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Pillywiggin · Post by **Pillywiggin** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:27 pm

steverules wrote:Feels like you people are family.

*considers all of the groping (and "feeling") that goes on around here*

I think this forum suffers from an excess of incest.

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:38 pm

Ida wrote:
Ryuko wrote:Dan Shive is perhaps one of the nicest people EVER. That's what I think, anyway.
Seconded. From what I saw of the 'Spot forum, he was definately the most likeable one around.

Dan's a great and encouraging guy.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Mon May 23, 2005 6:24 pm

I post there when I am bored.
I think it has a lot of artist vanity there. I mean, vanity is a common quality of artists. I witnessed it when I was paying more attention to Serbian comic scene - even such small scene got divided into clans pretty fast - because of excessive vanity.
Now, with Spot and Space forums I have a theory: reason why there is not much vanity on these forums is that, when vanity-ridden artist joins webcomics, he first joins Spot forum - Space forum is small beans for his ambicion and apetites. Well, a lot of people (specially occasional posters) post there in hope that they'll be noticed by someone important. Which is like looking for a job in a pub.
Of course, not to generalize, it's not always the case. I for one went over there to see what's happening elsewhere but here. Some go there in hope to meet people whose work they admite. Spotters post there because it's the most logical choice of a place to post. But there's a lot of people who seem to post there because they get an impression that they're because that makes them in some way equal to spotters. And 5% of such posters is enough to keep flamewars alive and atmosphere tensed.

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Mon May 23, 2005 6:28 pm

I agree, Mcduffies. I hung around there for a while, but it was less welcoming and more... boring than this community.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Mon May 23, 2005 7:16 pm

Like right now, I check Junk and when I'm returned, there are threads with two pages added.

Leko · Post by **Leko** » Mon May 23, 2005 7:28 pm

Whenever I try to contemplate visiting the Spot forums, I'm struck with this wave of apathy that prevents me from browsing. No idea why. I'll just stick around here.

Poe · Post by **Poe** » Mon May 23, 2005 7:58 pm

Leko wrote:Whenever I try to contemplate visiting the Spot forums, I'm struck with this wave of apathy that prevents me from browsing. No idea why. I'll just stick around here. :D

Now that you mention it, the apathy there does seem oddly tangible now doesn

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Mon May 23, 2005 9:17 pm

have you ever considered that we're more friendly and welcoming, and that we're more intertaining because we don't have lives and this is the closest we'll ever get to one?

me either.

Caduceus · Post by **Caduceus** » Mon May 23, 2005 9:35 pm

PeppermintAfterlife wrote: Unless anyone else here wants to talk about Dum & Bugle Corps...

Phantom Regiment rules?

Anywherebuthere · Post by **Anywherebuthere** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:31 pm

HOLEY FUCKING SHIT

I cannot believe I'm hearing that phrase on a board with NOTHING to do with the activity.

PS, BD had them in 96.

Stinkywigfiddle · Post by **Stinkywigfiddle** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:47 pm

[AlmightyPyro] wrote:have you ever considered that we're more friendly and welcoming, and that we're more intertaining because we don't have lives and this is the closest we'll ever get to one?

All the time.

Prettydragoon · Post by **Prettydragoon** » Tue May 24, 2005 12:40 am

Pillywiggin wrote:
steverules wrote:Feels like you people are family.
*considers all of the groping (and "feeling") that goes on around here*

I think this forum suffers from an excess of incest.

The family that plays together stays together.

Toxic · Post by **Toxic** » Tue May 24, 2005 10:37 am

My keenspot account: 3 posts!!!

Warren · Post by **Warren** » Tue May 24, 2005 10:40 am

Toxic wrote:My keenspot account: 3 posts!!!

Post harder, damn you!

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Tue May 24, 2005 10:46 am

Stephen Henderson-Grady wrote:
PeppermintAfterlife wrote: Unless anyone else here wants to talk about Dum & Bugle Corps...
Phantom Regiment rules?

Not my favorite, but I'm glad they got out of that rut they've been in since '98. 2003 was phenomenal.

anywherebuthere wrote:HOLEY FUCKING SHIT

I cannot believe I'm hearing that phrase on a board with NOTHING to do with the activity.

PS, BD had them in 96.

!!?? No way, Phantom should've had it all the way. Phantom's hornline was super hot that year and they had a difficult book. The Devils were tight, but the show didn't do much for me. I'm not a judge though, so oh well. I'm surprised Pahntom actually surged as much as they did that week.

Jops · Post by **Jops** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:24 am

I don't think i've ever bothered to create an account on 'Spot forums I never had any interest in posting there. I mean, i love this place, so why go somewherelse to talk about the same things? (I expect the topics discussed on 'Spot to be quite similar to ours)

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:49 am

Funny how Poe's avatar reminds me of Dylan Dog.

Beyonder_alpha · Post by **Beyonder_alpha** » Tue May 24, 2005 12:22 pm

mcDuffies wrote:Funny how Poe's avatar reminds me of Dylan Dog.

Nicky Larson with me.

Ida · Post by **Ida** » Tue May 24, 2005 12:48 pm

Jops wrote: I expect the topics discussed on 'Spot to be quite similar to ours

But less insane.

Caduceus · Post by **Caduceus** » Tue May 24, 2005 5:20 pm

anywherebuthere wrote: PS, BD had them in 96.

You are now my sworn enemy.

I was at the finals in Florida in 96 and I saw both of those finals performances. Phantom scorched the earth.

The crowd, after the annoucement of 1st and 2nd place, was possibly the loudest crowd in the history of time.