NationStates Jolt Archive

Log in.


Check in Moderation to see if old smells-of-prunes is trying to get me forumbanned again.


Go to General.


See usual suspects brag about how they don't mind 'taking it on the chin' and decrying junior hall-monitor wannabes who run to Moderation upon seeing something they disagree with.


Read latest 'goodbye, I'm-sick-to-death-of-all-the-usual-suspects-so-I'm-leaving' thread.


Go write TG of support and commiseration to author of 'goodbye' thread.


Peruse threads.


Respond to thread.


See ringleader of usual suspects freak out over some trifling matter in my post.


Check Moderation to see if smells-of-prunes is yet again trying to have me forumbanned over the trifling matter, though you'll never get him to admit to being a junior hall-monitor wannabe.


Despair to see that, yes in fact, the rotten old curmudgeon is trying to get me forumbanned over some perceived slight.


Consider quitting NS altogether.


Get spine up, defend self in Moderation, resolve not to quit.


Smoke large bowl of fine cannabis.


Keep posting 'til bedtime.


Wake up, repeat.

*bumps for the Happy Gang to take a kick at the can before this thread sinks like a lead weight to the bottom of the pond*

You need a bobber. I assume; I don't actually know anything about fishing.

I don't actually know anything about fishing.
Neither do I. I prefer hanging over the edge of the boat and letting swim up to nibble the dirt and dead skin off my fingertips, anyway.

wow, far more interesting than my usual NS day:


open browser
yeah its a line break... wanna fight about it?
gawp at threads
yeah its a line break... wanna fight about it?
refresh in the hope something fun comes up
yeah its a line break... wanna fight about it?
give in and either:
a) do something else
b) post out of desperation
yeah its a line break... wanna fight about it?
repeat all day -> sleep

You should try dynamite fishing. It's a blast. I know lame joke

- open general

- look for threads i might be interrested in

- look for my homies

- then i leave and comeback a few hours later...

-visit general
-read interesting threads
-respond to applicable threads
-check to see if a link to my photo is still extant in Dinaverg's siggy
-vote in random polls
-check for responses to my responses
-respond to responsive responses
-participate in a flamewar on the issue of war/gun-ownership/religion/ evolution/women's rights/politics
-spend 45 minutes trying to tear myself away from said flamewar
-leave so that I can complete my daily schedule of excercise, shower, singing practice, dinner, tv/homework, feeding rabbit, brushing teeth/washing face/flossing, and going to bed

- log in
- deal with issues
- go to general
- look for polls
-vote in polls
-look for light-hearted fun threads
- if found, post something silly
- look for other interesting threads
- post if i have an opinion
-refresh page
-refresh a few more times
- go to search page to find my recent posts and see if anyone's rplyed/quoted me
- reply to any responses
- refresh
- browse through any photo threads or the profile thread
- check general for threads/polls again
- repeat from step 4
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...
-pass out from lack of sleep

... of course, it really pisses off the people I'm fishing with, as I casually interact with the fish they're trying to catch...

-Log in.
-Check mod forum.
-Feel like Solomon with the baby.
-Resolve tasks in the GHP.
-Despair about lack of time to post.
-Post.

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

"Smells of Prunes" would have to be one of the lamest Native American names ever.

Log on
Look at threads
Realise 1/2 are the threads I was reading last night with the same arguments repeated
Realise most of the other 1/2 are threads I was reading last year with the same arguments repeated
Find and 'interesing thread'
Read 'interesing thread'
Post in 'interesing thread'
Read different threads
Log off

- log on
- look for something interesting
- post something I find thoughtful
- bicker
- debate
- avoid the trolls
- check my TG's
- delete trollish TG's that I recieve, fight the urge to reply
- check email for replies to thoughtful comment
- decide that I should avoid posting all together
- fail to follow through with that plan
- debate
- bicker
- debate
- repeat in a few hours when I have time.....

Something to the effect of...

-Do the whole log in thing

-Scroll around looking for some interesting, intelligent threads

-Find interesting, intelligent thread

-Read first 3 or 4 pages of above thread, calculating and creating the perfect response to the topic at hand.

-Hit the reply button

-Type out first sentance, but then come to the realization that I am about a) have my opinion slaughtered by some college level genius who can create posts of seemingly infinite length b) have my opinion proven wrong by some 13 year old (genious or just of the techno age?) who can hardly create a complete sentance or c) be completely ignored by all other posters

-Goes back to the General board, scrolls around for some interesting, unintelligent thread

-Make a post and have share in some laughs and cheers for my reasons as to why gerbils have a much lower survival rate than that of the common computer cable

-Picks nose for a bit

-Wonders why I have such a small post count, especially after being here much longer than many well respected posters and mods

-Realises that it is probably because I don't give a shit

-Repeats the whole find an interesting, unintelligent thread finding bit

-Figures it is time to go, 10 minutes here is a long time when I've got things to do, places to go and people to see

1. Log in.
2. Deal with issues, vote in UN.
3. Look for thread.
4. Find serious thread.
5. Begin reading.
6. Get bored, search for new thread.
7. Find another serious thread.
8. Start a long post.
9. Get bored, replace half hour of typing with a one-liner.
10. Find silly thread.
11. Set up taco stand.
12. Save think up ideas for next signature.
13. Brag about being Canadian.
14. Loop 13.
15. Go to bed.

