Who Here Has Ever Left TNL In Disgust/Boredom/Addiction Control/Etc.?

[Dunlap]

why is "f-chan" acceptable?

We're gay and we're here to stay, get over it.

[dave is ok]

The World of Warcraft people decide when TNL lives and dies. We'll cast Ressurection (Rank 4) on it in a few months.

[Rumpy]

f-chan isn't used nearly as much as it used to.

[Tsubaki]

I miss the days when i felt like there could be intelligent discussion.

There used to be!

[Othello Harrington]

Well, the thread was pretty much on topic until Stibbons stepped in. It's like that's a pattern or something.

[Schlep]

The whole point of the thread is to bitch. stfu biff.

[Cheebs]

We're gay and we're here to stay, get over it.

...says the "cowardly non-decider"

[Dunlap]

Just a coward.

[Othello Harrington]

The whole point of the thread is to bitch. stfu biff.

[SpoDaddy]

I have to agree with the sentiment that things just aren't very civil on TNL anymore. I came over after the GameGO! fiasco and met lots of cool people, but many of those people have left out of frustration. JohnPV and I used to have these long conversations about shmups, for example, and now that just isn't possible. There's an asshole contest going on here 24/7, and any attempt at genuine conversation is to be mocked and ripped apart by a legion of douchebags trying to be the next Josh. I don't want to single anyone out because I don't think the board has truly bad people on it, I think the atmosphere is just a little poisonous. Take Bbobb and me for example; a few months ago we had a pretty brutal feud on here and we both said some pretty awful things to each other. A few years ago Bbobb was my go-to guy when I wanted to order a game and we talked a lot. I think we're all just really defensive nowadays because someone's always looking to start shit and nobody wants to get caught flatfooted. I think we all need to re-commit to putting our best foot forward and posting as if we're talking at the watercooler.

Now that I've finally got a 360 and Live I've grown to appreciate TNL a lot more; I play almost exclusively with TNLers at this point. I think Live makes the board better too, it fosters a feeling of goodwill. It's fucking brutal playing Gears with random people because it's all 14 year olds flexing their e-penis when I just want to do a few curb stomps before bed.