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Must....resist....urge....to.....agree.....with......KP....
I think it may be part of FTL's vision of having a less authoritative parent like figure standing over the board and lecturing everyone, but what do I know, not like I can read his mind.
The point about the chat threads is that very few people do join in. It's a pointless act who's only purpose is to show others publicly that people may like talking to you, when in reality no one cares.
Rooner--You get points for getting the G.I. Joe up there quickly, but isn't there anything better than those busts?
PS--Mad props to FLock for making an effort to improve the board with all the relative threads he's started.
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I don't think chat threads are in themselves bad....
depending on what qualifies as "chat"
or how easily others may join....
the Mylf Gip thumb wrestling dialogue bored the shit out of me....
other convos if they are fairly open ended are not so bad.,
in my humble opinion.
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Quote:Originally posted by Six-Pack
Rooner--You get points for getting the G.I. Joe up there quickly, but isn't there anything better than those busts?
The problem is that snake eyes and storm shadow were my two favorites and I couldnt decide who I wanted to post. This better?
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<marquee><font size=1 color=blue><b>Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. </b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=green><b> Yo I can't sing it I feel like singin I wanna fucking sing Cos i'm happy Yeh, i'm happy HaHa I got my baby back Yo, check it out Some days i sit, staring out the window Watchin' this world pass me by Sometimes i think theres nothing to live for I almost break down and cry Somtimes i think i'm crazy I'm crazy, oh so crazy Why am i here, am i just wasting my time? But then i see my baby Suddenly i'm not crazy It all makes sense when i look into her eyes Somtimes it feels like the world's on my shoulders Everyone's leaning on me Cos sometimes it feels like the world's almost over But then she come back to me My baby girl [hailey laughs] keeps gettin' older I watch her grow up with pride People make jokes, cos they don't understand me They just dont see my real side I act like shit, dont phase me, Inside it drives me crazy My insecurities could eat me alive But then i see my baby Suddenly i'm not crazy It all makes sense when i look into her eyes Yeh and if i could sing, i'd keep singing this song to my daughter If i could hit the notes, i'd blow something as long as my father To show her how i feel about her, how proud i am that i got 'er God, im a daddy, im so glad that her mum didn't (abort her) Now you prob'ly get this picture from my public persona That i'm a pistol-packing drug-addict who bags on his momma, But i wanna just take this time out to be perfectly honest Cos there's a lot of shit i keep bottled that hurts deep inside o' ma soul, And just know that i grow colder the older i grow This boulder on my shoulder that gets heavy and harder to hold And this load is like the weight of the world And i think my neck is breaking should i just give up Or try to live up to these expectations? now look, I love my daughter more than life in itself, But i got a wife who's determined to make my life living hell But i handle it well, given the circumstances i'm dealt So many chances, man, it's too bad, coulda had someone else But the years that i've wasted are nothing to the tears that ive tasted So here's what im facin: 3 felonies, 6 years of probation I've went to jail for this woman, i've been to bat for this woman I've taken bats to people' backs, bent over backwards for this woman Man, i shoulda seen it comin, what i stick my penis uppin? Woulda ripped the pre-nup if i'd seen what she was fuckin But fuck it, it's over, there's no more reason to cry no more I got my baby, maybe the only lady that i adore, haley So sayonara, try tomorra, nice to know ya My baby's travelled back to the arms of her rightful owner And suddenly it seems that my shoulder blades have just shifted Its like the greatest gift you can get The weight has been lifted Woow! I told you, i can't sing. Oh well, i tried Haley, remember when i said If you ever need anything, daddy will be right there? Well guess what, daddy's here. And i ain't goin nowhere baby I love you (kiss)</b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=yellow><b>We’ve been waitin’ for a long time Yes, we’ve been waitin’ for a long, long time We’ve been waitin’ for a long time But we ain’t gonna wait no more We’re getting’ ready to rock & roll We’re gonna - 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3! Well, there’s a reason everybody should be shakin’ in the house tonight And you should grab your favorite lady and promise her you’ll do it right. Tell Fat Jack to jump back and give you a shot of some booze So you can party to some stomp-down, butt-bumpin’, rock & roll, rhythm & blues. ‘Cause the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town. I know that everybody when they hear the music will be doin’ it on the floor Jump up and down they turn around and tell the band to play some more ‘Cause tonight you can dance and romance and do anything you feel like doin’ But don’t look surprised ‘cause you know what I like and tonight we ought to do it ‘Cause the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town. Oh, yeah. Well, there’s a reason everybody should be shakin’ in the house tonight And you should grab your favorite lady and promise her you’ll do it right Tell Fat Jack to jump back and give you a shot of some booze So you can party to some stomp-down, butt-bumpin’, rock & roll, rhythm & blues. ‘Cause the boys are back in town. The boys are back in town. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The boys are back in town. And when the boys are back, There ain’t no foolin’ around!
