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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008     | |
Beat Writer  Posts: 144 Joined: 5 Dec 2008     | Personally, this place seems intelligent, even though I've been here but a day. Also, of course the religious discussions end badly. Discussing religion or politics on the internet is much like committing harakiri with a pogo stick. Even if you're intentions are honorable, your only reward is a black eye and severe humiliation. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2942 Joined: 22 Jun 2008    |
/sigh and all it's good for is a big sack of lag every Wednesday. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1464 Joined: 15 May 2008     |
Does that make /b/ internet hell? |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 612 Joined: 12 Aug 2008     | then again we have our fair share of fanboy elitests too cough pc snobs cough EDIT if you want a good forum look up Jedi council forums everyone is quite nice there as well |
On the Record  Posts: 5391 Joined: 14 Jun 2008    |
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say "yes" I've never been to /b/... but I've heard the stories |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 84 Joined: 21 Jul 2008   |
Rules 1 and 2! Rules 1 and 2! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2787 Joined: 5 Aug 2008    |
Yes, yes it does. |
Paperboy  Posts: 49 Joined: 5 May 2008   |
What are you talking about? Anything but the pc is suxx0r!111. In all seriousness, I think that we can all recognize that every console has its share of fanboys, and in that way the PC is no exception.Of course, console (pc included) flame wars are often the most pathetically entertaining threads on other forums... |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1464 Joined: 15 May 2008 |
*begs forgiveness* |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 91 Joined: 17 Aug 2008    | I first came to The Escapist around the time Yahtzee posted his second ZP video,(The Darkness, if memory serves) and for awhile that's the only reason I came here. Then after wandering over the forums and reading the articles on the home page I nearly passed out at the unexpected intelligence. It's not Nobel prize material but compared to: "OMG LOOOOLZZZ ROFLOL!!!1!", this is Shakespeare. Also, if you ever come across a "LOL" in another forum where there's nothing to laugh at, point it out. Sometimes the next poster will join you in his stupidity. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 907 Joined: 15 Jun 2008     |
Yes, yes it does. 4chan is internet hell, and /b/ is the innermost circle. Home to Satan himself. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1013 Joined: 4 Dec 2007   | That "The Escapist: It's safer here." image was... iT wUZ fILLLLEEEDDDD W\ WWWWWWIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN LOLOLOLOLOL111!!1!11!ONEONE!!!ELEVEN!!111 XD XD XD I'm sorry... that was not called for... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3923 Joined: 15 Aug 2008  | The Escapist has swift and lethal Mods who will wipe the scum off the face of cyberspace....like virtual ninjas!.....But with words.... |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 476 Joined: 8 Apr 2008   | Escapism is the key principle of The Escapist |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 901 Joined: 24 Jun 2008     | there was a forum i visited quite often about three years ago, the bloodrayne.co.uk forums, everyone was polite, the discussions interesting and civil, and i never saw a troll. it died a while back, I've never found out why. i can to the escapist like a refugee, seeking shelter from other OMG HAXXORZ sites. (Like Game FAQs, i foolishly made an account there and was permanently banned as soon as i clicked the activation link. no explanation given.) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2906 Joined: 10 Apr 2008  |
Wise man say: Human + opinion + anonnymity = asshole |
Muckraker  Posts: 311 Joined: 28 Sep 2008  |
That's why I joined too. I saw all the interesting topics and good speeling and all, and decided to join. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 210 Joined: 18 Mar 2008 |
..and Firefox spell check |
Red Guard  Posts: 4931 Joined: 14 Oct 2007   | Face it people. Escapist is like the Promised Land for gaming intellectuals, lead here by our cyber-Moses. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 84 Joined: 21 Jul 2008 |
There are places much worse than 4chan. |
Red Guard Posts: 4931 Joined: 14 Oct 2007 |
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Copy Clerk Posts: 84 Joined: 21 Jul 2008 |
Speak not that dire name! Take it from my sight, for it is amongst that of which man should wot not! |
Red Guard Posts: 4931 Joined: 14 Oct 2007 |
Edited just for you. Feel special. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 84 Joined: 21 Jul 2008 |
It's this sort of civility that keeps me coming back to this place. Even if I'm a very lazy poster during the quarter... |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 612 Joined: 12 Aug 2008 | yup we are the last bastion of good in the dark entrough of shit that is the internet and as an above poster said the mods here are all like altier you get banned nobody notices |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 373 Joined: 14 Aug 2008    |
I was on the Gamespot forums for a short time. There is a reason for that. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 84 Joined: 21 Jul 2008 |
Not as bad as the forums which shall not be named- for fear of conjuring the denizens of that dark land- but Gamespot forums are pretty terrible. So bad they actually chased me TO /v/. Though I guess that was good since they fed my burgeoning shmup addiction. |
BANNED  Posts: 6317 Joined: 29 Nov 2007    | Welcome, welcome to The Escapist. You were either selected for or requested a transfer to our website. I take great pride in this web site, so much that I've made it my home. So, Welcome to The Escapist, it's safer here. User was banned for: The hypocrisy is KILLING me.. (Permanent) |
Muckraker  Posts: 258 Joined: 12 Nov 2008  | There is a time and place for immaturity, and it's called You Tube. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1870 Joined: 13 Oct 2008  | a moderator is stalking me... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1798 Joined: 29 May 2008  | I pretty much quit every forum, barring one where a bunch of people i've known for literally years post. Primarily because 97% of the people on the forums were retarded. Sure. There are some people on the escapist who are, wrong, quite a large proportion of the time but it seems a rather easier place to go. Plus, i don't have to tolerate people with the IQ of a spoon. |
The Man So Nice They Named Him Twice  Posts: 782 Joined: 4 Jan 2008 | I would ageree with the topic starter, with the exception that every thread that has to do with software piracy, DRM, or downloading degrades into a "yes it is" "no it isn't" game of elitism and morals.
Holy shit, AMEN brother. Biggest group of retarded fuckwits on the planet. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1798 Joined: 29 May 2008 | I feel obliged to post |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2901 Joined: 3 Jan 2008 |
you must be thinking of another Forum here's a better intro. Welcome to Escapist. 10% of us have manners and dictionaries. The Other 90% Suffer from Sturgeons Law.
Agreed! I can testify for actually being wrapped into an argument with those inbred fucks |
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i've said it before and i'll say it again. I came from the Questionable Content forums
that place was dark and horrible. its friendlier here
[s]Get back to work! i want a comic![s] I mean, um, in lighter news, how's the new comic coming?