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♥ < x < More and more users seem to be leaving or are less active than what they were. Sometimes it's because of something as silly as ragequit and other times it's more serious as they no longer feel welcomed. It seems that most legit leavers have extra long reasons for why they're leaving. I've seen so many new faces most recently and am still wondering what happened to users who were around when I joined.
< x < There are users like Balrog, I'm sure she won't mind if I use her as an example ouo, who are predominantly inactive, but come back when they see certain usernames floating around Babble or if I drag her into a thread I made. I wonder just how many inactive users are inactive because of various actions of the community.
Then there are users who leave Ernya, but like everyone to know about it. These are the users who post it in their profile and signatures and start threads. Some are obvious attention wanters, while others not so much. I always feel that's it's community related even if that user didn't say that was why they were leaving. Then I wonder, "Did I say or do something that didn't help? ; 3 ;"
Then there are mules. D:
How many of these users "leave", but do nothing more than account hop? Why get friends emotional about you leaving when you don't plan on actually leaving? For fun? Attention? Greed? Because you just dgaf? Well I just don't get it. D: I'm pretty much done with any sort of, "DON'T LEAVE D'8! //flails" responses due to the idea of me saying this over and over again to the same person. o n o //easilycreepedoutsheepers
< x < I realize that users have school, but even this last summer, a lot of users seem to just not be online.
Maybe we should all take a really good long hard look at some of the things we've said in our posts before everybody is gone? ; 3 ; It's not fun to be worried about being judged or to feel like you're being ignored or that you're opinion will do nothing more than start some sort of war. > ____ > //kicksthefeedbackforum This is a small site after all, everything you say will and can be used against you viewed by everyone else.
Speaking of war, there's been a lot of harsh comments towards staff lately. I wonder if any of these comments will keep users from feeling comfortable while posting in the forums. If a user can talk so harshly towards a person of power, if you will, then what's to keep that user from talking harshly towards a common user? Not very much, I would imagine. D:
What keeps you attracted to avatar sites? Items? Staff? Community? I think they all work together. You can't have amazing items and nobody to talk to, that's just not fun. Well you could, but wouldn't be even more fun to share your pixel goodies with your favorite sheeps? Ithinkso. ouo
Have you ever thought about quitting? If so, why?
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I've noticed this too, but sometimes I wonder if it hasn't always been this way, it's just that now, as opposed to a year or two years ago, there is much more username recognition going on. The people who have been here for fuckallforever might be leaving because they're getting older and losing interest in light of srs bsns irl, and we all recognize them as being old and active and think "OMG EVERYONE IS LEAVING" when we still have the same exodus rate as we have in the past.
I do think there's a major issue with people no longer feeling welcomed, but I'm not entirely sure what to do about it. Some people are outright fuckwads in certain forums and they have no right to be, but we need to report them more if anything is going to change. I see it constantly in feedback threads, often when it makes NO SENSE for there to be hostility or animosity, people are just shoving their heads up their asses for no reason. People have bad days, and shit happens, but it's gotten to the point where some forums are just MISERABLE places to post in, where only the heartiest souls should venture. That is unacceptable.
We're all Ernyans people, stop looking out for only your interests and start thinking about what you can do for your community.
I do think there's a major issue with people no longer feeling welcomed, but I'm not entirely sure what to do about it. Some people are outright fuckwads in certain forums and they have no right to be, but we need to report them more if anything is going to change. I see it constantly in feedback threads, often when it makes NO SENSE for there to be hostility or animosity, people are just shoving their heads up their asses for no reason. People have bad days, and shit happens, but it's gotten to the point where some forums are just MISERABLE places to post in, where only the heartiest souls should venture. That is unacceptable.
We're all Ernyans people, stop looking out for only your interests and start thinking about what you can do for your community.
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I love this site I dislike people bashing mods. They are regular users and some are my friends. They are doing as they are told and people shouldnt talk crap about them. I am not as active because I cant seem to have long good convos with people also I am in college full time then I have personal problems. I cant devote myself to the site as I used to but I am on here everyday logging in but lurking. I barely make posts... I just dont seem to find a place for me.
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Honestly, I didn't join here for the items. (I swore I was only getting the mystic ribbon then never posting in the exchange forum EVER AGAIN) hahaha But they did grow on me, and now no other site can compare.
