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So...why did you come to the rpgsite and why do you stay here?

For me it was it's dedication to brutal intellectual honesty.

How you truly think about something will not cause any sort of banning, the only reprecussion you have to worry about is someone (or everyone) not agreeing with you.

This however, has not led to a bunch of dipshits posting whatever's new at ebaums or staekandcheese. It's led to discussion and the posters taking ownership of what they've written.

It's like we're a bunch of adults or something :)

Quote from: KrakaJakSo...why did you come to the rpgsite and why do you stay here?

I came here due to some disparaging reference or other from rpg.net.

I stayed because it's an RPG forum (and hey, I'm an RPG fan) and you can speak your mind here.  The discussion quality is overall pretty good, too.  If I raise a topic, there may not be many people commenting, but the discussion is likely to be honest, on-topic, and lively.

Quote from: KrakaJakSo...why did you come to the rpgsite

I was around when this place was briefly known as Nutkinland.

Quoteand why do you stay here?

because it's easy to tell where everyone is coming from.

Regards,
David R

I doscovered the RPGSite by accident while doing a topic search on the computer at work. Saw one of my handles with lots of cusswords near it pop up in a topic search . So I think "what the fuck is this?" I read a little bit, recognized Pundit's name and a few others. Within a day or two I sent Pundit an e-mail. (It still up on one of his recent blog entries).
 
 After to thinking about it a little ...thoughT: "What the hell , I'll register  and join up and see what its like. Maybe they actually talk about gaming on here" (unlike another site that disappointed me.)

 So far, everyone has been pretty nice and talks abbout games and everything. (except  for one poster who is on my IL)

 the blunt cussword filled exchanges I've been getting used to. Most of the time they're just used as effing adjectives.

- E.W.C.

Because I was fucking bored, really.

Simply because GNS, The Big Model, etc. were not taken as gospel truth.  They are simply theories that can be discussed and challenged without prejudice.

Most other sites I perused (and lurked) seemd to lean towards assuming, if not completely assume, the truth of these theories. Debate seemed, in my admittedly limited experience (I've only been posting here for seven months), to protect the theory from challenge to keep it pure, as opposed to purifying the theory through challenge.

I like this place because virtually nothing is protected from challenge.

I like it.

Even though I've never broken the rules or even gotten a warning over on RPG.net I just don't care for the place anymore.  Especially some of the people and habits there.  Everything seems much more open here and encourages being openly sociable.

Y'all.

You don't choose TheRpgSite.

It chooses you.

I was sent by my superiors to DESTROY GAMING AS WE KNOW IT!

I decided to leave the rpg.net forums, and JimBob told me about this place, and I checked it out. I like being able to debate things without fear of getting banned for it.

Came for the rants.

Stayed because people can actually sting a sentence together and (mostly) spell. No 1337 k3w1z 5P3Ak here.

Also the fact that you can see what people really think. It's the "You have to be a total fuckwit to get banned here". It allows people to say what they really mean, without fear of some fucking nanny putting them in a corner.

Despite all that, people (for the most part) remain civil towards one another, only going off on a subject they actually give a damn about. Rather than taking pot shots every chance they get. (Yes I know there are exceptions... shhhh)

Quote from: David RI was around when this place was briefly known as Nutkinland...

Good grief, that seems like a lifetime ago now ...
:joecool:

The attractive 401(k) plan was certainly a factor, and I can't say that I wasn't drawn by the slender waist and shapely thighs; however it was the complimentary cheese basket which truly cinched the deal.  Also, what Nazgul and peteramthor said.

I came to see the evil site full of horrible people and stayed when folk went out of their way to be nice to me.  It helps that Dr. Rotwang!, Consonant Dude, Balbinus, and other posters I really enjoy reading post regularly.

Darren Maclemon made a disparaging comment about RPGsite during JimBob's "Why was he banned?" thread, and going on the basis of the old and usually true folklore "Birds of a feather flock together", I figured anyplace he didn't want to be probably had something going for it. This was reinforced by Curt's dislike of the site too :)

I am interested to see that one way or another I've recommended this place to others. I guess that means Darren MacLennan, Eric Brennan (Future Villain Band), and Patrick O'Duffy won't be here any time soon - dunno why droog showed up, then.

I guess it's impossible to be online for several years and not make some enemies... unless you're Dr Rotwang, of course.

Edit: oh, and I'm here because I like talking about rpgs.

I'm a purple emigre who really loves 90% of the converations here. Although I do believe in my sig's point about exercising a little tact and courtesy, I'm not a total wimp when it comes to talk that gets especially heated. I can take the good and the bad, and this is the internet for crying out loud.

Free discussion, having the ability to call someone out and for that matter to be called out, not having to put up with passive-aggressive crap.

Basically it's rpg.net circa 2000 or so, which I was fond of.

Also, the games that get discussed here are ones that people are actually playing, all too often at rpg.net the discussion is about games hardly anyone is playing.  Here if I wanted tips about my d20 Star Wars* game I wouldn't get people telling me to convert it to SotC or Dogs, I'd get some decent d20 tips.

I still like TBP though, it wouldn't annoy me if I weren't fond of it.


*I know I'm not a d20 Star Wars fan, I just thought it a good hypothetical example.

Quote from: JimBobOzdunno why droog showed up, then.

HINT: It's not about you.

To soothe my soul.

I can open any other general forum, and fits of righteous anger and adventurist fury overcome me in short time.

Most fuckers who talk about several systems, instead of a single one, don´t have a clue or any deeper understanding of the hobby from the table side.
I do.

Others do.

Here we who are  enlightened can convene and blast the unbelievers, shitheads, poopmunchers & wannabes into oblivion, as they rightfully deserve.

The beer is also good here.

EDIT: Some of the others also have superiour insight into the hobby from the designer and "industry" side that I lack. This is a bonus to my personal journey for amassing unseen amounts of gaming wisdom.

Quote from: droogHINT: It's not about you.

It's been about me this whole time. I just wish I could get everyone else to see that.

cause it's a great alternative to "[Exalted] [Humor]Check Out My Grilled Cheese Charm!"
 or "[Exalted]A Million Plot Seeds"
or "Sell me on x".

I came here because I, too, liked RPG.net circa 2000.  This place is very similar, but different enough, to be awesome.

Also, it's nice to not have to worry about any RPG theory being correct.  As James J Skach mentioned, any theory here is open to debate...and lively debate usually.

I really like it here!

I'm here because 75% of the people posting on Traveller boards possess the emotional range, the intellectual curiosity, and the capacity for sheer enthusiasm whether positive or negative, of an average sea cucumber.

I came for the gaming discussion, but I must admit that I stay for both the gaming discussion and the sheer hilarious spectacle of people occasionally going completely bat-shit insane in public discussions.  Now that's entertainment! :keke:

Quote from: TonyLBI came for the gaming discussion, but I must admit that I stay for both the gaming discussion and the sheer hilarious spectacle of people occasionally going completely bat-shit insane in public discussions.  Now that's entertainment! :keke:

Same here.

Quote from: Pierce InverarityI'm here because 75% of the people posting on Traveller boards possess the emotional range, the intellectual curiosity, and the capacity for sheer enthusiasm whether positive or negative, of an average sea cucumber.

 Thank you . You just put into words why I never joined the CotI forums.

- E.W.C.

[delurk]I like reading some of the stuff here, even if I don't have much to add.  I never really did much at RPG.net, but instead frequent EN World and the True20 boards.  I like the discussions here, because sometimes I want to read about roleplaying games outside of D&D and True20.[/delurk]

When the blind stupid, misshapen, asymmetrical, amorphous blob came shlupping up to me, its acidic drool eating away at the concrete beneath it, and the noxious vapors gathering above its head it occurred to me, I need to find someplace where it can't find me.

Haven't found that refuge yet, but the antics of Christmas Ape and Dominous Nox keep the blob entertained, and curtail toxic waste production.

The experiments in post maturation socialization are fun too.

Quote from: KoltarThank you . You just put into words why I never joined the CotI forums.

- E.W.C.

