Spiderwebber for life.

[PGLB]

I still lurk around. Never really posted much, but I've always been here.

 

All I've really done in my years here is test and make graphics for BoA scenarios, but I visit the forums every day anyway.

[nikki.]

Enraged Slith still visits the boards semi-regularly, as do ADoS, and Student of Trinity (though SoT, like me, is a bit newer than those two). And I've visited just about everyday since 2003, so there are a few of us out there.

[Frozen Feet]

You can't forget about me!

 

...okay, there's not much to remember about me - I generally don't have so much to say, which is why my post count is in the hundreds while those of several newcomers shoot to thousands.

 

But still, you can't forget about me!

[Matanbuchus]

It's not the quantity...

 

Or so I've heard.

[inni]

i have to resist saying "Welcome to the Spiderweb Software Message Boards. Please leave your sanity at the door" every time an old member that i haven't heard about makes a post.

[Monroe]

We should probably acronym the greeting to save us the trouble of having to type it every time someone new joins. Any opposition to replacing "Leave your Sanity at the Door" with simply: LSD?

 

Welcome to Spiderweb Software, LSD!

[inni]

I just copied & pasted so it wasn't a lot of work for me....

[Xaiya]

I feel sorry for the oldbies.

A bunch of 2009 newbies are debating on the greeting that was made far far far before their time.

[Monroe]

Well now, they should be pleased and flattered that we're taking to their pre-established culture so quickly. What better way to integrate ourselves, right?

[Andraste]

If there's anything I've learned in my travels around the interwebs, it's that things were always better in the past. 100% true in every community I've ever observed.

[Dantius]

Originally Posted By: Andraste

If there's anything I've learned in my travels around the interwebs, it's that things were always better in the past. 100% true in every community I've ever observed.

This is actually a occurance in real life, too. Ever heard someone reminisce about the "good old days"?

[Monroe]

Well, if you look at it that way, we had best enjoy the times we're having together now, because they'll never be this good for you again.

[inni]

i have started reading the archive and so far it seems only mildly interesting,

i might be on the wrong year though....

 

oh and i just found this *random fact*

oh and this

in fact i think that most of this is just the same as the topics now, 1 = 1

 

the babblefish contest looks interesting though, maybe someone should make a new one...

[The Ratt]

Wow, I was actually around for those topics.

 

BTW, the picture was created by Emperor Tullegolar, who is now banned. Perhaps you've heard of him.

 

Edit: Just in case you're wondering.

[Dikiyoba]

Originally Posted By: Iffy

I feel sorry for the oldbies.
A bunch of 2009 newbies are debating on the greeting that was made far far far before their time.

Well, the greeting is for new members far more than it is for the older ones. Oldbies do post the greeting too, but it's the newbies like No Intro who are really excited about it.

That said, the greeting is older than Dikiyoba's time here, so perhaps Dikiyoba is still too new to talk about it.

[Alorael at Large]

Originally Posted By: Andraste

If there's anything I've learned in my travels around the interwebs, it's that things were always better in the past. 100% true in every community I've ever observed.

Not only that, but last year things two years before that were amazing. Now things that happened three years ago are just pretty good. Everything is retroactively decaying!

—Alorael, who would proclaim the majesty of RWG if he thought any of you newcomers could possibly appreciate his majestic wit and ancient wisdom. Pfah.

[The Mystic]

I know I'm nowhere near oldbie status yet, but why does this thread make me feel old all of a sudden?

 

Originally Posted By: Frozen Feet

You can't forget about me!

I know I didn't. I remember you posting a few times here and there when I was still a relative newbie.

[inni]

Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba

but it's the newbies like No Intro who are really excited about it.

i don't remember implying that i was excited, i was excited but i didn't imply it.
from now on i'm wearing my tinfoil.

Edit:

Originally Posted By: The Ratt

the picture was created by Emperor Tullegolar, who is now banned. Perhaps you've heard of him.

yes i have, i'm part of his rpg and i had just started posting when he was known as sleeping dragon.

[Metatron]

Originally Posted By: Vituperation Free Albemuth

—Alorael, who would proclaim the majesty of RWG if he thought any of you newcomers could possibly appreciate his majestic wit and ancient wisdom. Pfah.

