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I was looking at some old posts this morning and noticed something interesting. My join date is August 2003! Does this qualify me as an oldie? It so better!

As a fellow oldie, I officially pronounce you addicted. Congratulations.

Well, I'm just over a year old, and apparently I'm considered old. Quite possibly because it's very rare to see an '02 now, and the '03s seem to be leaving, or at least posting rarely.

Its compassionate, intelligent population of 395 million

Why so little pop when you've been here so long?

Why so little pop when you've been here so long?

Rotovia's old nation got deleted for inactivity methinks.

so what does that make me? :-)

so what does that make me? :-)

wow, I haven't seen an '02 in a long time.

*looks over at her own join date* Compared to me, you're definitely an oldie.

so what does that make me? :-)

Holy crap! The '02s DO exist!


What's fucking scary is that I saw an '02 or an '03 with 39 posts. That's...just..insane.

As a fellow oldie, I officially pronounce you addicted. Congratulations.
*whipes away a tear* I'm so damn proud!

I'm not that old.

I must wait until the day AFTER Christmas before I'm two years old.

I must wait until the day AFTER Christmas before I'm two years old.

I just realized a truth about NS.

Silly threads like this one just aren't complete without a post by Colodia.

Colodia is my hero.

For the record, I've been a NSers longer then Colodia! *folds arms and pouts*

I just realized a truth about NS.

Silly threads like this one just aren't complete without a post by Colodia.
Aww...:D

*hugs you and swipes your wallet from behind you, and specifically pockets pictures of your wife*

Translation: Look everybody I don't have a life! :p

Don't want to look at how long I have been here. Woops too late. ;)

For the record, I've been a NSers longer then Colodia! *folds arms and pouts*
Yeah yeah, now shutup and let us worship Colodia.

For the record, I've been a NSers longer then Colodia! *folds arms and pouts*

so have I

Aww...:D

*hugs you and swipes your wallet from behind you, and specifically pockets pictures of your wife*

*pulls out squirt bottle*

Bad Colodia! Bad!

*squirts Colodia*

*pulls out squirt bottle*

Bad Colodia! Bad!

*squirts Colodia*
Ahhhh! I'm melting!

*isn't melting but just falls on the ground and pretends to be dead and hopes that Squorn will leave*

Aww...:D

*hugs you and swipes your wallet from behind you, and specifically pockets pictures of your wife*
Colodia kinda reminds of me of Bender... especially the antena sticking form his head.

Translation: Look everybody I don't have a life! :p

Don't want to look at how long I have been here. Woops too late. ;)
lol... here's a thought though. I'm yet to receive a decent nickname. Sp far all I have is Rotty, Uncle Rotty & Dr Rotovich... the later I don't mind so much.

Colodia kinda reminds of me of Bender... especially the antena sticking form his head.
I was thinking specifically about Bender as I posted that. :D

Ahhhh! I'm melting!

*isn't melting but just falls on the ground and pretends to be dead and hopes that Squorn will leave*

*kicks Colodias foot a little*

That was easy.

*kicks Colodias foot a little*

That was easy.
*jumps up, mounts your leg, and refuses to let go*

HA! We'll mold together as one superhuman in a few years time!

hey, date thing on the sidebar! i've been here longer than that! i'm actually an '03er! what's the dillio?

I'm an '02 with, probably less than 50 posts. I don't get to the forums much. Do I qualify as a Wally?

*jumps up, mounts your leg, and refuses to let go*

HA! We'll mold together as one superhuman in a few years time!

Does anyone have a crowbar i could use?




A baseball bat or any other blunt object would also work.

Err...I thought I were an '02. Sorry. But am I still a Wally?

Does anyone have a crowbar i could use?




A baseball bat or any other blunt object would also work.
*Throws Squorn a chainsaw*

Does anyone have a crowbar i could use?




A baseball bat or any other blunt object would also work.
The mods have already beaten down my IQ to a 1337 from 666. You'll never make me more uber damaged more! Aye!~~~~

Does anyone have a crowbar i could use?




