Why do I still hang around? [Archive]

Megas Methuselah

01-23-2011, 04:55

Motep

01-23-2011, 05:16

You sense the doom as well? May you find a new niche. Or, in the very least, a new home.

But I know your feelings. My times on the org have past, and my love of it has waned. I have no real reason to be here, yet I am. Will I be here much longer? Who can say. Will you be here as well?

This is the way the org ends.

pevergreen

01-23-2011, 05:19

Togakure

01-23-2011, 06:03

I can relate in many ways, and not just here. It's funny how things can turn around. Sometimes it comes to you. Other times you just have to create it for yourself (or not, but grieving over it too much isn't very healthy). Or, just wait, and see.

I remind myself of the scene from the movie "The Untouchables," with Ennio Morricone's brilliant soundtrack swelling as Malone lies bloody and dying on the floor of his apartment. With his last breath he grabs Ness by the shirt and gurgles: 'What are you prepared to do?!

That, and this:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/47Ronin/glass_half_full.jpg

A Nerd

01-23-2011, 06:06

Interests change with time. Some can find new within the old, while others, must constantly seek something new when that once new thing has become old. Faces, new and old, will always come and go. The .org however, will always be here, with perhaps only one member, welcoming some, and saying goodbye to others.

Fisherking

01-23-2011, 08:45

So you would leave me alone here among all the White Europeans?

You think your mission has ended? You have cured all the lovelorn and no longer have any opinions?

What else is going on?

There must be something deeper...

Kagemusha

01-23-2011, 11:15

sentimentalism over old glorious days? I love pickles with that.

a completely inoffensive name

01-23-2011, 11:42

I'm still here boy.

Fragony

01-23-2011, 14:53

face it hawkboy you like europeans

Hosakawa Tito

01-23-2011, 16:33

There ain't no going back, only forward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxVHXaiufoU

Centurion1

01-24-2011, 02:36

megas you hang around because you enjoy my presence. lets just put it out there

Populus Romanus

01-24-2011, 06:33

Let me spin us all a yarn.

Imagine a day when The Guild is dying. So many of our members have left that the forum could essentially be called catatonic. Imagine that the place becomes so dull and boring that our lord and God, TosaInu, leaves. And never comes back. And then the Moderators go, as well as almost all the remaining member. The last Moderator leaves. Without TosaInu, no new Mod can be appointed. With no Moderator, The Guild is taken over by trolls, flamers, and spambots. Imagine that those few, those final remaining faithful few, are driven from the forum. The Guild is left abandonded to die at the hands of the bots and the trolls. Then one day the forum goes down. But with no TosaInu to repair it and bring it back up, noone-not even the spambots-ever post again. The Guild dies.

Imagine.

Is this scary? It should be. This is the future of The Guild. But wait! Do not give up hope yet. This miserable death is not yet a foregone conclusion. The Guild can still be saved, but only by swift and decisive action. We cannot wait, for every moment we postpone making the neccessary changes to this forum to save is increasing the chances that our measures will be in vain. Act now, and act conclusively! Indecisiveness will only play right into the hand of fate-but one that can for now be changed.

caravel

01-24-2011, 10:28

The better days are past. It used to be that I had such fun with the EB Tavern cliche, but we all moved on with our lives. We aren't those young, foolish kids anymore. Those boys were the reason I kept coming back, but now... Now, I have to ask myself, "Why?" It's weird. Whenever I come here, it feels like I'm wandering down the halls of my old high school or something. I feel as if I don't belong here anymore. I can look at this place all I want, but the experiences will never happen again. The life is gone.
You probably come here only out of habit, as do I. I still care about what happens to the .org, but I also accept that I'm powerless to do anything about it. Being in a situation where we can only sit back and watch this place go down is depressing and often frustrating.

Imagine a day when The Guild is dying.
From where I'm standing: We're already there.

Andres

01-24-2011, 13:08

From where I'm standing: We're already there.

:end:

For only 500,00 €, I will teach you how you can reach salvation for your eternal Orgahic soul.

