I'd lurked for a while, visiting the site primarily for
Zero Punctuation. And while I don't recall exactly what it was that compelled me to join the forums, I do recall my first post. It was for a "Favorite VG music" thread.
I'd actually had the account for at least a month before posting. I was a little shy back then and wasn't sure how the community reacted to new posters.
Thankfully, I found the community to be fairly welcoming, with only a few exceptions, as well as (mostly) rational and level-headed.
I've seen the community have it's ups and downs over the years. Some more severe than others. But, through it all, most of the decent people remained.
Sadly, many have left as well, but at the same time the community's gained quite a few new posters, many of whom are just fantastic people.
In short,
The Escapist can be an infuriating and depressing community sometimes, but at it's best it's a great place to be. I'm glad I've stuck with it for more than seven years.
DizzyChuggernaut said:
I, for one, am glad you stayed. I found many of your comments and observations on the recent controversies and the topics therein to be quite insightful.
It's always nice to see more reasoned, rational voices speaking up on this forum.
Casual Shinji said:
You'll always have us, Shinji. Picture us all as a collective of cuddly bears wearing nerdy t-shirts.
Just, you know....keep in mind that some of us are a bit more cynical than others...
Zhukov said:
You? Saying something like that?
Never! Not
our Zhukov. He would
never speak to someone with such a tone.
Nope, never. Not in a million years. Not a chance....
lacktheknack said:
Yes. You made the better choice.
The
vastly better choice.
(I shudder even thinking about the GameFAQs forum.)