Has ILE become too pally?

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this injokiness is inevitable. live with it.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 25 January 2003 18:53 (twenty-one years ago) link

that's your answer to everything.

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 25 January 2003 18:58 (twenty-one years ago) link

yes.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 25 January 2003 18:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

Gareth that's just not true.

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 25 January 2003 20:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

five months pass...

Tonight, I feel totally out of it, for example. Maybe because I've been playing Age of Sodding Empires II all night but still, I look at at, and it's like a chatroom.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 00:15 (twenty years ago) link

It has gotten like that on certain threads.

― Lars (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 00:23 (twenty years ago) link

They're just back and forth joshing one-line posts between a few people for the entire thread. On questions that looked interesting. Ah well - I know hw easy it is to get into that mindset. It'll pass, I guess.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 00:30 (twenty years ago) link

ILX goes through good spells and meh spells, I suspect another meh spell is in effect right now.

― Lars (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 00:34 (twenty years ago) link

Mostly it goes through people-bitching-about-X and people-bitching-about-Y spells, but it's always something.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 00:43 (twenty years ago) link

But Nick, aren't you totally like the innest-of-the-in crowd in your ILX locale? I've always thought so, w/ the way some of the international ILX superstahs always flirt w/ you. U have nothing to complain about!

― Vic (Vic), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 00:45 (twenty years ago) link

It's post big FAP. I actually know some of these people now.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 00:49 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, like half the posts I read I now have voices and faces to associate with, it's very strange

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:16 (twenty years ago) link

Millar made fun of my haircut when he met me for the first time.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:22 (twenty years ago) link

And he said my voice was deeper than he thought it would be. I mean, what the hell?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:26 (twenty years ago) link

that means he's attracted to you that much more, as you remind him of areal military mang

― Vic (Vic), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:32 (twenty years ago) link

Shh don't tell!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:36 (twenty years ago) link

Millar: how would you rate Tracer's handshake?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:37 (twenty years ago) link

That's cos you're so imposing in real life, Tracer. I mean, the glowing shirt.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:38 (twenty years ago) link

I made fun of your haircut? That's absurd! I never make fun of anybody's appearance when I first meet them. Andrew can tell you.

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:42 (twenty years ago) link

palliness taking over the 'too pally' thread! classic

― ron (ron), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:46 (twenty years ago) link

Let me testify for a minute: I met two people over the last fortnight that I feel I've known my whole fucking life. This doesn't happen to me too often, so I'll continue to be a bit giddy for a while. Allright?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 01:54 (twenty years ago) link

YOU TELL 'EM PREACHERMAN!

(unless you're talking about someone besides me, then I hate you)

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:00 (twenty years ago) link

He must have meant me!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:03 (twenty years ago) link

i honestly meant 'classic' :)

― ron (ron), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:03 (twenty years ago) link

I think the inside jokes and pally-ness are not a big deal. I think if anybody really wanted to really join the group, I don't think it would be a very rough hazing process.

― Scaredy Cat, Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:19 (twenty years ago) link

jfgkjfyyyyytygjl,m

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:21 (twenty years ago) link

this isn't just a matter of what happens on threads but what kinds of threads there are. it seems like for days at a time every single active thread is jokey and hermetic.

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:29 (twenty years ago) link

I offer the same advice as usual: start a thread on what you want to talk about and see what happens. I don't think people generally barge in on serious political threads or advice threads or what have you--generally!--and start posting cock jokes or whatever. I could be wrong, I pay no attention to anything anymore.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:41 (twenty years ago) link

this place is so high school

― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:43 (twenty years ago) link

'why don't you post the threads you want' only works when the place isn't so totally overwhelmed.

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:46 (twenty years ago) link

Josh has a point

― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:47 (twenty years ago) link

it seems like for days at a time every single active thread is jokey and hermetic.

and sometimes i saty away from the board for days at a time. coincidence?

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:47 (twenty years ago) link

stay

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:48 (twenty years ago) link

There are so many threads it is easy for the good ones to get overwhelmed.