</b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=orange><b>Please allow me to introduce myself I’m a man of wealth and taste I’ve been around for a long, long year Stole many a man’s soul and faith And I was ’round when jesus christ Had his moment of doubt and pain Made damn sure that pilate Washed his hands and sealed his fate Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name But what’s puzzling you Is the nature of my game I stuck around st. petersburg When I saw it was a time for a change Killed the czar and his ministers Anastasia screamed in vain I rode a tank Held a general’s rank When the blitzkrieg raged And the bodies stank Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name, oh yeah Ah, what’s puzzling you Is the nature of my game, oh yeah I watched with glee While your kings and queens Fought for ten decades For the gods they made I shouted out, Who killed the kennedys? When after all It was you and me Let me please introduce myself I’m a man of wealth and taste And I laid traps for troubadours Who get killed before they reached bombay Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah But what’s puzzling you Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah But what’s confusing you Is just the nature of my game Just as every cop is a criminal And all the sinners saints As heads is tails Just call me lucifer ’cause I’m in need of some restraint So if you meet me Have some courtesy Have some sympathy, and some taste Use all your well-learned politesse Or I’ll lay your soul to waste, um yeah Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, um yeah But what’s puzzling you Is the nature of my game, um mean it, get down Woo, who Oh yeah, get on down Oh yeah Oh yeah! Tell me baby, what’s my name Tell me honey, can ya guess my name Tell me baby, what’s my name I tell you one time, you’re to blame Ooo, who Ooo, who Ooo, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Oh, yeah What’s me name Tell me, baby, what’s my name Tell me, sweetie, what’s my name Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Ooo, who, who Oh, yeah</b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=red><b>Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys They'll never stay home and they're always alone Even with someone they love Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold And they'd rather give you a song then diamonds or gold Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levi's each night begins a new day And if you don't understand him and he don't die young He'll probly just ride away Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys They'll never stay home and they're always alone Even with someone they love Cowboys like smokey old pool rooms and clear mountian moringin's Little warm puppies and children and girls of the night And them that don't know him won't like him And them that do sometimes won't know how to take him He ain't wrong he's just different but his pride won't let him do things to make you think he's right Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys They'll never stay home and they're always alone Even with someone they love Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such</b></font></marquee><marquee><font size=1 color=grey><b>What dey gives you blood? Three months man Whatchu doin in here anyway? You oughta be home with your momma How old are you boy? Thirteen Thirteen? Damn, the bastards must be runnin outta niggaz to arrest Yeah, ohh yeah, this goes out to all the families that went through the struggle Yeah, from the heart It was from the heart, everything was real All that I got is you And I'm so thankful I made it through Yo, dwellin in the past, flashbacks when I was young Whoever thought that I'd have a baby girl and three sons I'm goin through this difficult stage I find it hard to believe Why my old Earth had so many seeds But she's an old woman, and due to me I respect that I saw life for what it's really worth and took a step back Family ain't family no more, we used to play ball Eggs after school, eat grits cause we was poor Grab the pliers for the channel, fix the hanger on the TV Rockin each others pants to school wasn't easy We survived winters, snotty nosed with no coats We kept it real, but the older brother still had jokes Sadly, daddy left me at the age of six I didn't know nuttin but mommy neatly packed his shit She cried, and grandma held the family down I guess mommy wasn't strong enough, she just went down Check it, fifteen of us in a three bedroom apartment Roaches everywhere, cousins and aunts was there Four in the bed, two at the foot, two at the head I didn't