Has ILE become too pally?

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― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:48 (twenty years ago) link

There are so many threads it is easy for the good ones to get overwhelmed.

― Lars (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:48 (twenty years ago) link

low-traffic threads take what, maybe two days tops to slip off the new answers page?

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 02:52 (twenty years ago) link

And you imagine bitching about it will do... what again?

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:03 (twenty years ago) link

But that's more # of threads than what is contained within any given thread...

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:05 (twenty years ago) link

If you guys think it's bad here, try some Usenet groups for a while. You'll cry at the stupidity and be glad to come back here. My boyfriend uses webforums too, but they're 3d design ones, and overrun with young kids making stupid poo jokes and the like. He marvels all the time at the level of intelligence on this beeyotch - cock jokes and all.

Just a perspective from a (relative) newbie here... :)

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:11 (twenty years ago) link

If you guys think it's bad here, try some Usenet groups for a while.

alt.music.alternative veterans from the 1990s to thread!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:13 (twenty years ago) link

Except for the absence of a basement dwelling crank it's not all that different.

― Larcole (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:15 (twenty years ago) link

i imagine bitching about it will do nothing but fill up the internet with more worthless crap. i am trying to fit in man don't hassle me.

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:17 (twenty years ago) link

Somehow I sense a demon has been invoked.

― Not Anything To Do With G*****a B*b (Ned), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:18 (twenty years ago) link

I think Josh has a valid point, I don't see what sniping at him accomplishes either.

― Larcole (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:19 (twenty years ago) link

Hahaha this thread is totally populated by old Usenet jerkoffs right now, I just realized that! OUR COMPLAINTS ARE IMMOBILE.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:22 (twenty years ago) link

old Usenet jerkoffs right now

Ha, my name on several other boards is "jerkoff". I'm quite honest.

― Scaredy Cat, Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:24 (twenty years ago) link

old usenet jerkoffs who fled usenet

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:25 (twenty years ago) link

did we have graham build in escape pods to ilx or something cuz

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:26 (twenty years ago) link

Josh you fool I'm one of the "old usenet jerkoffs", I wasn't excluding myself. I just find this hysterical! We all had this conversation 5 years ago!

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:28 (twenty years ago) link

And if we searched groups.google.com, oh the things that would be found...from all of us.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:31 (twenty years ago) link

from a post entitled "who's cuter, me or ned raggett?"

>I vote for Ned!
>
> yur high, dood. ml and ned are the ugliest fukkers ever. you have
> no taste.. now mention swag and andrew hyme and your in my klub....
>
> all you communyst drug fukers can suk my dik!
>
> kzk... in yo mama's hyney

Darling, sweetie, darling, this behavior of yours is SO gauche.

I have to vote for myself, since I'm such a rampant egomaniac, if you
recall that amusing post back in May. But we need Gregory Parks in
on this too.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:33 (twenty years ago) link

I'm undetectable on Usenet and you fuckers are gonna keep it that way, got that straight?

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:33 (twenty years ago) link

*whistles oh so idly*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:35 (twenty years ago) link

ally you fool i am well aware of which of us are old usenet jerkoffs!

― Josh (Josh), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:41 (twenty years ago) link

Josh you fool I just wanted to say fool! I wish more of the Usenet crew would show, like Ron Traino.

Has this thread become too old skool pally? Heavens!

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:43 (twenty years ago) link

I'm not undetectable on usenet. But the one group I still frequent relatively regularly has mercifully avoided most trolls, probably due to it being in the aus.* heirarchy rather than the alt.* one.

Mind you that argument doesn't work for aus.tv which has to be THE MOST inane, useless, irrelevant-to-its-charter NG I've ever read.

Damn, now I'm showing myself as an old usenet jerkoff ;) I just never went on a.m.a back in the day.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:48 (twenty years ago) link

I don't know what the fuck anyone is talking about. anyone else?

― django (django), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:51 (twenty years ago) link

can you cuss on this thing?

― django (django), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:51 (twenty years ago) link

No. we now shun you.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:51 (twenty years ago) link

damn! I was so close. I was even quoted once. Let me just get my hankerchief tied to stick and be on my was...Goodbye luna. Goodby Tracer. Good by Ned. And i'll miss you most of all Ally.

― django (django), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:54 (twenty years ago) link

..on my way, that should say on my way. can't i even have a dignified exit?

― django (django), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:55 (twenty years ago) link

Well that's a bit of a drama queen innit.