I will say that the GT boards actually seem more interesting than the rest, but as a non-G player I only visit them once in a blue moon.

When I first came here, it was the RPG Site, and I tripped across it, found it fun, and kept coming back. Then it changed into Nutkinland, and I began avoiding it. Whatever they were doing here didn't have me as the target audience. Then Pundit took over, the mood of the board instantly changed back to the old feel, and I stayed. I like the Pundit, though I don't always agree with him. I love the non-coerced feel of this place. I'm afraid to post on rpgnet after receiving a warning for deleting my own post. Now I restrict myself almost entirely to posting in answer to questions about my own games, which means I hardly ever post there. Here, I can post what I want to. :D

-clash

Quote from: KrakaJakSo...why did you come to the rpgsite?

because I got banned from RPGnet! :)

Actually, it's because I was a Nutkinland lurker in the days of way back and because many of the folks whose opinions that I respect can no longer post at RPGnet and, instead, post here. That is, I came because of the posters here.

QuoteWhy do you stay?

Because people can argue passionately but, with a few exceptions, that passion doesn't turn into a festering, board-wide, vendetta. That and the fact that all game-related opinions can be aired here (i.e., there is no thought policing) and are. So, uh. . . I guess I stayed for the posters, too.

Quote from: flyingmiceWhen I first came here, it was the RPG Site, and I tripped across it, found it fun, and kept coming back. Then it changed into Nutkinland, and I began avoiding it. Whatever they were doing here didn't have me as the target audience.

And so it was with me. The reason I stay has little to do with the personality of the management and more to do with the individuals on the board. I really have no problem per se with RPG.Net. I will say this, I do not have to know the etymology of every word I type here. Still, I find the discussions interesting with the negative alongside the positive.

In short, I enjoy this site for the discussion. Is there another reason to enjoy a discussion site? Maybe, but not for me.

Bill

I guess I saw a link for this place when someone or another was getting banned over at TBP and decided to check it out. Now this is my go-to rpg forum.

I like free speech. I'm a grown up, and I don't need a bunch of high school hall monitors policing what I say and read. If RPG.net still offered that, I would never have come here. The mentality of people who would rather report someone than use the IL feature is telling, IMHO. Of course I can only say that here, over there I think thats a group attack...

I mean, I'm not the kind of guy who goes around calling people a dirty piece of horse cock because they play RIFTS or whatever, but it's nice to know that I could. :p

But I wouldn't even bother with this place if the posters here weren't thoughtful and diverse. So I came for the free speech, and stayed for the gaming talk. Hell, I think some of yall actually PLAY RPGs and that's awesome.

This is going to sound stupid, but I don't remember how I got here. :confused:  Maybe I was alerted to this place on rpgnet, or nutkinland, or Pundit's blog...? Well, whatever.

I stay here because I like the discussion here. There's plenty of rpg info, and the site's overall tone amuses me, so I need no other excuse to stay. :)

I too first heard of it and signed on when JimBob got banned without justifiable cause from RPGNet.  I'd already grown unhappy with the way moderators there have taken to smart-mouthing posters and then sending red text warnings when someone back-talks.  Since that time, I've been posting more to other boards and joining a bunch of new ones.  

I post occasionally because there are a few people here I really like who do not all congregate elsewhere on the same board.

A couple of reasons.

1. It's one of only a few website that emphasize general RPG discussions, rather than those specific to a certain game (Enworld, SJG, etc.)

2. It provides an alternative to RPGnet, which I also frequent.  The traffic is lower here, but much higher than it used to be.

3. (looks around office) - and I can access it from work without it freezing Internet Explorer...something to do with the ads at RPGnet, I think

Quote from: droogHINT: It's not about you.

Yep, I know that. Which means you are a sensible and mature person. Why would you reject an entire website of hundreds of people just because there was one guy on it you'd like to hit with a cricket bat? But others aren't that mature, is what I'm saying. They'd reject an entire forum because this or that poster was on it.

Quote from: AnemoneI too first heard of it and signed on when JimBob got banned without justifiable cause from RPGNet. I'd already grown unhappy with the way moderators there have taken to smart-mouthing posters and then sending red text warnings when someone back-talks. Since that time, I've been posting more to other boards and joining a bunch of new ones.

And by the same token, you shouldn't ditch a forum just because someone you like gets banned from it, regardless of whether or not it had cause.

But I guess if the moderators put you off the place, the moderators put you off the place, what can you do. You can post quite happily for quite some time ignoring them, but eventually you'll get banned - tends to happen when you ignore the mods ;)

I came onboard when this was the new Nutkinland. I stay because this is by far the best board out there for RPG discussion.

Quote from: JimBobOzI am interested to see that one way or another I've recommended this place to others. I guess that means Darren MacLennan, Eric Brennan (Future Villain Band), and Patrick O'Duffy won't be here any time soon - dunno why droog showed up, then.

Back when this place was Nutkinland, Darren made an account (http://www.therpgsite.com/forums/member.php?u=382) (guess why). :hehe:

I don't think we'll be seeing him much.

Last Activity: 06-24-2006 10:41 AM

Looks like he registered mostly just to razz on RPGPundit (http://www.therpgsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=994). Which I guess puts him in the same category as Dominus Nox and Anthrobot - 'cept those guys have actually posted quite a bit about rpgs. Wow, less useful than Nox and Anthrobot, gotta be embarassed about that!

I was there when Darren came.
I was there, or I wouldn´t believe what happened when he came.

Quote from: SettembriniI was there when Darren came.
I was there, or I wouldn´t believe what happened when he came.

He abused someone and didn't talk about rpgs... why is that difficult to believe? Haven't you seen him post to rpg.net?

Oh yeah, I remember that... hehe, good times, rhetorically kicking the shit out of him, yet again...

RPGPundit

Oh, and take a look at this:

QuoteWhat stopping you from doing something similar? A site like rpg.net?

Besides your crippling social defects, your constant belligerence, your inability to form contacts in the industry, your delusional egomania and a complete lack of anything to offer besides pointless ranting about people who actually go out and do stuff, I mean. You know, the stuff that prevents you from doing anything productive.

Really, Nutkinland seems like it could quickly become a competitor to rpg.net's forums; it's got everything that I like about a forum.

Could you do something similar? I doubt it. You're content to sink your little leech-fangs into a new forum, until the inevitable ban; then it's on to a new host. Nobody shits a nest quite like you do

hehehe...

RPGPundit

Quote from: AnemoneI too first heard of it and signed on when JimBob got banned without justifiable cause from RPGNet.

He did?

Seanchai

Yes, I was banned from rpg.net; though because it was under rule 10 of the rules & guidelines (http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=90683) - "Rule 10: Respect our decisions. The moderation team reserves the right to warn, suspend, or permanently ban users judged to be acting against the spirit of the rules, even users conforming to the letter." - whether it was justifiable is of course debatable. It's discussed in a lengthy thread here (http://www.therpgsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2829), and that thread references a couple of rpg.net threads. I'd considered it a personal favour if you did not necro that discussion; overall I'd rather focus on posting interesting, fun and useful stuff where I'm not banned, than bitching about where I've been banned from (only rpg.net). If you've any queries, please direct them to me in PM or preferably email.

Oh...and JimBob pointed me toward the Big Purple& Pink . Thats how I wound up on there last August.

- E.W.C.

It seems like a nice place.  In that back-alley, old-west saloon kinda way...and I mean that as a compliment.

I still go to RPG.net, and have never actually had any real problems with anyone there, but I saw mention of this place pop up a few times, notably as a link in one poster's sig, so I thought I'd pop in.  I'll stick around, see if I can't contribute something useful or interesting.

If not, I'll just lurk and read everyone else's comments...=)

Quote from: JimBobOzAnd by the same token, you shouldn't ditch a forum just because someone you like gets banned from it, regardless of whether or not it had cause.

But I guess if the moderators put you off the place, the moderators put you off the place, what can you do. You can post quite happily for quite some time ignoring them, but eventually you'll get banned - tends to happen when you ignore the mods ;)

Oh, I didn't.  I still post there, just a lot less because I don't feel very engaged by it these days.  It's still a good place to post actual play threads and ask general questions.

