stayed because it turned out he isn't crazy, and offers me a perspective that's different than mine, and I enjoy. I stay because I feel like I know a bit about a good deal of you. Some more than others. Makes it feel more like a group of friends,(Not country-clubbish... :P ) and that's a good thing, to me. I like seeing people who are smarter than me by leaps and bounds throwing their brains around at each other. It's very cool to read.

The only thing I hate about this place are no one's fault but my own. I don't like the fact that my posts never have that many lines, and I rarely post threads. Oh well.

Thanks for furthering my education people!

RW and Bumox-Thanks for giving me a place to learn.

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Koliedrus

03-10-2001, 09:32 AM

I'm here because I have two choices:

1. Kill Time

2. Make the best of Time.

I choose the latter. In fact, I would rather read more than I post.

The threads here may not explode into the useless strings of garbage that you may be used to. Topics about "your favorite color" or whatnot will more than likely be met with a furrowed brow or a poisonous retort. That fact leads me to believe that you are actually reading along and trying to understand.

If there is a BIG PICTURE, this is certainly a large portion of that painting.

I regard myself as a stain on the tapestry. View me from a distance and perhaps you will see how I fit in the pattern.

I'll do my best to respond in kind.

Kol

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Deadpool

03-10-2001, 09:34 AM

I was a long time SPF -->READER<--. I cliked on a magical link that led me here. Found something unique, something good. This is a place where I can post something serious and expect to get a wholehearted response.

skalie

03-10-2001, 10:03 AM

Although the red font and long winded pasted articles can be just a little taxing on the eyes (if the source is quoted I'll go and read the original), and the brain, there is a good feeling here.

I like the way all input is appreciated and idiocy while disdained is a least tolerated.

No that's all a load of bollocks. I'm here because Po got me banned from the spf and left me with way too much time on my hands to make his life a misery from here.

Koliedrus

03-10-2001, 10:23 AM

DP,

Your presence is more than welcomed. Fire at will!

skalie

Check PMs.

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estero

03-10-2001, 03:21 PM

Basically, what Rabble said. Even though I perhaps revealed things here that I shouldn't have, which morgana taught me quickly, I learned what I can reveal and what I can't. I do reveal much more here than in anyother forum. Perhaps I would reveal my face for once and for all, if there was an option so people could not save pictures, but alas, there is that option... therefore NO PICTURE http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/smile.gif

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Dog Breath

03-11-2001, 02:05 AM

Kaye.
I don't think you should be pressured to show your picture. If you have an uncontrollable urge to post it then by all means do. It is more important to know your mind. You do a good job of voicing your opinion. That is enough. I personally find you somewhat caustic. Your quality is very much needed here. You have started some very thought provoking discussions. I find you to be very intelligent. Although I doubt we will ever be good friends I am glad you are here. You are much more than a pretty face. http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Faceplant

03-11-2001, 02:16 AM

indeed..at THT, its not post count that matters...i have almost 3000 posts at SPF but my 200 something here are so much more meaningful to me...

as for the best of the best..i dont think iam..i actually get the general feeling that iam somewhat disliked at SPF.

Uberwonder

03-11-2001, 02:29 AM

RW pays me to post here.
I am the forum 'Pretty Face".
Please, please.... Try not to hate me because I am beautiful, OK?

Dog Breath

03-11-2001, 03:57 AM

How ironic.

I didn't ask for my title either. Aparently some well meaning person ..... coughRWcough took something I said to Dead Inside out of context. http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Stevo

03-11-2001, 04:39 AM

In a drunken stupor i tried to tell Rogue why i appreciate this place so much. Whether or not i made any snes is all up to him.

Basically, I've had a hard few years in my life. I saw the Stileproject out of some strange email i got from someone i don't even know. I went.. i was.. i even registered as a member of the forum. It was a good time at the spf, it had more of a HT feeling then..

But then came stile's popularity. Every tom, dick, and harry knew about it and we had an influz of morons posting god knows what. So i took on a new name and wasted my time being an asshole to the dumbasses. I have nothing but time.

My spf persona never got along with RW and he knows it, but deep down i had respect for the guy. I can't say that i came here only seeking to have a meaningful place to vent. I came here to be just as much of a retard that i was at the spf.

Along came IRC. After talking with the people here i actually felt like i could shed the shit that i had worn for such a long time and start being me.