I love the staff, there were a few mods I didn't like on a personal level, but I never brought that into any conversations. I don't understand why so many people have been being so demanding/rude/hateful to the staff. (I know a post I made was originally taken as rude but I explained that I totally didn't mean it the way it came out and all was cool)
As far as the community goes, I do what I can to avoid the buttholes. If they come into my threads, which is my territory, etc then I inform them that they are in fact major fuckasses and need to go away.
I'm with you though about being sick and fuckin tired of the attention whore quitting threads. If you wanna say good bye to your friends I totally get that, or hell even if you wanna say "Yeah im leaving cuz rl sucks right now be back later bye" or something. But "WAH EVERYBODY SUCKS IM QUITITNG BAI" and it's really just a 'wah fest' or account hopping, it gets old very fast. =/
There are other sites I've joined for great items, the example I'll use vaguely, had Pregnancy tops. Anybody who knows me, knows that of all the things on any avatar site ever THATS THE ONE ITEM I WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. But they were all rude little bastards and when they ridiculed me for not knowing every single detail about the site, (cuz i guess i'm psychic and should just know everything ever) I quit. Their attitude wasn't worth the pixellated baby bump. THAT is saying something.
Twice I've thought about quitting ernya. Once, was due to boredom. Nobody was really talking to me, I had nothing to shoot for no goals etc, no reason to be here. By the end of myselling thread I had made friends again, and had to re-buy everything :P but oh well.
The other was more recent, and only a few people knew about it. I can say this, if I ever do get that angry again, to the point where I actually decide to quit, there will be no warning of my departure, no 'selling everything to give back to the site before I go' nothing. If I ever get ass pissed off at the community as I was during the 2nd 'almost quit' I'll just vanish like a fart in the wind.
I love the staff, there were a few mods I didn't like on a personal level, but I never brought that into any conversations. I don't understand why so many people have been being so demanding/rude/hateful to the staff. (I know a post I made was originally taken as rude but I explained that I totally didn't mean it the way it came out and all was cool)
As far as the community goes, I do what I can to avoid the buttholes. If they come into my threads, which is my territory, etc then I inform them that they are in fact major fuckasses and need to go away.
I'm with you though about being sick and fuckin tired of the attention whore quitting threads. If you wanna say good bye to your friends I totally get that, or hell even if you wanna say "Yeah im leaving cuz rl sucks right now be back later bye" or something. But "WAH EVERYBODY SUCKS IM QUITITNG BAI" and it's really just a 'wah fest' or account hopping, it gets old very fast. =/
There are other sites I've joined for great items, the example I'll use vaguely, had Pregnancy tops. Anybody who knows me, knows that of all the things on any avatar site ever THATS THE ONE ITEM I WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. But they were all rude little bastards and when they ridiculed me for not knowing every single detail about the site, (cuz i guess i'm psychic and should just know everything ever) I quit. Their attitude wasn't worth the pixellated baby bump. THAT is saying something.
Twice I've thought about quitting ernya. Once, was due to boredom. Nobody was really talking to me, I had nothing to shoot for no goals etc, no reason to be here. By the end of myselling thread I had made friends again, and had to re-buy everything :P but oh well.
The other was more recent, and only a few people knew about it. I can say this, if I ever do get that angry again, to the point where I actually decide to quit, there will be no warning of my departure, no 'selling everything to give back to the site before I go' nothing. If I ever get ass pissed off at the community as I was during the 2nd 'almost quit' I'll just vanish like a fart in the wind.
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Before you read, sorry if I don't make sense or something. I do not feel good, so I may be off on some few things..
I did quit. I'm only back for events, and events only because that's what I promised a few people who I've really grown close to.
I "left" because of the community. After stepping back and looking, I saw that a lot of people were actually rude and obnoxious, especially when it came to certain things. I don't think a lot of people realize it themselves until they step back and watch people.
For example, it seems like somebody always has to start an argument in some thread or forum, such as the feedback. That argument turns into a massive apeshit fest. Some people can be so quick as to jump down somebody's throat without asking why somebody feels that way. There's a different between stating your opinion and shoving it down somebody's throat. There's also a problem with insults. I realize people may accidentally insult, but I think it's wrong to intentionally do it. And I have seen that happen.
In the BS, I see more complaining than fun topics. Why do I want to go into a forum where it will just bring me down? I could go into the Hangouts forum, but it seems like if I try to talk to people, I get ignored. It's as if people don't want to make anymore new friends because they already have people. Other forums to chat in seem dead. And again, some people have to turn a conversation into an argument. I don't like arguing because it gets me and the other person nowhere. What does arguing accomplish?
