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G&T Chat Thread 500: Wandering the Dessert

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  • TellerTeller Registered User
    I love you guys.

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  • mccmcc glitch Registered User, ClubPA regular
    I like the chat thread because I like to chat, and it is full of people I know (because I read G&T) and I can use it in environments, like work or a web kiosk, where signing on to a IRC channel or vent server just isn't doable. It is also nice to have a meta-commentary of sorts on G&T-- for example since I've become a mod I've found a lot of the time that if there's something happening that requires mod attention but no mod has noticed, people will try to track a mod down in the chat thread.

    The problems I have with the chat thread are that I worry some people see it as exclusionary to people who aren't in the "chat thread" clique, and I want to figure out how to fix that. I think people take it too seriously a lot of the time. We'll spend pages at a time with someone complaining they got jailed or something, and because the chat thread lacks a "topic" they can dominate the thread that way.

    I made a video game for PC and iPhone. It's called Jumpman.
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  • ceresceres not beautiful like you Pennsylvania, USASuper Moderator, Moderator mod
    Imran wrote:
    If the chat thread goes away, to me, personally, it'd be a big loss. I'd have a lot less of an impetus to post here. That might just be me, though, since I form attachments to weird things.

    I mean, it'd be very difficult to argue that I didn't make friends specifically because of this thread.
    I have that same issue, really. Many, many memories here.

    The avalanche has already started; it is too late for the pebbles to vote.
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  • aeolistaeolist Registered User
    I didn't post in the chat thread for quite a long time, so I guess losing it wouldn't really hurt me much.

    That said, we still have no inkling as to what the problem is. "Weird vibe?" Yeah, that's nice and vague.

    I am here.
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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Uriel wrote:
    So I guess any PM I send is ingnored.
    I have a lot of modding to do. It takes me a bit. Don't get dickish, especially when I'm trying to be nice.

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  • HenroidHenroid Worthless Tyler, TX (where hope comes to die!)Registered User regular
    Xieflow wrote:
    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.
    As Apo said, ours is... different. Bad way.

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  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue Registered User regular
    apotheos wrote:
    G&T has a special vibe to its chat thread. Around 350 or so, it started getting a little wierd.

    How so? Let us know so we know how we can help change it to make it better.

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  • VirulentVirulent Registered User
    apotheos wrote:
    G&T has a special vibe to its chat thread. Around 350 or so, it started getting a little wierd.

    I just started reading/posting in the chat thread recently, what were the old ones like?

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  • mccmcc glitch Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Peter Beck wrote:
    Also, mcc is a cock, that link of his crashed my computer.
    I WARNED YOU

    I WARNED YOU ALL

    Man. It is a good thing I linked that instead of inlining the entire thing in the post itself, like I could have.

    I made a video game for PC and iPhone. It's called Jumpman.
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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    "I have a lot of modding to do. It takes me a bit. Don't get dickish, especially when I'm trying to be nice."

    Sorry, but that's what usually happens.

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  • XieflowXieflow Registered User
    Henroid wrote:
    Xieflow wrote:
    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.
    As Apo said, ours is... different. Bad way.

    What I'm saying is, what's to stop everyone from G&T's chat thread going over to D&D's if ours gets taken away?

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  • KilogreKilogre Registered User
    I honestly wouldnt care if we lost the ability to post images even 1k over 100k or even like, 75k if we got to keep the chat thread. The best part of the chat thread is well, the chatting. Its like mirc with avatars and sigs.

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  • HenroidHenroid Worthless Tyler, TX (where hope comes to die!)Registered User regular
    Kilogre wrote:
    Henroid wrote:
    Kilogre wrote:
    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.
    It shouldn't have to be done that way though. In fact, it was never that way early on. The spamming is annoying. If you remember a couple of days ago Kilogre, I pointed out that there isn't as much conversation in here as there is just random shit.
    Yeah sometimes the spam can outweigh conversation but alot of the time the spam will spark a conversation.
    It shouldn't have to.

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  • mccmcc glitch Registered User, ClubPA regular
    So seriously, that link I posted crashes firefox?

    That is so weird

    I made a video game for PC and iPhone. It's called Jumpman.
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  • TellerTeller Registered User
    I love you guys.

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  • Peter BeckPeter Beck Registered User
    mcc wrote:
    The problems I have with the chat thread are that I worry some people see it as exclusionary to people who aren't in the "chat thread" clique, and I want to figure out how to fix that.

    Encourage people to try it out.

    Hey, back in December I was barely more than a lurker.

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  • yakulyakul Registered User regular
    mcc wrote:
    The problems I have with the chat thread are that I worry some people see it as exclusionary to people who aren't in the "chat thread" clique, and I want to figure out how to fix that. I think people take it too seriously a lot of the time. We'll spend pages at a time with someone complaining they got jailed or something, and because the chat thread lacks a "topic" they can dominate the thread that way.

    Before I started regularly posting in the chat thread I assumed there was some sort of SE++ like clique you had to belong to. Then I just started posting at night, which I prefer anyways.

    And fucking hell people take a lot of things way to seriously.

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  • HenroidHenroid Worthless Tyler, TX (where hope comes to die!)Registered User regular
    Xieflow wrote:
    Henroid wrote:
    Xieflow wrote:
    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.
    As Apo said, ours is... different. Bad way.

    What I'm saying is, what's to stop everyone from G&T's chat thread going over to D&D's if ours gets taken away?
    D&D will enforce as neccessary if it is a problem I guess.

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  • yakulyakul Registered User regular
    mcc wrote:
    So seriously, that link I posted crashes firefox?

    That is so weird

    It screwed my Firefox inside and out.

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  • Peter BeckPeter Beck Registered User
    mcc wrote:
    So seriously, that link I posted crashes firefox?

