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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
The forums are mostly read-only and are in a maintenance/testing phase, before being permanently archived. Please use this time to get the contact details of people you'd like to keep in touch with. My contact details are here.
Please do not make a mirror copy of the forums in their current state - things will still change, and some people have requested to be able to edit or delete some of their personal info.
I'm experimenting 'cause I no longer feel any guilt for putting ads on the forums. Especially since if you want to make them disappear, all you need to do is block javascript from this domain: http://scripts.chitika.net/ - Any ad or script blocker should do just fine.
I'm doing this 'cause according to stats, the forum is read by *gasp* ... actually around 400-500 people every day. Yes, different people. We have a lot more lurkers than we realize. These 400-500 people view around 4000-5000 pages a day. Scary shit.
Also, don't click on ads just for the lulz. K?
And I realize I haven't put 'em on all the styles yet. I'm too lazy right now. Maybe later.
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Support School Survival on Patreon or Donate Bitcoin Here: 1Q5WCcxWjayniaL92b8GfXBiGdfjmnUNa2 "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." - André Paul Guillaume Gide "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein "I'm pretty sure there's a lot of beauty that can only be found in the mind of a lunatic." - TheCancer EIPD - Emotionally Incompetent Parent Disorder
Ads? Here? No wonder my connection gets slow whenever I access the forum. Anywuhs, when you aren't logged in, a few ads do appear, and since most lurkers haven't joined yet, what's the point?
woah dude
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02-17-2009 05:26 AM
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SoulRiser
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Joined: Aug 2001
Support School Survival on Patreon or Donate Bitcoin Here: 1Q5WCcxWjayniaL92b8GfXBiGdfjmnUNa2 "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." - André Paul Guillaume Gide "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein "I'm pretty sure there's a lot of beauty that can only be found in the mind of a lunatic." - TheCancer EIPD - Emotionally Incompetent Parent Disorder
SoulRiser Wrote:I'm doing this 'cause according to stats, the forum is read by *gasp* ... actually around 400-500 people every day. Yes, different people. We have a lot more lurkers than we realize. These 400-500 people view around 4000-5000 pages a day. Scary shit.
i wondered why there were adds on the bottom of my page
Hidden stuff:
"A 'no' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble." - Mahatma Gandhi
"The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it."
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-Ben Franklin
"when I was a kid I used to pray for a bicycle. then I realized that god doesn't work that way. so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness."
"I would rather die for something I believe in than live for anything else."
"What is the task of higher education? To make a man into a machine. What are the means employed? He is taught how to suffer being bored." – F W Nietzsche
SoulRiser Wrote:Visitors not logged in: 100-200 a day
All visitors (logged in and not logged in): 400-500 a day
... So actually, more are logged in than not.
As for the point, I don't know yet. I said it was an experiment.
At least I didn't put 'em on the top of each page.
Are you sure? Whenever I look I see more guests than people logged in, like right now:
In total there are 20 users online :: 3 registered, 13 guests (based on users active over the past 5 minutes)
Who am I? Who are YOU?
02-28-2009 04:27 AM
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SoulRiser
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Joined: Aug 2001
A lot of the guests are actually from the main site, 'cause I integrated the login system with the rest of the site. My stat counter things don't include those.
Support School Survival on Patreon or Donate Bitcoin Here: 1Q5WCcxWjayniaL92b8GfXBiGdfjmnUNa2 "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." - André Paul Guillaume Gide "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein "I'm pretty sure there's a lot of beauty that can only be found in the mind of a lunatic." - TheCancer EIPD - Emotionally Incompetent Parent Disorder
life is just blah blah blah. we hope for blah, and sometimes we find it. but mostly its blah. and waiting for blah. and hoping you were right about the blahs you made. and when you think you just got the whole blah damn thing figured out, and your surrounded by the ones you blah. death shows up and blah blah blah.
-weeds-
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. -socrates-
Schooling us to prepare us for the career in need
Not caring about our interests and dreams to heed
When i look at the people online thing it doesn't show me how many peple are hidden anymore - is it supposed to?
Hidden stuff:
"A 'no' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble." - Mahatma Gandhi
"The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it."
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-Ben Franklin
"when I was a kid I used to pray for a bicycle. then I realized that god doesn't work that way. so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness."
"I would rather die for something I believe in than live for anything else."
"What is the task of higher education? To make a man into a machine. What are the means employed? He is taught how to suffer being bored." – F W Nietzsche
03-03-2009 09:05 PM
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SoulRiser
Site Founder
Posts: 18,240
Joined: Aug 2001
Support School Survival on Patreon or Donate Bitcoin Here: 1Q5WCcxWjayniaL92b8GfXBiGdfjmnUNa2 "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." - André Paul Guillaume Gide "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein "I'm pretty sure there's a lot of beauty that can only be found in the mind of a lunatic." - TheCancer EIPD - Emotionally Incompetent Parent Disorder
Yeah. Well, I guess it doesn't matter really, but ad networks say they don't want ads showing on pages with lots of swearing. I know those pop up everywhere anyways, but they're a lot more prevalent in there. Not that any ad network person is ever likely to notice. But whatever.
Support School Survival on Patreon or Donate Bitcoin Here: 1Q5WCcxWjayniaL92b8GfXBiGdfjmnUNa2 "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." - André Paul Guillaume Gide "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein "I'm pretty sure there's a lot of beauty that can only be found in the mind of a lunatic." - TheCancer EIPD - Emotionally Incompetent Parent Disorder
Well, you may have noticed I put some links to books on Amazon at the bottom of each page. If you buy anything from Amazon within 24 hours after clicking one of those links, I get a small commission on whatever you buy.
What do you guys think? Too intrusive? Too small? Not Dark Orchid enough? Poopies?
Support School Survival on Patreon or Donate Bitcoin Here: 1Q5WCcxWjayniaL92b8GfXBiGdfjmnUNa2 "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." - André Paul Guillaume Gide "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein "I'm pretty sure there's a lot of beauty that can only be found in the mind of a lunatic." - TheCancer EIPD - Emotionally Incompetent Parent Disorder
They're pretty hard to notice. Which is good, but I wonder how many ppl will see them
Anyway, see how it goes. Why not add an actual bookstore page, too? Something with cover images, more info, etc. Populate it with relevant stuff. They offer a thing to make that easy... http://astore.amazon.com/
11-02-2009 01:13 AM
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SoulRiser
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Bookstore is good idea. Me likes. I think I played about with that astore before though. Or maybe it was that other list type thing. *goes to check out Astore*
The ads are indeed pretty small... did that on purpose 'cause I don't want them standing out too much. I think with the amount of page views the forums get in one day, some people are bound to check something out. I'll see how it goes.
Support School Survival on Patreon or Donate Bitcoin Here: 1Q5WCcxWjayniaL92b8GfXBiGdfjmnUNa2 "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." - André Paul Guillaume Gide "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." - Albert Einstein "I'm pretty sure there's a lot of beauty that can only be found in the mind of a lunatic." - TheCancer EIPD - Emotionally Incompetent Parent Disorder
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