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August 2001 - June 2017

The School Survival Forums are permanently retired. If you need help with quitting school, unsupportive parents or anything else, there is a list of resources on the Help Page.

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To everyone who joined these forums at some point, and got discouraged by the negativity and left after a while (or even got literally scared off): I'm sorry.

I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.

I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.

I can handle quite a lot of negativity and even abuse now, but that isn't the point. I want to help people. I want to help the people who need it the most, and I want to help people like the 1996 version of me.

I'm still figuring out the best way to do that, but as it is now, these forums are doing more harm than good, and I can't keep running them.

Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.

Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.

-SoulRiser

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  Thread: Free discussion thread for anything and everything
Post: Free discussion thread for anything and everything

I'm not sure if there is a general discussion thread yet, so I've created one. You may talk about anything and say anything. All posts that aren't spam or blatant trolling are welcome. :)
chained to desk General Talk 2 1,815 02-25-2015, 12:28 PM
  Thread: The ultimate thread for feminism
Post: The ultimate thread for feminism

True gender equality would mean the man in a dating relationship isn't always the one that pays for dinner. It seems like this thread died out...
chained to desk General Talk 33 12,639 02-25-2015, 12:18 PM
  Thread: Zombies attack your town. What's your gameplan?
Post: Zombies attack your town. What's your gameplan?

@Brain:Yes, I suppose a zombie outbreak wouldn't be quarantined at patient 0, but for now I doubt there will be one. If there was, walking corpses would get spotted pretty quickly depending on how fas...
chained to desk General Talk 24 7,387 02-25-2015, 11:58 AM
  Thread: School Doesn't Care About True Knowledge — My Experience
Post: RE: School Doesn't Care About True Knowledge — My ...

The science teacher story is a bit ridiculous:did she actually define critical thinking accurately in class and proceed to literally say it is worse than memorization? If so, then I'm surprised, sinc...
chained to desk School Talk 3 2,482 02-24-2015, 03:10 PM
  Thread: Zombies attack your town. What's your gameplan?
Post: RE: Zombies attack your town. What's your gameplan...

There will be no zombie apocalypse. It's highly unlikely, and if someone did get infected, the single person would be quarantined, and there goes the outbreak.
chained to desk General Talk 24 7,387 02-24-2015, 12:58 AM
  Thread: XCOM
Post: XCOM

XCOM:Enemy Unknown also has an expansion pack, it is XCOM:Enemy Within. XCOM:Enemy Within also has a noteworthy community-developed(free download)mod known as XCOM:The Long War.It really improves on ...
chained to desk Games 6 2,473 11-18-2014, 11:58 AM
  Thread: School-Survial Discussions
Post: School-Survial Discussions

Just a few things i think should happen -All moderation becoming transparent, aka no thread splitting without giving a good reason why to everyone -Certainly no banning of anyone(except spam bots) w...
chained to desk General Talk 19 6,938 11-01-2014, 12:56 PM
  Thread: [split] The School Survival Movement: Abolish Compulsory Schooling
Post: [split] The School Survival Movement: Abolish Comp...

wow that was quick, I made that as non-aggressive as possible, heck I even said I supported non-compulsory schooling.(which is true...) Literally the only things I can remember thinking might be slig...
chained to desk Split Discussions 9 4,969 10-29-2014, 05:47 AM
  Thread: [split] The School Survival Movement: Abolish Compulsory Schooling
Post: [split] The School Survival Movement: Abolish Comp...

Hansgrohe, you're right that beefs are killing SS, but it's hard to get over beefs if a certain someone splits every "un constructive" post. Personally I support the concept of making school uncompuls...
chained to desk Split Discussions 9 4,969 10-29-2014, 03:32 AM
  Thread: Hey there!
Post: Hey there!