The Stranger

01-24-2011, 13:33

For you two, maybe.

Lets face it motep, even when you were here, you were never that active. Inactive enough to basically be WoGbait or WoG'd every mafia game.

Megas: Who knows. Sometimes you just don't enjoy things anymore.

you can always count on pever when you are not feeling all to great and you are wondering will things get better, he will make it worse!

The Stranger

01-24-2011, 13:37

You probably come here only out of habit, as do I. I still care about what happens to the .org, but I also accept that I'm powerless to do anything about it. Being in a situation where we can only sit back and watch this place go down is depressing and often frustrating.

From where I'm standing: We're already there.

the meadhall is already dead. the forum for NTW was never really alive. and ive never even set foot in the STW2 forum and ive barely been in any forum after RTW which i spammed gloriously. those were good days man. days of cowboys and loose spammers. you could get hit with a poll whenever u werent watching and the keepers of law were rough men theirself and they didnt mind a lil fun. then the dark days of order kicked in and ever since ive felt this place die inside a little every day. the names of glory fade, who remembers The Emperor, Jag, Craterus, BKS and Beiruit... only the old men who sit on the benches and stare into nothing. remniscient of the past, they wonder what is left to live for and one by one the RL claims them. They will be gone forever and soon there will be noone left like them to remember.

ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88

01-24-2011, 15:03

The better days are past. It used to be that I had such fun with the EB Tavern cliche, but we all moved on with our lives. We aren't those young, foolish kids anymore. Those boys were the reason I kept coming back, but now... Now, I have to ask myself, "Why?" It's weird. Whenever I come here, it feels like I'm wandering down the halls of my old high school or something. I feel as if I don't belong here anymore. I can look at this place all I want, but the experiences will never happen again. The life is gone.

Maybe I just need a new girlfriend to spice up my life or something. I don't know.

Because you can't get enough of me,that's why!:laugh4:

TinCow

01-24-2011, 15:10

I haven't cared about TW games for many years now. I come to the Org for the people. If the people go elsewhere, I will go elsewhere. So, a question I've had for a long time is... where else do you people post? If the Org becomes unviable, it would be nice to have a place where I could still find a lot of you. I know TWC is the obvious answer, but I'm not really keen on joining another TW site since I don't care about TW anymore. CFC maybe (shame about Civ V)? Someplace else?

Togakure

01-24-2011, 15:17

massmurderersanonymous.net, toefetishfreaks.com, and jamaicanbobsledding.org for me.

pevergreen

01-24-2011, 16:59

Nowhere. This is the only forum I've had any connection to, and if I leave it, 90% of my internet traffic will cease.

Hooahguy

01-24-2011, 18:21

Personally Ive been much more active on the NBC Chuck forums, and the Bioware Mass Effect forums. But whenever an interesting topic shows up here Ill participate. But the chances of me ever reaching 10k posts are pretty slim as of now.

Vuk

01-24-2011, 19:38

Am I sensing that people desire more Vuk?

Fisherking

01-24-2011, 19:43

Am I sensing that people desire more Vuk?

Yep

So what is happening in the land of freeze and cheese?

Rhyfelwyr

01-24-2011, 20:07

jamaicanbobsledding.org for me.

Ha! I loved that film 'Cool Runnings'. :laugh4:

Sasaki Kojiro

01-24-2011, 20:16

Vuk

01-24-2011, 22:17

Yep

So what is happening in the land of freeze and cheese?

School is starting again, we are having more cold weather, snow, and ice. Same old same old.
Unfortunately life has been getting in the way lately for poor old Vuk. ~;)

Subotan

01-24-2011, 22:30

From where I'm standing: We're already there.
It's more noticeable when you're absent for a long period of time, I agree.

I haven't cared about TW games for many years now. I come to the Org for the people. If the people go elsewhere, I will go elsewhere. So, a question I've had for a long time is... where else do you people post? If the Org becomes unviable, it would be nice to have a place where I could still find a lot of you. I know TWC is the obvious answer, but I'm not really keen on joining another TW site since I don't care about TW anymore. CFC maybe (shame about Civ V)? Someplace else?
Paradox Forums, mainly to talk about Vicky. I also lurk on the MSPA forum.