A baseball bat or any other blunt object would also work. I have this sledgehammer here...

*Throws Squorn a chainsaw*
Thanks, that will do nicely.

*looks down at Colodia*

Okay, either you're going to let go of my leg, or I'll have to cut off yours.

It's not that I don't like you. It's that I like my leg.

that's not a crowbar. THIS is a crowbar!!! ....see its got the special stools...

Thanks, that will do nicely.

*looks down at Colodia*

Okay, either you're going to let go of my leg, or I'll have to cut off yours.

It's not that I don't like you. It's that I like my leg.
....




*mounts the chainsaw*


Only 10 years until we are one! And I'll be awesome in the sack once I pull off my pants! :D

Thanks, that will do nicely.

*looks down at Colodia*

Okay, either you're going to let go of my leg, or I'll have to cut off yours.

It's not that I don't like you. It's that I like my leg.

*slices Colodia off with a sword* I like your leg, too, Zem. I like it alot.

Where are all the other old timers? Have they all just taken up residence in the RPs?

....




*mounts the chainsaw*


Only 10 years until we are one! And I'll be awesome in the sack once I pull off my pants! :D


:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

*pulls chainsaw starter cord*

Colodia never ceases to amaze me...

*slices Colodia off with a sword* I like your leg, too, Zem. I like it alot.

Where are all the other old timers? Have they all just taken up residence in the RPs?
The old-timers quit when the general forum lost the appeal it used to have...seems less free than it was back in the day...

Either that or they got real lives...eh...who knows?

I'm an '02 with, probably less than 50 posts. I don't get to the forums much. Do I qualify as a Wally?
*shakes head* No, you're a disgrace to us all. You should be more like Rotovia and whore it up! Post whore like you've (obviously) never post-whored before!

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

*pulls chainsaw starter cord*
Now all we need is a chick. Too bad women don't really exist on the internet. :(

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

*pulls chainsaw starter cord*
Colodia, now would be a good time to let go of the chansaw...

The old-timers quit when the general forum lost the appeal it used to have...seems less free than it was back in the day...
This coming from an ex-mod? :eek:

The old-timers quit when the general forum lost the appeal it used to have...seems less free than it was back in the day...

Either that or they got real lives...eh...who knows?

Yeah, I noticed it was shortly after '04 Election, am I right?A LOT of the Generalites that I really admired and watched during debates seemed to disappear about that time, sadly. It's half the reason I've stayed out of the debates since then...there's really nothing new anymore.

The old-timers quit when the general forum lost the appeal it used to have...seems less free than it was back in the day...

Either that or they got real lives...eh...who knows?
Neutered Sptuniks? OMG!~

Yeah, I noticed it was shortly after '04 Election, am I right?A LOT of the Generalites that I really admired and watched during debates seemed to disappear about that time, sadly. It's half the reason I've stayed out of the debates since then...there's really nothing new anymore.

Trust me man, there was nothing new back then either.

Either that or they got real lives...eh...who knows?
Do those things really exist, or are you lying to me...?

Trust me man, there was nothing new back then either.

True, but I swear I recall alot more debates/other threads going on, with alot more elder Generalites.

Yeah, I noticed it was shortly after '04 Election, am I right?A LOT of the Generalites that I really admired and watched during debates seemed to disappear about that time, sadly. It's half the reason I've stayed out of the debates since then...there's really nothing new anymore.

You'll note that was also about the timeframe where the forums were moved to Jolt...for some reason, that seems to have killed General...maybe it's that we all used to have something in common - the incredible lag...

True, but I swear I recall alot more debates/other threads going on, with alot more elder Generalites.

It always spikes in election season. Although it does seem that a lot of people kind of faded out around then. Too many names for me to remember.

You'll note that was also about the timeframe where the forums were moved to Jolt...for some reason, that seems to have killed General...maybe it's that we all used to have something in common - the incredible lag...