Another reason why I left is because of what some users claim. I will not name anyone, but there's probably 4 or 5 people who do not make me feel "safe" on this website. Why? Because they claimed to have hacked people's accounts on other websites. It may be all talk and no walk, but why take a chance? A small fear develops in your mind, making you think, "What if?". So, to kind of get away from that, I stopped posting. I have a sort of sense that if they don't see my account, they won't hack into it. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I've never been hacked and I don't want to experience that.
I guess, in a way, another reason why I left was because I didn't feel welcomed anymore. People develop their "groups" and tend to chat with them over anyone else. I know that I was ignored plenty of times. At first it didn't get to me, but when it started to happen to me all the time, it did. The only people I ever could really talk to were my friends (and even some of them don't talk to me anymore).
Staff... was a little bit of an issue for me. Since they got rid of a few mods and got new ones, I haven't encountered this problem again. But before, modding was inconsistent. It seemed like some mods looked out for their friends and were more lenient towards them. For example, giving away freebies in the BS is kind of against the rules, and if you do your thread will be moved to the freebie forum. However, some mods would chat in the FREEBIE thread in the BS. I found it unfair. I was happy when they switched several mods.
I suppose I was also a little bit bored with the site. But I mainly left because of the issues above.
Now that that's out of the way, when I left, I did make a thread. That was mainly because I wasn't able to comment or PM some of my friends (settings and whatnot), so I made a thread. It was also to announce that, as a gift for the kindness I did manage to receive, I would sell hearts for a very low price. And with the gold, I gave it to the Adopt-A-Newbie thread. You can say that I didn't want to leave without saying good-bye.
I hope all of that made sense and I didn't repeat myself too much x_____x I don't feel good, as mentioned.
I did quit. I'm only back for events, and events only because that's what I promised a few people who I've really grown close to.
I "left" because of the community. After stepping back and looking, I saw that a lot of people were actually rude and obnoxious, especially when it came to certain things. I don't think a lot of people realize it themselves until they step back and watch people.
For example, it seems like somebody always has to start an argument in some thread or forum, such as the feedback. That argument turns into a massive apeshit fest. Some people can be so quick as to jump down somebody's throat without asking why somebody feels that way. There's a different between stating your opinion and shoving it down somebody's throat. There's also a problem with insults. I realize people may accidentally insult, but I think it's wrong to intentionally do it. And I have seen that happen.
In the BS, I see more complaining than fun topics. Why do I want to go into a forum where it will just bring me down? I could go into the Hangouts forum, but it seems like if I try to talk to people, I get ignored. It's as if people don't want to make anymore new friends because they already have people. Other forums to chat in seem dead. And again, some people have to turn a conversation into an argument. I don't like arguing because it gets me and the other person nowhere. What does arguing accomplish?
Another reason why I left is because of what some users claim. I will not name anyone, but there's probably 4 or 5 people who do not make me feel "safe" on this website. Why? Because they claimed to have hacked people's accounts on other websites. It may be all talk and no walk, but why take a chance? A small fear develops in your mind, making you think, "What if?". So, to kind of get away from that, I stopped posting. I have a sort of sense that if they don't see my account, they won't hack into it. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I've never been hacked and I don't want to experience that.
I guess, in a way, another reason why I left was because I didn't feel welcomed anymore. People develop their "groups" and tend to chat with them over anyone else. I know that I was ignored plenty of times. At first it didn't get to me, but when it started to happen to me all the time, it did. The only people I ever could really talk to were my friends (and even some of them don't talk to me anymore).
Staff... was a little bit of an issue for me. Since they got rid of a few mods and got new ones, I haven't encountered this problem again. But before, modding was inconsistent. It seemed like some mods looked out for their friends and were more lenient towards them. For example, giving away freebies in the BS is kind of against the rules, and if you do your thread will be moved to the freebie forum. However, some mods would chat in the FREEBIE thread in the BS. I found it unfair. I was happy when they switched several mods.
I suppose I was also a little bit bored with the site. But I mainly left because of the issues above.
Now that that's out of the way, when I left, I did make a thread. That was mainly because I wasn't able to comment or PM some of my friends (settings and whatnot), so I made a thread. It was also to announce that, as a gift for the kindness I did manage to receive, I would sell hearts for a very low price. And with the gold, I gave it to the Adopt-A-Newbie thread. You can say that I didn't want to leave without saying good-bye.