Quote from: flyingmiceI'm afraid to post on rpgnet after receiving a warning for deleting my own post.

Wait...  what?  You're kidding, right?

...right?

Quote from: RedFoxWait...  what?  You're kidding, right?

...right?

Dude, it's RPGnet. When there's no limit to what the moderators can address or how they address them, there's no limit to what they'll do...

Seanchai

Quote from: RedFoxWait...  what?  You're kidding, right?

...right?

Nope. Straight truth, Red! Now I just avoid posting unless it's in reply to a post about one of my games. I have no idea if something I say may in all innocense get me yanked, and I need to be there to answer those questions when they - infrequently* - pop up.

* RPGNet is a hotbed of Flying Mice apathy, after all :D

-clash

Quote from: flyingmiceNope. Straight truth, Red! Now I just avoid posting unless it's in reply to a post about one of my games. I have no idea if something I say may in all innocense get me yanked, and I need to be there to answer those questions when they - infrequently* - pop up.

* RPGNet is a hotbed of Flying Mice apathy, after all :D

-clash

I must say, my posting there is down quite a bit for just the same concerns. The need to be able to post press releases and such is just too important to risk on using a word some group finds offensive. Like calling Amish technologically challenged. :rolleyes:

Bill

Would they be considered "challenged" if they're consciously avoiding technology?

You know, not to derail the thread or anything...

Quote from: HinterWeltI must say, my posting there is down quite a bit for just the same concerns. The need to be able to post press releases and such is just too important to risk on using a word some group finds offensive. Like calling Amish technologically challenged. :rolleyes:

Bill

Exactly, Bill!

-clash

The GNS/Forge movement had me suspicious, I'm not sure why. Stumbling over Pundit's blog I began to understand. There he mentioned this site and his board philosophy. Then I noticed the content to noise ratio was to my liking. I also tend to the snark in a knee jerk sort of way, I always would worry so much at the purple site that I'd refrain from posting.

Here it's as things should be. You can speak your mind and you'll get called on the carpet by your fellow posters if its out of line, not policed according to the rule du jour.

I found the big purple increasingly tightly moderated to the point it was vaguely unpleasant. I never ran afoul of them myself - having received a single admonition in my time there - but I often found they shut down opinions based on popularity rather than merit and banned a poster immediately after a post I felt 'needed to be said'. I'd found the Pundit's blog a breath of fresh air from having someone suggest Sorceror or Exalted for every fucking issue with gaming, and felt I'd enjoy a forum he owned. I've gone back and forth in my agreement with his goals (winning the 'War', for instance), but I find the conversation here to be a mark above the Big Purple, even if it's less useful for the mass trawl-farming of other people's ideas.

And If it's any consolation, gents, your presence here has me putting my eye on the Hinterwelt and Flying Mice websites. Since I quite like the size of my tax refund this year, I'm just waiting on a Paypal transfer to finish so I can load up on small press goodness. I've been needing a new sci-fi game or two anyway. :D

EDIT: And let me just say, "Transhuman Theonarcissism" sold me like nothing else.

I came here largely because the Tool and Nine Inch Nails fans here are locked squarely in the closet, where they belong.

(Note to the above population: It hasn't been 1994 for thirteen years.  The norms are squarely unfreaked.  You can put your black T-shirts away.)

The other big thing is I just tend to like smaller fora for their lack of injokes and recursive bullshit that larger, more established fora accumulate like so many zebra mussels.  That makes them easier to handle, easier to assimilate into.

I chose RPGsite because I feel the gaming opinions here are generally more genuine than on RPG.net, where a lot of people pretend to like games they have never played.

You get the same range of opinions, ranging from the correct ones to the utterly fucked up. But they are more tangible. And when they are not, you can call people on their bullshit.

I also prefer the moderation here at this point.

Finally, the lower traffic is a real plus. If the gaming sections could be reworked a little (so we get an authentic game design forum, for instance) it would be almost perfect.

Quote from: fonkaygarryI came here largely because the Tool and Nine Inch Nails fans here are locked squarely in the closet, where they belong.

(Note to the above population: It hasn't been 1994 for thirteen years.  The norms are squarely unfreaked.  You can put your black T-shirts away.)

The other big thing is I just tend to like smaller fora for their lack of injokes and recursive bullshit that larger, more established fora accumulate like so many zebra mussels.  That makes them easier to handle, easier to assimilate into.

Hey come now, Tool ain't that bad.  The man has some real lyrical chops, and you can't fault a man who writes a song about California sinking into the ocean.

Now, Trent, he gets really, really old after a while.

Quote from: J ArcaneHey come now, Tool ain't that bad.  The man has some real lyrical chops, and you can't fault a man who writes a song about California sinking into the ocean.

Now, Trent, he gets really, really old after a while.

I agree with all of this. Additionally, I've always found their rhythm changes intriguing, and Danny Carey is possibly the best drummer I've ever heard (though I rarely notice drumming - that says something about Mr. Carey, I think).

If I meet Trent these days I'll slap him. Ad copy about Year Zero sounds a lot like Big Uncle Ron wanking poetic over his next abysmal 'RPG'.

Quote from: Christmas ApeEDIT: And let me just say, "Transhuman Theonarcissism" sold me like nothing else.

Awesome! And, yes, it means what it says. My personal favorite StarCluster religion is "The Old Unbelievers" - those atheists who couldn't accept the scientific proof of the existence of the soul - the root of identity tech in the Cluster - and therefore deny it on faith. :D

-clash

I had been disenchanted with RPGnet for ages.  I had previously "left forever" before, but soon discovered there wasn't anywhere else of remotely the same flavor to go.  After I got a thread or topic ban from Eden threads with no explanation of what the hell I had done, I started looking for a new place to post again.

Someone had introduced me to RPGPundit's blog, and through that I learned of Nutkinland.  I quickly got involved in what I considered an interesting Robotech RPG conversation with a user at the time named Basara.  I kept sticking around and started noticing more and more familiar RPGnet names drift into the place, especially once Nutkinland transformed into RPGsite.

So, I chose it because I felt kicked out of my old stomping grounds, and finally discovered a suitable and superior replacement.  Although I do miss the Other Games discussion at RPGnet.

It seems like there are some interesting discussions here. I may well stick around.

Quote from: fonkaygarryI came here largely because the Tool and Nine Inch Nails fans here are locked squarely in the closet, where they belong.

(Note to the above population: It hasn't been 1994 for thirteen years.  The norms are squarely unfreaked.  You can put your black T-shirts away.)

Bite me, anthropomorphic glove dude. (>o.~)>
Actually, Tool got old way before NIN did, but then again, I don't have my stereo set to loop the same tunes over and over. It really is just the same old bullshit stereotypes, though.

And I wear black because it matches with just about everything.

Quote from: KrakaJakSo...why did you come to the rpgsite and why do you stay here?

For me it was it's dedication to brutal intellectual honesty.

How you truly think about something will not cause any sort of banning, the only reprecussion you have to worry about is someone (or everyone) not agreeing with you.

This however, has not led to a bunch of dipshits posting whatever's new at ebaums or staekandcheese. It's led to discussion and the posters taking ownership of what they've written.

It's like we're a bunch of adults or something :)

I came here because I was bored, but I don't think that's what you're looking for. Started out I found out about Pundit through Xanga. Not knowing about big purple or the forge or white wolf at all up until that point, I had no idea what the fuck he was ranting about and thought the discussion here might clarify.

I really haven't stuck with it much recently, as I've been busy with two jobs so I can save up for college and avoid the risks associated with student loans. I have to say that not knowing or caring about the context of alot of the discussions (again with persons I don't know, sites I don't visit, and theory) is a detriment to my appreciation of the site... but I do like that I can lurk and find out what I need to know about games that aren't DnD. Now that I've got some disposable cash and have found the local hole-in-the-wall books and comics store, alot of what I've heard here might actually become useful. Also, the off-topic discussion is always so fucking heated. Sometimes it pushes my buttons, but more often than not I find it perversly entertaining.