Ah, yeah...I forgot when it was that we were Joltified. lol..."Unity in slowness! May it forever keep the peace!"

It always spikes in election season. Although it does seem that a lot of people kind of faded out around then. Too many names for me to remember.

Ah hah!I'm NOT as insane as I thought. Mad as a hatter, yes, but not as not further gone than that!

It always spikes in election season. Although it does seem that a lot of people kind of faded out around then. Too many names for me to remember.

General forum used to hop all the time, year round, elections or not. Of course, when we moved to Jolt, I think we lost that feeling of uniqueness and individuality that the forums had...now we're just lumped in amongst all kinds of other games. Granted, we're a large section of it, but we're still just a section of it. Kinda makes it lose some of it's charm...

*shakes head* No, you're a disgrace to us all. You should be more like Rotovia and whore it up! Post whore like you've (obviously) never post-whored before!


Whore me up baby!

Ah hah!I'm NOT as insane as I thought. Mad as a hatter, yes, but not as not further gone than that!

Look what you did! You made me get all reminiscent! Now I'm going to be sad and moan about the "glory days" of NS for an hour.

General forum used to hop all the time, year round, elections or not. Of course, when we moved to Jolt, I think we lost that feeling of uniqueness and individuality that the forums had...now we're just lumped in amongst all kinds of other games. Granted, we're a large section of it, but we're still just a section of it. Kinda makes it lose some of it's charm...

Damn..you've a kinda depressing point. I remember when I first joined it was very active, and now...it's got incredibly slow days at times. I still love NS, but it could use a jolt. Not the kind we got, though.

Look what you did! You made me get all reminiscent! Now I'm going to be sad and moan about the "glory days" of NS for an hour.

Let's do it together!I can remember about half of what you can! ..Maybe more. You are a mattress.

General forum used to hop all the time, year round, elections or not. Of course, when we moved to Jolt, I think we lost that feeling of uniqueness and individuality that the forums had...now we're just lumped in amongst all kinds of other games. Granted, we're a large section of it, but we're still just a section of it. Kinda makes it lose some of it's charm...

I blame part of it on stricter G forum rules.

It used to be we could post any thing we wanted, then came spam purges and the banning of pointless threads and then the banning of game threads. People got sick of being told what they weren't allowed to do, so they went elsewhere.* My first G forum post was in a thread later locked and banned: the infamous "Last one to post here wins"

*I have no idea where elsewhere may be

Whore me up baby!
Lesson One: One of my personal favourite postwhoring techniques is to reply to every post in a thread.

We'll make a NSWhore out of you yet! :fluffle:

I blame part of it on stricter G forum rules.

It used to be we could post any thing we wanted, then came spam purges and the banning of pointless threads and then the banning of game threads. People got sick of being told what they weren't allowed to do, so they went elsewhere.* My first G forum post was in a thread later locked and banned: the infamous "Last one to post here wins"

*I have no idea where elsewhere may be

Yeah, it has gotten stricter, which could've killed it for a lot of people. I think word games would be a good thing to have back, but I do think that the spam stuff is fine being terminated. After all, there are Spam and Chat sections on Jolt already.

Let's do it together!I can remember about half of what you can! ..Maybe more. You are a mattress.

Names of General Forumites, come to pass:
(or whom I haven't seen any evidence of in forever)

Normack, Nyborg, The Basenji, Sparren, Vexilars, North East Europe, Blue Viper, and many more.

Those are just some of the ones I was friends with. The full list of big name posters who left would swamp the thread.

I blame part of it on stricter G forum rules.

It used to be we could post any thing we wanted, then came spam purges and the banning of pointless threads and then the banning of game threads. People got sick of being told what they weren't allowed to do, so they went elsewhere.* My first G forum post was in a thread later locked and banned: the infamous "Last one to post here wins"

*I have no idea where elsewhere may be

I met Reppy playing in the pyramid quote thread of lore...