I hope all of that made sense and I didn't repeat myself too much x_____x I don't feel good, as mentioned.
I joined this site because I was one of though's people who hop site to site trying to find the next thing. After I joined I found this place more welcoming then all of the other sites I have been on. To this day I still think that. I don't have a group of friends on this site. I have some users who I like chatting with, and will talk with anyone who talks to me. well unless its in the feedback or ECD some things are better left unsaid, and you don't win when you get the last word its not worth it. If you are one of though's users that needs to have the last word and would go as far as insulting them. Take it to PM please, Because I don't think the community wants to see it. Lets be honest here sure the ernya community has some problems, but every site has conflict, rude insulting people, and elitism. I feel the site has these problems every site dose, but it has one of the lowest amount out of all the sites I have been on. (I can only speck for myself) So if you dislike these things with a passion for you to change sites all the time, avi sites might not be your thing.
What has made me stay on this site making it my main avi site is the staff, and how they run the site. Every thing is on time. If for the rare reason its late we learn before the actual time. Problems are fixed fast. They also don't half ass there work like so many other sites do. When they make rules they enforce them. The staff here has yet to let me down.
If I ever leave I will tell no one and keep my items, because I might come back.
If there is no chance of coming back I would sell all my dis, eis, lis, sis, cis, and common to the sell back store.
What has made me stay on this site making it my main avi site is the staff, and how they run the site. Every thing is on time. If for the rare reason its late we learn before the actual time. Problems are fixed fast. They also don't half ass there work like so many other sites do. When they make rules they enforce them. The staff here has yet to let me down.
If I ever leave I will tell no one and keep my items, because I might come back.
If there is no chance of coming back I would sell all my dis, eis, lis, sis, cis, and common to the sell back store.
Everyone seems to be whining lately about non existent drama and therefore causing more drama. Everyone's all bawing about how they don't dare post in the feedback forum because someone might actually disagree with them. It's pathetic, really.
People need to lighten up and get over themselves. Holding a grudge against someone who you might of interpreted as being rude to you once is beyond stupid. I've had arguments with members, but would I let that stop me from talking to them in the future and ruin my own fun on the site? No. >.>
That being said; I've noticed a few newer members joining the site lately that have done nothing but make me wanna stab them in the eye with a pencil. Stop bringing your Gaia drama to the BS, thnx.
People need to lighten up and get over themselves. Holding a grudge against someone who you might of interpreted as being rude to you once is beyond stupid. I've had arguments with members, but would I let that stop me from talking to them in the future and ruin my own fun on the site? No. >.>
That being said; I've noticed a few newer members joining the site lately that have done nothing but make me wanna stab them in the eye with a pencil. Stop bringing your Gaia drama to the BS, thnx.
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Aacayipsin wrote:[size=7]Another reason why I left is because of what some users claim. I will not name anyone, but there's probably 4 or 5 people who do not make me feel "safe" on this website. Why? Because they claimed to have hacked people's accounts on other websites. It may be all talk and no walk, but why take a chance? A small fear develops in your mind, making you think, "What if?". So, to kind of get away from that, I stopped posting. I have a sort of sense that if they don't see my account, they won't hack into it. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I've never been hacked and I don't want to experience that.
This, too. I'm not afraid of it, 'cuz I don't believe it.
But there defo should be a rule about being allowed to prance around the forums telling people about everyone that you hacked. =/
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Scarling wrote:Everyone seems to be whining lately about non existent drama and therefore causing more drama. Everyone's all bawing about how they don't dare post in the feedback forum because someone might actually disagree with them. It's pathetic, really.
People need to lighten up and get over themselves. Holding a grudge against someone who you might of interpreted as being rude to you once is beyond stupid. I've had arguments with members, but would I let that stop me from talking to them in the future and ruin my own fun on the site? No. >.>
That being said; I've noticed a few newer members joining the site lately that have done nothing but make me wanna stab them in the eye with a pencil. Stop bringing your Gaia drama to the BS, thnx.
I have no problems posting in the feedback. I have no problems with people disagreeing with me, but there is a way to disagree with someone. What I see normally happen in the feedback is someone posts something. Someone disagrees but dose not word it all that well and could be take as rude. Person takes it as rude then reply's rudely back. this goes back and fourth until one stops or a mod gets involved.