Hello.
chained to desk Welcome! 8 1,941 10-10-2014, 07:42 AM
  Thread: A Question of Ethics
Post: A Question of Ethics

I cheat often on homework, and it often gives me an hour to read online or play an entertaining game. I really don't understand why some people are very bothered by the idea of cheating, it's pretty ...
chained to desk School Talk 15 4,457 10-09-2014, 05:52 AM
  Thread: Homework: An Unnecessary Evil?
Post: Homework: An Unnecessary Evil?

There's one type of homework that has always annoyed me, but now it absolutely disgusts me:essays. Common Core just hit my grade level in high school this year in California and our first two essays ...
chained to desk School Talk 20 7,850 10-08-2014, 12:01 PM
  Thread: Last one to post wins
Post: Last one to post wins V2.1

What is universe/2
chained to desk Games 9,783 1,186,783 10-04-2014, 06:00 AM
  Thread: [split] I mosdef luv ma life
Post: [split] I mosdef luv ma life

omg negative feedback, better split it or sum1 will kill demself immediately.
chained to desk General Talk 9 4,432 10-01-2014, 02:16 PM
  Thread: Write a note to your past self only using 2 words
Post: Write a note to your past self only using 2 words

band sucks logic powah Internet great school survival attack (on) titan fire lazers
chained to desk General Talk 29 7,680 10-01-2014, 09:19 AM
  Thread: The Ban Game
Post: The Ban Game

Banned for the treasonous crime of MISPELLING YOUTUBE AND DISRESPECTING OUR MIGHTY GOOGLE OVERLORDS.
chained to desk Games 2,501 635,831 07-25-2014, 12:33 PM
  Thread: The Ban Game
Post: The Ban Game

Banned for going on a psycho power trip and banning half the user base because you don't like DnE
chained to desk Games 2,501 635,831 07-25-2014, 08:24 AM
  Thread: About thread splitting.
Post: About thread splitting.

How exactly does thread splitting work, what happens to the posts after the split, and when/why is it done?
chained to desk Help, Support & Suggestions 2 1,607 07-23-2014, 03:38 PM
  Thread: boredom
Post: boredom

Thanks guys, I just remembered this one game that I liked to watch but forgot about for a bit.
chained to desk Psychology - Life, Love & Learning 7 2,423 07-09-2014, 12:01 PM
  Thread: You Have a Voice, Fucking Use it!
Post: You Have a Voice, Fucking Use it!

I think schooling might be the most universally hated yet accepted institution in the world. If enough people question it and it loses that "of course" status, it's unlikely that a new alternative cou...
chained to desk Youth Rights 21 7,725 07-09-2014, 11:57 AM
  Thread: The Dream Topic
Post: The Dream Topic

In my dreams I usually can't feel my feet and try to fly. The worst part is that I ALWAYS "wake up" when I try to fully open my eyes, and this happens usually when I try to become lucid after flying a...
chained to desk Our Ever-Shifting Imaginations 306 71,259 07-09-2014, 11:19 AM
  Thread: boredom
Post: boredom

Recently i've had a hard time really wanting to do anything... Idk why, usually i always find something to do but more and more a day goes by and i am just really bored. What do you guys do when you ...
chained to desk Psychology - Life, Love & Learning 7 2,423 07-09-2014, 11:00 AM
  Thread: 90% of Math
Post: 90% of Math

School's argument (which everyone here has probably heard hundreds of times already) for why kids need to learn a ton of disconnected unimportant things is something I like to call "the French misconn...
chained to desk School Talk 20 3,807 07-02-2014, 11:22 AM
  Thread: In general, how long does it take to become experienced at a job
Post: RE: In general, how long does it take to become ex...

(07-02-2014 04:56 AM)xcriteria Wrote:   (07-01-2014 08:46 PM)chained to desk Wrote:  I was thinking,in a hypothetical (impossible)situation where someone just gets a job without a resume, a...
chained to desk Alternative Learning & Income 5 2,991 07-02-2014, 09:39 AM
  Thread: In general, how long does it take to become experienced at a job
Post: In general, how long does it take to become experi...

