Something has been itching me..lately..a lot..

Dualnames · Sun 31/01/2010 20:02:48

I've been watching lately this weird thing. Lot of oldies, log-in, very recently, but haven't posted either from this August or November or from a very long time. Also lots of guys I came in with or have been with me while I've been around are like gone or totally gone.

Oldies that don't post anymore but have recent log dates:
Meowster (she just broke that habit, but long time before she did)
Scumbuddy
DGMacPhee
lemmy101

Oldies that haven't posted since summer..
Dan Clarke
Rui Pires
Kinoko
Candle
Fovmester

I'm not like advocating people to post like Calin or me, and I don't expect people to do that. But ..it's just itches me. Aren't forums anymore what they used to be anymore, for me?

Calin Leafshade · Sun 31/01/2010 22:39:02

I do seem to post a fair amount dont I...

I think i have the highest post rate except for CJ.

Goldfish · Sun 31/01/2010 23:35:43

It's even odder when new folk arrive, get hazed, leave, and then post frequently somewhere else. It's weird.

Calin Leafshade · Sun 31/01/2010 23:54:08

We are very accommodating of newbies providing they are courteous and sensible.

SSH · Mon 01/02/2010 01:24:09

Quote from: Calin Leafshade on Sun 31/01/2010 23:54:08
We are very accommodating of newbies providing they are courteous and sensible.

... says the n00b

Calin Leafshade · Mon 01/02/2010 01:34:35

I have more than 600 posts damnit.

When do I get my damn name badge.

LimpingFish · Mon 01/02/2010 01:56:07

I may have stated this repeatedly in the past, but I have yet to experience another forum as courteous as AGS.

Problems usually arise when new members exhibit the kind of behavior that's generally considered par-for-the-course on the majority of internet forums. It's not their fault. They've just become accustomed to the copious amount of assholeishness they've accrued, due to longtime internet facelessness.

They either overcome this debilitation, or choose to ply their obnoxiousness elsewhere.

As for old members who log but don't post...it's less a case of "Why log when you're not going to post?" and more a case of "Why post if you have nothing to say?".

Calin Leafshade · Mon 01/02/2010 02:09:41

Quote from: LimpingFish on Mon 01/02/2010 01:56:07
I may have stated this repeatedly in the past, but I have yet to experience another forum as courteous as AGS.

Agreed, I'm a member of alot of forums and the AGS one is easily the best, and the only one i post on regularly, for 2 reasons.

1) Moderators are not tyrannical - Sometimes Mod power goes to peoples head and they police the place like the bloody gestapo. The second anyone says anything slightly subversive (religion, politics etc) it gets locked and all discussion gets destroyed and then everyone walks around on egg shells. People here are free to speak their mind, which leads me to my second point

2) People here don't take everything as a personal attack - With the odd exception most people here behave maturely and react positively to criticism. Often people go fucking mental the second someone says something negative about them/their work but here that doesnt seem to be the case.

My 2 cents.

R4L · Mon 01/02/2010 02:12:22

Quote from: LimpingFish on Mon 01/02/2010 01:56:07
I may have stated this repeatedly in the past, but I have yet to experience another forum as courteous as AGS.

Problems usually arise when new members exhibit the kind of behavior that's generally considered par-for-the-course on the majority of internet forums. It's not their fault. They've just become accustomed to the copious amount of assholeishness they've accrued, due to longtime internet facelessness.

They either overcome this debilitation, or choose to ply their obnoxiousness elsewhere.

As for old members who log but don't post...it's less a case of "Why log when you're not going to post?" and more a case of "Why post if you have nothing to say?".

Ahhh... I'm reminded of my early days as an AGSer. $:-\$

RickJ · Mon 01/02/2010 02:18:13

Quote
My 2 cents.

Being an upscale and mature forum we generally expect a nickels worth (5 cents) around here.

SSH · Mon 01/02/2010 02:42:41

The sad thing is I saw Dual's list and for most of the people on it I thought "They're not an old-timer"

Still, I'm an old man halfway to his three-score-and-ten, so everyone's a n00b to me, despite me myself being 3 years late to the AGS party.

Jim Reed · Mon 01/02/2010 03:14:32

Ha, I'm a total newb here (more or less), and don't know much my way around. As for the forums...well...they suck. You too suck also. SSH probably sucks the most. Dualnames sucks in a greek fashion. Hm...yes, you all suck. If it weren't for me around here, I'd never visit the forums at all. 'cause I'm so tottaly kewl and rad and phat and cute! And I have a teddy bear!
I like teddy bears.

What can I say, you can all keep sucking untill....nah, you can't ever not suck.

*Jim Reed spins

=P

Nikolas · Mon 01/02/2010 07:18:01

I also rarely post here anymore, but bigbluecup is my homepage, so the minute I turn on firefox, there it goes! I love AGS and I love many members here, but most things discussed do not exactly interest me anymore... $:-\$

Evil · Mon 01/02/2010 07:18:40

Fuck, have I really been reading AGS Forums everyday for 9 years? Jesus Christ.

Edit: Maybe 8 years? Holy hell, how old was I when I registered on ezboards?

Atelier · Mon 01/02/2010 16:24:18

I've visited them everyday since joining, too. I paid a grand total of €2 to use the only computer with an internet connection for miles and miles when I went camping, just to see the sky blue and turquoise bands of the forums... :'(

R4L · Mon 01/02/2010 16:51:28

Quote from: Nikolas on Mon 01/02/2010 07:18:01
I also rarely post here anymore, but bigbluecup is my homepage, so the minute I turn on firefox, there it goes! I love AGS and I love many members here, but most things discussed do not exactly interest me anymore... $:-\$

Same with my firefox. Every time it starts up AGS pops up haha.

poc301 · Mon 01/02/2010 16:53:13

I have been around since 2004, but don't post that often. I am more the quiet, dangerous type

It all depends on the person. Some people go through phases of interest.

-Bill

Tuomas · Mon 01/02/2010 18:16:14

The sad truth is...

Quote from: Nikolas on Mon 01/02/2010 07:18:01
most things discussed do not exactly interest me anymore... $:-\$

Though I'm not listed, so who cares.

Dualnames · Mon 01/02/2010 21:01:02

SSH, they are old-timers...I don't know, I'm not like saying that posting "woohoo this is greatness I'll download !!! " should be the post. But I think I've noticed a great downfall of AGS oldies or oldER AGS members posts and log-ins, whilst a new breed of AGSers has come..well....that....I'm probably appearing totally stupid.

RickJ never used to post back then, but he was around and he has been around. Same goes for Nikolas, apart that I miss his every week "Kinoko pwns!!!" type of posts.
I know I've been a terrible newbie and all, but at least I respected Larry Vales!! I knew who he was!! But this doesn't have to do with the newbies, I think I really like those guys! But where are the oldies?

InCreator · Mon 01/02/2010 21:24:17

Eh well.
The games have become artsy and weird anyways -- just look at first few pages in Completed Game Announcements forum! For every "normal" game, there's 20 with strange art, content and point. Like not a game but something you see in modern/digital art museum.

Interesting observation really -- have adventure games became a form or art or something? Not that it's bad or anything...

...but still, I want a Ben Jordan sequel!

This stuff doesn't inspire me.