Registered on SomethingAwful, is actually a pretty alright site, probably a good way to eventually get my name out there.
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
I just had a ham and cheese melted sandwich, with fried onions. It was delicious. The trick is to put oregano on the cheese, and have plenty of ketchup on the side for dipping.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Blayne, becoming a Goon to "get your name out there" is, um....Well, okay, you do what you have to do. Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
No no no there's logic to this, the SA forums got like in theory 150,000 users, thus if I gain exposure there and appreciate for art/blog/etc.
Just have to gain rep as a reliable poster first, integrate and network a little and after a few months by the time I got a portfolio and stuff worked out I should have a good start and start gaining experience.
Posted by RivalOfTheRose (Member # 11535) on :
He is taking over the nets.... just like Demosthenes and Locke!
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
SO this is the future? People are going to try and make it on the net rather than elsewhere?
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
I mean like, when I get my blog online and say linked in my signature, by being on SA alot more people are likely to click on it, and when people get to know me more people can get referred.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
I hope you have a good experience in SA Blayne but just a warning, the place is notorious for feeding off other people's misery and anger.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
On other forums, the SA forum itself is actually very strictly moderated and controlled.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Blayne Bradley: On other forums, the SA forum itself is actually very strictly moderated and controlled.
Not when it comes to posters making fun of other posters.
Posted by dabbler (Member # 6443) on :
I remember years ago I got a SA account for the hawt bit torrent action.
Posted by Parkour (Member # 12078) on :
If you post threads like you post threads here, prepare to get torn to shreds.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
I've clearly checked the rules, they don't like that kind of stuff, and besides they've had discussions going so long they're bound to have a thread for anything/everything I'm likely to be interested in, after a few months of pseudolurking then I can start making threads.
New history, new oppurtunity to reinvent.
Also weren't you the person who trolled my earlier anime thread?
quote: Not when it comes to posters making fun of other posters.
Only if its funny.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Blayne, you realize that one of the funniest things a Goon could do to you, right now, would be to link to this thread? Posted by Ecthalion (Member # 8825) on :
a Goon? Goonswarm goon?
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
I'm still in Wildly Inappropriate in EVE, 'goon' is a moniker applied to anyone whose a member of the Something Awful forums, theres alot of overlap.
Posted by Parkour (Member # 12078) on :
quote:Originally posted by Blayne Bradley: I've clearly checked the rules, they don't like that kind of stuff, and besides they've had discussions going so long they're bound to have a thread for anything/everything I'm likely to be interested in, after a few months of pseudolurking then I can start making threads.
New history, new oppurtunity to reinvent.
Also weren't you the person who trolled my earlier anime thread?
quote: Not when it comes to posters making fun of other posters.
Only if its funny.
I have never trolled one of your threads. I have been critical of you. You dismiss this as trolling and are very overly sensitive to when people want you to stop acting up. All I am telling you is that if you act on sa the way you act here, you will quickly become a punching bag and a perfect target, because of how sensitive you are to complaints.
Posted by Ecthalion (Member # 8825) on :
quote:Originally posted by Blayne Bradley: I'm still in Wildly Inappropriate in EVE, 'goon' is a moniker applied to anyone whose a member of the Something Awful forums, theres alot of overlap.
i actually thouhg about if i were to go back out in 0.0 id try to get into WI... but to be honest im making more isk in a wormhole than i actually though possible....
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Blayne, you were warned. Just so you know.......I hope it goes well for you.
But considering some of the things here at Hatrack that haven't, I am a little worried about it, and doubt it will.
Compared to the SA forums, this place is like Captain Kangaroo, even at it's worst.
[ November 06, 2010, 05:59 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
SA is a great place for people who are generally coherent and don't fly off the handle in response to criticism, and will mock the shit out of you and ban you if you behave there like you behave here. That's the truth.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
quote:Originally posted by Parkour:
quote:Originally posted by Blayne Bradley: I've clearly checked the rules, they don't like that kind of stuff, and besides they've had discussions going so long they're bound to have a thread for anything/everything I'm likely to be interested in, after a few months of pseudolurking then I can start making threads.
New history, new oppurtunity to reinvent.
Also weren't you the person who trolled my earlier anime thread?
quote: Not when it comes to posters making fun of other posters.
Only if its funny.
I have never trolled one of your threads. I have been critical of you. You dismiss this as trolling and are very overly sensitive to when people want you to stop acting up. All I am telling you is that if you act on sa the way you act here, you will quickly become a punching bag and a perfect target, because of how sensitive you are to complaints.
Edit: Okay it turns out it was Lanfear, my apologies.
For some reasons the names merged together in my head. Same number of syllables.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
quote:Originally posted by Ecthalion: a Goon? Goonswarm goon?
I thought the same thing from the title.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
quote:Compared to the SA forums, this place is like Captain Kangaroo, even at it's worst.
And there has been cross-infection from there. That explains a lot.
Posted by Misha McBride (Member # 6578) on :
quote:Originally posted by katharina:
quote:Compared to the SA forums, this place is like Captain Kangaroo, even at it's worst.
And there has been cross-infection from there. That explains a lot.
I've been a member here much longer than I've been a member there so that doesn't really hold water.
quote:Originally posted by Ecthalion: a Goon? Goonswarm goon?
Goon is a catchall term for any member of the SA forums, not just the ones who play EVE. Since Goonswarm originated on SA, everyone in it is a goon.
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Blayne, you realize that one of the funniest things a Goon could do to you, right now, would be to link to this thread?
Only if he does something monumentally stupid and calls a lot of attention to himself in the process. Callout threads are verboten since Helldump closed.
[ November 06, 2010, 11:54 AM: Message edited by: Misha McBride ]
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
quote:And there has been cross-infection from there. That explains a lot.
Not really. None of the people whom I'd call "problem posters" here at Hatrack are, to my knowledge, Goons or even frequent SA lurkers. (I would in fact be astonished to learn they were.) And many of Hatrack's oldest posters have also been on SA for many, many years, so it's not like "cross-infection" is a new thing that would explain some perceived change in this forum. Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
quote:Originally posted by katharina:
quote:Compared to the SA forums, this place is like Captain Kangaroo, even at it's worst.
And there has been cross-infection from there. That explains a lot.
No, it really doesn't. The issues with this forum are not goons. =)
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
Leper colony is fairly excellent way of figuring out whats a faux paux or not, already got on probation for an "hi I'm new" sort of post, funnily enough I knew better but did it unthinking through force of habit.
I consider this a secret blessing in disguise as it prevents me from making an even larger mistake.
I'm going to preemptively swear to never post in the politics forum, that screwed me over at TBOVerse I'm avoiding that inevitable highway to hell here, sticking clearly to the how to learn moonspeak thread and the subforums that are aligned with my core interests, anime, tabletop gaming, books, games and computers.
Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :
Blayne - my stuff has been viewed ~1 million times online. If you want to get visits and attention, I'd recommend learning SEO.
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
quote:Originally posted by Blayne Bradley: Leper colony is fairly excellent way of figuring out whats a faux paux or not, already got on probation for an "hi I'm new" sort of post, funnily enough I knew better but did it unthinking through force of habit.
I consider this a secret blessing in disguise as it prevents me from making an even larger mistake.
It's actually a good start. No, not even joking. SA will make you a better poster if you work in slowly like you planned.
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