I was thinking,in a hypothetical (impossible)situation where someone just gets a job without a resume, any related college courses, or any experience at all in the field, about how much time would the...
chained to desk Alternative Learning & Income 5 2,991 07-01-2014, 08:46 PM
  Thread: Last one to post wins
Post: RE: Last one to post wins V2.1

(06-24-2014 02:41 AM)REBAG102 Wrote:  Donkey kong kong jungle
chained to desk Games 9,783 1,186,783 06-27-2014, 03:56 PM
  Thread: Rainbows = Gay?
Post: Rainbows = Gay?

Maybe rainbows are also considered a symbol of LGBT because rainbows are pretty,and for some weird reason heterosex dudes are expected to only think of hot girls as pretty? Eh, doesn't matter what pe...
chained to desk General Talk 10 2,486 06-27-2014, 03:51 PM
  Thread: New light blue SS forum theme
Post: New light blue SS forum theme

Imagine if everybody had green blood like vulcans in star trek. Maybe parents would suddenly assume their kids are in an evil satanist cult or something when they see them on green and black backgroun...
chained to desk Announcements 41 17,212 06-26-2014, 01:15 AM
  Thread: Three Rants
Post: RE: Three Rants

(02-14-2014 05:54 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote:   (02-13-2014 03:53 PM)xcriteria Wrote:   (02-13-2014 03:02 AM)kfcnyancat Wrote:  1. In school, we do this thing called "Sustained silent reading...
chained to desk School Talk 16 8,217 02-14-2014, 06:41 AM
  Thread: highschool websites that constantly email parents your grades
Post: highschool websites that constantly email parents ...

my school has this website that emails all the student's parents EVERY DAY with the student's grades, # of zeroes, etc. It's called "schooloop ", and it drives me insane because now there is NO ESCAPE...
chained to desk School Talk 16 7,240 01-28-2014, 03:25 AM
  Thread: why people become stupid
Post: why people become stupid

true, i wasn't thinking much when i wrote original post. now that i look at it it sounds pretty annoying and arrogant.
chained to desk School Talk 19 8,870 01-27-2014, 11:07 AM
Thumbs Down Thread: why people become stupid
Post: why people become stupid

In school, we get exposed to so much BS some people learn to become one with the BS and call it "common sense". People who seem "stupid" weren't always like that. EDIT:sorry about sounding a littl...
chained to desk School Talk 19 8,870 01-24-2014, 04:28 AM
  Thread: Good News!
Post: Good News!

lol troll came back?
chained to desk School Talk 72 22,134 01-23-2014, 03:49 PM
  Thread: Intolerance to Introversion
Post: Intolerance to Introversion

I hate it when people tell introverts"Come out of your shell!".It's more of a bubble than a shell, I let people in once I know them well enough. Likewise, people looking at introverts might get a dist...
chained to desk Best of School Survival 65 60,649 01-10-2014, 11:18 AM
  Thread: Who would win?
Post: Who would win?

Pen vs pencil in best to write with. (The winner is .......KEYBOARD!) :P
chained to desk Games 49 15,889 01-09-2014, 02:04 AM
  Thread: What are you most dreading about school starting again?
Post: What are you most dreading about school starting a...

What I'm hating most now that school has started is no more freedom. Adults nowadays say "omg kids never go outside, terrible generation." Oreally, maybe it's because school is controlling what we can...
chained to desk School Talk 49 22,430 01-08-2014, 03:25 PM
  Thread: Click this!
Post: Click this!

Stephen, stop editing people's posts in your replies to say "You can use my posts". It's an asshole thing to do, and it only shows that you don't give a shit about what people are actually saying.
chained to desk School Talk 124 53,554 01-08-2014, 10:42 AM
  Thread: Dream School
Post: Dream School

Students allowed to learn things they choose, and also not getting randomly shuffled every year like in school. Too often it happens where all your friends from last year's class are in different clas...
chained to desk Alternative Learning & Income 54 20,588 01-08-2014, 10:13 AM
  Thread: Click this!
Post: RE: Click this!