― Lars (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:48 (twenty years ago) link

low-traffic threads take what, maybe two days tops to slip off the new answers page?

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:52 (twenty years ago) link

And you imagine bitching about it will do... what again?

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:03 (twenty years ago) link

But that's more # of threads than what is contained within any given thread...

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:05 (twenty years ago) link

If you guys think it's bad here, try some Usenet groups for a while. You'll cry at the stupidity and be glad to come back here. My boyfriend uses webforums too, but they're 3d design ones, and overrun with young kids making stupid poo jokes and the like. He marvels all the time at the level of intelligence on this beeyotch - cock jokes and all.

Just a perspective from a (relative) newbie here... :)

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:11 (twenty years ago) link

If you guys think it's bad here, try some Usenet groups for a while.

alt.music.alternative veterans from the 1990s to thread!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:13 (twenty years ago) link

Except for the absence of a basement dwelling crank it's not all that different.

― Larcole (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:15 (twenty years ago) link

i imagine bitching about it will do nothing but fill up the internet with more worthless crap. i am trying to fit in man don't hassle me.

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:17 (twenty years ago) link

Somehow I sense a demon has been invoked.

― Not Anything To Do With G*****a B*b (Ned), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:18 (twenty years ago) link

I think Josh has a valid point, I don't see what sniping at him accomplishes either.

― Larcole (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:19 (twenty years ago) link

Hahaha this thread is totally populated by old Usenet jerkoffs right now, I just realized that! OUR COMPLAINTS ARE IMMOBILE.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:22 (twenty years ago) link

old Usenet jerkoffs right now

Ha, my name on several other boards is "jerkoff". I'm quite honest.

― Scaredy Cat, Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:24 (twenty years ago) link

old usenet jerkoffs who fled usenet

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:25 (twenty years ago) link

did we have graham build in escape pods to ilx or something cuz

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:26 (twenty years ago) link

Josh you fool I'm one of the "old usenet jerkoffs", I wasn't excluding myself. I just find this hysterical! We all had this conversation 5 years ago!

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:28 (twenty years ago) link

And if we searched groups.google.com, oh the things that would be found...from all of us.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:31 (twenty years ago) link

from a post entitled "who's cuter, me or ned raggett?"

>I vote for Ned!
>
> yur high, dood. ml and ned are the ugliest fukkers ever. you have
> no taste.. now mention swag and andrew hyme and your in my klub....
>
> all you communyst drug fukers can suk my dik!
>
> kzk... in yo mama's hyney

Darling, sweetie, darling, this behavior of yours is SO gauche.

I have to vote for myself, since I'm such a rampant egomaniac, if you
recall that amusing post back in May. But we need Gregory Parks in
on this too.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:33 (twenty years ago) link

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a lot of ilx AIM chatrooms, though individuals go out of their way to be welcoming and thats a good thing, hardly ever talk about anything with any relevance to me.

that's everybody, I think. Unless you're me in which case the content of the AIM chat convo is whatever I have to say abt what is on my TV at the moment and not much else.

― Millar (Millar), Sunday, 20 July 2003 21:51 (twenty years ago) link

I am very self-conscious, lucylurex. I carefully examine all the things I am about to say and decide they are great. Ha ha. Actually I meant more in real life, I guess.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 20 July 2003 22:27 (twenty years ago) link

See, this is a good example of a thread which went into deep psychosis for a while there but managed to crawl back out of the abyss!

Oh it gives me hope.

― Chris P (Chris P), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:36 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.internalmemos.com/memos/memodetails.php?memo_id=1701

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 21 July 2003 03:50 (twenty years ago) link

Good Lord.

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 21 July 2003 03:57 (twenty years ago) link

Sounds fake to me. It decreases company morale? They're going to escort you to a meeting room?

― nickn (nickn), Monday, 21 July 2003 04:48 (twenty years ago) link

"All things in moderation" works pretty well in all works of life, including ILE.

― Mark C (Mark C), Monday, 21 July 2003 12:38 (twenty years ago) link

Mark is a moderate smoker.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 July 2003 12:52 (twenty years ago) link

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