His post-future wisdom far surpasses his ancient wisdom though.

[Goldengirl]

Originally Posted By: Metatron

Originally Posted By: Vituperation Free Albemuth

—Alorael, who would proclaim the majesty of RWG if he thought any of you newcomers could possibly appreciate his majestic wit and ancient wisdom. Pfah.

His post-future wisdom far surpasses his ancient wisdom though.

If they cannot understand his ancient wisdom, how will they understand his post-future wisdom? Or any other of his time-breaking wisdom? They are not even equipped with the implants!

[Dintiradan]

Originally Posted By: Dantius

Originally Posted By: Andraste

If there's anything I've learned in my travels around the interwebs, it's that things were always better in the past. 100% true in every community I've ever observed.

This is actually a occurance in real life, too. Ever heard someone reminisce about the "good old days"?

Meh, speak for yourself. I think the community has gotten better in the time since I joined. Not by a huge amount, and not steadily, but it seems a better place overall. Nostalgia has a way of preserving your good memories and erasing your bad ones. Yes, back then we had epic conclusions to epic RPs*, but then we also had Postcount November.

Man, I'm getting a big nostalgia trip just reading these archives. I think my first post was in the wonderful I Want to Crush Your Dreams thread. I had this scenario trilogy set up with this great plot** and everything. Four years later, the first ones still sitting on my hard drive***.

* Well, sometimes epic.

****

** Demons. Well, a bit more intricate than that, but demons.

*** (and maybe a svn server somewhere)

**** You probably didn't understand that unless you've read the entire RP. Whoo boy was there a lot of cruft in that one.

EDIT: I also just read Alorael's farewell topic.

Jerk.

[Ephesos]

Originally Posted By: Andraste

If there's anything I've learned in my travels around the interwebs, it's that things were always better in the past. 100% true in every community I've ever observed.

I'll admit, I miss the old days, but on the whole I agree with Dintiradan (was it four extra arms or six... I can never remember). There are a lot of interesting folks around now, and we seem to be having a revival of our old RP-ing habit, which is always fun. I've had a few moments recently where I've thought "Man, what we need is a good RP, like Legends of Divinity or something."

...and then I remember about AIMhack.

Now if we could just get some more Blades scenarios finished. I can say that because I'm about to release one, for the record.

[Dintiradan]

Originally Posted By: Ephesos

(was it four extra arms or six... I can never remember)

I think he sprouted another set of arms at one point, then shortly thereafter another pair. Or something like that; I wasn't present at the time. Man, I am so glad I only caught the tail end of that RP.

It would have been quite boring playing Gnosis when no one had entered the mountain yet.

--------------------
Curator: So...
Gnosis: How about a nice game of chess?

[Alorael at Large]

Originally Posted By: Dintiradan

I also just read Alorael's farewell topic.

My what now?

—Alorael, who can remember probably having done such things. He'd love to see the incident in question.

[Dantius]

Originally Posted By: Dintiradan

Yes, back then we had epic conclusions to epic RPs*, but then we also had Postcount November.

Man, I'm getting a big nostalgia trip just reading these archives. I think my first post was in the wonderful I Want to Crush Your Dreams thread. I had this scenario trilogy set up with this great plot** and everything. Four years later, the first ones still sitting on my hard drive***.

Ah yes, the days of yore. In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.

[Ephesos]

Bah, everyone knows that Alpha Centauri is really full of mind worms. All other life forms on the planet have the distinct disadvantage of not being horrible psychosis-inducing worms that consume their prey's brains from the inside out.

[Student of Trinity]

So the small furry creatures were never real? Man. It's a cold universe.

[Dintiradan]

Originally Posted By: Dintiradan

Originally Posted By: Ephesos

(was it four extra arms or six... I can never remember)

I think he sprouted another set of arms at one point, then shortly thereafter another pair. Or something like that; I wasn't present at the time. Man, I am so glad I only caught the tail end of that RP.

I was wrong, it was only one pair of arms (and a few more ribs several posts later). I forgot that Nazgul decided to ragequit after this; good thing he rejoined.

