G&T Chat Thread 500: Wandering the Dessert

denihilist

Greetings fellows.

I am the herald of change. The voice of a new era. We've noticed the chat thread has changed its tune lately, and maybe not for the best. So we're going to shut it down for a while until we can get some better rules in place. I know that the chat thread has been jerked around in this manner before but we're being serious this time. All chat threads after this will be locked so until a mod makes one, don't expect it to go anwhere.

With that in mind we're taking this thread to the moon. 100 pages about the chat thread. What you like about it and what you would like to see change. That way we can serve the majority of the community better.


I've even made a poll.

Alpha Edit : If you could take a look at my thoughts on the matter, it would make me happy.

Dog

Make the chat thread NSF56k!

Imran

I don't get it.

And it would have been nice if someone told me not to bother with all that work.

Polago

awwwww...

ah well

*parts*

Kilogre

Uriel wrote:

JAIL ME, JAIL ME!

Faricazy

He never learns.

Bendery It Like Beckham

I laughed as all the other chat threads were locked

bloodyroarxx

Imran wrote:

I don't get it.

And it would have been nice if someone told me not to bother with all that work.

Honestly Imran I know that was a hell of a peice of work and I salute you for it.

Adrenaline

Imran wrote:

I don't get it.

And it would have been nice if someone told me not to bother with all that work.

I read it, and enjoyed, nice job :^:

Henroid

All I can say is that when I spoke to Alpha a couple of years ago about the prospect of a chat thread, I didn't imagine it to be like how it has recently. Whatever changes come about to it, well, hell we just have to trust our admins/mods to do whatever they do.

... don't take our ability to post images away.

Santa Claustrophobia

I don't know if it's possible, but I'd like a better way to sift through the Chat Thread rather than the first three pages and the last three.

I suppose that goes for all long threads, too.

yakul

Imran wrote:

I don't get it.

And it would have been nice if someone told me not to bother with all that work.

It wasn't all a waste. I read parts of it.

Kevar

Wow.

Well, what I like about the chat thread is that it's a more relaxed environment for G&T posters to talk about various things without fear of being on-topic.

I guess what I don't like is that it feels like a board of it's own sometimes, since a lot of people post in the chat thread and not anywhere else in G&T. So sometimes it'll feel less like a place for people in G&T and more like a place for the G&T chat threaders.

omgboomlol

ceres wrote:

Kilogre wrote:

Tell me this one is unlocked.

It is. You have 100 pages. Make them count.

For real. Make 'er shine.

Orikaeshigitae

It's in the second post now.

Bedlam

Imran wrote:

I don't get it.

And it would have been nice if someone told me not to bother with all that work.

I skimed it, it was nicly done. But i wasnt in it. Which makes me a sad panda. The world however weeps silently.

Orikaeshigitae

I laughed more than a few times during that post, Imran. :lol:

Oh, and Uriel? You're jailed. For a day.

Blitz Rawket

Imran wrote:

I don't get it.

And it would have been nice if someone told me not to bother with all that work.

It didn't gain recognition because I wasn't in it.

aeolist

Henroid wrote:

All I can say is that when I spoke to Alpha a couple of years ago about the prospect of a chat thread, I didn't imagine it to be like how it has recently. Whatever changes come about to it, well, hell we just have to trust our admins/mods to do whatever they do.

... don't take our ability to post images away.

It is the way it is because most people seem to like it that way. I know the mods and admins are in charge but they don't tend to change things from the way people like them without a good reason.

Kilogre

The chat thread, is awesome. It is the central of all the G&T as any interesing news makes it in, it is a nice enviroment to chat with others without going into say mirc, it saves room for people asking questsions iso they dont have to make a thread about it. Its probably the most fun in the G&T.

Virulent

The chat thread is fine with me as long as people don't act like assholes.

Seta FD

Who do I PM to have my name changed? I asked bonedaddy before, but he's gone now.

Target Practice

Nothing about the chat thread needs to change.

Dog

Orikaeshigitae wrote:

I laughed more than a few times during that post, Imran. :lol:

Oh, and Uriel? You're jailed.

But that was just an opening page image, I post it every chat thread.

And I was sharing my opinion on what the chat thead should be like in the future.

Faricazy

Orikaeshigitae wrote:

I laughed more than a few times during that post, Imran. :lol:

Oh, and Uriel? You're jailed.

You're my favorite new mod.

Henroid

Orikaeshigitae wrote:

I laughed more than a few times during that post, Imran. :lol:

Oh, and Uriel? You're jailed. For a day.

I fucking lol'd.

omgboomlol

That was indeed well done Imran.

bloodyroarxx

Not Seta wrote:

Who do I PM to have my name changed? I asked bonedaddy before, but he's gone now.

Alpha and you better have a good reason.

