Welcome.Symp4thy said:I'm a new member. I just joined today, and I can honestly say this particular thread is a big reason why. I have been coming to the Escapist for some time now, usually just for ZP, but occasionally I will glance at the forums. Today this thread caught my eye. I've been looking for a good forum to join, but most I've seen are flooded with imbeciles and/or children. After reading all the comments to this thread about the strict rules and the banning of idiots, I was convinced that this was the forum for me. You all seem to have a good community going here, and hopefully, in time, you all will consider me a worthwhile member that ZP has brought in.
You totally stole that from Combined.J-Man said:Hello, and welcome to the escapist. It's safer here. *Beats with stunstick*
Agreed. However, I might be a bit biased, since ZP brought me in and I still watch it regularly.Jandau said:Well, speaking as a person who got dragged in by ZP, I'm glad I found this forum (ZP or no ZP) and I like to think I'm a part of the non-troll newbie population.
Population increases are always a mixed blessing and generally tend to seem worse than they actually are since idiots tend to be more vocal. However, Escapist appears to be very well moderated and if the mods can keep up the pace, the downsides of more trolls will be insignificant compared to the benefits of a greater number of productive community members.
By the way, all of a sudden the text on this site got small and the badges changed from 4 side-by-side to three side-by-side and one below. Did I hit something weird or is it like that for everyone?