The Official Escapist Ghost Thread

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lacktheknack

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LarenzoAOG said:
lacktheknack said:
<color=white>PLEASE NOTE:

<color=white>ALL comments must be colored "F7F7F7" when fresh, and ANY AND ALL QUOTES must be recolored "WHITE". Otherwise, we can see the comments, and you wreck the ghost thread. Don't do that to me! D: Also, check your preview to make sure that something didn't go wrong. For example, color doesn't appear to cross paragraphs, which is caught by using the preview.

<color=white>With that established...

<color=white>This thread exists to discuss your feelings on ghost threads in general, as well as scare newer users. :p

<color=white>A while back, we had an inflammatory user make an inflammatory thread and say inflammatory things. When the Escapist users overwhelmed him with quotes, corrections and rebukes, he quickly edited ALL of his posts so that there was nothing there. This sparked an amazing aftermath in which discussions were had, poems were written, jokes were told, etc, all completely invisible. The thread, sadly, was locked.

<color=white>Yesterday, it happened again. A user made a double-thread, and attempted to delete it, resulting in the users jumping at the opportunity to make another ghost thread. I believe they did it, but the thread got locked again.

<color=white>So, I figured that making an official ghost thread would let it stay open. It's just for fun.

<color=white>But yes, discussion. How do you feel about ghost threads? Do they annoy you? Do you find them exciting? Do you actively contribute to them? Are you filled with the urge to strangle whoever makes them?
<color=white>This is dumb.
<color=#f7f7f7>You didn't quote me right! Gah! Didn't you read the rules in the OP? Also, why does every thread have to be deep and serious?
 

Realitycrash

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Official? Really? Make makes it official? Who's sanction have you gotten to stamp this as the "official" thread?
 

LarenzoAOG

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lacktheknack said:
LarenzoAOG said:
lacktheknack said:
<color=white>PLEASE NOTE:

<color=white>ALL comments must be colored "F7F7F7" when fresh, and ANY AND ALL QUOTES must be recolored "WHITE". Otherwise, we can see the comments, and you wreck the ghost thread. Don't do that to me! D: Also, check your preview to make sure that something didn't go wrong. For example, color doesn't appear to cross paragraphs, which is caught by using the preview.

<color=white>With that established...

<color=white>This thread exists to discuss your feelings on ghost threads in general, as well as scare newer users. :p

<color=white>A while back, we had an inflammatory user make an inflammatory thread and say inflammatory things. When the Escapist users overwhelmed him with quotes, corrections and rebukes, he quickly edited ALL of his posts so that there was nothing there. This sparked an amazing aftermath in which discussions were had, poems were written, jokes were told, etc, all completely invisible. The thread, sadly, was locked.

<color=white>Yesterday, it happened again. A user made a double-thread, and attempted to delete it, resulting in the users jumping at the opportunity to make another ghost thread. I believe they did it, but the thread got locked again.

<color=white>So, I figured that making an official ghost thread would let it stay open. It's just for fun.

<color=white>But yes, discussion. How do you feel about ghost threads? Do they annoy you? Do you find them exciting? Do you actively contribute to them? Are you filled with the urge to strangle whoever makes them?
<color=white>This is dumb.
<color=#f7f7f7>You didn't quote me right! Gah! Didn't you read the rules in the OP? Also, why does every thread have to be deep and serious?
<color=white>I said it was dumb, I didn't say it wasn't hilarious however. I know someone on the site is totally confused. Also I didn't read any of the OP, I've have experience with this kind of thing when I was taking web design in high school, it was funny back then too, however dumb.

<color=white>P.S. I still haven't read the OP.
 

the spud

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[font color=f7f7f7]What the fuck are we supposed to do now? They are just going to lock it again anyway. Maybe we should set a puppie on fire or something.[/font]
 

-KC-

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TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO


Discussion value of this topic is what exactly ? :D
 

Sewer Rat

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[color=f7f7f7] Hmm... never actually heard of a ghost thread before now, but sounds like fun, count me in!


Ohhhh I'm a ghost ooohhhhh. [/color]
 

messy

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[color=f7f7f7] Where are all the white fonts at? Also, colour without the U hurts me so[/color]
 

Count Igor

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[color=f7f7f7] I'm scarier than all you bitches put together YO.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooOOOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOooOoOoOOOOOOOhHH![/color]
 

Crazy Zaul

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Ctrl+A = Fixed. Also thought this was about ghosts. So to add an element of ghosts.

WOOOOOOO
 

Doclector

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Irreducible Sohn said:
I thought this was a thread about Ghosts. Sigh....
I know, i had a dark souls joke set up and everything...oh well, it's pretty clever even though I can't be arsed to do it myself.
 

Andy Shandy

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Who you gonna call?


GHOSTBUSTERS!!!

Ah I do love a good ghost thread. WoooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo I'm a ghost!
 

brunothepig

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[color=F7F7F7]Hey I remember a ghost thread from a while back, I think it started when some user asked about pirating something, and when told he would get hit with the banhammer for this he erased his posts entirely. Then a few of us were trying to figure out how he did it. It was some ASCII character.

Anyway, good work lacktheknack.
EDIT: See above for an example.[/color]
 

Zaverexus

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Palademon said:
<color=#f7f7f7>Well this is actually the first time I've come across this, so it's rather interesting.
Ditto, interesting idea. All the people scoffing bug me thought.
 

Fiz_The_Toaster

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Freakzooi said:
I thought this was a thread about ghosts:(
Me too, and I was hoping for some ghost stories...d'oh well.

OT: Well, this is certainly a new one for me. I freakout a bit when I didn't see anything, I thought my browser was being a bastard again.