1. Do my issues for my nation.
2. Go on general.
3. Look through the threads for something arguing about ideology or politics.
4. Give a big, long explanation of what, according to my ideology, is the correct thing to do, with plenty of details and reasoning.
5. Check the thread I just posted in with a frequency that is possibly from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
6. Read the reply, which, 99.999993% of the time is by someone who doesn't understand because A.) He doesn't know anything, B.) He has abysmal reading comprehension, or C.) He's trying to be cute in a vain attempt to win an argument.
7. Groan in frustration, proceed to tell person how utterly wrong he is and how he should stop doing one of the above (With varying degrees of courtesy).
8. Look for another thread. Rinse, lather, repeat.

- check my nation
- log on forum
- look for something interesting
- shake my head in despair at Undelia or, conversely, shake my head in despair if I find myself agreeing with Undelia.
- post to a couple of interesting threads.
- watch as the threads I posted to die.
- start a thread.
- watch the thread I started die.
- wonder why I'm here.
- go do something else.
- come back and do it all over again.

Log in.
Auto-login :p *substitutes with "click shortcut"*
Check in Moderation to see if old smells-of-prunes is trying to get me forumbanned again.
*nod*
Go to General.
Never!
See usual suspects brag about how they don't mind 'taking it on the chin' and decrying junior hall-monitor wannabes who run to Moderation upon seeing something they disagree with.
Yeah! Hmm.
Read latest 'goodbye, I'm-sick-to-death-of-all-the-usual-suspects-so-I'm-leaving' thread.
Maybe I should leave..
Go write TG of support and commiseration to author of 'goodbye' thread.
I like eggs.
Peruse threads.
*nod*
Respond to thread.
Post whore.
See ringleader of usual suspects freak out over some trifling matter in my post.
*starts looking for typos*
Check Moderation to see if smells-of-prunes is yet again trying to have me forumbanned over the trifling matter, though you'll never get him to admit to being a junior hall-monitor wannabe.
*cough*Jacabia*cough*
Despair to see that, yes in fact, the rotten old curmudgeon is trying to get me forumbanned over some perceived slight.
Good :D
Consider quitting NS altogether.
Wahh??
Get spine up, defend self in Moderation, resolve not to quit.
You go girlfren!
Smoke large bowl of fine cannabis.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Keep posting 'til bedtime.
Yes.
Wake up, repeat.
YES :eek:

-Log in.
-Check mod forum.
-Feel like Solomon with the baby.
-Resolve tasks in the GHP.
-Despair about lack of time to post.
-Post.

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
you forgot the part where you have to read the thread complaining about <namesupressed> and then ban both <namesupressed> AND the person who complained about him.

1. check email for notification of any posts I subscribed to.

2. Auto-login

3. Check on nation, see if its population has passed 2 billion yet. (it has)

4. check to see if by some chance there's a new issue instead of the ones I get every day.

5. Give up hope of getting new isue that will allow me to reach my goal of Anarchy.

6. Look in International Incidents forum if there was any activity on my RP thread.

7. Check out General, see if by some chance there's a topic that hasn't been done a million times.

8. give up hope that new topic will ever be discussed

9. Thnik to myself "I really should do that paper now."

10. Go back into General looking for topic to laugh and/or get pissed off about.

11. Realize it's now 4:00 am

12. go to bed.

Get home.
Turn on teletypie.
Turn on boob tube.
Open emails.
Open NS.
Check TG's/respond.
Check issues/respond.
Check region bulletin board/respond.
Move to Forums.
Check "Moderation" first to see what, if any, offense has been taken to any of my better posts.
Move into NS Gen.
Go to last page and move numerically up the page list to each last post thread i had, and respond to anyone who gives a crap, or to finish something i didn't.
Move to first.
Perhaps start thread.
Drop a lot of obscure references.
Get called on something.
Usually tired of having to prove myself again, i tell them to go look it up in the Forum Archives.
Cross reference and save to personal archives.
Keep track of sigworthy quotes.
See if any of the posters i respect want to tag.
Dance the fine line 'twist intent and spam.
Log out way past bed time.
Perhaps a few insults and compliments along the way.










