So far I've taken note of exactly 19 people being imbeciles in OT. Mind you, that's great enough of a number for me.
Then please count yourself twice for your last two posts, how can you be that short-sighted?Aurani wrote:
So far I've taken note of exactly 19 people being imbeciles in OT. Mind you, that's great enough of a number for me.
it was good exactly because it was basically a circlejerk, now it's pretty much everyone from forum games joining in with "hey guys xDD im so randommmm gonna make threads about toasters LOL!!!!! also hi mods ^^" which is pretty annoyingMilkshake wrote:
aren't you guys fantasizing about 5-years-ago-OT a bit too much? we had nice running gags and shit like that, but to say it was so much better than it is now...well, not so much. the main difference was most of the people actually KNEW each other so it basically became an exclusive cool kidz club.
huh, I was thinking that OT nowadays is just a new group of circlejerks than what the last group consisted of. i barely see anyone from forum games here and i barely visit FG..Blue Dragon wrote:
it was good exactly because it was basically a circlejerk, now it's pretty much everyone from forum games joining in with "hey guys xDD im so randommmm gonna make threads about toasters LOL!!!!! also hi mods ^^" which is pretty annoyingMilkshake wrote:
aren't you guys fantasizing about 5-years-ago-OT a bit too much? we had nice running gags and shit like that, but to say it was so much better than it is now...well, not so much. the main difference was most of the people actually KNEW each other so it basically became an exclusive cool kidz club.
I think it'd be hard to achieve a similar circlejerk nowadays because not only everyone knew each other we also got along wellBlue Dragon wrote:
i mean, half of the first page threads are people trying to join in with a joke that has either been done 72 times before or just being plain nonsensical and then the thread gets closed before it even hits second page. i wouldn't call it a circlejerk at all
the "circlejerk" (which is the group of people that actually know each other) is pretty much concentrated into this thread
Blue Dragon wrote:
i mean, half of the first page threads are people trying to join in with a joke that has either been done 72 times before or just being plain nonsensical and then the thread gets closed before it even hits second page.
makes sense. i get what you mean.Blue Dragon wrote:
i wouldn't call it a circlejerk at all
the "circlejerk" (which is the group of people that actually know each other) is pretty much concentrated into this thread
Honestly, this is so true.Blue Dragon wrote:
i mean, half of the first page threads are people trying to join in with a joke that has either been done 72 times before or just being plain nonsensical and then the thread gets closed before it even hits second page. i wouldn't call it a circlejerk at all
the "circlejerk" (which is the group of people that actually know each other) is pretty much concentrated into this thread
I'd personally describe it as something that can actually be discussed and is relevant to those in OT... which, in all fairness, a lot of these threads don't fulfill.kai99 wrote:
sorry what is this criteria for quality again?
people still know each other, you just don't know themBlue Dragon wrote:
it was good exactly because it was basically a circlejerk, now it's pretty much everyone from forum games joining in with "hey guys xDD im so randommmm gonna make threads about toasters LOL!!!!! also hi mods ^^" which is pretty annoyingMilkshake wrote:
aren't you guys fantasizing about 5-years-ago-OT a bit too much? we had nice running gags and shit like that, but to say it was so much better than it is now...well, not so much. the main difference was most of the people actually KNEW each other so it basically became an exclusive cool kidz club.
the humor was as bad as it is now, the difference is that people actually knew each other so the jokes weren't as awkward as it is to read things now
Sorry sir, fixed.Aurani wrote:
What does that quote have to do with me insulting people?
... then sound logic dictates that what I think and say here is of no concern to you either.yes it is cause you're insulting people who work hard to make this community better for everyone. Unlike you, I haven't talked shit about any of these "old" users. I'm trying to stay neutral in this discussion as much as possible and present my arguments with understanding of "both sides".
Tae wrote:
I'd personally describe it as something that can actually be discussed and is relevant to those in OT... which, in all fairness, a lot of these threads don't fulfill.
I wonder what others consider it to be though.
Aurani wrote:
"Post shit that has some sort of underbelly to it, makes even marginal sense and reasoning behind it and can be properly replied to"
I think that's loose enough for everyone to both have fun and be decent about it.
see now we're getting somewhereMeah wrote:
A thread where everyone can relate to.
Yes, but people need to learn that OT isn't their personal place to post whatever.kai99 wrote:
see, sometimes I think making a "quality" thread is hard and people just need somewhere to post their shit, hence the shitposters
Take a look in the mirror, i'm not the one who tries to purposely antagonize people by calling their community shit and insulting them over hours.Aurani wrote:
What the fuck are you on about?
How is spamming memes and being utterly retarded in EVERY sense of that definition good in ANY way to you? It isn't, you're just countering me without any actual reason - something I've noticed you doing in other discussions with other people. It's like you enjoy making things tense in a perverse way, but whatever, you aren't the point of discussion here.
oh lmao this is such an obvious factAurani wrote:
You see, if you make a thread that says "Flanster best boi ban me daddy" or has a similar theme, 5 times in a month, you're either extremely lonely and needy for attention, have some sort of mental issue so you can't understand the basic concept of content that SHOULDN'T be posted, despite a heap of examples from the past showing you how to behave, or you're just an utter troll who understands everything but gives absolutely no fucks regardless of what's going on.
