Lol!!!!! It’s
― Ross, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
There was no noticable change in the number of new user registrations as a result of Tom's article, btw.
― mod, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 23:04 (five years ago) link
why would there be
I mean, he painted it as a stultifying backwater only inhabited by an insular circle of ppl who can't move on with their lives
― we used to get our kicks reading surfing MAGAzines (sic), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 23:50 (five years ago) link
ooh, new board description
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 23:51 (five years ago) link
Tom OTM obv
― we used to get our kicks reading surfing MAGAzines (sic), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 23:51 (five years ago) link
we have polls now too
― j., Thursday, 31 May 2018 01:38 (five years ago) link
Nick b if you’re talking to me that’s lame man.
No ross, I wasn’t talking to you, it was just an xp to myself
― Toto Cuomo (NickB), Thursday, 31 May 2018 06:20 (five years ago) link
Cheers thanks man sorry for that
― Ross, Thursday, 31 May 2018 06:24 (five years ago) link
en there are the RYM discussion boards, which are fucking abysmal
― imago, Tuesday, May 29, 2018 1:51 PM (two days ago)
I beg to differ
― the yolk sustains us, we eat whites for days (unregistered), Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:03 (five years ago) link
haha, that person a) decided Cardiacs are the best band (yay!) and then b) invited every vocal Cardiacs fan on RYM into a chatroom they are never away from (D:)
― imago, Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:06 (five years ago) link
of course ILX with its flawless track record of dealing with hyperenthusiastic trans people would be far better equipped to handle such a thread
― imago, Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:08 (five years ago) link
did you join?
it seems like at any give time there's one poster on the rym forum who starts 10 threads a day, turns the forum into their personal blog, and announces some outrageous project like reviewing every album released in the '90s, only to mysteriously deactivate their account several months later, leaving a void that's quickly filled by a new poster with a near-identical persona. it's like it's an elected office or something.
in ilx's (slight) defense, I don't think anyone here passively-aggressively misgenders trans posters or rants about SJW's white knighting CRJ. there's a not insignificant alt-right presence on that board even though the most egregious offenses are usually shot down pretty quickly
― the yolk sustains us, we eat whites for days (unregistered), Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:27 (five years ago) link
I joined...briefly
tbf while there's some anti-trans on RYM there are also a LOT of trans users
at any give time there's one poster on the rym forum who starts 10 threads a day, turns the forum into their personal blog
nobody on here like that
― imago, Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:35 (five years ago) link
oh, of course not ;)
― the yolk sustains us, we eat whites for days (unregistered), Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:46 (five years ago) link
aware I've collected myself with that one
― imago, Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:47 (five years ago) link
It has its moments of being classic and/or dud, but right now it's slap bang in the middle of the dud category.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 06:41 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps
― more like Toss, Ow amirite? (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 July 2018 08:01 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMm4b47pXBA
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Friday, 13 July 2018 08:14 (five years ago) link
needs more pavement discussion imo
― niels, Friday, 13 July 2018 09:36 (five years ago) link
Dud, no-one ever mentions the Dan or the Mac
― obnoxious pun (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 13 July 2018 10:20 (five years ago) link
the day a fetus marked ILM's homework.
― calzino, Friday, 13 July 2018 10:40 (five years ago) link
The trouble is, we're not purely a Parquet Courts fansite yet
― imago, Friday, 13 July 2018 10:45 (five years ago) link
fucking hate Wimbledon!
― calzino, Friday, 13 July 2018 10:57 (five years ago) link
yeah, they keep fucking beating us!
― imago, Friday, 13 July 2018 11:01 (five years ago) link
And as the usual suspects come out of the woodwork, I rest my case.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 12:14 (five years ago) link
They're growing on me tbh
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 13 July 2018 13:16 (five years ago) link
Get curious, not furious.
Turrican, what's missing for you these days? I still find bits and bobs worth chiming in about though not as much as in the past.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 13 July 2018 13:23 (five years ago) link
Yes, where is ILM going right?