Free t-shirts. Need I say more?

(http://www.argmax.com/mt_blog/archive/pinky_brain.JPG)

I joined when I saw the site mentioned in a post over at rpg.net. Why? Dunno, it just seemed like a good idea at the time. Same rationale for most of my important life decisions ;)

Quote from: KrakaJakSo...why did you come to the rpgsite and why do you stay here?

I guess this seems to be an appropriate thread for my first post.

I mainly came here because I've been playing RPG's since the late 70's but lurking on the boards made me realize how many games there were out there that I didn't even know about.  Hell, two years ago I would have thought Ptolus was slang for some kind of dildo and that Eberron was some new E.D. drug (and for some people it may be...who am I to judge).  Whoa...starting to sound like some kind of fixation on my part...moving on....  In any event, I've learned a lot and while I don't have any particular problem with rpgnet, it seems as if lately it is starting to become a kind of contest to see who can be the first to claim to be offended and get the most people banned.  I came here because I don't think taking a contrary view to prevailing wisdom is "trolling" per se and I don't think saying that someone is a C-grade author is a personal attack.

Other reasons include:

1.  New and exciting profanity:  I've learned several suffixes for fuck...i.e. fucktard, fuckwit, etc. which have given me new insults to hurl at my co-workers.  Also, my profanity now has an international flavor thanks to JimBob and "cocksmock" which I had never heard before.

2.  While I probably don't agree with all of Pundit's positions, I totally respect the fact that he practices what he preaches and doesn't censor people who disagree with him, even to the point of allowing entire threads about what an asshole he is.  That takes some stones.

Anyhow, glad to be here and I appreciate the education.

Welcome to theRPGsite, Grimjack!

theRPGsite probably offers less RPG exposure than RPG.net does (population aside), as many posters seem dedicated to a small handful of classic games, but the smaller community may make it easier to learn about whatever interests you.

Quote from: C.W.RichesonWelcome to theRPGsite, Grimjack!

theRPGsite probably offers less RPG exposure than RPG.net does (population aside), as many posters seem dedicated to a small handful of classic games, but the smaller community may make it easier to learn about whatever interests you.

Thanks for the tip.  I never thought about it that way but I usually check out RPGnet and the Mongoose forums as well as here and I think you are correct.  I've learned alot.  Most of the games I've played are probably considered "classics" by now: D&D, AD&D, RQ2, RQ3, Boothill, Gamma World, Metamorphasis Alpha, Traveller, Arduin, EPT, etc. (Shadowrun, Earthdawn, and MRQ are probably the only games I've played that are more modern) but I do like hearing about new games out there, particulalry to avoid those that are a waste of money.

BTW, nice to see another Kentuckian. (although I'm sadly a former one).

I'm here because I am able to speak as I wish about things here that I can't do at RPG Net lest I be banned.  I am increasingly unwilling to bite my tongue, and willing instead to bite my thumb.

Quote from: Grimjack......
BTW, nice to see another Kentuckian. (although I'm sadly a former one).

 Your location says you're in Cincinnati - Have we already met ?
 Send me a PM , okay?

- Ed C.

Quote from: Bradford C. WalkerI'm here because I am able to speak as I wish about things here that I can't do at RPG Net lest I be banned.  I am increasingly unwilling to bite my tongue, and willing instead to bite my thumb.

Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?

Quote from: Thanatos02Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?

It was the apple-seller! Get her!*


* J, of signature fame around here, was in a production of Romeo and Juliet as, well, the other non-Romeo Capulet in that scene. During a dress rehearsal of that scene, rather than "I do bite my thumb, sir", the other player ab-libbed that and rushed over to an extra playing a street merchant, who played along and collapsed to a gentle shove, allowing him, J, and the guy playing Tybalt to pretend to beat her while the stage director howled.

Quote from: Thanatos02Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?

No, but I do bite my thumb. :)

I found this site on wikipedia, actually.  I was looking for sites that do the whole "play by post" thing, and it has a link, right below rpg.net, for this site.

I'm a old guy who remembers player old-school 1st edition DnD, then second edition in college.  I had left the gaming for awhile while I was in the military, and revisited it when I moved to my current home.  So, I started lurking on RPG.net, and found it, quite frankly, to be reprehensible.

I am a geek, and freely admit it, and I checked at the time three boards daily, a text-based sports sim site (I'm a HUGE football fan and enjoy Sports Sims), a general sports site called Operations Sports, and RPG.net.  I've posted in all three, and honestly I expected to "fit in" the best on RPG.net, and I found that it was the complete opposite.  Seemingly any deviation from the popular opinions will get you warned.  I mentioned I didn't like Grant Morrison in a comics thread, wound up getting warned.  Mentioned I didn't really care for Doctor Who, got warned for that.  Eventually, I just stopped going to the site.

This site has rational people who act mature (for the most part) even though they don't have to.  I've been lurking for awhile, and find that the postings here are very well though, and I've learned quite a bit from them.  It's a great alternative.

Now, I need to figure out this whole "3rd edition" thing ...

Quote from: WVUFanI found this site on wikipedia, actually.  I was looking for sites that do the whole "play by post" thing, and it has a link, right below rpg.net, for this site.

I'm a old guy who remembers player old-school 1st edition DnD, then second edition in college.  I had left the gaming for awhile while I was in the military, and revisited it when I moved to my current home.  So, I started lurking on RPG.net, and found it, quite frankly, to be reprehensible.

I am a geek, and freely admit it, and I checked at the time three boards daily, a text-based sports sim site (I'm a HUGE football fan and enjoy Sports Sims), a general sports site called Operations Sports, and RPG.net.  I've posted in all three, and honestly I expected to "fit in" the best on RPG.net, and I found that it was the complete opposite.  Seemingly any deviation from the popular opinions will get you warned.  I mentioned I didn't like Grant Morrison in a comics thread, wound up getting warned.  Mentioned I didn't really care for Doctor Who, got warned for that.  Eventually, I just stopped going to the site.

This site has rational people who act mature (for the most part) even though they don't have to.  I've been lurking for awhile, and find that the postings here are very well though, and I've learned quite a bit from them.  It's a great alternative.

Now, I need to figure out this whole "3rd edition" thing ...

Welcome to theRPGsite!  You got a couple of warnings at RPG.net?  Sounds like you'll fit right in!  ;)


TGA

Welcome, WVUFan!

I, too, am old enough to remember dice that you have to color the numbers on and when "wizards" and "sorcerors" were only Magic Users. I think there are quite a few of us here, actually.

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Just started yet another new thing for me, a "Play By Post" game.  Hope it'll work out.

Any of you played in those style of games before?

Yup. They tend (in my experience) to peter out after awhile if the GM isn't right on top of things. I hope that I'm the exception and not the rule, because its a good chance to play in some games I might otherwise miss.

Whatcha playing?

Doing a modified version of the World's Largest Dungeon.

Quote from: WVUFanDoing a modified version of the World's Largest Dungeon.

That's a very ambitious PbP.  I hope it goes well!

Quote from: KrakaJakSo...why did you come to the rpgsite and why do you stay here?

My old friend KrakaJak sent me a link to a post here, and after reading it I asked him two questions:

• What the fuck is a Traveler?
  
• Is it always like this here?

And that's why I stayed (well, I suppose "lurked" is a better verb to use).  Because I hear about games here that I would have never even known existed, and I enjoy the verbal back-and-forth of the folks here.  The users here are passionate, and that goes a long way in my book.

Also, people here possess a sense of humor, which I find exceptionally refreshing.  Every time Dr. Rotwang makes an '80s pop culture reference, it brightens up my day.

So, KrakaJak, I blame you. :D

Quote from: Arsenic CanaryAlso, people here possess a sense of humor, which I find exceptionally refreshing.  Every time Dr. Rotwang makes an '80s pop culture reference, it brightens up my day.

The Sun always shines on TV, and...uh...your computer monitor is like a TV.  So I have some help.

Quote from: Arsenic CanaryMy old friend KrakaJak sent me a link to a post here, and after reading it I asked him two questions:

• What the fuck is a Traveler?
  