like to sleep with Jon-Jon he peed the bed Seven o'clock, pluckin roaches out the cereal box Some shared the same spoon, watchin saturday cartoons Sugar water was our thing, every meal was no thrill In the summer, free lunch held us down like steel And there was days I had to go to Tex house with a note Stating "Gloria can I borrow some food I'm dead broke" So embarrasin I couldn't stand to knock on they door My friends might be laughin, I spent stamps in stores Mommy where's the toilet paper, use the newspaper Look Ms. Rose gave us a couch, she's the neighbor Things was deep, my whole youth was sharper than cleats Two brothers with muscular dystrophy, it killed me But I remember this, mom's would lick her finger tips To wipe the cold out my eye before school wit her spit Case worker had her runnin back to face to face I caught a case, housin tried to throw us out of our place Sometimes I look up at the stars and analyze the sky And ask myself was I meant to be here... why? Yeah, yo All that I got is you And I'm so thankful I made it through Word up mommy, I love you Word up It was all you, word, you brought me in like this I sit and think about All the times we did without, yeah I always said I woudn't cry When I saw tears in your eyes I understand that daddy's not here now But some way or somehow, I will always be around, yeah All things that I did from this to them Oh from drugs to being there Being down and out and I love you always Yeah, you say You see the universe, which consists of the sun moon and star And them planets, that exist in my space Like man woman and child You understand? We got to keep it real, and what reality and reality will keep it real with us I remember them good ol days Because see, that's the child I was What made me the man I am today See cause if you forget where you come from, heheh You're never gonna make it where you're goin, aheh Because you lost the reality of yourself So take one stroll through your mind And see what you will find And you'll see a whole universe all over again and again and again and again and again Heheheh, yeah heheheheh ahaheheheh
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<marquee><font size=1 color=blue><b>The old Cherokee chief sat in his reservation hut, smoking the ceremonial pipe, eyeing the two US government officials sent to interview him. "Chief Two Eagles," one official began, "you have observed the white man for many generations, you have seen his wars and his products, you have seen all his progress, and all his problems." The chief nodded. The official continued, "Considering recent events,in your opinion,where has the white man gone wrong? " The chief stared at the government officials for over a minute, and then calmly replied. "When white man found the land, Indians were running it. No taxes. No debt. Plenty buffalo, Plenty beaver. Women did most of the work. Medicine man free. Indian men hunted and fished all the time" . The chief smiled, and added quietly, "White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that."</b></font></marquee>
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It's the "if no one's posting anyway, what's the harm?" theory that I really hate.
People aren't posting because they come here, read some threads, see that they have no fucking clue what's going on because it's ALL chatting and inside jokes, then decide that the board sucks and don't bother coming back.
If you want to have a few boring chat threads, fine, have your boring chat threads.
BUT WE NEED OTHER FUCKING THREADS.
When chat threads are ALL that exists, it fucking sucks.
I can't even remember the last time I read a thread in OT. I'm only in this one because Six-Pack linked me.
Fuck, it's at the point where I'd welcome TeenWeek's news stories with open arms, just to have SOMETHING posted that isn't a stupid bullshit thread.
It's sad, because I've put a bunch of work into this place, and find myself thinking along the lines of what Ninny said... that this place has just become a useless fucking wasteland.
I was working on a major new feature, and stopped it, halfway done, because I simply did not fucking care anymore. I figured the few people who did stick around on the board - the chatters - wouldn't give a shit about it anyway, so I didn't bother.
More traffic would be greatly appreciated, but I think it would also be helpful if more people posted more diverse threads. What happened to threads based on news stories? (With some commentary of course, not just a cut and paste job.) What happened to the threads where you post some stupid but hilarious Flash cartoon you randomly found on the internet?