And, you're right. The rules haven't changed much, there're just fewer mods willing to participate in General and more mods willing to limit what can and cant be done in here.

I remember the days when it was a chore to clean up General - but we left it pretty much alone because that was what it was for. Gone are the days of fighting with neo-nazis, the TRUE general-royality, and nonsensical threads created because that's how you got to know your fellow NSers...

Now everyone's so damn serious when they debate, so hard-line...it's not fun to discuss anything anymore. Passion is wonderful, extremism isnt. General used to be full of passionate people, now it seems full of extremists...

Yeah, it has gotten stricter, which could've killed it for a lot of people. I think word games would be a good thing to have back, but I do think that the spam stuff is fine being terminated. After all, there are Spam and Chat sections on Jolt already.

But they're not NS spam and chat forums. They're just open to all of jolt. They're not special!

Well pfft, can't anything be done about it?

Yeah, it has gotten stricter, which could've killed it for a lot of people. I think word games would be a good thing to have back, but I do think that the spam stuff is fine being terminated. After all, there are Spam and Chat sections on Jolt already.
The spam was what gave us friendships. Now that the spam threads are gone, where are we to go to just kick back and have fun? That's what made General General... The spam and chat threads in the rest of the Jolt forums arent OURS. We used to have our OWN forum for spam and chat - that's what General was. That's what made us distinct from all the other forums out there...if we were to move our spam and chat to the Jolt forums set aside for such frivolities, what would make us different from anyone else there?

Lesson One: One of my personal favourite postwhoring techniques is to reply to every post in a thread.

We'll make a NSWhore out of you yet! :fluffle:


Teach me my young friend.

Well pfft, can't anything be done about it?

It's easy.

All you have to do is convince the mods to open up the General forum to General use again. Not just pointless debate and pseudo-RPing. This forum has become something the I don't believe it was meant to be, or should have been meant to be. It should have been a place to come to relax from the rigid IC etiquette enforced forums like NS, II and UN. Somewhere where you could just relax.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good RP. I've been in dozens, but I think that as everyone and their uncle and their cousin has become a mod, we've lost sight of the prupose of this forum.

It's easy.

All you have to do is convince the mods to open up the General forum to General use again. Not just pointless debate and pseudo-RPing. This forum has become something the I don't believe it was meant to be, or should have been meant to be. It should have been a place to come to relax from the rigid IC etiquette enforced forums like NS, II and UN. Somewhere where you could just relax.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good RP. I've been in dozens, but I think that as everyone and their uncle and their cousin has become a mod, we've lost sight of the prupose of this forum.
Indeed...but the Mods dont listen to us anymore...all they know how to do is enforce the rules these days. They've forgotten how to be one of us generalites and become a law-enforcer instead of a moderator...

But, that's just my 2 cents, and we all know how much that counts for among the mods these days...

Teach me my young friend. I'd like to learn too.
Sorry, feel free to ignore the n00b.

Indeed...but the Mods dont listen to us anymore...all they know how to do is enforce the rules these days. They've forgotten how to be one of us generalites and become a law-enforcer instead of a moderator...

But, that's just my 2 cents, and we all know how much that counts for among the mods these days...

I agree with you, and that's why, (I know I've said this a million times but its true), Amerigo was such a good mod. He still thought like a real person, and saw things differently from some mods whose names will not be mentioned at this time.

The spam was what gave us friendships. Now that the spam threads are gone, where are we to go to just kick back and have fun? That's what made General General... The spam and chat threads in the rest of the Jolt forums arent OURS. We used to have our OWN forum for spam and chat - that's what General was. That's what made us distinct from all the other forums out there...if we were to move our spam and chat to the Jolt forums set aside for such frivolities, what would make us different from anyone else there?

Ahh..Got it. I'm not sure if that was before my time or not, since I don't really recall that. What were your thoughts on them, when you were a mod? I think I was in the tail end of your modship, if I recall correctly.

