Why do people leave ILX for good?

idk i do kind of think there's a point after which screaming too long about someone starts to inadvertently make a place for that person's ideas, like at some point it's good to just put down the garbage person and move on. that point is different for different people though so i don't think it makes any sense to take lbi's high and mighty tone about it.

idk i do kind of think there's a point after which screaming too long about someone starts to inadvertently make a place for that person's ideas, like at some point it's good to just put down the garbage person and move on.

― you bet, nancy (map)

i reserve that approach for topics such as the band "yes"

Aw, does this shitshow need a widdle bit of Hamburger vs Pizza to make it feel better?

My “problem” is the narrowing of my own interests to basically one or two things, and everything else can kind of bugger off ?

today's smiths thread seems to be just the nnnnth iteration of 'if [thing that didn't happen] happened, then [something else that didn't happen] would be totally true!'

i mean i see how people might be disgruntled with it but hey that's ilm and always has been

but are they classic or dud

i'm saying: when the mainstream news, amazon best seller lists and ppl irl are telling you "this man that is famous for shouting down trans kids should be celebrated," having a place like ilx to scream HE'S A FUCKING IDIOT into is actually a good and healthy thing for many and f u for trying to get down on ppl for that

The again I said some mean ass shit to you back when, and it takes two to monsoon

today has been apocalyptically bad & i h8 u all

b-b-b-but how can that be? I wasn't EVEN HERE ALL DAY!

i apologize tom for the old days i think you're great and try to stay out your way <3

today has been apocalyptically bad & i h8 u all

I blame a straight-up media contagion -- stuff like this lines up like lines on a magnetic field. carry on...

Father Fintan Stack!!

HI

found this

I mostly left because I started having very demanding jobs where internet browsing time is not readily available to me, and because I hate looking at this on my phone.

hi!

also tbh i just scanned the front page and I don't feel like I want to contribute to any of the subjects currently active

I am really only good at being silly and in-jokey

when i first started reading ilx you were one of my favourite posters and i wish you would come back for good

ikwym about the active subjects but there are so many threads that could be revived

cosine!! hi m!

you should get the app for your phone it is very good

You are a good poster and I'm glad to see you back. Particularly since there are so few lady posters around these days.

Also as my perpetually-ridiculous presence goes to show, there's room for silly in-jokiness in even the most serious threads. And everybody loves it. A lot.

MISSED U HOMO. COME TO GIRLS THREAD PLS.

HO

MOO

TWOOOOOOO

omg homo II hi <3

I am really only good at being silly and in-jokey

Implying things here have thoroughly changed in the interim.

well it's more that I dont read enough to be able to make a good quality in joke!!

where is the girls thread again????

no boys allowed in the room!!!!

Get zing touch on the app store

I only use a real browser when I want to use search for a revive

Whoa hi there youre missed!

(Also tombot exactly otm)

WBHSII!

Basically went like this:

Lost internet as I couldn’t afford it.
Started reading and exercising instead.
Any time I come back it’s the same old political mess, or specific users are just shit disturbers and somehow not banned.
Love the music forums and many posters but it’s a huge relief not feeling the anxiety and stress of this fucked up woeld radiated back at me from other posters.

After 20 years here it was time to kick the biscuit and breathe for once. Peace !

* world

if it matters Ross i'm always glad when i see you've posted

:) you too, thanks

I feel for a lot of people here who are experiencing extreme anxiety due to the climate were in. Hopefully there is peace around the corner or just take some time for yourself to feel less anxious

I'm glad when I see you post too. Whenever I get angry at someone on ilx for being lazily opaque I end up talking about food.

Did Ross have a different screen name before in 20 years of posting? I feel like I just saw the name pop up in abundance recently and truly cannot keep track of who is oldtime and who is real and who is pretending anymore. There is not a thread I'm aware of to get a straight answer so I figured I would ask here for transparency's sake.

hey la lechera, i should clarify i was a lurker for 18-19 years truthfully, i posted once back in the day but got my ass handed to me on a platter so lurked up until 2 years ago maybe...

i definitely have followed all the rockism-changes in personnel here over the years tho

I thought you were a Ross that allyzay was friends with in NY ,but, obv am wrong.

That was a character portrayed by David Schwimmer.

zing!

haha

I miss Lex posting

u seem like a good guy, Ross, i hope i haven't been too much of a shit disturber

oh no Morbius, you have always been cool with me

i don’t understand, are you announcing that you’re leaving ilx?

tbf i have made claims like that and always come back with my tail between my legs

probably because this is one of the few places that still makes me smile online, as of now i have left for days-a week at a time and considered leaving further, but i may just take extended breaks. anyway this will be the last time i claim to leave if im not gonna hold up that end of the bargain, please carry on :)

I appreciate your posts ross, they bring a perspective i really lack irl. but man, be well.

it seems weird to me that anyone would lurk for what amounts to an entire lifetime, then post a ton for 2 years while also making regular claims to leave.
why wouldn't you just silently go back to lurking if you were so comfortable doing that for almost 2 decades?

i am not trying to argue i just really don't get it
the lurker mentality and the current mentality seem at odds in a way i can't understand

comes down to once you get involved here it is hard to tear away, whether it is polls-end of year lists

but yeah i should stfu about leaving, should have just posted that i took a break or just not bothered

anyways can we sink this thread now with something else