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:57 (twenty years ago) link

You're so English!

― Scaredy cat (Natola), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 03:59 (twenty years ago) link

Such wussbaggery. Beat him.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 04:00 (twenty years ago) link

*sneaks a banana peel under django's foot as they exit stage left*

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 04:01 (twenty years ago) link

this is just like High School!

― django (django), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 04:04 (twenty years ago) link

but django, I need you...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 04:06 (twenty years ago) link

luna, let's wait for the children to go to sleep, then we'll have our time.

― django (django), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 04:15 (twenty years ago) link

I'll be patient, but only because I have to.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 04:17 (twenty years ago) link

It is just like watching an episode of Friends but I don't give a shit. I just post my contribution and if it gets a response I feel honoured to be acknowledged by popular, beautiful people.

― kayT (kaytee), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 05:57 (twenty years ago) link

and unpopular ugly ones too!!

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 05:58 (twenty years ago) link

it is just like friends!

― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 06:00 (twenty years ago) link

OK well anyway I have to say that reading threads from before my time, I really like it when they flow from interesting deep discussions to back-and-forth banter and back. I mean this is how actual conversations happen. This isn't how chat works, for the most part -- at least not group chat, which is hopelessly silly almost all the time.

But threads that are nothing but interesting deep discussions are just as dull as those that are just banter. (Neither are as dull as the ILM list threads, though.) Give me some ebb and flow and I am happy.

― Chris P (Chris P), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 06:23 (twenty years ago) link

Well said Chris :)

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 06:49 (twenty years ago) link

Yes, that's exactly how I feel about it too, Chris. It is pally here, but what's wrong with that? It's not as though it's some kind of exclusive club which is hostile to new people wanting to join - I found you all very, very welcoming when I arrived here, and in fact the friendly vibe of the place was one of the things which attracted me to it in the first place (along with the intelligence, the humour, the chickenbears etc)

I found the in-jokes and special ILX lingo slightly daunting to begin with, but I just lurked for a week or so to get the gist of it all before diving in. And I'm very glad I did :)

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 06:57 (twenty years ago) link

ILX can be very pally definitely & is almost certainly daunting for new people. However, I kind of like it that way. Aslong as people keep meeting each other at FAPs it will remain so. You have to remember alot of people are actually real friends that post on the same board. I must admit, I never post any jokes on so called sensible threads. If I don't like a particular thread then I steer clear of it. There are certain threads where people have really got to me & upset me quite a bit, which, of course, shouldn't happen, but that's more to do with me. I find ILE a great source of amusement during the dull work hours that I have to endure, nothing more. I do not live my life by it & I can leave it anytime (I think) that I choose. I appreciate the advice that I am given should I request it & I try to offer any thoughts I may have that could possibly help someone else. I think the only way forward is that if you don't like it, then don't respond to a thread or indeed don't post here at all. This is not meant in a bitchy way, more of a stop moaning about it & change things (if you can) to make it what you want. If this is not possible & it is getting to you too much, take a break, simple as that.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 08:08 (twenty years ago) link

When ILE gets too in-jokey (or rather, off-boardy) I go and hide on ILM.

I don't think it's the palliness that people object to, but rather the endless allusions to things that happen offboard at meetups, FAPs, etc. - this makes you feel very left out and out of the loop and unpopular if you weren't at said events.

Or maybe that's just me.

― kate (kate), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 08:15 (twenty years ago) link

No I agree with you Kate, to a certain extent. I always intend to go to FAPs, but the reality of it makes me think twice. (I cannot hide on ILM as it scares me too much!)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 08:16 (twenty years ago) link

that's why ILM is a million times better than ILE. Once i see the pallyness I go to another thread straight away. don't have time for this shit bcz there are some ok discussions here.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 08:18 (twenty years ago) link

ignore julio he has an undeclared beard

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 08:19 (twenty years ago) link

you know, its always funny when ppl say 'ILM scares me'.

x-post: this is getting too pally now. I will go away for a while ;)

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 08:20 (twenty years ago) link

ilm is specific that's the difference. It exists for the soul purpose of discussing all things music. If you're not into it then you don't post there. I love music, but i am not enough of a music snob or indeed know enough of a diversity of music to post there. (& that is why I steer clear of ILM)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 08:21 (twenty years ago) link

I feel much the same as Pinkpanther about things.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 08:22 (twenty years ago) link

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