Indeed...but the Mods dont listen to us anymore...all they know how to do is enforce the rules these days. They've forgotten how to be one of us generalites and become a law-enforcer instead of a moderator...

But, that's just my 2 cents, and we all know how much that counts for among the mods these days...

It used to be they'd post more, and I loved having the mods as one of us. Some of 'em do from time to time, which is good. I'd like to think that if I (in the probably very unlikely event) that I became a mod, it wouldn't change me. Yeah, I'd enforce the rules, but I'd still be a Generalite.

[QUOTE=Neutered Sputniks]I met Reppy playing in the pyramid quote thread of lore...
[QUOTE]
I miss post pyramids and "mod temples"

Ahh..Got it. I'm not sure if that was before my time or not, since I don't really recall that. What were your thoughts on them, when you were a mod? I think I was in the tail end of your modship, if I recall correctly.

As mods? We used to see General as somewhat of a cesspool of whatever crap people wanted to post. We'd "wade" in from time to time to make sure it wasnt getting too far out of hand, or if someone complained that a thread was too graphic (violent / pornographic nature) or if there was a major flamefest going on (which happened kinda frequently). But, with those exceptions, we mostly left General alone - and at times, we'd go in there just to have fun and relax with the rest of the NS crowd.

Now the mods come through on a routine basis and lock threads that they dont like, or that they think are insulting - regardless of how true or humorous the thread...

I met Reppy playing in the pyramid quote thread of lore...

I miss post pyramids and "mod temples"

Can we even make post pyramids if we try anymore?

*tries*

Can we even make post pyramids if we try anymore?

*tries*

No, Jolt automatically removes the old quotes :( It'd be incredibly difficult to make quote pyramids as extensive as those of lore...

Remember when a singly pyramid of one or two word posts would take FOREVER to scroll through?

Wont happen again, the Mods wouldnt allow it...

As mods? We used to see General as somewhat of a cesspool of whatever crap people wanted to post. We'd "wade" in from time to time to make sure it wasnt getting too far out of hand, or if someone complained that a thread was too graphic (violent / pornographic nature) or if there was a major flamefest going on (which happened kinda frequently). But, with those exceptions, we mostly left General alone - and at times, we'd go in there just to have fun and relax with the rest of the NS crowd.

*remembers Marathon*


Now the mods come through on a routine basis and lock threads that they dont like, or that they think are insulting - regardless of how true or humorous the thread...
It seems to me that while the early mod selections were very good, what with you, Amerigo, RepProd, Melkor, Scolo and the like, recently, moderator selection has been less carefully thought out.

As mods? We used to see General as somewhat of a cesspool of whatever crap people wanted to post. We'd "wade" in from time to time to make sure it wasnt getting too far out of hand, or if someone complained that a thread was too graphic (violent / pornographic nature) or if there was a major flamefest going on (which happened kinda frequently). But, with those exceptions, we mostly left General alone - and at times, we'd go in there just to have fun and relax with the rest of the NS crowd.

Now the mods come through on a routine basis and lock threads that they dont like, or that they think are insulting - regardless of how true or humorous the thread...
Eh, I think there's a good and bad side to that. I'd never want to think of General as a cesspool, but it would be nice if it was more relaxed. I dunno...the players seem to be fairly self-regulating, perhaps because of the mods.

Originally Posted by Squornshelous
Can we even make post pyramids if we try anymore?

*tries*
No, Jolt automatically removes the old quotes :( It'd be incredibly difficult to make quote pyramids as extensive as those of lore...

Remember when a singly pyramid of one or two word posts would take FOREVER to scroll through?

Wont happen again, the Mods wouldnt allow it...

I managed to make one, but you have to do it manually.

I managed to make one, but you have to do it manually.

Which is why we could never make em as big as they used to be :(


I say cesspool because that's what it was at times (compared to the rest of the forums), but after a bit of tidying up from time to time, it became less of a cesspool and more of a hang-out forum.