Prince Cobra

01-24-2011, 23:15

the meadhall is already dead.

Not in my mind. For me it is something like a beginning with no end. It all became with the death of a high-ranked official, his "bad" son as a main (?) suspect and several love affairs between various characters ... I admit I wanted something new and innovative... (I might have been too innovative with the love triangles... ~:D)The result was a mixed success (or failure), I would say... To make the things worse, I got less and less time and more and more ideas. Now there is something like a trilogy in my head. A story before the current story, a plot after this story, the current story, of course. And I missed to add one or two more stories on the same theme. That's very ambitious, I know. Especially for a non-native speaker... Time will tell what will happen with these thoughts...

Anyway, perhaps there is still a chance for the Mead Hall to arise like a phoenix from ashes...(if the inspiration to the members of this club returns) :wink:

P.S. And yet, it will be great shame if I leave the mystery of Nicephorus' death without an ending scene...

P.S.2 Ah, yes...the Org. has really helped me improve my English... Even outside my clumsy writings, this is a very useful result from my membership...

P.S.3 Why sound like people on a funeral? It's too early to bury the Org. alive... !

caravel

01-24-2011, 23:33

I come to the Org for the people. If the people go elsewhere, I will go elsewhere.
The people are going elsewhere - sad but true. This is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. I got involved in the recent watchtower thread in an attempt to try and highlight some (what I see as major) issues here. I suggested, the removal of the junior member system and of the restrictions on avatars. I also suggested a change in moderating style and end to hyper moderating of every aspect of a patron's participation (nannying). As ever the administration ignored this. Now somewhat conversely, we see a massive staff recruitment drive - so instead of easing off on moderation, the members here now have even more mods on their cases. All this on a forum that is struggling to get decent levels of participation - just who are these people going to be moderating exactly? Simply throwing more staff at this won't solve the problems here at the .org - looking at why so many staff and members have left recently might be a better use of time...

Prince Cobra

01-24-2011, 23:38

The people are going elsewhere - sad but true. This is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. I got involved in the recent watchtower thread in an attempt to try and highlight some (what I see as major) issues here. I suggested, the removal of the junior member system and of the restrictions on avatars. I also suggested a change in moderating style and end to hyper moderating of every aspect of a patron's participation (nannying). As ever the administration ignored this. Now somewhat conversely, we see a massive staff recruitment drive - so instead of easing off on moderation, the members here now have even more mods on their cases. All this on a forum that is struggling to get decent levels of participation - just who are these people going to be moderating exactly? Simply throwing more staff at this won't solve the problems here at the .org - looking at why so many staff and members have left recently might be a better use of time...

All right. If you look things from the bright side, people still come to ask about MTW and STW. We are still the leaders there. The bad news is that these games are getting outdated i.e. we need to focus on something else. Another narrow set of games that fit the membership taste could be OK. I wonder... aren't there a good set of medieval strategies to attract members? Just an idea.

The Stranger

01-25-2011, 00:14

The people are going elsewhere - sad but true. This is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. I got involved in the recent watchtower thread in an attempt to try and highlight some (what I see as major) issues here. I suggested, the removal of the junior member system and of the restrictions on avatars. I also suggested a change in moderating style and end to hyper moderating of every aspect of a patron's participation (nannying). As ever the administration ignored this. Now somewhat conversely, we see a massive staff recruitment drive - so instead of easing off on moderation, the members here now have even more mods on their cases. All this on a forum that is struggling to get decent levels of participation - just who are these people going to be moderating exactly? Simply throwing more staff at this won't solve the problems here at the .org - looking at why so many staff and members have left recently might be a better use of time...

we should go the the stock market. that will really help ease things. i heard .org is noted higher than Facebook so we really got to do this man!!!