Lanz

Santa Claustrophobia wrote:

I don't know if it's possible, but I'd like a better way to sift through the Chat Thread rather than the first three pages and the last three.

I suppose that goes for all long threads, too.

BEST. SIG. EVER.

Kevar

Kevar wrote:

Wow.

Well, what I like about the chat thread is that it's a more relaxed environment for G&T posters to talk about various things without fear of being on-topic.

I guess what I don't like is that it feels like a board of it's own sometimes, since a lot of people post in the chat thread and not anywhere else in G&T. So sometimes it'll feel less like a place for people in G&T and more like a place for the G&T chat threaders.

Adding some more detail.. basically, when I read other threads in G&T I see a lot of people that never visit the chat thread and in the chat thread I see a lot of people who rarely visit other G&T topics. Anyway, I do love the chat thread. It's very enjoyable.


Edit: And the play was funny, Imran.

ceres

Orikae, you have the second post. Why don't you put Imran's there?

Henroid

Kilogre wrote:

The chat thread, is awesome. It is the central of all the G&T as any interesing news makes it in, it is a nice enviroment to chat with others without going into say mirc, it saves room for people asking questsions iso they dont have to make a thread about it. Its probably the most fun in the G&T.

Nice environment eh? That's the biggest load of shit I've heard. :wink:

Orikaeshigitae

ceres wrote:

Orikae, you have the second post. Why don't you put Imran's there?

Good idea, ceres.

Faricazy

Uriel wrote:

Orikaeshigitae wrote:

I laughed more than a few times during that post, Imran. :lol:

Oh, and Uriel? You're jailed.

But that was just an opening page image, I post it every chat thread.

And I was sharing my opinion on what the chat thead should be like in the future.

Thickheaded? Grab a Snickers!

Santa Claustrophobia

Kilogre wrote:

The chat thread, is awesome. It is the central of all the G&T as any interesing news makes it in, it is a nice enviroment to chat with others without going into say mirc, it saves room for people asking questsions iso they dont have to make a thread about it. Its probably the most fun in the G&T.

Well, sort of true. Some questions get lost in the 'maek psot' flood sometimes.

Imran

Uhm, perhaps we can be told exactly why we're losing the chat thread in order to properly say what we'd be willing to change and what we wouldn't.

I mean, you're basically just telling us "Listen, the chat thread sucks now, and unless you can convince why it doesn't suck, it goes away." Well, yeah, okay. But we don't know why it sucks, so there's nothing we can really say to convince you why it doesn't suck.

We can't address your complaints unless we know what they are.

Bedlam

As for the chat thread its a great place to come to unwind. Theres alot of good people and alot of entertaining topics to chat about. Plus the regulars know each other pretty well so its kind of like the Cheers of G&T is some twizted way and also involving butsechz.

Id say if anything it gets a little spammy. Especially when its getting close to page 50 do to everyone anticipating a lock and trying to snipe the next thread. Maybe a new rule that only mods can start chat threads will help keep them more on topic.

All in all id really hate to see these things go. It nmight force people to go to Se for their chatting. And that is no where we want our precious inocent G&Ters to be. There be dragons. Avast.

Kevar

Santa Claustrophobia wrote:

Kilogre wrote:

The chat thread, is awesome. It is the central of all the G&T as any interesing news makes it in, it is a nice enviroment to chat with others without going into say mirc, it saves room for people asking questsions iso they dont have to make a thread about it. Its probably the most fun in the G&T.

Well, sort of true. Some questions get lost in the 'maek psot' flood sometimes.

I agree with both posts.

Henroid

aeolist wrote:

Henroid wrote:

All I can say is that when I spoke to Alpha a couple of years ago about the prospect of a chat thread, I didn't imagine it to be like how it has recently. Whatever changes come about to it, well, hell we just have to trust our admins/mods to do whatever they do.

... don't take our ability to post images away.

It is the way it is because most people seem to like it that way. I know the mods and admins are in charge but they don't tend to change things from the way people like them without a good reason.

A lot of people would like to discuss things that are against the rules, but just because they like it doesn't mean it will go their way.

That was a retarded retort, I know.

Kilogre

Santa Claustrophobia wrote:

Kilogre wrote:

The chat thread, is awesome. It is the central of all the G&T as any interesing news makes it in, it is a nice enviroment to chat with others without going into say mirc, it saves room for people asking questsions iso they dont have to make a thread about it. Its probably the most fun in the G&T.

Well, sort of true. Some questions get lost in the 'maek psot' flood sometimes.

But then they usually quote themselves and they will get ackknowldgment. Yes, I cant spell.

Xieflow

are Linksville or D&D or whatever losing their chat threads? I can imagine everyone just moving to another forum's chat threads then if ours goes away.