When talking to someone who you disagree with its best to stay away from words like you & your.
Example
user responds to topic negativity, but clearly got the wrong idea.
Your not understanding what I am saying.
Vs
I think there might be a misunderstanding.
They both say pretty much the same thing, but the second one is less likely to bring conflict.
Also bolding and caps to me dose not help. Half the time the word or phrase they bold or caps can be taken as attacks or insults.
With all that being said. I do agree with you the "drama" is pretty much non existent. Its all mostly just misunderstandings and some people do think that arguing = discussing. I also find what happens in the feedback normally stays in the feedback.
When talking to someone who you disagree with its best to stay away from words like you & your.
Example
user responds to topic negativity, but clearly got the wrong idea.
Your not understanding what I am saying.
Vs
I think there might be a misunderstanding.
They both say pretty much the same thing, but the second one is less likely to bring conflict.
Also bolding and caps to me dose not help. Half the time the word or phrase they bold or caps can be taken as attacks or insults.
With all that being said. I do agree with you the "drama" is pretty much non existent. Its all mostly just misunderstandings and some people do think that arguing = discussing. I also find what happens in the feedback normally stays in the feedback.
Jealousy wrote:I have no problems posting in the feedback...
I agree with all of what you said, but I think the problem lies with people being too sensitive, not people wording things wrong.
Like, me and you are sort of having a disagreement now, but I somehow feel that if this was a similar disagreement in the feedback forum then we'd both be taking everything each other said personally and having a rage fit about you being rude to me and me being rude to you.
I've read through forums there and something as little as what we're discussing now has turned from casual disagreement to "zomg there's no need to be so rude!" and from there it's escalated into a beyond stupid argument that's gone completely off topic.
Just seems people are making things bigger than what they actually are. But if they're feeling the need to leave because of it then that's down to them - they shouldn't be blaming the "community" because they can't get over themselves. ><
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Jealousy wrote:I joined this site because I was one of though's people who hop site to site trying to find the next thing. After I joined I found this place more welcoming then all of the other sites I have been on. To this day I still think that. I don't have a group of friends on this site. I have some users who I like chatting with, and will talk with anyone who talks to me. well unless its in the feedback or ECD some things are better left unsaid, and you don't win when you get the last word its not worth it. If you are one of though's users that needs to have the last word and would go as far as insulting them. Take it to PM please, Because I don't think the community wants to see it. Lets be honest here sure the ernya community has some problems, but every site has conflict, rude insulting people, and elitism. I feel the site has these problems every site dose, but it has one of the lowest amount out of all the sites I have been on. (I can only speck for myself) So if you dislike these things with a passion for you to change sites all the time, avi sites might not be your thing.
What has made me stay on this site making it my main avi site is the staff, and how they run the site. Every thing is on time. If for the rare reason its late we learn before the actual time. Problems are fixed fast. They also don't half ass there work like so many other sites do. When they make rules they enforce them. The staff here has yet to let me down.
If I ever leave I will tell no one and keep my items, because I might come back.
If there is no chance of coming back I would sell all my dis, eis, lis, sis, cis, and common to the sell back store.
This post is almost exactly how Kuro feels.
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Scarling wrote:
I agree with all of what you said, but I think the problem lies with people being too sensitive, not people wording things wrong.
Like, me and you are sort of having a disagreement now, but I somehow feel that if this was a similar disagreement in the feedback forum then we'd both be taking everything each other said personally and having a rage fit about you being rude to me and me being rude to you.
I've read through forums there and something as little as what we're discussing now has turned from casual disagreement to "zomg there's no need to be so rude!" and from there it's escalated into a beyond stupid argument that's gone completely off topic.
Just seems people are making things bigger than what they actually are. But if they're feeling the need to leave because of it then that's down to them - they shouldn't be blaming the "community" because they can't get over themselves. ><
I kinda agree with what you are saying, and I do think some people are being too sensitive. I think its a combo of sensitive users misunderstanding posts.
Yeah that's a good example of most of the conflict that happens in the feedback. Though I will say this it takes allot to get me to fight with another user. I used to do it more often when I was in the 14-17 age range. Now I am 20, and normally when I get into an argument with someone is when its that time of the month. Now days if I find something that just grinds my gears I re-read it, then read it again, if it still pisses me off I try to locate the part or parts that are doing it and reword the one or many parts of the post to see if it still pisses me off. If it still dose I then reply in an arguing way or I decide to not respond. lately its been the just don't respond.
and lets face it teens in the 14-17 age range are more likely to be sensitive and emotionally unstable.
