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Fijiman

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Satan said:
I quite like these forums here (far better than b.net) but I'm worried that no one will take me seriously with me join date late 2012. And is there any respect for opinions? Some forums opinions = trolling.
As many have said before me, we are a pretty welcoming community as long as you don't go around being an ass. Just make sure to avoid low or rule breaking content and have fun with posting. I would also suggest at least looking through some of the other forum sections. It might be a bit hard to get into some of the discussions at first but I'm sure you'll catch on quickly.

Also, click the spinning button.
 

juyunseen

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Honestly, if people are gonna count anything about you to take you seriously, they'll look at your post count.

And even the, post count eliteism is rather rare. I haven't had an issue with it yet.

Welcome to the site.
 

shrekfan246

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Satan said:
All right I feel this topic might be clogging up a bit now so I'm not gonna reply, If you wanna desperatly tell me something message me.
You think it's clogging up now? You should see the threads that reach 20+ pages. Have another post in your in-box. :D

The only thing I really want to hammer home that's only been mentioned once or twice is that explicitly calling somebody a "troll" in response to a post they've made will bring the mod-hammer down on your head, not theirs. Implying that they might be trolling is a slightly more nebulous area, but I'd still recommend you avoid it because you'll probably still get in trouble over it.
 

Saregon

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Andy Shandy said:
...everybody's got to join at some point.
Yes indeed, in the future, the world will know this is where the Borg collective (or equivalent) originated.

Also, welcome!
 

CommanderL

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Just remember That we all love you
also the captcha Is taking over the world
Daystar Clarion Is lord
Mass effect 3 is a scary thing to talk about
also Push the red button trust me push it its amazing
oh and -hugs- stay out of the basement


also a nathan fillon gif is always welcomed
 

AngloDoom

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If you don't know the most roundabout way to imply somebody is an idiot, then you'd best be naturally very courteous and know when to duck out of a flame-war.

Escapist net debates are just as nasty as everywhere else, except people simply imply you're mentally impaired several times instead of outright saying it.

Also, the Captcha is a growing sentient being: heed its advise at all times for it is wise and all-knowing.
 

JoJo

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bluepilot said:
Of course we have eras. I can only remember a few details but maybe you can help me fill in the gaps.

start to summer 2008: The Golden Era (this is before we joined)

Summer 2008 to Winter 2009: The Great and Terrible Era of Death: The fall and rise of The Reaper, console wars

2010: The Era of the Irish Invasion, The Era of Decline, The Era of the Pimping reviews, The Era of the Zynga Incident, The Era of the great divide, The Era of the Zombie apocalypse

2011:( I was very inactive this year so I only know one Era): The Era of the fall of EC

2012: The Era of sadness (ME3 ending), The Era of the rape discussions, The Era of Bestiality, The Era of the Fake Geek Girl Invasion.

Eras can be named after notable posters or after significant events. There are lots of gaps in my version so if anyone can help out that would be awesome.
I would also add:

2009 & 2010: The whole PRIATE thing, though I wasn't active at the time so I'm not 100% sure on the dates.

2011: The Pedo Wars, The Healthbar Uprising, the Split of Role Playing and Forum Games,

2012: Rise of the Brovengers and the Injustice League, the Drowning Fad

2013: The Dictatorship of JoJo >.>
 

Fappy

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Nasrin said:
Welcome to The Escapist! Now you're...

One of us! One of us!
That is a truly horrifying GIF.

Daystar Clarion said:
Welcome to the Escapist.

Come with me if you don't want to be molested by Fappy.
You say it like he wouldn't enjoy it.
 

Andy Shandy

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Fappy said:
Daystar Clarion said:
Welcome to the Escapist.

Come with me if you don't want to be molested by Fappy.
You say it like he wouldn't enjoy it.
Nice to see my prediction earlier in the thread was completely...correct XD

Andy Shandy said:
And get used to an Okami avatar. You may see that a lot. Either followed or preceded by a cat.
 

Fappy

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Andy Shandy said:
Fappy said:
Daystar Clarion said:
Welcome to the Escapist.

Come with me if you don't want to be molested by Fappy.
You say it like he wouldn't enjoy it.
Nice to see my prediction earlier in the thread was completely...correct XD

Andy Shandy said:
And get used to an Okami avatar. You may see that a lot. Either followed or preceded by a cat.
You're a prophet. Tell me your secret! Was it the elder scrolls?
 

