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[The Larch]

when I'm there, there's too many people being assholes on purpose or even by accident, it gets wearisome.
in spite of everyone probably being alright if we hung out in person

The guy has a point. The casual for the lulz callousness is what annoys me most, personally.

TBH, it seems to me that in the last few months the assholishness level has gone down a couple of notches. But it's true that it used to be a bit unbearable at times in the past.

[Valmy]

when I'm there, there's too many people being assholes on purpose or even by accident, it gets wearisome.
in spite of everyone probably being alright if we hung out in person

The guy has a point. The casual for the lulz callousness is what annoys me most, personally.

It is better here than elsewhere on the net I have been. Toxicity seems pretty common in online communities. But beyond a few times Marty went off the wagon I think we do pretty good.

[Valmy]

It is pretty amazing how many subcontinent types we have in this state now. We have hindu temples all over the place. They are rather strange places to me, people show up and spend a few minutes visiting the shrine and then spend the rest of the day playing basketball and hanging out by the pool. What a great religion.

[lustindarkness]

The assholiness is what keeps me here, the boringness is what makes me second guess my self.

[derspiess]

It is pretty amazing how many subcontinent types we have in this state now. We have hindu temples all over the place. They are rather strange places to me, people show up and spend a few minutes visiting the shrine and then spend the rest of the day playing basketball and hanging out by the pool. What a great religion.

The main temple in my part of town kind of resembles a cult compound.  I think they have the gate and all that land for security, but it kind of makes it look nefarious.

[Josquius]

It is pretty amazing how many subcontinent types we have in this state now. We have hindu temples all over the place. They are rather strange places to me, people show up and spend a few minutes visiting the shrine and then spend the rest of the day playing basketball and hanging out by the pool. What a great religion.

That's why "paganism" is best.
Gotta love "the gods dont give a fuck what you do"ism

[alfred russel]

when I'm there, there's too many people being assholes on purpose or even by accident, it gets wearisome.
in spite of everyone probably being alright if we hung out in person

The guy has a point. The casual for the lulz callousness is what annoys me most, personally.

TBH, it seems to me that in the last few months the assholishness level has gone down a couple of notches. But it's true that it used to be a bit unbearable at times in the past.

That is probably a negative for the forum considering the main cause has probably been CdM leaving.

[Maladict]

Post counts since April....Languish is dying 

2015
+ August 2015     2412    
+ July 2015         7970    
+ June 2015         9156    
+ May 2015         8948    
+ April 2015         7834    
+ March 2015          12186    
+ February 2015    13484    
+ January 2015    11940    
2014
+ December 2014    13209    
+ November 2014    12613    
+ October 2014    12428    
+ September 2014    11052    
+ August 2014    8719    
+ July 2014            10883    
+ June 2014            12347    
+ May 2014            11533    
+ April 2014            12921    
+ March 2014    99    13034    
+ February 2014    12469    
+ January 2014    11513    

[MadBurgerMaker]

Let the bots post.  Those numbers will get to where they need to be real quick.

[celedhring]

What happened from March-April? Is that when CdM quit? 

[The Larch]

What happened from March-April? Is that when CdM quit? 

Yup.

Last Active: 16-03-2015

Yet he's still the forum's top poster by far.

[Valmy]

His departure really did rip a significant part of the heart out of this place. I hope he is alright.

But even if we are on the path to extinction we had one hell of a good run. We who are left at the end will just migrate over to another home and keep going.

[derspiess]

What happened from March-April? Is that when CdM quit? 

Also I'm guessing he was on vacation August of last year

[The Larch]

His departure really did rip a significant part of the heart out of this place.

And roughly one fourth of the monthly postcount. 

[derspiess]

His departure really did rip a significant part of the heart out of this place. I hope he is alright.

I really thought he was just taking the piss like 80% of the time he was raging.  Also I just can't imagine not being able to compartmentalize an internet forum from your personal life and letting whatever negativity impact the rest of your life.  I mean, I know that crap happens all the time with teens but most of us seem pretty mature.

But even if we are on the path to extinction we had one hell of a good run. We who are left at the end will just migrate over to another home and keep going.

Particularly given our origins, we sure as shit had a good run.  Sort of similar to Seinfeld, we're a forum about nothing yet it somehow works.