But its normally the same users posting in the feedback. I also think most of the users who actively post in the feedback are on the older side.
I will say though that none for this conflict in the feedback bothers me. Since its bound to happen in there quite often. Now if it spreads all over the site into the hangouts and exchange. To the point where its like the feedback then I would be a bit worried about it.
Kuro- yay I was quoted, glad I am not the only one.
Yeah that's a good example of most of the conflict that happens in the feedback. Though I will say this it takes allot to get me to fight with another user. I used to do it more often when I was in the 14-17 age range. Now I am 20, and normally when I get into an argument with someone is when its that time of the month. Now days if I find something that just grinds my gears I re-read it, then read it again, if it still pisses me off I try to locate the part or parts that are doing it and reword the one or many parts of the post to see if it still pisses me off. If it still dose I then reply in an arguing way or I decide to not respond. lately its been the just don't respond.
and lets face it teens in the 14-17 age range are more likely to be sensitive and emotionally unstable.
But its normally the same users posting in the feedback. I also think most of the users who actively post in the feedback are on the older side.
I will say though that none for this conflict in the feedback bothers me. Since its bound to happen in there quite often. Now if it spreads all over the site into the hangouts and exchange. To the point where its like the feedback then I would be a bit worried about it.
Kuro- yay I was quoted, glad I am not the only one.
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I came back in May '10 because i was dragged back by a friend who came here to RP. Went ot the BS, got stuck because I met awesome people.
Before the hiatus I took in Dec 09 I was just a huge ass lurker. So I'm not counting those days.
Now I've pretty much quit like you mentioned. I only come back if I catch wind of certain users be on, am bored to tears and have NO other options, or if lexi posts a link and wants me to check it out. I gave away everything but the items I practically never take off, closed my shops, etc. I only bought the armor because hey, its armor. XD
But thats beside the point. I've left because slowly I've noticed more and more flack in the community as time went on. I'm sick of the elitist snobs, the drama, the whiny brats, the attention whores and well..everything others has mentioned. And on top of that I'm sick of people who keep brushing the drama under the rug like it doesn't freaking exist and claim ernyas the oasis of fucking paradise. Cant strive to solve something if you deny its existence. >_>
I'm also sick of the BS and how its become a cesspool of whiney kids and threads that are the equivalent of a text message that just says 'hi.' As for whiny kids..everyone knows my rant. :| As for the other threads..like said text message how are you supposed to reply to that? Expecially when I've noticed replies can be the equivalent of getting 'cool' or 'im good' as a response. >_> The BS used to be a fun place for me, cause i kinda come on here to escape the woes of IRL not have others' woes in my face senseful or completely stupid when theres a fucking forum for it.
So with the BS out of the way i really have nowhere to go. I tried hangouts but their too cliquey. I just get ignored. If I went ot the art forums I'd prolly die from head injury because the last time I went in there i literally headdesked from something stupid I saw being said. That and because I dont glitter up my critiques I'm sick of being whined at for being this 'horrible mean person.'
I was finally convinced to pretty much leave when I saw someone who I had thought was cool with me. Cause I was sure cool with them. Lying through their teeth about me claiming I said things I clearly remember like the back of my fucking eyelids was NOT said, why, I don't freaking know, other users called it jealousy, I just saw it as common two-faced ness. I was more confused then anything. Not sure why they would lie like that when it was completely... erm..pointless and kinda unprovoked. I hate two-faced people. Hate hate hate loaatheeeeeee. This person wasnt the first, wasnt the second I ran into was certainly not the last. Do not want. This person and many others I found out shit talk me for no deserved reason are also people I have donated great amounts to. If I'm finding out thats the real reason I'm liked..why stay >,>
..I ranted. >n> Sorry.
Lastly I can see why people are quitting and hiatusing. People in here made good points, so I'm not gonna repeat them. xD
I can understand a thread being made to say bye bye, but the whiney ones are bluh. I get enough whining by going in the BS, which I call the BawwSphere personally now >_> Most of the times the users are butthurt by someone not doing what they want done and just want people ot be all 'lul dont go' and if that doesn't happen they account hop then reveal themselves a month later and leave me and friends smashing out heads on our desks.