Yesterday, i went downtown ... to look for a job ... then, i hung out in front of the drugstore.
Today, i went downtown ... to look for a job ... then, i hung out in front the drugstore.
Tomorrow, i'm gonna go downtown ... TO look for a job ... then maybe i'll get a job ... keeping people from hanging out in front of the NS forums.

1. Log on.

2. Post news/argument/fun thing that interests me.

3. 0 replies.

4. Watch it sink like lead.

5. Refresh.

6. Watch it disappear off first page.

7. Log off.

1. Log on.

2. Post news/argument/fun thing that interests me.

3. 0 replies.

4. Watch it sink like lead.

5. Refresh.

6. Watch it disappear off first page.

7. Log off.
*Waits for thread to sink like lead.*

a typical friday night on general

parents and sister go to sleep.
watch the um *cough* uncensored movie channels
take a few illegal sips of some alcohol
listen to music and post untill about 1:30am
sleep

Open browser, which has a tab that goes straight to forum.

Check e-mail.

Get pissed that all that's there is spam.

Look at NS G, decide that whatever it is, I don't want to get into it.

Check job sites for job.

Get pissed at all the jobs that offer "Copy/Credit/Meal" as pay. Wonder if I can pay rent with copy of some dude's crappy movie.

Go back to NS G. Still don't want to get into it, whatever it is.

Check game site. Realise that I want whatever it's not. If someone was there, I wanted to play alone. If no ones there, I wanted to play against someone.

Back to NS G. No way, are they serious?

Check that job site I always forget but has the best jobs. Get pissed that it doesn't have anything.

Check e-mail again. Yay, a real e-mail. But it's something I have to take care of.

Back to NS G. Fuckin' no way. Type out response, think better of it and hit "General" again.

Look back up to 4 or 5 pages. Holy crap, someone responded to something I said. Re-read thread to see what the hell they're talking about, respond.

Alright, that's it-I gotta say something.

Now, either be ignored or end up in a loop with someone who appears to be arguing with someone else but keeps quoting me for some reason, takes several posts before I have to ask, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Or be ignored, repeat portions of this cycle until someone calls, I get tired and go to bed or my spotty wireless makes it not worth it.

Type responses too long for anyone to read...

Sorry folks, but I find this place much entertaining than NS General.

http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/index.php

Open browser, which has a tab that goes straight to forum.

Check e-mail.

Get pissed that all that's there is spam.

Look at NS G, decide that whatever it is, I don't want to get into it.

Check job sites for job.

Get pissed at all the jobs that offer "Copy/Credit/Meal" as pay. Wonder if I can pay rent with copy of some dude's crappy movie.

Go back to NS G. Still don't want to get into it, whatever it is.

Check game site. Realise that I want whatever it's not. If someone was there, I wanted to play alone. If no ones there, I wanted to play against someone.

Back to NS G. No way, are they serious?

Check that job site I always forget but has the best jobs. Get pissed that it doesn't have anything.

Check e-mail again. Yay, a real e-mail. But it's something I have to take care of.

Back to NS G. Fuckin' no way. Type out response, think better of it and hit "General" again.

Look back up to 4 or 5 pages. Holy crap, someone responded to something I said. Re-read thread to see what the hell they're talking about, respond.

Alright, that's it-I gotta say something.

Now, either be ignored or end up in a loop with someone who appears to be arguing with someone else but keeps quoting me for some reason, takes several posts before I have to ask, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Or be ignored, repeat portions of this cycle until someone calls, I get tired and go to bed or my spotty wireless makes it not worth it.

Type responses too long for anyone to read...
Hey, what about the part where someone steals your joke right before you're about to post it, and you have to come up with something else, muttering modest curses at them under your breath?

- log in
- deal with issues
- go to general
- look for polls
-vote in polls
-look for light-hearted fun threads
- if found, post something silly
- look for other interesting threads
- post if i have an opinion
-refresh page
-refresh a few more times
- go to search page to find my recent posts and see if anyone's rplyed/quoted me
- reply to any responses
- refresh
- browse through any photo threads or the profile thread
- check general for threads/polls again
- repeat from step 4
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...
-pass out from lack of sleep


This is me.

*passes out*

- Go to nationstates.net

- Check issue

- Quickly note every option is unhelpful/just maybe accept good policy

- Dismiss/adpot

- Read a few forum topics

- Repeat 12 hours later.

Hey, what about the part where someone steals your joke right before you're about to post it, and you have to come up with something else, muttering modest curses at them under your breath?
Oh yeah, that's in there. The occasional fist shake at the person who posted a better phrased version of my argument or joke as I was typing mine. Rat bastards...

Oh yeah, that's in there. The occasional fist shake at the person who posted a better phrased version of my argument or joke as I was typing mine. Rat bastards...
:D

I forgot to mention:

Pwning Corneliu.

I forgot to mention:

Pwning Corneliu.