Originally Posted By: Alorael

Originally Posted By: Dintiradan

I also just read Alorael's farewell topic.

My what now?

Link.

[The Mystic]

Originally Posted By: Dintiradan

Link.

I don't remember that thread, and I was here back then. Then again, I didn't really do much on the general boards at the time...

I do, however, remember a much more recent "farewell" topic where one mention of mai tais quickly spiraled out of control as people kept adding things to it; come to think of it, I may be responsible for about half of the resulting tongue twister.

[Alorael at Large]

Originally Posted By: Ephesos

Bah, everyone knows that Alpha Centauri is really full of mind worms. All other life forms on the planet have the distinct disadvantage of not being horrible psychosis-inducing worms that consume their prey's brains from the inside out.

Actually, it's all xenofungus. It's just that some of the xenofungus is more ambulatory and more vicious than than the rest.

—Alorael, who remembers that moment well. Good times with not saying goodbye! Better times with bye tais, but no one's perfect.

[Dikiyoba]

Originally Posted By: From November 2006

Dikiyoba 2257

Wow. That was a very long time ago.

But it seems everything old is new again. As of today, image tags are back! (Please note the board rules for images, which conveniently happen to be exactly the same as the board rules for everything else.)

Dikiyoba was going to post all of Dikiyoba's old "witty" screenshots of SW games in honor of the occasion, but Dikiyoba sees no reason to make you all suffer.

[The_Nazgul]

Heyyyy...nice to see you guys remembering old days...been reading some of the stuff in the archive and laughing at my own posts.

 

I take it everyone is good and well?

[K_I_L_E_R]

I'm a little late for this topic, 9 days old, please forgive me if this is classed as thread resurrection, however I visit these forums occasionally. The oldest date I could find myself on was 2001:

http://web.archive.org/web/2001122112473...b=forum&f=1

 

I remember the boards were re-done twice over and at one point a reputation system came in, despite attempting to be as helpful as possible I didn't get much of a rep. anywhere close to TerrorsMartyr and gang. The good old days.

[Milla]

I vaguely remember those old days but since I am as I was then, a sort of forum nomad I missed out on whole chunks of happenings while I wasn't around.

[AaronC]

Games: Yes

Forums: Oh God No

[nikki.]

Originally Posted By: AaronC

Forums: Oh God No

And yet here you are.

[Xelgion]

I remember back in the good ol' days, people were crying about how much War Tralls suck.

[Blurb]

I started reading SW forums in 2003 when I bought Geneforge 1 and was looking for gameplay tips. It was my first RPG. Throughout the years I've posted mostly when I was playing a game. Since Geneforge 5, I've spent more time lurking than I did in the past, probably because I'm a more experienced netizen now and better able to appreciate the nice atmosphere. Nobody knows who I am because I'm around infrequently and don't post much, but I like it here and really enjoy the sense of community. I feel a part of it even if I don't post.

[Unplayable Playable Character]

Yeah, same here. I believe I discovered these while looking for a walkthrough for G2. Quite a while ago. I even had an account on the old boards, but I can't remember my username (all I remember is that it wasn't as witty as my current one (and my current one isn't really all that witty)).

[K_I_L_E_R]

Can we post politics in General?

[Student of Trinity]

You can, but the chances are fairly high of a quick flame war, thread locking, and general unpleasantness. Because unfortunately, when it comes to politics, there are a surprising number of people on these boards who are so astonishingly mentally deficient that they will actually disagree with you.

[The Mystic]

Originally Posted By: Killer

Can we post politics in General?

In nearly all cases, it's not a good idea. I made the mistake of posting my political views once, and got me flamed and (I think) a warning for my trouble.

[Slawbug]

On the other hand, there have been some really fascinating discussions here that have touched on politics. Just make sure you frame things carefully so that the main issue isn't too heated for people to think straight.

 

To give some idea of what's over the line and what isn't, threads about the ethicality/origin/politics of homosexuality usually work fine, but threads about abortion never work. The issue isn't the polarization so much as the heatedness. Similarly, debates about the virtues of different political ideologies work fine, but topics about the country Jerusalem is in never work.

[Lilith]

i srael, you srael, we all srael for israel