I will edit the sense into this later. For now I'mma go back to my buisness. >n>
I came back in May '10 because i was dragged back by a friend who came here to RP. Went ot the BS, got stuck because I met awesome people.
Before the hiatus I took in Dec 09 I was just a huge ass lurker. So I'm not counting those days.
Now I've pretty much quit like you mentioned. I only come back if I catch wind of certain users be on, am bored to tears and have NO other options, or if lexi posts a link and wants me to check it out. I gave away everything but the items I practically never take off, closed my shops, etc. I only bought the armor because hey, its armor. XD
But thats beside the point. I've left because slowly I've noticed more and more flack in the community as time went on. I'm sick of the elitist snobs, the drama, the whiny brats, the attention whores and well..everything others has mentioned. And on top of that I'm sick of people who keep brushing the drama under the rug like it doesn't freaking exist and claim ernyas the oasis of fucking paradise. Cant strive to solve something if you deny its existence. >_>
I'm also sick of the BS and how its become a cesspool of whiney kids and threads that are the equivalent of a text message that just says 'hi.' As for whiny kids..everyone knows my rant. :| As for the other threads..like said text message how are you supposed to reply to that? Expecially when I've noticed replies can be the equivalent of getting 'cool' or 'im good' as a response. >_> The BS used to be a fun place for me, cause i kinda come on here to escape the woes of IRL not have others' woes in my face senseful or completely stupid when theres a fucking forum for it.
So with the BS out of the way i really have nowhere to go. I tried hangouts but their too cliquey. I just get ignored. If I went ot the art forums I'd prolly die from head injury because the last time I went in there i literally headdesked from something stupid I saw being said. That and because I dont glitter up my critiques I'm sick of being whined at for being this 'horrible mean person.'
I was finally convinced to pretty much leave when I saw someone who I had thought was cool with me. Cause I was sure cool with them. Lying through their teeth about me claiming I said things I clearly remember like the back of my fucking eyelids was NOT said, why, I don't freaking know, other users called it jealousy, I just saw it as common two-faced ness. I was more confused then anything. Not sure why they would lie like that when it was completely... erm..pointless and kinda unprovoked. I hate two-faced people. Hate hate hate loaatheeeeeee. This person wasnt the first, wasnt the second I ran into was certainly not the last. Do not want. This person and many others I found out shit talk me for no deserved reason are also people I have donated great amounts to. If I'm finding out thats the real reason I'm liked..why stay >,>
..I ranted. >n> Sorry.
Lastly I can see why people are quitting and hiatusing. People in here made good points, so I'm not gonna repeat them. xD
I can understand a thread being made to say bye bye, but the whiney ones are bluh. I get enough whining by going in the BS, which I call the BawwSphere personally now >_> Most of the times the users are butthurt by someone not doing what they want done and just want people ot be all 'lul dont go' and if that doesn't happen they account hop then reveal themselves a month later and leave me and friends smashing out heads on our desks.
I will edit the sense into this later. For now I'mma go back to my buisness. >n>
HI I'M BALROG, and I like to use your socks as puppets while you sleep.
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Balrog wrote:
I was finally convinced to pretty much leave when I saw someone who I had thought was cool with me. Cause I was sure cool with them. Lying through their teeth about me claiming I said things I clearly remember like the back of my fucking eyelids was NOT said, why, I don't freaking know, other users called it jealousy, I just saw it as common two-faced ness. I was more confused then anything. Not sure why they would lie like that when it was completely... erm..pointless and kinda unprovoked. I hate two-faced people. Hate hate hate loaatheeeeeee. This person wasnt the first, wasnt the second I ran into was certainly not the last. Do not want. This person and many others I found out shit talk me for no deserved reason are also people I have donated great amounts to. If I'm finding out thats the real reason I'm liked..why stay >,>
..I ranted. >n> Sorry.
There have been claims made against me lately that are 100% not true. I wasn't even here when it supposedly happened and tried to help the user with their problem before I even knew that I was the accused party. I am well aware that I am not well liked in the community, but at least I don't threaten the safety of some peoples' accounts like some users recently have. I considered quitting but then realized that it was only what they wanted me to do and with my usual ridiculous behavior, I will be staying.
More on topic, I usually take hiatuses in periods of great boredom.
I've never been afraid of the wildest fights, not afraid of dying
But now I want off this ride 'cause you're scaring me and I don't like where we're going