ILM Classic or Dud?

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

ooh, new board description

Tom OTM obv

we have polls now too

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

Cheers thanks man sorry for that

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

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:)

of course ILX with its flawless track record of dealing with hyperenthusiastic trans people would be far better equipped to handle such a thread

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

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

oh, of course not ;)

aware I've collected myself with that one

It has its moments of being classic and/or dud, but right now it's slap bang in the middle of the dud category.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMm4b47pXBA

needs more pavement discussion imo

Dud, no-one ever mentions the Dan or the Mac

the day a fetus marked ILM's homework.

The trouble is, we're not purely a Parquet Courts fansite yet

fucking hate Wimbledon!

yeah, they keep fucking beating us!

And as the usual suspects come out of the woodwork, I rest my case.

The trouble is, we're not purely a Parquet Courts fansite yet

They're growing on me tbh

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.

Yes, where is ILM going right?

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

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.

exit is thataway

"The way out is through the door/ how come nobody uses it?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySjN5vzc4lE

sounds like we need a new Beatles megathread :-p

exit is thataway

― imago, Friday, July 13, 2018 2:00 PM (thirty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

You're part of the problem, tbh.

go on

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.

LOL. If there was Giger counter that measured irony, background irony, residual irony, it would have disintegrated by now.

(xp) Listen, if it can survive you...

Kinda like I assume all your offline relationships have, Tom. Although I'd be happy to be proven wrong.

And this is why people love your style

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.

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.

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 ? 💩💩💩💩💩

Yeah, shut up and look at memes instead in the thread with the wacky writing, that oughta be good.

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?

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.

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.

NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO HAVE FUN. THIS IS ONLY A BOARD FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO APPEAR INTELLIGENT.

Are you on the right thread?

Just trying to get in line with what we're all here for: diddling Turicunt's excitement.

You're such a charmer, Austin... no wonder y... no, I've already done that one.

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, July 13, 2018 3:15 PM (twenty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I just react to whatever I get thrown at me, basically. Tom D. obviously realises this as you can see from his posts since the revive.

I just react to whatever I get thrown at me, basically.

Of course you'd get all indignant after being the one to revive the thread to essentially call everyone stupid.