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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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0bliiVioN
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Uh, why can we not vote?
This makes me very angry.
"Want evidence of how deeply we've allowed the media to define our beauty? Look in the mirror. How many of you honestly believe in your own essential beauty? Isn't it wrong that we have let the bastards define human beauty for us, instead of encouraging us to look within each other for it?"
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Know what?
We should have real awards. Toucanman could make badges or whatever in paintshop pro or something and we could put them in our sigs.
"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees through narrow chinks of his cavern."
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0bliiVioN Wrote:Uh, why can we not vote?
This makes me very angry.
The polls don't work? Oh well, so much for voting.
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Meh, as long as some people can vote...for me I want the Creepy Award. Very much so.
"Want evidence of how deeply we've allowed the media to define our beauty? Look in the mirror. How many of you honestly believe in your own essential beauty? Isn't it wrong that we have let the bastards define human beauty for us, instead of encouraging us to look within each other for it?"
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Whats the next award?
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we still never reached a decision for the noob flamer award.
What are your nominations?
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Hmm. i would have to check the member list for that one.
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...Why would you have to check the memberlist?
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To refresh my memory on annoying noobs.
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I don't know if the polls are working or not, so you guys can make up the polls in your posts.
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ill edit it. what award to we want now? well I'll change it to see if it works.
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Ok... did I get any awards?
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Thanks
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That is all.
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i got some kind of weird unofficial shinobi award. it's not all major.
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Hmm...
*Thinks*
Did we do a Most Perverted Member Award? I might have a chance since Zero infected me with the Pervy Sage/Miroku/Quagmire virus.
*Pats a random pretty chick's ass*
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"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees through narrow chinks of his cavern."
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Lately all the threads have sucked D:
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That's because there are too many idiots on here.
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modest mouse Wrote:That's because there are too many idiots on here.
I haven't seen any idiots lately.
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Im an idiot. yes, I dont deny my upmost idiocy.
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Like HC said, we're all idiot in a sense...
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That is true.
But some are bigger idiots than others...
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We have all done idiotic things, it is a necessary part of life. If there was no chance to do things we regret then there would be no chance to do great and honourable things, our actions would be meaningless. It is the distinction between smart and stupid that creates them.
Idiocy is then a blessing, as is all of the despised things in the world. Without evil there is no good, without idiocy there is no intelligence. There is another aspect of this duality, that through these experiences we change and progress thus evolving. All things evolve to a certain degree. Every moment we come into contact with senses, thoughts, and feelings. These shape us in a way, some people have bad influences on us. But we also evolve. If a person lived a life of great breadth and texture then they will become wise because of what they have seen and done.
Contact with idiocy helps us. We have two responses, patience or anger. Being annoyed at an idiotic act will be unhelpful in the long run. Being patient is the opposite.
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Couldnt have said it any better myslelf.
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Alright, wise old guy.
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Dark_Avenger Wrote:yeap.
yeap. (the yeap was a burp)
Well, it could have been worse. Try being around after I drink a ton of sodas.
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Oh, if I were around you drinking sodas, I would try to drink more and try to outburp you. i can out burp my dad, who always won at burping contest when he used to be at an airforce base in greenland. How bout that for super burps!
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Dark_Avenger Wrote:Oh, if I were around you drinking sodas, I would try to drink more and try to outburp you. i can out burp my dad, who always won at burping contest when he used to be at an airforce base in greenland. How bout that for super burps!
Alright, let me show you what you're up against.
*Speed chugs a orange sunkist soda, and then I burp and cars are blown away, and a building is almost torn down by the force*
And I'm not even trying!
Well, in real life if we tried to outburp each other, may the best burper win.
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Getting gift wrap: 10 bucks maybe
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I'll see you in Hell....AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
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haha yeah, but its better when the soda isnt cold, because I cant chug it down. My throat contracts if i drink cold things to fast.
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