    That is so weird

    Yeah, partway loading it I got a low memory error and then the entire computer froze.

    I demand reparations.

    And paper plate bean shakers.

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  • Seta FDSeta FD Registered User
    Teller wrote:
    I love you guys.

    Go away.

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  • omgboomlolomgboomlol __BANNED USERS
    mcc wrote:
    So seriously, that link I posted crashes firefox?

    That is so weird
    Worked for me.

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  • HenroidHenroid Worthless Tyler, TX (where hope comes to die!)Registered User regular
    yakul wrote:
    mcc wrote:
    So seriously, that link I posted crashes firefox?

    That is so weird

    It screwed my Firefox inside and out.
    Not mine. It worked completely fine. It was loading for a long time.

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  • ceresceres not beautiful like you Pennsylvania, USASuper Moderator, Moderator mod
    To Teller:

    Love you too, sweetie.

    The avalanche has already started; it is too late for the pebbles to vote.
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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User
    Okay, I take it back. The chat thread could do without times where people take up whole pages quoting random images.

    But other than that, I see no reason to get rid of it. Frankly I don't see a reason to do so other than to screw with us.

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  • XieflowXieflow Registered User
    Henroid wrote:
    Xieflow wrote:
    Henroid wrote:
    Xieflow wrote:
    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.
    As Apo said, ours is... different. Bad way.

    What I'm saying is, what's to stop everyone from G&T's chat thread going over to D&D's if ours gets taken away?
    D&D will enforce as neccessary if it is a problem I guess.

    Or we could go to Linksville. Raijin runs Linksville.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    hey mcc, i totally pm'd you

    And guys, I think 'Wandering the Desert' is kinda depressing. Any suggestions for a more festive name?

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  • VirulentVirulent Registered User
    yakul wrote:
    mcc wrote:
    The problems I have with the chat thread are that I worry some people see it as exclusionary to people who aren't in the "chat thread" clique, and I want to figure out how to fix that. I think people take it too seriously a lot of the time. We'll spend pages at a time with someone complaining they got jailed or something, and because the chat thread lacks a "topic" they can dominate the thread that way.

    Before I started regularly posting in the chat thread I assumed there was some sort of SE++ like clique you had to belong to. Then I just started posting at night, which I prefer anyways.

    And fucking hell people take a lot of things way to seriously.

    I just started posting a couple of weeks ago. It seems a little imtimidating at first, but once you just start posting it's fine.

    nicewow wrote:
    Dear friend ,Do you like one molecule of wow world?It answers to be , please accept we most sincere service .
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  • The_DcipleThe_Dciple Registered User
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  • omgboomlolomgboomlol __BANNED USERS
    Not Seta wrote:
    Teller wrote:
    I love you guys.

    Go away.
    I demand you retract this statement at once.

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  • ImranImran Registered User
    mcc specificied a complaint about the chat thread being too exclusive - or, at least, people perceiving it that way.

    It's going to happen with any group. If it goes away with a chat thread, it will just become more intensive with G&T. There will be people in Vent complaining about others. I mean, I completely understand what you're saying, but there's no way to actually regulate it.

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  • Seta FDSeta FD Registered User
    Someone bring me up to speed on whats happening. Did someone threaten to do something to the chat thread?

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  • Peter BeckPeter Beck Registered User
    ceres wrote:
    To Teller:

    Love you too, sweetie.

    ZOMG! Forum affair!

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  • yakulyakul Registered User regular
    Orikaeshigitae wrote:
    hey mcc, i totally pm'd you

    And guys, I think 'Wandering the Desert' is kinda depressing. Any suggestions for a more festive name?

    Wandering the Dessert.

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  • KilogreKilogre Registered User
    Target Practice wrote:
    Okay, I take it back. The chat thread could do without times where people take up whole pages quoting random images.

    But other than that, I see no reason to get rid of it. Frankly I don't see a reason to do so other than to screw with us.
    Yeah, maybe cutting down the quote trees, like maybe having a max of 5 posts in teh quote tre,e just cut out the old ones, cause seriously thos get really annoying.

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  • HenroidHenroid Worthless Tyler, TX (where hope comes to die!)Registered User regular
    Virulent wrote:
    apotheos wrote:
    G&T has a special vibe to its chat thread. Around 350 or so, it started getting a little wierd.

    I just started reading/posting in the chat thread recently, what were the old ones like?
    They were slow, but paced really well. Content to read, not "olol anus" and such.

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  • KevarKevar Awaiting Email Confirmation
    yakul wrote:
    mcc wrote:
    The problems I have with the chat thread are that I worry some people see it as exclusionary to people who aren't in the "chat thread" clique, and I want to figure out how to fix that. I think people take it too seriously a lot of the time. We'll spend pages at a time with someone complaining they got jailed or something, and because the chat thread lacks a "topic" they can dominate the thread that way.

    Before I started regularly posting in the chat thread I assumed there was some sort of SE++ like clique you had to belong to. Then I just started posting at night, which I prefer anyways.

    And fucking hell people take a lot of things way to seriously.

    It's like I said the other night. Ignore popularity and all that dumb shit and just take place in conversations, and enjoy them. Cliques are dumb.

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  • TellerTeller Registered User
    No. No, seriously.

    I love you guys.

    No not seriously. GO TEAM HOMP!

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  • Seta FDSeta FD Registered User
    omgboomlol wrote:
    Not Seta wrote:
    Teller wrote:
    I love you guys.

    Go away.
    I demand you retract this statement at once.

    Consider it retracted. I was only joking.

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  • Peter BeckPeter Beck Registered User
    The_Dciple wrote:
    [ig]http://mars.walagata.com/w/raneados/darthno.jpg[/img]

    I love the Emperor's reaction.

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