I do NOT have a problem with people being dumb and having a giggle every once in a whileYet you call them imbeciles.
You see, if you make a thread that says "Flanster best boi ban me daddy" or has a similar theme, 5 times in a month, you're either extremely lonely and needy for attention, have some sort of mental issue so you can't understand the basic concept of content that SHOULDN'T be posted, despite a heap of examples from the past showing you how to behave, or you're just an utter troll who understands everything but gives absolutely no fucks regardless of what's going on.Which is similar to what you guys had "back in the day". For you, it's easier to trashtalk rather than participate and understand the meaning behind some of these threads. Only then will your arguments beat out the things I say.
Aurani wrote:
I don't visit the place for half a day and people are already showing their retarded side.
The reason "old OT" was a much better place is because of two things:
1) People who shitposted at least displayed a minimum of 80 IQ in form of witty shitposts, compared to today's OT regulars who do their utmost to post the most autistic, least funny bullshit they can think of, if the concept of "thinking" can even be applied to their pitiful existence
2) In spite of all the junk that was undeniably there, some threads were still breeding grounds for nice discussions, compared to today when the only "intelligent" discussions spawn in ITT and even those immediately get tainted by the sheer scale of idiocy circling around this place.
All in all, old OT might've been a filthy piss bottle, but the current OT is like a bucket full of 8-month old semen mixed with salmonella and cockroach spit.You flatter yourself, slave.Hika wrote:
Oops sorry. I'll post more then.
I don't need a pretentious pseudo-intellectual such as yourself telling me that I don't know what I'm talking about because you don't want to admit that this community is shit. Shitposting existed back then to a limited degree as well, but there difference was that there were some individuals who weren't just shitposters and who were actually interesting to interact with. I understand the "culture" and "inside jokes" of shitposting perfectly, it's just as asinine as it was back then, it's low quality posting that doesn't require any thought or effort. Anyone could do it, I have no desire to.Railey2 wrote:
Real talk.
its common knowledge that people have a strong tendency to romanticise the past. The reasons for that are manifold, but without going further into it:
The only difference between OT back then and today now is, that you have a harder time relating to the people that frequent OT today. You lost your exclusive club and since you're not invited to the new one, you interpret lots of the banter and inside jokes here as senseless shitposting (because thats what it looks like to you).
But there's a new community here today and they're having a blast, just like you did 5 years ago.
You can still have meaningful discussions with most people here, the possibilities are all there.. you just don't have an interest in actually getting to know anyone here.
Complaining is always easier than actually getting engaged once more.
if you want to keep feeling bad about what you've lost but refuse to see whats there to be gained, then the past will always look more appealing than the present.
You make your choices.
If they left because the place was shit then they were part of the problemBlue Dragon wrote:
the reason why most of the OT oldfags left is because this place is a pile of stinky shitjohnmedina999 wrote:
Here we go! The moment we've all been waiting for. The reason why Mara and B1rd and Auranai and Hika and abraker are the only ones here that have been here for 5+ years are still here; one of the reasons why the others have left. This is it!
I mean at least before it was a laughable pile of stinky shit
now it's just stinky
Explain the "talking to yourself" part.Railey2 wrote:
there are plenty individuals that are interesting to interact with here, you just don't know that because you've been talking to yourself for the last 3 years.
Who is interesting? Who has said anything meaningful outside of a couple of people or a few isolated examples? I haven't been talking to myself, that doesn't even make any sense.Railey2 wrote:
there are plenty individuals that are interesting to interact with here, you just don't know that because you've been talking to yourself for the last 3 years.
lmao thought it was a sarcasm directed at me borrowing the title of someone else's thread.Aurani wrote:
No, the thread wasn't made by you, Kai.
you should compare dear kai99 to the ''i'm turning japanese''-sort of thread from the screenshot.Aurani wrote:
Are you actually TRYING to compare someone like Wojjan, the greatest of all shitposters, to something like "dear kai99", to name a random thread? Because that's the kind of shitposter I like, compared to a normal, mindless shitposter. Just because people like Wojjan existed, doesn't mean there weren't shitposters back then who are the same as the ones I'm talking about right now.
The ONLY side I stand on is my own side. I'm explaining my point of having a problem with people who REPEATEDLY (note the word - to answer Comfy's "yet you call them imbeciles") fail to contribute ANYTHING of note.
As for OT stinking less being a myth: "only 25% of people will be here after 4 years" - so if the other 75% are replaced with mindless turnips (it's just an example, chill your tits, since I already know that you want to take the number literally), compared to there being a 50-50 in the past, doesn't that prove that it's filthier now than it was before?
I personally think there were more serious and intelligent people active back then, and by that point I shall remain until you provide solid evidence for the contrary, in which case I'll change my opinion. Nostalgia has no play in it, as it's my rational conclusion after having been here for 4 and a half + 2 years.