There was a day when there was more than just stupid chats - and when people are longing for the past, 420, THAT is what the are longing for. It's not living in the past. It's knowing what a good board looks like. That good board just happens to be in the past.
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Quote:Originally posted by Ninny
When shit started(and i am sorry to name names but i have to) with SLASH and Kenspen every active Mod and both Admins jumped the gun to try to prevent this \"derailing\" of threads you speak of.
Arpi came, he was banned bc his shit was useless and cluttering the board.
As for this U2U shit, yes i have tried that, ask Tinymike and Kenspen....I tried my best to do what i could but NO ONE would fucking listen bc frankly i don't think they really care at this point.
I was told i was being to \"harsh\" or \"taking shit too seriously\" so what did i do to better myself?...i gave the fuck up bc i can't get into an arguement over this or that everyday over threads, i can't warn countless people, i can't Hole EVERYONE it will not accomplish a goddamned thing. So i have just sat back and let the stupid fucks that are posters(you know who you are) destroy the board. I didn't create this place, i wasn't even on OnA.com i don't know shit from shit about any of you, nor do i pretend to. Do whatever the fuck you want right now this place is marked D.O.A.
Okay....I'm gonna stop biting my tongue here for a minute. Ninny, you have some fucking nerve. Absolutely some fuckin nerve.
"I tried my best to do what i could but NO ONE would fucking listen bc frankly i don't think they really care at this point."
You DID NOT TRY YOUR BEST. You took upon yourself to be a fuckin dictator and decide what board policy was and do what ever the fuck you wanted. You deleted posts and threads without giving any thought to it. When you first u2u'ed me, I was more than willing to listen but when I realized that you weren't being equal, that's when I said FUCK YOU and continued. Not because "I didn't give a shit". Unbeknownst to you, I was in contact with the powers that be as to whether or not my posts were appropriate. And neither of them objected. But for some reason YOU took it upon yourself to decide they were not appropriate. I think "being harsh" was an understatement.
You're probably rolling your eyes right now and muttering "fuck you" and "whatever" to me as you read this but I don't care.
As for the nature of the board, yes, it has died down. Old timers from OA came on, saw the childish nature of what was going on and decided that they were over it and didn't need to stick around.
If you want to have a productive board where people post, I hvae to agree that people need to stay on topic. If the we're talking about a subject, stop digressing into other topics. if you feel it necessary to post other things in a post, start your own thread. And the MODS should watch what they delete. What you deem "silly and childish" may actually be something that someone else wants to read. For instance - Kens post. I personally don't care for them (no offense Ken). I find the subject matter irrelevant or silly.What do I do? I don't post in them. But others seem to enjoy interacting with his threads. So be it.
My point here is that the board is what you make of it. If it's chats, then keep it to chat threads. If it's topical, stay on topic. If you think something is funny or worth posting, go for it. Let others decide if it's funny or not or worth adding to. Worst case, the thread will slip down the list and die a quiet and peaceful death.
Ninny's bullshit theory of "only 10 views and 2 replies, so I deleted it" was a lame excuse for deleting threads. Let them die naturally and do clean up later.
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FTL - it's posts like the one above that is needed sometimes to steer things in the desired direction. I appreciate the attempt to be a hands off admin, I really do however...with all the power you have here you also have RESPONSIBILITY.
Blame yourselves for allowing this place to become something you don't care about. If you choose to sit back and not take the reins when necessary, like I said earlier, this place will become whatever the newer folks make it.
But, ok, the few of us that remain here, should we all just pack it up and leave?
I see old schoolers like Brain, MYLF, GIP or Sloats hangin' around, posting away. I read and try to deduce via their posts what kind of flavah is accepted...
I don't know man...I don't know what else to tell you.