WEL-THEFUCK-COME

Quote from: Arsenic CanaryAlso, people here possess a sense of humor, which I find exceptionally refreshing.  Every time Dr. Rotwang makes an '80s pop culture reference, it brightens up my day.

oh.. for God's sake, another 80's cheeseball. :D

Welome to the site!

Quote from: Mcrowoh.. for God's sake, another 80's cheeseball. :D

Welome to the site!

WE. ARE. LEGION.

Quote from: Thanatos02WE. ARE. LEGION.

You all can see what happens when we don't ban these guys out of hand.  Now they're collecting here!  :D


TGA [secretly hiding his Duran Duran fan shame]

Hey now, I'm an 80's guy myself. I like the music, the movies, a few of the TV shows. Clothes - meh, they're just clothes. Chicks - oh yeah, 80's chixxors roxxors. But I'm not exuding it like some folks around here..

Quote from: WerekoalaChicks - oh yeah, 80's chixxors roxxors.

(http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGPORTRAITS/music/portrait200/drp100/p180/p18003pb85d.jpg)

@SET VICTORY=MINE?_YES

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!(http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGPORTRAITS/music/portrait200/drp100/p180/p18003pb85d.jpg)

@SET VICTORY=MINE?_YES

JAAAANNNNEEEEE!!!!

[/deadfaint]

Hottest of the GoGos by a country mile. Just so CUTE!!! I could eat her up!

Well... er, um... that's another topic I suppose.

Wasn't she Joan of Ark in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures? Ah well, that's really off-topic...

Quote from: Thanatos02Wasn't she Joan of Ark in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures? Ah well, that's really off-topic...

Awww yeah.

And the Go-Gos are NEVER off topic.

Quote from: Consonant DudeI chose RPGsite because I feel the gaming opinions here are generally more genuine than on RPG.net, where a lot of people pretend to like games they have never played.

Dear GAWD, yes!

I'm here because I wanna see jdrakeh's pig sue that damn robot/alien/dog for unlawful use of the hiney.

I'm another early days rpg.netter who eventually got sick of the moderation.

I heard the warnings, and watched the modwars from the side lines not really seeing the point.

Right up until I got a warning for expressing my opinion about d20.  Especially when what I said was that given the larger demographic, d20 would obviously have the lion's share of catpiss men and creeps.

That was, apparently a group attack.

Later I got banned for comparing a particularly noxious troll to Jesus.  A proud moment in my life, both because I could finally qualify for membership in the Tangency Kewl Kids Clique and because there's not many times when you can turn "Sir, I submit that you have something in common with Jesus." into a zippy and brutal comeback.

Then, there were a few threads about this place, and I came to take a look and discovered that most of the posters I was missing were here.

Well there was an attempt to get someone censured for a group attack on fat women the other day (for saying - I believe in jest - that he would divorce any future wife of his if she got fat)  Ignoring the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the replies, that someone actually thought it qualified as a group attack made me ecstactically happy I had here to come to.

Those folk really need to watch "Pleasantville"

Just realised I haven't posted my reasons in this thread (coulda sworn I had.  Thats age melting my synapses)

Like a bunch of recent emigres, I got tired of the increasing "Be happy. Or else" vibe from the TBP.  (Though it appears to have calmed down a lot recently. Like in the past couple of months.  Hmmmmm.)

But then I saw a huge bunch of names that I recognised, realised I could speak my mind (within reason) and not get redtext telling me I was a bad man.

Freedom and maturity.  Too good an offer to pass up.

Well...freedom anyways.

Quote from: StumpydaveBut then I saw a huge bunch of names that I recognised, realised I could speak my mind (within reason) and not get redtext telling me I was a bad man.

"Within reason"?

What's THAT got to do with anything? You can say whatever you like here, I imagine. :)

Quote from: StumpydaveJFreedom and maturity.  Too good an offer to pass up.

Well...freedom anyways.

Huh huh.  huh-huh-huh-huh.  Huh.  You said 'pass'.  Huh huh huh-huh.

Quote from: Werekoala"Within reason"?

What's THAT got to do with anything? You can say whatever you like here, I imagine. :)

It's common courtesy.  Without it I'd end up raving on about illegal immigrants, sheets, ever increasing cost of petrol :rolleyes: etc.

And we all know what that leads to.:pundit:

:haw:

Quote from: StumpydaveIt's common courtesy.  Without it I'd end up raving on about illegal immigrants, sheets, ever increasing cost of petrol :rolleyes: etc.

And we all know what that leads to.:pundit:

:haw:

Well, that's self-censorship, that is. "We are our own Mods." as it were.

But here I'm allowed to choose whether I self censor or not.  That I choose to is irrelevant, whats important is that the choice is mine to make.

Quote from: Thanatos02Wasn't she Joan of Ark in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures? Ah well, that's really off-topic...

(http://www.billandted.org/pics/ea/eajoan3.jpg)

:keke:

Quote from: StumpydaveWell there was an attempt to get someone censured for a group attack on fat women the other day (for saying - I believe in jest - that he would divorce any future wife of his if she got fat)...

Which brings us to another problem with RPG.net: the sheer number of militant fatties. We may not have any women here, but at least that's better than being verbally set upon (or sat upon) by the bulge-is-beautiful types and the lonely men who want to impress them by insisting that True Love® is blind to love-handles.

Why am I here? 'Cause I can say what I just said without fear of ban-ishment. So far I've received one warning from the other site but I see the writing on the wall. 'Cause you know it's regional stereotyping (and therefore clearly a group attack) if a native-born Southerner describes a certain attitude that he's found to be prevalent among certain communities in the South. By those rules, they'd have to ban Chris Rock for group attacks on black people. But of course, it's OK to attack Nazis and other undesirables--as long as they're not redneck Nazis!

I'm probably on the fringes of opinion here, gaming-wise and otherwise, but at least I can disagree openly with folks--or at worst, I know how to close the browser tab if I find an argument to be pointless. I don't need my widdle feewings defended by masked cavaliers wielding red-colored type.

Quote from: Black FlagWhich brings us to another problem with RPG.net: the sheer number of militant fatties. We may not have any women here, but at least that's better than being verbally set upon (or sat upon) by the bulge-is-beautiful types and the lonely men who want to impress them by insisting that True Love® is blind to love-handles.

What has any of that to do with roleplaying?

Remember, for many inhabitants of Tangency, the only roleplaying they do is pretending to be a gamer.

Why does it matter if they're fat if all you ever do is talk to them through text? Fat or not, you're only ever going to talk to them. Or is your own beauty so great that it can't bear the presence, even through text, of someone ugly?

And that's another thing you'll find here, Black Flag - people will call you on your bullshit. I find most people think that's a marvellous idea until they're subject to it :p

Quote from: StumpydaveWell there was an attempt to get someone censured for a group attack on fat women the other day (for saying - I believe in jest - that he would divorce any future wife of his if she got fat)  Ignoring the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the replies, that someone actually thought it qualified as a group attack made me ecstactically happy I had here to come to.

There was?  That must have been after page 39, when I stopped reading the hilarious comments.  And I can pretty much guarantee the guy (Ozymandias) wasn't speaking in jest; but he did make people snicker a lot.  

Quote from: Black FlagWhich brings us to another problem with RPG.net: the sheer number of militant fatties. We may not have any women here, but at least that's better than being verbally set upon (or sat upon) by the bulge-is-beautiful types and the lonely men who want to impress them by insisting that True Love® is blind to love-handles.

I'm here for all the handsome, sleek, witty young bucks that...  Oh wait, wrong forum.  This is The RPG Site.  :rolleyes:

I came here to talk about games, but instead everyone here's talking about each other in this forum. The three or four of us who like to talk about games are getting tired of each other's avatars...

That's a hint, folks...

-clash

Quote from: JimBobOzWhat has any of that to do with roleplaying?

It has more to do with the site being their main source of social interaction, and therefore a key factor of their identity/self-esteem. Personally. I couldn't care less what people on a message board look like (for all you know, I might look like a cross-eyed Deep One with a pot belly and a club foot). But I find it humorous when they demand affirmation on the part of anonymous folks so they can feel good about themselves in Real Life®.

