[quote=Yoda]Re: not being decent because you don't think the place is decent. That's probably true. Unfortunately it's exactly the attitude that perpetuates whatever problems there are. It's a complete inversion of that Gandhi quote.[/quote]

[quote=Iroquois][quote=doubledenim][font=century gothic]I never looked at it like that.

You and some others can attest to a change from the early days I'm sure. That's why I am trying to leave my personal insights (negative ones) about others out of here. People can not like me, but it won't because of any malicious intent on my part.

I've been a loner my whole life, so I cherish the moments when you hit that sweet spot with others, but I don't view my life as any less when it is missing. [/quote]

I question how much of it was just a matter of the site changing or me changing or both. I certainly didn't post about politics nearly as much (if at all) a decade or so ago, so who knows how present-day me would feel about the 2004 version of this site. Not really worth thinking about, I guess.

[quote]Just like I would really love a long-form review of Mandy that I could never write. [/font][/quote]

Nice try.[/quote]

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The bit about wanting to maintain a decent standing in the community is an interesting tell because I think a good part of why Camo actively wanted to get banned was because he[b] felt that the community here was no longer as good as it used to be[/b], often due to explicitly political disagreements that went a little further than the usual agree-to-disagree kind (as they are liable to do in the current climate). For someone like Camo, it's hard to care about maintaining a "decent standing" in a community that you perceive as not being all that decent in the first place (and that's without mentioning whatever personal stuff he also seems to be dealing with at the moment).[/quote]

[font=century gothic]This is a common refrain I see in life. "This neighborhood, this workplace, this job" isn't as good as it use to be. As thick as I am, that one always strikes me when people are complaining about something they are actively a part of. 

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[quote=Yoda][quote=Joel]when a user hovers above a "post" button on the site, has the film reel always started spinning? What a cool flourish I'd never noticed before![/quote]
Yep, since the redesign a few years back! :) There's a lot of little things like that.[/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][font=century gothic]I never looked at it like that.

You and some others can attest to a change from the early days I'm sure. That's why I am trying to leave my personal insights (negative ones) about others out of here. People can not like me, but it won't because of any malicious intent on my part.

I've been a loner my whole life, so I cherish the moments when you hit that sweet spot with others, but I don't view my life as any less when it is missing. 

Just like I would really love a long-form review of Mandy that I could never write. [/font][/quote]

[quote=Iroquois]Hell, I kept thinking I'd quit once I'd done the Women's Countdown. The problem is that this site's longevity and the duration of my own membership has made it hard to just up and quit. I think the last time I did this was in 2010 or so but I still came back, so who knows what it'll take for me to really turn my back on this place for good.[/quote]

[quote=Iroquois][quote=doubledenim][font=century gothic]Camo was great, but obviously there was a bantastical rant I'm missing a few pages on.

I will miss him as well, but I want to be here. I keep stuff in my pocket, like others do, in order to maintain a decent standing in this community.



I'm pretty sure there are people posting under aliases and through other accounts anyways, so there's that anyways.[/font][/quote]

The bit about wanting to maintain a decent standing in the community is an interesting tell because I think a good part of why Camo actively wanted to get banned was because he felt that the community here was no longer as good as it used to be, often due to explicitly political disagreements that went a little further than the usual agree-to-disagree kind (as they are liable to do in the current climate). For someone like Camo, it's hard to care about maintaining a "decent standing" in a community that you perceive as not being all that decent in the first place (and that's without mentioning whatever personal stuff he also seems to be dealing with at the moment).[/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][quote=mattiasflgrtll6]Anyone else feel like doubledenim sometimes is like a tweeter without a Twitter account?[/quote]

[font=century gothic]Isn't it awesome that the Shoutbox doesn't have a rulebook!

Even better...If you're an introvert and trying to engage with people, if you throw out 300 lines and get 5 bites, isn't it better to get the 5 bites?

In order to endear myself to you Matti, you can call me denden.
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[quote=Joel]when a user hovers above a "post" button on the site, has the film reel always started spinning? What a cool flourish I'd never noticed before![/quote]

[quote=cat_sidhe][quote=doubledenim][quote=John McClane]I’m a little drunk. First time in a long long time. And I really don’t like it. :eek:[/quote]

[font=century gothic]I wonder if Fireball was involved? [/font][/quote]

HA! That's one of my nicknames. And I plead the FIFTH![/quote]

[quote=mattiasflgrtll6]Anyone else feel like doubledenim sometimes is like a tweeter without a Twitter account?[/quote]