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Friday, 13 July 2018 13:37 (five years ago) link
Turrican, what's missing for you these days? I still find bits and bobs worth chiming in about though not as much as in the past.― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, July 13, 2018 1:23 PM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, July 13, 2018 1:23 PM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is it in a nutshell, basically. I've found that a lot of (most of?) the posters I enjoy reading the most are no longer posting as frequently or have stopped posting entirely. There's still a couple of decent folks about (and it's great to see you posting - it's been a while) but ILM these days is such a drag to read. Activity has slowed down and I'm not taken with the level of conversation of most of the current regulars.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 13:49 (five years ago) link
exit is thataway
― imago, Friday, 13 July 2018 14:00 (five years ago) link
"The way out is through the door/ how come nobody uses it?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySjN5vzc4lE
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Friday, 13 July 2018 14:05 (five years ago) link
sounds like we need a new Beatles megathread :-p
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 13 July 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
exit is thataway― imago, Friday, July 13, 2018 2:00 PM (thirty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― imago, Friday, July 13, 2018 2:00 PM (thirty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
You're part of the problem, tbh.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 14:41 (five years ago) link
go on
― imago, Friday, 13 July 2018 14:43 (five years ago) link
As for quitting? Nah. That's too extreme, and I'm not a drama queen. Besides, if ILM keeps up its current form, it'll naturally fizzle out anyway.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 14:46 (five years ago) link
LOL. If there was Giger counter that measured irony, background irony, residual irony, it would have disintegrated by now.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Friday, 13 July 2018 14:46 (five years ago) link
(xp) Listen, if it can survive you...
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Friday, 13 July 2018 14:47 (five years ago) link
Kinda like I assume all your offline relationships have, Tom. Although I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
And this is why people love your style
― more like Toss, Ow amirite? (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 July 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
No offence, but if there were an Olympic event for trying to ensure everyone in your vicinity was having a shit day simply because you were, you'd take the gold, silver and bronze in a heartbeat. It's a shame, because you're (from what I can tell) a very intelligent guy with a lot of interesting things to say when the mood takes you.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 15:10 (five years ago) link
I'm not taken with the level of conversation of most of the current regulars.
I'm not a drama queen.
^^^^Behold: the great black hole of ilx.
Try not to get sucked in.
― (V) (°,,,,°) (V) (Austin), Friday, 13 July 2018 15:12 (five years ago) link
are those wavering lines rising above Turrican's posts a byproduct of the type of no-nonsense hot dynamism and bloody strong opinions he represents ? 💩💩💩💩💩
― calzino, Friday, 13 July 2018 15:14 (five years ago) link
Yeah, shut up and look at memes instead in the thread with the wacky writing, that oughta be good.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 15:14 (five years ago) link
OK Turrican I'll be fair and honest you just made me laugh and I'll put my hands up to the first bit. Now why don't you think about whether your own ad hominem trigger is a little loose sometimes hey?
― more like Toss, Ow amirite? (Noodle Vague), Friday, 13 July 2018 15:15 (five years ago) link
whenever i see "which ilx poster has had the most transformative effect on your life?" get bumped i yearn to post about the small handful of ilxors who are so suffocatingly bad that i have adapted what i like or am interested in purely in the hope of avoiding them on ilx. turrican is absolutely in that group.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 13 July 2018 15:22 (five years ago) link
I don't mind dull-witted people who have nothing interesting to say and have literally never said anything original or insightful ever, live and let live, it takes all sorts etc, but when they have a peevish nasty streak in them, it's not a great combination.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Friday, 13 July 2018 15:26 (five years ago) link
NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO HAVE FUN. THIS IS ONLY A BOARD FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO APPEAR INTELLIGENT.
― (V) (°,,,,°) (V) (Austin), Friday, 13 July 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
Are you on the right thread?
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Friday, 13 July 2018 15:29 (five years ago) link
Just trying to get in line with what we're all here for: diddling Turicunt's excitement.
― (V) (°,,,,°) (V) (Austin), Friday, 13 July 2018 15:34 (five years ago) link
You're such a charmer, Austin... no wonder y... no, I've already done that one.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link