Maybe I don't get the whole Internets thing, but I see this as just a persona that we take on in order to interact with each other in a virtual environment. People who identify too closely with their online selves and get all burnt up about it are probably the same ones who throw a hissy-fit when their RP character gets killed. So yeah, call me on my shit, please. It's not like I'll  have to start seeing a therapist over it.

Of course, maybe I'm lying and you'll see my likeness in the next Chick Tract about how Internet is the Devil, hanging myself 'cause "They killed Black Flag!!!" :eek:

Quote from: Black FlagMaybe I don't get the whole Internets thing, but I see this as just a persona that we take on in order to interact with each other in a virtual environment.

You take on a persona when you post on online message boards?

All internet forum posting is advertising for a persona.

Quote from: Christmas ApeAll internet forum posting is advertising for a persona.

We adopt one by default. I would argue that all  or almost all social interaction is removed at least one step from who we are in person, by ourselves.

I've been reading about house design, recently, and they talk about the "gradient of intimacy" ... which is a fancy way of pointing out that most people do not put their sex toys in the foyer:  in many houses, rooms grow more personal and intimate the further people travel from the entrance.

This is good and proper for two reasons:  One, you (the homeowner) would like to have some privacy.  Two, your visitors would also like you to have some privacy.  By and large they don't want to see your nose-hair trimmer, or the scrap-book of your childhood dog, Woofy.  If they do they're probably happy to walk a few extra steps for that privilege.

I will say that I see a lot more violations of the second part of that social exchange on the internet than of the first.  The people who have asked me questions I'm not comfortable answering are few.  The people who have told me things I would rather not know about them are many :D

Quote from: flyingmiceI came here to talk about games, but instead everyone here's talking about each other in this forum. The three or four of us who like to talk about games are getting tired of each other's avatars...

That's a hint, folks...

-clash

I wanna talk about games.  

No one else wants to though.  It seems what everyone else wants to talk about right now is RPGnet, and dominus Nox.

Those are really kind of dull topics if you ask me.

I'm just not really interested in the topics over in RPGs right now, and too busy with a specific thing to just start chatting other games. My ADD is pretty strong and I don't want to get sidetracked...my players are really looking forward to the chance to suppressive fire the shit out of some aliens.

Quote from: C.W.RichesonYou take on a persona when you post on online message boards?

Not intentionally. That is, I don't actually construct artificial personas and then post to message boards as if it were some kind of game. I used to know a guy who did that, and I'm pretty sure he's a psychopath. On the other hand, I'd say it's obvious that the degree to which you can actually get to know anyone through this medium is minimal. Face it, we're all just a bunch of talking heads here, except those who might have met each other in person at some point. We pick an avatar and a sig to represent us, and in the course of our interactions, one or two isolated personality traits get emphasized and used for the purpose of recognition and differentiation. But nobody is exactly who they appear to be online. We can assume they're much more complex than that.

Which brings me back to what I was making fun of in the first place: Sure, we try to have fun and fruitful discussions, but an RPG discussion board is no replacement for real social contact. Nor is it a proper basis for one's sense of self-worth, a dating service, a place to seek advice about dire personal problems, an invitation to bear one's soul, etc. To take it too seriously is to forget the point, which is to mouth off about RPGs and other stuff and have a few laughs in the process. And then the Red Letter Army comes riding in to make sure the souls being bared are safe from ridicule.

But I'm sure if you asked :pundit:, he'd be able to explain it in terms of a conspiracy of swine and lawncrappers.

Quote from: C.W.RichesonYou take on a persona when you post on online message boards?

 I don't .

 I am what I am.
 I am who I am
Thats me in the avatar pic.

- Ed C.

Quote from: Thanatos02who we are in person, by ourselves.

Interviewer: "Your definition of an individual?"

LAIBACH: "The sum of one million divided by one million."

Quote from: J ArcaneI wanna talk about games.  

No one else wants to though.  It seems what everyone else wants to talk about right now is RPGnet, and dominus Nox.

Those are really kind of dull topics if you ask me.

Guess what?

No one's forcing you or anyone else here to talk about me.

Fucking moron....

Quote from: KoltarI am what I am.
 I am who I am
Thats me in the avatar pic.

- Ed C.

Koltar be keepin' it real... :cool:

I stumbled here quite by accident, but I rather like the laid-back atmosphere. I may stick around.

Quote from: flyingmiceI came here to talk about games, but instead everyone here's talking about each other in this forum. The three or four of us who like to talk about games are getting tired of each other's avatars...

That's a hint, folks...

-clash

Indeed.

I'd like to point out that OT has already achieved 25% of the threads and posts that the RPG subforum has.

Quote from: JongWKIndeed.

I'd like to point out that OT has already achieved 25% of the threads and posts that the RPG subforum has.

In the last week or so, I'd say the percentage of posts made in OT and Help Desk is probably more than that made to the RPG-related forums.  

This site is starting to become theBitchAboutRPGnetandNoxsite.

You know what's totally helping? The meta-bitching. That reliably generates RPG-related threads.

But I guess theBitchAboutRPGnetandNoxandPeopleBitchingAboutRPGnetandNoxsite doesn't roll off the tongue, huh? :D

I'm done with it anyhow, just seemed amusing to me. You may now resume complaining about other posters.

The first forum I ever joined was... I stop to blush... the Forge. At first I thought "These people are so smart. They have theories, and philosophies, they're making art, and here I've just been trying to keep my players from raping and robbing every peasant they encounter. What have I been doing wrong?"  Maybe it was because I was at a pretty low period in my life, but I totally bought into the idea that so much of the gaming I had done was flawed somehow. Lucky they didn't ask me to drink any Kool Aid.:rolleyes:

But as I read, most of the discussion, at least in the Actual Play threads, which is what I was interested in , seemed to be, "I don't think you've truly faced the issues you've raised with your Bangs", or suchlike. It sounded more like group therapy, or an acting workshop, than gaming. I could just imagine how my regular gaming group would greet that:

Me: " So, what's your Kicker?"

Them: "Kill it! Take its stuff! Detect magic! Chop it into potion components!"

More to the point, I felt (Forge Jargon Alert!) deprotagonized by so much of the discussion there. I always came away from it not wanting to run a game, feeling like I would make some terrible botch of it, so why bother?

So, I left that behind, and took up residence at TBP. Life was OK, for a while, but how many "Sell me on..." threads can you read? I yearned for more.

I found Dr. Rotwang!'s posts. He seemed to be stewing over the same things I was, so I followed the links to his blog, and then came here. I enjoyed the fact that most of the discussion was about actually playing games. I found the skepticism for theory, especially GNS, refreshing. I come away with ideas, and a feeling of enthusiasm, a "No guts, no glory" approach. That's whay I stay.

Pat Benatar(http://cdn.channel.aol.com/amgmusic/artists/pic200/drp200/p221/p22106b5wle.jpg)

Joan Jett(http://www.galeon.com/JoanJett/foto/JoanJett/joan3.jpg)

and... (sigh!)... Martha Quinn(http://www.pessimistic.com/martha_quinn/pictures/Martha_Quinn_28.jpg)

I'll be in my bunk.

There's a hole in my heart shaped like the day Martha Quinn forgot to ask me to marry her.

Erin Grey, ladies and gentlemen!

(http://rebelsofmars.blogs.com/rebels_of_mars/images/eriingrey3.jpg)


Also, check this. (http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2006/07/where_are_they_23.html) :haw:

Quote from: JongWKErin Grey, ladies and gentlemen!

(http://rebelsofmars.blogs.com/rebels_of_mars/images/eriingrey3.jpg)


Also, check this. (http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2006/07/where_are_they_23.html) :haw:

My second D&D character ever was a Female Cleric named Wilma, for this very reason.

What?

Quote from: KrakaJakSo...why did you come to the rpgsite and why do you stay here?

I heard about this place when threads on two other boards were crapping on it. I followed the links, read some posts, decided that there was a lot of intelligent conversation here, and signed up.

