B1rd wrote:

Brian OA wrote:

Currently it's just passive, but I'm still not fond of having role-playing and private conversations floating around. I'd be okay with that here though.

I don't see the problem with it. I don't see why we need to change how we act just to make it easier on newcomers.

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Brian OA wrote:

I've only been around for the three years. Can't really speak for anything before that sans what the oldfags spoke of
I never really felt welcome until Wojjan started talking to me
The rest of the time just felt like I was earning my place or having fun with some of the thread topics. I especially remember having fun with the 'post your dreams' thread

Oh, so you mean THAT kind of welcome. Well, in that case, you were one of the first ones to actually tell me to fuck off, from what I can remember. Back in that religion-based discussion, I was arguing with someone and all of a sudden you jump in, tell me that all my arguments are effectively shit and tell me to learn English and sod off. Then, a year later, when I improved my English and started using proper words to describe certain situations/definitions/everything else, you were the one who told me on Skype that I'm looking like I'm trying too hard by using words I "don't know". Well, mate, what the heck did you want from me? That's why I started adding "fucking" and "goddarn" after every second word on Osu, because apparently, writing to the extent of your knowledge is tryharding.

So yeah, you were the first to shun me, and there were quite a few more, including IppE and Eph, but unlike Eph, IppE and you turned around and started talking to me like I'm a human, all of a sudden.

In that way, yes, it was a "cool kids club", but there were some people there who made me feel welcome a few years ago, and that's why I actually stayed. I came to like OT far more than other subforums because of that, too.