(01-08-2014 09:36 AM)stephen926 Wrote:  Well, I think that's a rap! Thanks everyone! Have fun working at McDonalds err, I mean, have fun living your life! I believe you mean "wrap". Also, it wou...
chained to desk School Talk 124 53,554 01-08-2014, 09:42 AM
  Thread: My school pros and cons
Post: My school pros and cons

Pros: -Two teachers who respect students(out of 6 periods) -Some respectful and nice students(although there are annoying ones, but the annoying kids don't purposely try to annoy you) Cons -You can'...
chained to desk School Talk 17 11,173 01-08-2014, 09:35 AM
  Thread: Click this!
Post: Click this!

So your project is about "loners"? That's odd, we are obviously not alone if we are posting on a forum and having discussions. Perhaps what you mean is "People who don't prefer to associate with other...
chained to desk School Talk 124 53,554 01-08-2014, 09:24 AM
  Thread: What's your average school day like?
Post: What's your average school day like?

Average school day: Wake up 40 min after turning off alarm at 6am, rush to get ready for prison. (School starts at 7:15 -_-) Chemistry:Listen to teacher drone on about dew points while half asleep.Br...
chained to desk School Talk 77 38,225 01-08-2014, 04:29 AM
  Thread: My opinion on the NSA
Post: My opinion on the NSA

National Security Agency? Let's be honest we all know what it really stands for: National Spying Agency
chained to desk School Talk 10 6,701 01-05-2014, 07:54 AM
  Thread: To fix the real world, play games online
Post: To fix the real world, play games online

Living past peak oil? Not as hard as you would think. Maglev wind turbines, solar, solar satellites, piezoelectric, geothermal energy, wave power, etc. Especially geothermal energy, there's plenty mor...
chained to desk General Talk 28 5,005 01-04-2014, 03:42 PM
  Thread: Adult? What's that?
Post: Adult? What's that?

Ageism works out like this when a young person says something wise: 1:"He/she is just a kid, of course he/she is wrong!" 2:"They still haven't executed x idea into reality,it won't happen!" 3."I agree...
chained to desk General Talk 15 3,315 01-04-2014, 03:29 PM
  Thread: Secret Teacher: teaching is increasingly being built on a web of lies
Post: RE: Secret Teacher: teaching is increasingly being...

(01-03-2014 09:15 AM)Ferigeras Wrote:  Because if there is one thing that is important to be a psychologist, is to be able to know algebra like a super computer. Truly disgusting That's why in ...
chained to desk School Talk 8 7,390 01-03-2014, 10:09 AM
  Thread: A thing that still pisses me the fuck off...
Post: A thing that still pisses me the fuck off...

You're probably more likely to work at Mcdonalds if you do everything right and study and get good grades and most importantly: DON'T THINK. Whereas if you manage to think for yourself after escaping ...
chained to desk School Talk 40 19,978 01-03-2014, 09:50 AM
  Thread: The kinds of questions you get on standardized tests are bullshit.
Post: The kinds of questions you get on standardized tes...

It's not just standardized tests, I dislike multiple choice as well. Multiple choice can really only be used well when it has to do with remembering something. Multiple choice can't ask what you think...
chained to desk School Talk 9 9,598 01-03-2014, 09:46 AM
  Thread: The kinds of questions you get on standardized tests are bullshit.
Post: The kinds of questions you get on standardized tes...

Here's an example of a common type of standardized test question: 1) Which of these four themes was MOST prevalent in the story? A)good vs evil B)trials of adolescence C)family bonds ...
chained to desk School Talk 9 9,598 01-03-2014, 09:24 AM
  Thread: My school is fucking insane
Post: RE: My school is fucking insane

Wow that's ridiculous. I was just saying barbed wire as a joke, i never expected schools to actually do it....Next thing you know there will be cops at the gate checking students for weapons as they e...
chained to desk School Talk 18 9,424 01-01-2014, 10:33 AM

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