And I wont post my opinion of any other mods, neither those I worked with, nor those selected since I left. The people that know me know what I think, and that's good enough for me. No need to start something...

And I wont post my opinion of any other mods, neither those I worked with, nor those selected since I left. The people that know me know what I think, and that's good enough for me. No need to start something...

Agreed.

It was a nice, comfy sort of cesspool.

Which is why we could never make em as big as they used to be :(


I say cesspool because that's what it was at times (compared to the rest of the forums), but after a bit of tidying up from time to time, it became less of a cesspool and more of a hang-out forum.

And I wont post my opinion of any other mods, neither those I worked with, nor those selected since I left. The people that know me know what I think, and that's good enough for me. No need to start something...
Ah...I tend to have a good bit of respect for the mods, and the work they do, but I do wish that they were still active in General, or other parts of NS, as I said. I know a few still roleplay, and a few will once in a while take a peek into General..but it was..comforting, I suppose, that the mods were still one of "us".

Ah...I tend to have a good bit of respect for the mods, and the work they do, but I do wish that they were still active in General, or other parts of NS, as I said. I know a few still roleplay, and a few will once in a while take a peek into General..but it was..comforting, I suppose, that the mods were still one of "us".

I would argue that the mods Mod in General too much, and dont relax as much as they used to.

Ah...I tend to have a good bit of respect for the mods, and the work they do, but I do wish that they were still active in General, or other parts of NS, as I said. I know a few still roleplay, and a few will once in a while take a peek into General..but it was..comforting, I suppose, that the mods were still one of "us".

That's just the thing, of the mods, I only see Melkor and Euroslavia, who's only a n00b mod anyhow, acting like normal NS posters. Some others don't RP or show up in General anymore, or post at all aside from locking threads.

I hope it has my join date on this post.

That's just the thing, of the mods, I only see Melkor and Euroslavia, who's only a n00b mod anyhow, acting like normal NS posters. Some others don't RP or show up in General anymore, or post at all aside from locking threads.

Yeah..Once in a while some of the others'll post, but nowhere near as often as those two, from what I've seen. I believe Myrth was the last mod we've had in a while that would post alot, if I recall correctly.

Yeah..Once in a while some of the others'll post, but nowhere near as often as those two, from what I've seen. I believe Myrth was the last mod we've had in a while that would post alot, if I recall correctly.

Ahh, but the problem is not how little the current mods post...the problem is what they do and dont allow in the forums anymore...

Yeah..Once in a while some of the others'll post, but nowhere near as often as those two, from what I've seen. I believe Myrth was the last mod we've had in a while that would post alot, if I recall correctly.

That's right, I forgot about Myrth (how could I!?). Myrth is/was "one of the gang". And that satanic barney pic in the NS player pics thread was hilarious.

Ahh, but the problem is not how little the current mods post...the problem is what they do and dont allow in the forums anymore...

We think part of the problem is that the mods are out of touch with the rest of NS.

We think part of the problem is that the mods are out of touch with the rest of NS.

I agree with you on that one. I just dont want people to read this thread (yeah right) and think that we just want mods to post in General more...

Ahh, but the problem is not how little the current mods post...the problem is what they do and dont allow in the forums anymore...

Yeah, I know, but I think if they took part in the forums more, they'd see what it needed.

That's right, I forgot about Myrth (how could I!?). Myrth is/was "one of the gang". And that satanic barney pic in the NS player pics thread was hilarious.


..How the hell could you forget about Myrth, man! And yeah, that pic is great.

I agree with you on that one. I just dont want people to read this thread (yeah right) and think that we just want mods to post in General more...

I don't think anyone's going to come to that conclusion. I think the mods we have right now are too caught up with "being a mod" that they really aren't doing a great job. The old mods, yourself included, didn't seem to be interested in being a mod for the sake of being a mod, they wanted to help out with making NS a better, safer, friendlier place. (I'm making a small asumption here)

I don't think anyone's going to come to that conclusion. I think the mods we have right now are too caught up with "being a mod" that they really aren't doing a great job. The old mods, yourself included, didn't seem to be interested in being a mod for the sake of being a mod, they wanted to help out with making NS a better, safer, friendlier place. (I'm making a small asumption here)

I can assure you that such were the intentions of those I knew as mods...however, I cannot speak of the intentions of the current mods as I dont know them and havent worked with them.