I stay because there are not huge arguements here on why the board isn't more like 4chan, why an editor doesn't want t-shirts made celebrating him, or why a set of rules is wrong and shouldn't be used because they were written 30 years ago (not mechanically unsound mind you, or inhibiting play, but wrong - like the game is a religion or something). The discussions are fairly adult and the personal attacks are no worse than what you would find in your average bar.

EDIT: And I'll add this too. My game has improved just by following a couple of the links Dr Rotwang! has posted and blatently stealing the advice and ideas linked. I know there has to be more cool stuff here just waiting for me to find it.

Beats the living shit out of the "Look at the cool YouTube video I found!" threads elsewhere.

Quote from: JongWKErin Grey, ladies and gentlemen!

(http://rebelsofmars.blogs.com/rebels_of_mars/images/eriingrey3.jpg)


Also, check this. (http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2006/07/where_are_they_23.html) :haw:

You, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman.

Quote from: jeff37923I heard about this place when threads on two other boards were crapping on it. I followed the links, read some posts, decided that there was a lot of intelligent conversation here, and signed up.

Were those the same boards as always (rpg.net?) or was it some other board that hates us that we don't even know about?

RPGPundit

Quote from: RPGPunditWere those the same boards as always (rpg.net?) or was it some other board that hates us that we don't even know about?

RPGPundit

RPG.net and the SJGames forum. Don't know if both are repeat offenders or not, although I guess that RPG.net is.

Quote from: ElectroKittyYou, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman.

Second! I had my dates wrong, and thought that Buck Rogers was 1979, but no! More 80s goodness.

Mmmm... Erin Grey... spandex... drool... :D

thank you for the martha quinn shot!  :swoon:

can we get more jane wiedlin too?  :D

I had no idea this place existed.  I followed a link from rpg.net.

Hello, everybody!

eskatonic

greetings, eskatonic!

it's lotsa fun around these parts.  just don't let anyone get you too ruffled

Quote from: JongWKFree t-shirts. Need I say more?

(http://www.argmax.com/mt_blog/archive/pinky_brain.JPG)

Awwwww...I didn't get a t-shirt!

Quote from: eskatonicI had no idea this place existed.  I followed a link from rpg.net.

Hello, everybody!

eskatonic

Hey, Eskatonic! Welcome to the board where we, uh, talk about games and Erin Grey apparently.

It's a happy land!

Quote from: eskatonicI had no idea this place existed.  I followed a link from rpg.net.

Hello, everybody!

eskatonic

Heya, eskatonic!

Welcome to theRPGsite!

'Cause this is where the Pretty People came to parrrtay, right?

Right?!?

Quote from: Danger'Cause this is where the Pretty People came to parrrtay, right?

Right?!?

Well, I'm here, and I'm Wang Chunging as we speak.

Er.

Type.

I mean, I'm doing it right now.

I'm not convinced I've chosen it yet.

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!Hey, Eskatonic! Welcome to the board where we, uh, talk about games and Erin Grey apparently.

It's a happy land!

My favorite holiday is St. Patrick's Day, because we get to celebrate Erin Grey's Bra.

We're on the edge of our seats with anticipation.


I kid. Seriously, all you new folks should wander on up to that Roleplaying Games forum and post to a thread (or post a new thread!) that interests you. The other forums are not our best foot forward - the monkey cage rarely is -  but at least you'll recognize all the names from Game Discussion.

And come on. We've got Doctor Fucking Rotwang! up in this piece! Exclusive deal, two shows a night, three on Saturday!

Quote from: Christmas ApeAnd come on. We've got Doctor Fucking Rotwang! up in this piece! Exclusive deal, two shows a night, three on Saturday!

The 7:00 pm show is completely different from the 7:05 pm show.  Bring the kids!  Free balloons!

It was mentioned over at RPG.NET and I thought I'd give it a shot,
I like some of the people over at rpg net, just not most of the fu*ked in the head mods over there, (if they have a personal grudge they will bend the rules to find a way to try and ban you, I got banned for such things as, The word "sheep", a picture of a brain, and saying "whatever" to a mod,

(and it wasn't just me, I had people PM stating that this was unfair at the time)


I like that some of the people who post over there who are also over here,


Don't know if I'm going to stay though, have to wait and see on that one ;)

Quote from: pathfinderapDon't know if I'm going to stay though, have to wait and see on that one ;)

I can speak for myself only, but I call you Welcome.

Honestly, Grubman's post on the "other place" led me here.

After looking around and seeing the wonderful candor here , I saw a wee bit of the "other place" which I had missed for quite a while and wished to join in.

I mean, how many "oh, my keetoms needs hugs," (not to mention "game of the month X") threads do you really need to see before reaching critical mental mass and wind up some twitching 'tard on the floor reaching for your woobie and sucking down Ensure when the nurse offers it up to you on her way through the ward, internetically (wha?!?) speaking.

Okay, perhaps I'm too harsh, but you get what I mean.  I wanna hear honest-to-God adult talk, that's all.

"other place"  you can say it, go on, RPG.net,
I know it's only two steps behind voldermort, but it an't gonna bite

Any way the people I can deal with my self, it's the f***ing mods that have wrecked the place (the latest in the stoopid being d20 getting it's own forum) I mean these guys onced even banned John Wick and Jared Sorensen,

this place seems better in that way, but I do miss the scope that comes with more people

.... looking for gamer-themed food ideas. Something more healthy than the usual junk food pile, and something that didn't take up much time to make.

So far it's been things like home-made nacho pile (made on a cookie sheet), various soups & stews etc. Not too bad, but I'd like to do something else:

1. not too messy (precarious balance of plates, dice, sheets etc..)
2. not too much work to make (make way ahead or takes 10 min maybe?)
3. game-themed (we're doing D&D)


What made me stay was the great welcome I got. People responded to my first post in thoughtful manner, and being able to have that wealth of advice/perspective has helped my decision-making process.

Every forum has its own flavor. Some I like. Some I don't.

I actually joined way back when this was just spoony's gig and it was mostly "NTLers talking about their personal gaming preferences." That didn't do much for me and I didn't post much.

Nowadays, I find the audience a strange mix. Though I obviously have less love for OD&D/RC/C&C than some of you fruitcakes do, I generally get the sense that there's not to many folks here that, as JArcane sig puts it, feel like White Wolf or Ron saved gaming. There's too many folks on some other forums I frequent who seem to fall into one or the other of those categories.

This forum is weird, but it's never gotten weird enough for me.

is that a good thing or a bad thing?  :confused:

Quote from: Caesar SlaadEvery forum has its own flavor. Some I like. Some I don't.

That true,
I think it help the forum vibe though if the mods arn't a bunch of smurf fu*king dickheads,

Quote from: ciado.... looking for gamer-themed food ideas. Something more healthy than the usual junk food pile, and something that didn't take up much time to make.

So far it's been things like home-made nacho pile (made on a cookie sheet), various soups & stews etc. Not too bad, but I'd like to do something else:

1. not too messy (precarious balance of plates, dice, sheets etc..)
2. not too much work to make (make way ahead or takes 10 min maybe?)
3. game-themed (we're doing D&D)

 Ciado,
 Did you ever see the "Gamer Food" thread that I started awhile back on here?

- Ed C.

Quote from: Thanatos02This forum is weird, but it's never gotten weird enough for me.

I luv me some weird, :D

Quote from: beeberis that a good thing or a bad thing?  :confused:

That would be Good, wait why are you even asking this??,

Quote from: ciado.... looking for gamer-themed food ideas. Something more healthy than the usual junk food pile, and something that didn't take up much time to make.

So far it's been things like home-made nacho pile (made on a cookie sheet), various soups & stews etc. Not too bad, but I'd like to do something else:

1. not too messy (precarious balance of plates, dice, sheets etc..)
2. not too much work to make (make way ahead or takes 10 min maybe?)
3. game-themed (we're doing D&D)


What made me stay was the great welcome I got. People responded to my first post in thoughtful manner, and being able to have that wealth of advice/perspective has helped my decision-making process.