Reenk Roink

01-25-2011, 00:28

Yeah, if the Org ever goes, I'm probably gone as well. I doubt at this period I would care to join another forum, because even if there was interest there, it would die soon. The people are what draws me back here as is. I can play TW myself at this point, I don't see the need to talk more about it.

If you wanna find me, I lurk a bit around the 4chan sports board during NHL playoff time for funny/highlight gifs. Probably not the best place though, given the gore, porn (not even classy porn), and racism/homophobia/all other kinds of offensiveness.

Rhyfelwyr

01-25-2011, 00:30

The .org will always be my home on the interwebz.

Don't get the fuss about moderation... I get some warning points but so what, it doesn't affect my daily business on the site. Getting a warning doesn't even do anything. :shrug:

Beskar

01-25-2011, 00:36

Don't get the fuss about moderation... I get some warning points but so what, it doesn't affect my daily business on the site. Getting a warning doesn't even do anything. :shrug:

Depends on the Moderator for me. If they are 'nameless mod', admittedly, I am not fussed, but if it is a moderator I like, I feel ashamed for letting them down.

Silly, yes, but it keeps me in check!

pevergreen

01-25-2011, 01:11

Yeah, if the Org ever goes, I'm probably gone as well.

Don't let the org die guys, otherwise peverreenk will die.

And you don't want that. :no:

Hooahguy

01-25-2011, 01:29

I cant really imagine the .org ever really truly dying, though if it gets any worse then I will have no choice but to jump ship as well.
I mean, as of now I only have this place tabbed because Ive been here for almost four years.

Prussian to the Iron

01-30-2011, 22:07

The better days are past. It used to be that I had such fun with the EB Tavern cliche, but we all moved on with our lives. We aren't those young, foolish kids anymore. Those boys were the reason I kept coming back, but now... Now, I have to ask myself, "Why?" It's weird. Whenever I come here, it feels like I'm wandering down the halls of my old high school or something. I feel as if I don't belong here anymore. I can look at this place all I want, but the experiences will never happen again. The life is gone.

Maybe I just need a new girlfriend to spice up my life or something. I don't know.

To give me girl advice, why else?

Populus Romanus

01-31-2011, 02:27

toefetishfreaks.com.

:inquisitive:

Interesting choice of forums.

Reverend Joe

01-31-2011, 04:07

Megas, if it helps, most of the people I really knew and loved/hated left before you even joined.

Groups of people change, people come and people go. The Org is no different; its attitude will inevitably change somewhat over time. It's not dying, it just looks different as time goes on.

I might also add that people change as well. I've gone from awkward kid, to laid-back stoner, to unpleasant drunk (mostly on the chat, where people actually wondered if I was the same person as Rev. Gonzo) (by the way, where IS the chat? I don't see a tab for it anymore) to more relaxed drunk. At the moment, I'm more acclimated to the somewhat rougher territory of the PWoT fora; they really put the calmness of these fora in perspective.

Point is, things change, people change... nothing can be dome about it, just keep on chooglin' and try to find the best place to fit in.

Motep

01-31-2011, 04:53

Prussian to the Iron

01-31-2011, 22:33

massmurderersanonymous.net, toefetishfreaks.com, and jamaicanbobsledding.org for me.

too bad none of those exist! haha, now your alibi is gone! Where have you really been, Mr. Togakure?!

Motep

02-01-2011, 00:28

too bad none of those exist! haha, now your alibi is gone! Where have you really been, Mr. Tokagure?!

mind your g's and t's, now

Prussian to the Iron

02-01-2011, 00:42

g's and k's?

Motep

02-01-2011, 00:44

g's and k's?

Yes...that.

I officially forgive your typo.

Togakure

02-01-2011, 01:15

too bad none of those exist! haha, now your alibi is gone! Where have you really been, Mr. Togakure?!
Ok, I'm busted. Where have I been? Why, here of course, kept rather busy lately. This camel dung broom has been useful. Weird that it has a big detachable hammer attached to its opposite end. Wonder what it's for? I thought Ban was a roll-on; didn't know they made hardware too.

pevergreen

02-01-2011, 01:21

Ok, I'm busted. Where have I been? Why, here of course, kept rather busy lately. This camel dung broom has been useful. Weird that it has a big detachable hammer attached to its opposite end. Wonder what it's for? I thought Ban was a roll-on; didn't know they made hardware too.