A mass petition to Salusa from all the users that agree with us to get the mods to take some time to understanding the people they mod. It's a longshot. But it's better than just discussing our downfall.

A mass petition to Salusa from all the users that agree with us to get the mods to take some time to understanding the people they mod. It's a longshot. But it's better than just discussing our downfall.

I'd "sign" it in a heartbeat, but good luck witht he rest of the forum.

I don't think anyone's going to come to that conclusion. I think the mods we have right now are too caught up with "being a mod" that they really aren't doing a great job. The old mods, yourself included, didn't seem to be interested in being a mod for the sake of being a mod, they wanted to help out with making NS a better, safer, friendlier place. (I'm making a small asumption here)

Petition's a nice idea, but yeah..I think Squorn's right. A lot of the newer people may not understand why.

I have to stop ranting and go sleep now. Carry on the fight my comrades, or whatever it is those freedom fighter types in Iraq say.

I have to stop ranting and go sleep now. Carry on the fight my comrades, or whatever it is those freedom fighter types in Iraq say.
We say

"When do we get the McDonalds?"

I have to stop ranting and go sleep now. Carry on the fight my comrades, or whatever it is those freedom fighter types in Iraq say.

Since when do Zems sleep? Do they sleep on Zems?

O.o Neut, how long has it been since you retired? I can't for the life of me remember, and it's driving me up the wall.

Since when do Zems sleep? Do they sleep on Zems?

O.o Neut, how long has it been since you retired? I can't for the life of me remember, and it's driving me up the wall.

Retirement came sometime during early-mid 2004 I believe...shortly before the summer / move to Jolt.

Retirement came sometime during early-mid 2004 I believe...shortly before the summer / move to Jolt.

Ahh, thank you. That would be why I dun remember your modship. *points to join date* If you don't mind my asking, what was your reason for retiring, or for that matter, what seems to be the general reason for a mod retiring? The real world taking up too much time for NS?

Ahh, thank you. That would be why I dun remember your modship. *points to join date* If you don't mind my asking, what was your reason for retiring, or for that matter, what seems to be the general reason for a mod retiring? The real world taking up too much time for NS?

I have no comment on the reason for my own retirement. Most mods retire due to RL pressures. Modding can become quite time-consuming.

Wow, I opened this thread and thought that it'd be nothing but people saying "Ha! I'm way older than you!" and I wanted to live the glory days of NS yore before all you whippersnappers came into the picture. Sadly, I found none of them and somehow most of the great names I knew have been forgotten...

Fine. Im older than all of you.
It was better before mods (actually thats sorta true - it was better before mods (and the need for them, ie in the first 3 weeks when everyone was there for the RPing and there were only ~10,000 members... (most wernt on the forums...)))

It also seems that its a lot more regulated by players now... there are unspoken/unwritten rules that n00bs are expected to know.

*whipes away a tear* I'm so damn proud!
But your join date says Jan 2005??? Are you a wanna geriatric?

Fine. Im older than all of you.
It was better before mods (actually thats sorta true - it was better before mods (and the need for them, ie in the first 3 weeks when everyone was there for the RPing and there were only ~10,000 members... (most wernt on the forums...)))

It also seems that its a lot more regulated by players now... there are unspoken/unwritten rules that n00bs are expected to know.

Ahhh, but then came the days of goatse and tubgirl and flame-fests. Not to mention region griefing, etc.

yeah - as i said good without mods, but only for the first month at most...

But your join date says Jan 2005??? Are you a wanna geriatric?
Nope. Check the join date on Rotovia. There was some... unpleasentless that we don't discuss...