Chuck d&d, buy Qin, do noodles

I chose The RPG site because it gave me a backrub, a root beer and a $10.00 bill.

I spent the bill on hot wings.

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!I chose The RPG site because it gave me a backrub, a root beer and a $10.00 bill.

I spent the bill on hot wings.

Mmm.  Hotwings.

I wish I had some normal Frank's RedHot, I could make some.  Or at least some chicken with buffalo sauce on it.

I only have the chile lime variety, which is good, but tastes completely different.  It's more like concentrated salsa in a bottle.

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!I chose The RPG site because it gave me a backrub, a root beer and a $10.00 bill.

I spent the bill on hot wings.

Wait, You got a back rub?


RPG paid for my bail



:pundit:
"I wouldn't join any club that would have me as a member"

Groucho Marx

Oh, and p.s., what does "TBP" stand for?  The Blue Place?  The Banning Place?  Tremendously Broad Penis?

eskatonic

The Big Purple

It took me forever to figure it out.

I just call it RPG.net. There's no confusion then.

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!I chose The RPG site because it gave me a backrub, a root beer and a $10.00 bill.

I spent the bill on hot wings.

Wow, you got a better deal then I did.  

The RPG Pundit kicked down my door, said "Come over to TheRPGSite Fucker or else!"

So here I am :)

TBP?!?

Wow, someone commented in this very thread that they liked the fact that there was less jargon on smaller fora, and we already have an unnecessary alternative word for rpg.net

Quote from: David JohansenThen, there were a few threads about this place, and I came to take a look and discovered that most of the posters I was missing were here.

Funny that.

Anyway, count me in as another refugee from rpg.net, though I think unlike most of you I enjoyed the social drama between posters there, because they were interesting characters that had interesting conflicts. Even some of the trolls (the Death of Wick, the Other Mr. Skarka) were masterworks.

Do you know how RARE that is on an internet forum?

Now it's overmoderated to the point that people can't be cool anymore, most of the good stuff of the past is locked away behind a broken search engine, and actions, such as the D20 split (which incidentally does not seem to be being enforced after the initial threads were moved out of open), are now being exclusively driven by the owners, completely ignoring the community.

The magic is definitely gone.

*sigh*

I don't know how much better here will be, but so far I'm not completely bored.

Well, Chaosvoyager, let me be the first to hand you a beer and/or margarita, plus a plate of hotwings, and welcome you aboard!

Quote from: chaosvoyagerTBP?!?

Wow, someone commented in this very thread that they liked the fact that there was less jargon on smaller fora, and we already have an unnecessary alternative word for rpg.net

 Actually thats NOT new - I had to figure that one out when I joined....in February.
 I like to call rpg.net the "Big Purple & Pink"

- Ed C.

I like to call it RPG.net. :D

Quote from: chaosvoyagerNow it's overmoderated to the point that people can't be cool anymore, most of the good stuff of the past is locked away behind a broken search engine, and actions, such as the D20 split (which incidentally does not seem to be being enforced after the initial threads were moved out of open), are now being exclusively driven by the owners, completely ignoring the community.

The magic is definitely gone.

*sigh*

I don't know how much better here will be, but so far I'm not completely bored.

It is very overmoderated.

I only post over there when I am posting a topic I know I can get more reponses over there then I ca here.  Other then that I hardly post there anymore.

Hell, I have seen people who said something on rpg.net tht was wrong, they caught themselves, edited there post and still got shit from the moderators.

If people are policing themselves and say something wrong and then say "My Bad" there is no reason for the moderators to get involved.

I'm stalking Clash Bowley.

It'ss the only place where my Sanford & Son cosplay is accepted with open arms.

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!It'ss the only place where my Sanford & Son cosplay is accepted with open arms.

 "You Big Dummy!"
 

 "Elizabeth... I'm coming !! ... Hang on baby"

See?  Okay, Koltar, now you be the white guy from the later seasons. Can you dye your hair, or you just want the wig?

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!See?  Okay, Koltar, now you be the white guy from the later seasons. Can you dye your hair, or you just want the wig?

 Check other forums that I am on - I already have THREE wigs. One of them gray.  But thats a different topic.

I wanna be Ah Chew! That way I can be an asian stereotype in this game, then moonlight as the Karate Kid's teacher in another game.

Quote from: WerekoalaWell, Chaosvoyager, let me be the first to hand you a beer and/or margarita, plus a plate of hotwings, and welcome you aboard!

Well thank you.

Quote from: KoltarI like to call rpg.net the "Big Purple & Pink"

Maybe when Magic Pink was still around.

Ironically, I think he left for reasons having to do with too many abusive assholes being present on rpg.net, as opposed to any of the stuff we're complaining about now. Regardless, rpg.net is a little less interesting because of it.



Has anyone ever been to Disney's Pleasure Island? They have this thing called the Adventurer's Club, and at one point it was really, really cool. It use to be a hangout for the genuinely quirky among us. You could dress up and play a character, and discuss the matters of the day with other characters. I even know someone who has the business card of their fictional persona in the glass cased display by the restrooms.

It's IN the glass cased display because that display is a sort of archive of what the AC WAS (though at least you don't need a search engine to see it). Now, it's a mechanical parlor trick, with an interactive show every half hour. All the actual eclectics have long since moved on, and probably wouldn't be too welcome if they did return.

And I keep seeing things like this happen over, and over, again.

Quote from: chaosvoyagerAnd I keep seeing things like this happen over, and over, again.

Frankly, I think the scenario you outline is inherently cyclical.  At some point this site will be lame.  Maybe it will be soon, maybe it will be years from now.  Either way, it will be up to some new upstarts to offer a suitable replacement.

wow, just imagine:  "pundit, the next generation!" :pundit: :what:

Quote from: beeberwow, just imagine:  "pundit, the next generation!" :pundit: :what:

It's the Circle of Life!

(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c220/rvilliers/Movies/RafikiCircleofLife.jpg)

Or a cat eating monkey! :eek:

Jong, how can we be positive that Simba there is the new Pundit without his pipe?

Quote from: JamesVJong, how can we be positive that Simba there is the new Pundit without his pipe?

where's the photoshop folks when you need them :keke:

I came here because I can't be banned for speaking my mind.

JimBob got banned and the RPGNetters started putting shit on this forum, then hotlinked to a thread here about his banning. I immediately noticed that a) the conversation was more frank and b) devoid of sycophancy on this site.

I cannot post on RPG.net Tangency or I know I will get banned. I don't bother on their RPG boards because it's boring, fake-polite bullshit. I play in the PbPs there because the GMs started the games up there, otherwise I'd do it through RPOL.net through preference.

I rarely post here, but I like the vibe. It's not some social therapy group. If I say something that's not liked, people will not store up angst at me and snipe away while simpering to the mods to secure their rear, here they'll tell me to fuck off and it's all out in the open. I'm not able to pick up social nuances over the internet, and I can't be bothered trying to. Here, it's not a problem.

That, and Pundit's funny in a ranting, arm-waving kinda way, although I think he's a total headcase.

I hadn't noticed you'd joined mate. Welcome!

But you should still join gamecirce.org :cool:

I'm a bit confused as to why you'd get banned if you posted on rpg.net? I never saw anything even vaguely offensive or controversial from you... But either way, I'm glad you're feeling comfortable here, everyone's gotta have some place they can kick back and crack a cold one open.

I was banned at kenzerco.com forums.
Then I was banned at rpg.net.
Then I was banned at rpg.net again.
Then I was banned at rpg.net again.
So I still read there, but I don't post there.
Ironically, reading the Trouble Tickets to see who else is banned (today, this hour, these past 5 minutes...) I saw someone mention this site and came to look.

There's a LOT of threads here about rpg.net.
I don't think it's healthy.

Quote from: Blackthorne;350192I was banned at kenzerco.com forums.
Then I was banned at rpg.net.
Then I was banned at rpg.net again.
Then I was banned at rpg.net again.

...

There's a LOT of threads here about rpg.net.
I don't think it's healthy.

Great! Move along then. No need to tarry.

Seanchai