Andy Shandy

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Fappy said:
Andy Shandy said:
Fappy said:
Daystar Clarion said:
Welcome to the Escapist.

Come with me if you don't want to be molested by Fappy.
You say it like he wouldn't enjoy it.
Nice to see my prediction earlier in the thread was completely...correct XD

Andy Shandy said:
And get used to an Okami avatar. You may see that a lot. Either followed or preceded by a cat.
You're a prophet. Tell me your secret! Was it the elder scrolls?
GASP! H-How did you know?! Are you...the Dragonborn?
 
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bluepilot said:
The fall and rise of The Reaper
Is that referring to MaxTheReaper?
I miss him/her/it. :( And the pre 2008 years were boring. Peaceful but boring.

Hello new guy! Remember that the basement is your friend, the red button gives you one month of free pub club membership and the Religion and Politics forums are the nicest and best bastion of civilized discourse on the whole internet :D
 

Fappy

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Andy Shandy said:
Fappy said:
Andy Shandy said:
Fappy said:
Daystar Clarion said:
Welcome to the Escapist.

Come with me if you don't want to be molested by Fappy.
You say it like he wouldn't enjoy it.
Nice to see my prediction earlier in the thread was completely...correct XD

Andy Shandy said:
And get used to an Okami avatar. You may see that a lot. Either followed or preceded by a cat.
You're a prophet. Tell me your secret! Was it the elder scrolls?
GASP! H-How did you know?! Are you...the Dragonborn?
Bah, Dragonborn? You think I'm a mere pawn of Akatosh? I am a Daedric Prince. BEND TO MY WILL!
 

Basement Cat

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JoJo said:
bluepilot said:
Of course we have eras. I can only remember a few details but maybe you can help me fill in the gaps.

start to summer 2008: The Golden Era (this is before we joined)

Summer 2008 to Winter 2009: The Great and Terrible Era of Death: The fall and rise of The Reaper, console wars

2010: The Era of the Irish Invasion, The Era of Decline, The Era of the Pimping reviews, The Era of the Zynga Incident, The Era of the great divide, The Era of the Zombie apocalypse

2011:( I was very inactive this year so I only know one Era): The Era of the fall of EC

2012: The Era of sadness (ME3 ending), The Era of the rape discussions, The Era of Bestiality, The Era of the Fake Geek Girl Invasion.

Eras can be named after notable posters or after significant events. There are lots of gaps in my version so if anyone can help out that would be awesome.
I would also add:

2009 & 2010: The whole PRIATE thing, though I wasn't active at the time so I'm not 100% sure on the dates.

2011: The Pedo Wars, The Healthbar Uprising, the Split of Role Playing and Forum Games,

2012: Rise of the Brovengers and the Injustice League, the Drowning Fad

2013: The Dictatorship of JoJo >.>
The First Census of the Escapist City population was taken in October 2012. Many of us are still assimilating the data acquired there in preparation for the Coup d'etat.[footnote]Of course we're all working AGAINST each other, which may explain the mocking laughter that descends from Mayor Nasrin's City Hall.[/footnote]

Plus I'm shocked, shocked I tell you, that no one has mentioned the 2012 Mass Effect 3 "perfect storm".

Geez, I didn't even live here then and I've still got debris around my place that need cleaning up.

*grumbles about rude neighbors*
 

Guffe

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Satan said:
I quite like these forums here (far better than b.net) but I'm worried that no one will take me seriously with me join date late 2012. And is there any respect for opinions? Some forums opinions = trolling.
People very seldom look at joindates on this site.
People are friendly if you ask stuff and conversations to try and understand the other are good and not too flamey, unless you coem with opinions that you like to take advantage of children and stuff like that of course.

I say give it a shot, be active and see if you like it!
I've enjoyed my 2.6 years here so far :)
 

TheLastSamurai14

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Berithil said:
post ponies Don't post ponies
Fuck the haters, post all the ponies you want.

Also, welcome, Kross, basement, all that good stuff.

To be serious, though, this community is pretty awesome compared to most of the gaming communities out there. We always have interesting discussions going on in one part of the site or another.

JoJo said:
2012: Rise of the Brovengers and the Injustice League, the Drowning Fad
Wait, what? I missed this, what was it?