Lol!

Mine (at the moment at least):
- go to uni library
- log onto computer
- open browser
- come to NS
- quickly scan thread titles, find one or two worth investigating
- investigate
- realise I was wrong
- remember why I came to the library
- continue writing dissertation
- get bored
- repeat steps 4-10 until library closes

I forgot to mention:

Pwning Corneliu.


You forgot

Listen to Corneliu laugh and try to explain why he wasn't Pwn'd

Let's see here:

1. Login to internet account, turn on XM Radio, bring in coffee+glass of water
2. Login to Vetalia/Check Issues
3. Go on General
4. If there are threads on the economy or energy, begin posting as usual. If not, go to #5.
5. Open another tab and check stocks and portfolio. Refresh General to see if new threads are interesting. If so, begin posting. If not, go to #6.
6. Look up random shit on Wikipedia or whatever I'm interested in and troll Rapture Ready, Stormfront, Democratic Underground or Free Republic if I feel like it.
7. Go back to general, if nothing good, repeat and try again. Try to pwn someone, usually ending in stalemate or boredom with occasional victory.

Look for a thread to behave oddly in
Behave oddly
Contemplate ways to post frivolous threads without violating spam ordinances
Post threads if such ways can be found
behave oddly in those threads
Make a lucid intelligent post to mess with people's heads
Follow up by behaving oddly again
Leave to keep Little Goofball from eating the cat food.


:)

Leave to keep Little Goofball from eating the cat food.


:)

I am guessing that is a full time job.... :D

1. Log in
2. Checks my subscribed threads for responses
3. Respond seriously or spam in those threads.
4. Find other threads to spam in
5. Spam my heart out
6. Realize spamming is boring, and participates in a serious debate
7. Realize debates are pointless, and goes back to spamming
8. Be kicked off the computer or required to be social.
9. Log off

I am guessing that is a full time job.... :D

He likes cat food. :rolleyes:

He likes cat food. :rolleyes:

Not to worry, it's good for the growing goofball! :D

Not to worry, it's good for the growing goofball! :D

I was more of a Play-Doh eater. :)

I was more of a Play-Doh eater. :)

My favorite was those moist wipes, delish!

-log on
-marvel at my own intelligence
-log off

- Open laptop.
- Toggle to browser window (where I'm automatically logged in on the forum).
- Log in on NS.
- Check issues, TGs, etc.
- Switch to Tab Two (forum).
- Command-click profile link for subscribed threads (to open them in a new tab).
- Promptly forget about ^ by spamming.
- Realises spamming is pointless. Looks for serious debate.
- Posts to serious debate.
- Sighs at reading posts by Eutrusca/Naliitr/Undelia/UN Abassadorship/Corneliu/any of countless other posters.
- Realises the pointlessness of it all; goes back to spam.
- Is briefly enlightened with the realisation that NS General is pointless, sighs, goes to RP forums.
- Posts to RPs (if anyone has responded) or reads other people's (if they haven't).
- Heads to UN forum.
- Posts to interesting threads.
- Reads "Silly Proposals" thread.
- Returns to General to see if anything interesting has cropped up.

Repeat ad nauseam.

- open profile (seeing latest thread replies)
- casually note that the interesting threads have all died
- click general
- everything is boring
- go and play computer games/do work/whatever
- come back a few hours later
- still boring, consider writing a reply but get bored halfway through and wipe it
- amuse self again
- come back on really late, when i should be in bed
- notice a few interesting threads
- get involved in a few
- stay up all night
- feel like shit the next day
- but adknowledge that it was probably worth it, or at least that makes me feel better.

you forgot the part where you have to read the thread complaining about <namesupressed> and then ban both <namesupressed> AND the person who complained about him.


True dat.

You'd be amazed (or not) at the number of folks who complain about how NationX is abusing them, but a cursory glance shows that NationY was giving as good as s/he got, and/or started the whole bloody thing.

True dat.

You'd be amazed (or not) at the number of folks who complain about how NationX is abusing them, but a cursory glance shows that NationY was giving as good as s/he got, and/or started the whole bloody thing.
it amuses me probably as much as it must annoy you to see 2 nations go at it hammer and tong each evicerating the other with the most vile of accusations and then one of them breaks and insists that the mods MUST find his opponent guilty. do they really think "but mommy he started it (10 pages of flames past)" is a reason why they wont get punished too?

I was more of a Play-Doh eater. :)
Fancy lad.

I forgot to mention:

Pwning Corneliu.

*FLORT*
:D
I also forgot to mention:

Giving Corneliu good reason to keep arguing about things.

I am guessing that is a full time job.... :D
Perhaps not. I think it's a matter of Lunatic "Flesh Skep" Goofballs taking the food away to eat it himself, not necessarily to protect Lil' Goofball.
;)