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The mono[chat] and the Chatter's Journey
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Call me Pixel, or Pix for short![They/Them]Registered User regular
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It's only when a chatter tames their own demons that they become the king of themselves if not of the forums.
-Excerpt from "The Chatter with a Thousand Alts"
-Excerpt from "The Chatter with a Thousand Alts"
What is the mono[chat]? What is the Chatter's Journey? This thread will serve to elucidate this fact!
Basically, the Mono[chat] is the basic pattern found in every major chat thread. it is also called "The chatter's Journey".
In a nutshell, it can be described like this:
There are 17 stages to the Mono[chat], which i will briefly explain.A chatter ventures forth from the forums of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the chatter comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow poster.
The Call to [Chat]
The chatter to be begins in a mundane situation. The [chat] thread calls to them and to head into the unknown.
The Refusal of the Call
Often, when the call is given, the chatter to be refuses to answer it and avoids the [chat] thread.
Moderator Aid
As the new chatter begins answering the call, be it accidentally or deliberately, their guiding Mod appears to them and offers them help, often in the form of a greeting.
Crossing the Thread's threshold
The point where the new chatter starts chatting in the [chat] thread, an unknown and dangerous space where the rules and limits are not known.
Belly of the Jail
Often caused by posting animated gifs that are too large, it represents the final separation between the chatter's mundane existance and the beginning of their metamorphosis into a fully-fledged chatter,
The Thread of Trials
A series of tests, tasks and ordeals that the new chatter must undergo to begin said metamorphosis. Often comes in threes.
The Meeting with the Admin
Not a literal encounter, more of a metaphorical one where the new chatter experiences the all-encompassing hatred of the admin.
Regular as Tempter
The new chatter faces temptations of posting badly as some regulars are allowed to as they know not the limits and rules yet. This may lead the new chatter to stray from their quest.
Atonement with the Mod
This is the step wherein the new chatter confronts and ultimately is initiated by the mod who holds ultimate power over them. This is the center of the chatter's Journey.
Apostheosis
When the new chatter dies metaphorically and completes the transition to become a fully-fledged chatter.
The Ultimate Boon
The new chatter completes their quest to become a fully-fledged chatter and gains the ultimate boon, acceptance in the [chat] thread.
Refusal of the Return
Having found acceptance and bliss, the chatter refuses to post in other threads and does not want to bestow the boon to their fellow poster.
The Magic Bookmark
Sometimes, the chatter must escape as their boon was stolen from those in power. This step, when used, shows that the journey back can be as exciting as the journey to.
Rescue from Without
At this point, the chatter helps their companion return to normal, everyday forum posting.
The Crossing of the return threshold
The chatter returns to the forums at large, but keeps the wisdom they earned during the journey.
Master of Two Threads
This step refers to trascendance, but can also merely be achieving a balance between normal posting and [chat] thread posting.
Freedom to Post
The mastery of [chat] leads to the freedom from the fear of infractions which, in itself, leads to the freedom to post well in the future.
Though some chatters followed this journey, some stayed at certain steps. it is important to help your fellow chatter complete each step.
The ultimate goal is, as always, to achieve balance.
I hope this helps and happy chatting.
May you all find Freedom to Post.
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OP lacks cute/hilarious animal pics.
I really shouldn't listen to this stuff at work.
But I do.
It is really hard not to belt out American Jesus in the office when it comes on.
(I work for the man btw)
Begin with ironic parody
Have a crescendo of political arguments or feminism
A peaceful resolution achieved through teamwork
and close with a bunch of dick jokes and the promise of the inevitable sequel
We deserve better.
*I had to restrain myself from pointing out that I was growing tits, and gay men generally don't like that!
I tried responding to someone in the last chat thread, and then that thread got closed, so I am still feeling bitter about that...
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What's funny is that my growing tits is what alerted them to me transitioning.
"You guys...didn't think this one through all the way, did you."
because, man, I sure am glad we've resolved the Israel-Palestine conflict, the ebola outbreak, the Syrian civil war, racism, misogyny, etc, so quickly
that was getting me down for a while
thanks, Bear and Crow!
Well, you can make a better OP when you get picked.
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You would think that would be a strong argument, huh?
Some of my friends still insist that starting hrt is like, the gayest thing ever... ><
I dunno. *shrug*
Don't really care, I just want them to be well-adjusted and happy.
They are working through things. It takes time, and they are getting better, despite numerous bumps. I'll be very glad to be back at school in two weeks though, where nearly everyone refers to me by my name at least.
As a conservative radio listener,
That's what's really important. Also that they are dog people.
@Donkey Kong
Y'all some hurtful muhfuckas
i'm not giving rush limbaugh the 1/10000th of a cent of ad revenue he gets from me clicking that link
We live in an age of unlimited information
Every day filled with so many triumphs and tragedies that no single person could possibly comprehend the totality of the wonder and misery that exists in any day, let along every lifetime
so I'm OK with people opting to self-select limited streams of information for the purposes of pursuing a specific emotional status
you should tell them to find buff bf's who will beat up the homophobes for them
there's no way "you should find a beautiful, sexy SO" could possibly screw them up!
a brief reflection, wherein i record a conversation between myself and my wife:
me: do you want one of these sausages? I can't eat all four.
her: that's what she said.
it depends on how insistent they are on sharing their limited streams with me
i could really do will less dead children on my fb/twitter feeds
i am having trouble interpreting this post
also spool's kids are required to join the swole patrol fyi hth
Actually haven't seen Bela around for a bit. Probably due to being at work where I can't post.
How she doing?
They will come around.
It just might take a lot longer than it has any right to...
it's just this notion of everything being okay in the world because a bear saved a crow from drowning
let me know when that bear stops a missile strike on a UN school, then I'll be more willing to accept that the bear can solve the world's problems
why is that hurtful
it is some gentle ribbing about a trait you have
ps go research audio solutions for my computer
fucking abused animals emotional porn posts
fuck you
fuuuuuuck yooooooooooou
i am so tired i thought i was dying for a bit
today was restful though mostly
minimal work
got haircut
went to museum
ate al pastor quesadillas
used the 25 dollars off lyft credit to get home quicker than subway
fuck it im gonna sleep forever where did i put that weed brownie
is bear saves crow a real headline
i am asking because reasons
I just asked my little sister to start using my new name.
She obliged, and I was super happy!
but its been hot as fuck for like 3 weeks this blows