I didn't say you could stop sweeping.

With both of my lords absent, for now I am the Camel Emperor.

Populus Romanus

02-01-2011, 02:14

What are camels?

Motep

02-01-2011, 02:17

Something I dearly miss.

pevergreen

02-01-2011, 02:23

What are camels?

Those who have lordship over Camels have true power on this website.

Prussian to the Iron

02-01-2011, 02:34

What are camels?

Even I do not know my new apprentice, and we may never fully understand. But I do know that the Great and Mighty TosaInu is the lord of all camels.

Motep

02-01-2011, 02:49

Even I do not know my new apprentice, and we may never fully understand. But I do know that the Great and Mighty TosaInu is the lord of all camels.

I think it was Mithrandir...or someone with a name devoid of typos

Or maybe someone else entirely. It has been a while. Martok?

Togakure

02-01-2011, 02:54

Mithrandir, Martok and Caravel have long been hailed as the Camel Lords. I think Mithrandir was the original, famous for his clever use of camels in MTW.

Motep

02-01-2011, 02:56

Mithrandir, Martok and Caravel have long been hailed as the Camel Lords. I think Mithrandir was the original, famous for his clever use of camels in MTW.

How could I forget Caravel? I am an awful subordinate

Prussian to the Iron

02-01-2011, 03:02

and...and Tosa....right? if not, my life has been a huge lie. don't tell me that is true?

Motep

02-01-2011, 03:07

and...and Tosa....right? if not, my life has been a huge lie. don't tell me that is true?

I dont think so much the Tosa.

Prussian to the Iron

02-01-2011, 03:16

but still sorta right? i have an itching feeling that Tosa has a big thing for camels.

Motep

02-01-2011, 03:20

but still sorta right? i have an itching feeling that Tosa has a big thing for camels.

Maybe so. An honorary position, perhaps, for a lover of camels?

Prussian to the Iron

02-01-2011, 03:23

thats good enough for me.

Motep

02-01-2011, 03:26

thats good enough for me.

And what are your opinions of the most holy camel? There may yet be a place for one who sees the truth.

Prussian to the Iron

02-01-2011, 03:29

I believe the Camel is a noble creature, capable of driving those unworthy from itself with bodily excrements and emissions. For those who learn to live and work with the Noble Camel, however, are priveleged to share their power in battle against their enemies', most notably enemy horses, who turn away at the very sight of the holy Camel.

Motep

02-01-2011, 03:30

The zeal against the horse, I think, is a bit much, but nice flair on the whole.

pevergreen

02-01-2011, 03:38

Mithrandir was crowned as the Lord of Camels many years ago. Martok the Stablemaster and Caravel of Many Names served faithfully.

Over time, however, Caravel drifted away. I came to work under Martok in the stables.

Years passed, and Martok was elevated to the position of Moderator. To honour him, Mithrandir relinquished the title of Camel Lord to Martok, and took up his destiny, becoming the Emperor. As reward for my faithful service, I was elevated to the position of head of the stables.

In their absence, I rule.

I have not forgotten my roots, however. Are you volunteering to take up a shovel Prussian?

The Order of the Camel (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/group.php?groupid=20) and the Camel Worshipping Collective (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/group.php?groupid=107).

All others have no particular rank, but they worship the Camel.

The unbelievers were wiped out in a holy war years ago. They were lead by Andres the Cunning and Caius the Missed.

Motep

02-01-2011, 03:42

Alas, the poor messenger between the two was lost on the way. (me)

Prussian to the Iron

02-01-2011, 14:44

Any way to show my appreciation for the noble creatures, nay demi-gods, is certainly an outlet I will take.