Also - why do I all of the sudden feel as if I'm defending all us new folk...I ain't no Al Sharpton. damn it. 
and another thing - I've tried opening threads but they suck I guess...so I sit back and let others do so...I make my jokes (as awfully corny as they are), my show references (oh, how I miss my old status...wah. ) and just try to follow the one rule you guys remind us of on top of the home page:
"Have Fun".
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Quote:Originally posted by fhore twentee
Blame yourselves for allowing this place to become something you don't care about. If you choose to sit back and not take the reins when necessary, like I said earlier, this place will become whatever the newer folks make it.
Take control, people call you a control freak, a Nazi.
Don't take control, the place gets shitty and out of hand.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. And both of these things have happened in this board's extremely short history.
This board should have its own personality. Not a CDIH chat haven. Not RF.net forced-Disneyland with Gestapo stay-on-topic tactics.
But it's been seen with this group of people - any introduction of any form of authority is thrown back in the faces of said authority........ it makes it such that the authority just doesn't want to hear the bullshit anymore, and just gives up. This is exactly what has happened.
Perhaps some sort of pact between the mods and members? A mutual agreement that you're given freedom, but when we tell you to cut the shit, it's for a reason, and you do it without complaining about why or the specific person that told you to stop....
It's a thought... could work...
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I like this board. I liked the O&A board (I didn't join til probably late 2001) to an extent, and I enjoyed CDIH until it became a huge clique....one where you were either "in" or "out".
I'm not going to lie and say that I'm a huge O&A fan because, frankly, I didn't have much of an opportunity to listen to them. I heard a few bits that I thought were really hysterical, and a few that I thought weren't.
I have "friends" here that I "met" through O&A, some of whom never made it over to CDIH.
It's not my place to say what's wrong or right with this board. Yeah, it's been slow lately. But my theory is, if I see a thread I have an interest in, or something to say, I'll read/post. If not, then I move on. Also, it's summer, and people (generally speaking) are inside less and have more things to do, so I don't know if the quantity and quality are fairly judged at this time of year.
I would imagine it's very difficult to be a fair/impartial mod. How do you moderate effectively without ending up looking like you're playing favorites or holding a grudge?
You can't re-create the past...what's gone is gone. The best you can hope for is something new and different. And just because something doesn't work out exactly as you planned, doesn't mean you should just pack up and leave. Isn't there an old saying, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again?
Also, I agree (yikes!) with Ken. People bitch about dumb threads and people bitch about the lack of posting. It's a lose-lose situation. I'd rather check in and see 10 dopey threads, than see absolutely no action.
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Quote:Also, I agree (yikes!) with Ken. People bitch about dumb threads and people bitch about the lack of posting. It's a lose-lose situation. I'd rather check in and see 10 dopey threads, than see absolutely no action.
yowsa,
but that is how I feel,
my posts are best when I can throw a funny line into an active thread...
I know that.....
yet when there ARE no active threads....
I will at least try to start something.
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Quote:Originally posted by sweet angelmy theory is, if I see a thread I have an interest in, or something to say, I'll read/post. If not, then I move on. Also, it's summer, and people (generally speaking) are inside less and have more things to do, so I don't know if the quantity and quality are fairly judged at this time of year.
I agree. yup. :nod:
Quote:You can't re-create the past...what's gone is gone. The best you can hope for is something new and different. And just because something doesn't work out exactly as you planned, doesn't mean you should just pack up and leave. Isn't there an old saying, \"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again?
Yup.
Quote:Also, I agree (yikes!) with Ken. People bitch about dumb threads and people bitch about the lack of posting. It's a lose-lose situation. I'd rather check in and see 10 dopey threads, than see absolutely no action.
YUP!
I want action tonight! Satisfaction ALRIGHT!
I don't think its ever an easy job to run a board...of any type...you have my sympathies but that alone won't help this place become what you all envison it to be...
it takes WORK.
Now - Silera still owes me a naked wow on top of a building in a Spiderman pose - STILL waiting. Or did she take a trip to the Domcan Replic?
And where is Alkey - lunging around somewhere getting drunk?
AIMP - you silly goose. Get back in here and show us your tits.
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