It's the reality that brings me back here every day. Every fucking one of you is a shining star in a dull internet sea full of morons and matter-of-facters. I felt like even though my real life lacked any redeaming qualities, i could come here and just be the person i wanted to be and the person that i already am. and liek i said. It brings me back every fucking day. I have nmothing but love and admiration for all of you. We may not agree, and i might in the heat of a opinion based moment hate you. But i respect that everyone here has somehow become what people in real life sometimes can't even be.

REAL.

it's all about that.

I've never had conversations so involving and so full of great points and ideas that those that keep me coming back here.

My only complaint is the main page... but you all know that anyway.

Keep it up guys. you're the cream of the fucking crop.

on another curiosity of mine.. how did you find this place?

i heard RW talk about it once and only once in the spf and upon asking someone.. I don't know who, and i don't know why.. gave me a link. Thanks to whoever that was.

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Uberwonder

03-11-2001, 04:48 AM

SPFers, eh? HAH!!! Newbies! yer all fucking NEWBIES!!!!!
Buhahahahahahaha
*runs from thread, arms flailing wildly*

Princess_Heather

03-11-2001, 05:00 AM

I am here because I am not wanted, and the rammifications of that bring me much joy and entertainment.

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Koliedrus

03-11-2001, 01:12 PM

Easy there, PH.

"not wanted" covers a lot of territory. Opinions are welcomed and encouraged. Attacks will simply be dealt with.

Kaye, there may be an option.

EA, let's test sending pics using the secure viewer. That may be an answer. Choose one at random at your earliest convenience. Time is not an issue.

estero

03-11-2001, 02:44 PM

Dog breathe, that was really nice of you.. and you're such an asshole too.... BAHAHAHAHA I'm just joking, that was really sweet http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/smile.gif

I don't feel pressured at all, but I don't want my shit going around all over the place either, so thats why I don't post it.

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Buddha's Penis!

03-11-2001, 08:18 PM

hi there.
coincidentally, this is the first topic i decided to read. i didn't come here to disclose my true personality, because i already do that. i didn't come here to be intellectually stimulated, because i've found that all the really enlightening realizations come from myself anyway. i didn't come here to escape flaming, because i'm not a player in that particular game.

i've always found the concept of the "internet persona" a little disturbing. i would much rather know what a person is about, without the pretending and the defense, and from reading the replies to this thread it occurs to me that maybe this is a place where people will be real.
will i make a valid and worthwhile contribution to this place? i have no idea, but here i am.
thank you for your time.

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Pianomahnn

03-11-2001, 08:55 PM

Well, it all started out when I ventured into the SPF many, many, many moons ago. I went through numerous, and eventually, The Wraith owned me, and I needed somewhere else to go and fill some social void in my life. And here I am.

This is a very diverse group of people. A very GOOD diveristy, if you must know the entire truth. The SPF was nice when it wasn't filled with crap. But this place goes beyond it. I'd like to think we all enjoy each other's ideas, rants, antics, and any other personality trait, or quirk.

Even though I was originally banned within about 1 hour of registering here, due to some dorks flooding SPF (grrrrrrrr) http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/biggrin.gif , I have enjoyed myself here. And my brain can get stimulated almost every day.

I want to talk about where we're going. Where we've been. And the fact that humans really don't know anything in the whole scheme of things.

Finals = evil.

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FallenAngel

03-13-2001, 01:54 AM

his topic was misplaced on another thread http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/biggrin.gif hehe

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Mattdecay

03-13-2001, 02:58 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><HR>Originally posted by Kaye:


I don't feel pressured at all, but I don't want my shit going around all over the place either, so thats why I don't post it.

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Hey buddy, check your ego at the door.

How do you know people "all over the place" want to see your picture? Sure this is way off topic and I'm way out of line, but, whaddoIknow? I'll see you in the coloseum beeyotch.

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squee

03-13-2001, 05:45 PM

First forum I ever went was Anti-Social.com, which was kind of like SPF and Tribe mixed. Lots of intelligent people, but lots of idiots as well. SPF was the second, and I am starting to get tired of it...the way people will just post stupid shit that isn't amusing...it's like, let's see who can be the biggest cockbag! So anyway I come here for more serious discussions, although I generally have the same persona wherever I go...

estero

03-13-2001, 08:28 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE><HR>Originally posted by Mattdecay:

Hey buddy, check your ego at the door.

How do you know people "all over the place" want to see your picture? Sure this is way off topic and I'm way out of line, but, whaddoIknow? I'll see you in the coloseum beeyotch.

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You asked to see it didn't you, smart ass? BOOYA!

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