Regular services friday at 7PM right?

pevergreen

02-01-2011, 16:01

You cannot contain worship within certain times. You do it all the time.

Motep

02-02-2011, 00:20

Although if you feel like having a concentrated bit of worship, that should be fine. The most honourable pevergreen should accept this.

However, I would not let that interfere with your stable duty.

pevergreen

02-02-2011, 01:03

However, I would not let that interfere with your stable duty.

Your?

Oh, don't be thinking you are getting out of it that easy Motep. You've been gone a long time, and you've got many hours to fill.

Motep

02-02-2011, 01:07

Your?

Oh, don't be thinking you are getting out of it that easy Motep. You've been gone a long time, and you've got many hours to fill.

nyah!

I....but...paperwork!

Togakure

02-02-2011, 03:00

nyah!

I....but...paperwork!
[hands Motep the newly printed rolls of royal camel-wipe, featuring the stern caricature of the acting camel lord, pevergreen.]

Paperwork? Here ya go.

Motep

02-02-2011, 03:05

It would be the greatest of honours.

Rhyfelwyr

02-02-2011, 16:34

I was listening to some music on YouTube when I got a very strange search suggestion, and the first thing that came to my mind was pevergreen!

https://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9582/australiawut2.jpg (https://img21.imageshack.us/i/australiawut2.jpg/)

The strangest thing was that I presumed you never got camels in Australia...

Lehesu

02-09-2011, 03:27

I had to laugh a little when I read this thread. I drifted away from the Org around the release of Rome: Total War. I check in every once in a while to see that most of the people I remember are gone, with the exception of many of the mods. My own recollections of the Org's "golden days" take place before most of the members in this thread even joined. Still, I'm glad the Org is still chugging along.

Togakure

02-09-2011, 03:32

:smile: Kikkoman! :bow:

pevergreen

02-09-2011, 04:10

The strangest thing was that I presumed you never got camels in Australia...

I thought the same for many years until: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/camels-a-scourge-of-the-desert/story-e6freoof-1111118406912

THE world's largest herd of wild camels is eating its way through central Australia and is thought to have Queensland in its sights.
More than a million camels are inflicting major damage on 3.3 million sq km of fragile desert ecosystems, including the Simpson Desert in Queensland's far southwest. They wreck scarce water supplies, eat rare plants, mulga and grazing pasture and knock down fences.

Northern Territory Natural Resources and Environment Department scientist Glenn Edwards said the herd was doubling in size every nine years and although numbers in Queensland were not known, it was thought they were expanding their range.

Camels in Australia are the only feral herds of their kind in the world, and are estimated to number more than 1,000,000, with the capability of doubling in number every nine years. The Australian camels are descendants of camels imported into Australia, beginning in the mid-19th century, to help lay the foundations of the nation.

Lehesu

02-09-2011, 04:37

Good to be remembered...I guess...

:)

GeneralHankerchief

02-09-2011, 04:42

Good to be remembered...I guess...

:)

I for one definitely haven't forgotten you, even though my early days were probably your twilight days. :yes:

Rhyfelwyr

02-09-2011, 12:29

I thought the same for many years until: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/camels-a-scourge-of-the-desert/story-e6freoof-1111118406912

And we worry about the octosquids! :shock:

TosaInu

02-10-2011, 18:43

Hello Lehesu.

Megas Methuselah

02-11-2011, 05:56

Hello Lehesu.

Whoa.

The Spartan (Returns)

02-17-2011, 00:28

What a bunch of girlies.

jk

But seriously even if Total War ceased to exist I can't help but check the forums around here every one in a while.
It's a reminder of great times.

Furunculus

02-17-2011, 00:32

i've had my ups and my downs, but it still works for me when it comes down to it......

Reverend Joe

02-17-2011, 02:48

I thought the same for many years until: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/camels-a-scourge-of-the-desert/story-e6freoof-1111118406912

Doesn't Australia have any bombers? Hell, even if they don't have any surveillance satellites I'm sure the US will be willing to oblige.

Mass destruction is the only way to do it, baby.