Dannyboy-the-Dane
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It's hit me that some of the biggest members have all but disappeared recently. Where's ReZ, where's Paj, where's chair?
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Similar doesn't mean exactly the same. If they don't like gaming, that is only 1 interest.
You guys are so picky!
Well, obviously. I don't think anyone is disputing that.
Anyway, gaming isn't the most important trait for me personally. Being a geek is the number one criterion in my book. I honestly couldn't picture myself in a relationship with a non-geek. -
For me it'd be a matter of sharing interests (to a degree, of course). I'd quickly tire of a relationship where we didn't have a lot of common interests to talk about and engross ourselves in together.
Yeah yeah, that's definitely the main motivation for anyone to find a gf, to play games 24/7 xD "Oh dear, you are so beautiful, fancy a round of...Soul Calibur?"The point I was trying to make is that when browsing for example dating sites, some women make it rather clear that they don't like guys who play games at all. Because, you know, it's such a wussy thing to do. Also, you don't really see "gaming" listed as a hobby either. This makes me wonder...how many women really think gaming is "unmanly" and whatever bullshit? I mean, it's a hobby just like reading books, watching movies, listening to movies etc, and also globally on the rise, so it's rather perplexing to read these kinds of statements. Also, the responses in this thread pretty much indicate that people are somewhat ashamed of being a "gamer". Why is there such a stigma? It's fucking stupid.
Is there really such a stigma? I can't say I've really noticed it. In fact I see more and more people recognise the benefits of gaming.
Could be I simply stick to my own circles.
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He's older than most DJs I know.
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... which is which?
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Magnus had blatantly lurked for god knows how long.
He knew all our little quirks already!There are lots of positives and negatives with this place.The positives are that the staff are fantastic, and that there is a close-knit group of members that make this place enjoyable.
However, there is still so much to be done here. I'm going to come out and say that the place took a massive dive in many respects since we made the switch from Cube-Europe to Revo/N-Europe. Joining AdvancedMediaNetwork was meant to herald a new era for the place, but we suffered countless problems. At one stage, I joined another Nintendo forum due to being so pissed off with the downtime and errors.
The place has improved since then, thanks to the hardwork of the current staff (and ditching AMN). But, sadly, we lost so much ground during that time, which also saw the rise of other Nintendo fan-sites. Whilst we stopped growing, they caught us up. Cube-Europe was probably the best GameCube site and forum of its time, but now there are so many great forums and sites. We stopped competing. To those saying "Nintendo has changed", "Nintendo don't cater to gamers", "Nintendo failed us this generation", there are so many issues I have with this. PlanetGamecube were in our shadows during last generation, but after being rebranded NintendoWorldReport, they are one of the best Nintendo sites on the internet. As much as I loathe Cubed3, they have surpassed us. GoNintendo have come and left us in their wake.
Like others have mentioned, there are so many of us who have been here for so long. We know this place like the back of our hand. We're no longer hungry for this place, as it has become our second home. What we really need are people coming in with things to prove. People coming in wanting to make this forum/website the best place on the net. This will then attract new members, people will come in fresh which will make the place more interesting. Better for everyone.
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I'm pretty sure Peeps is a gamer, Magnus.
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I think perhaps the reason few people stay is exactly that: We've become a small, close-knit family, and I think that makes it difficult for newcomers to really join in. I mean, it's great that we have such a close relationship with each other - I consider many of you actual, close friends - but it may account somewhat for the lack of newcomers.
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As sort of a continuation of what Rummy said, I feel like such a regular that I don't comment or participate as much as I used to. I'm just ... present.
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My mind is evidently not dirty enough; I read that as "Shaga Gamer" and wondered what that Far Eastern-sounding word meant. :p
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I was wondering why you were even still around him after that dick comment he made.
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I'm not too much into British politics, but from what I've seen it seems the Lib Dems had some great plans, and then they became the Tories' bitches.
In Denmark it's not too bad; we're doing quite well compared to the rest of the world. But a capitalistic wave is sweeping the nation, and nobody seems to realise that forcing as many people out on the job market for as long as possible is not exactly the best idea when there aren't enough jobs. Nevertheless, people seem much more interested in complaining about the unemployed and how they're not contributing to society (because obviously they just don't want to work, and if they can't find a job it's because they're not trying hard enough) than focusing on how to create more jobs and get the economy up and running again.
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I think calling twilight porn for women is kindof insulting to women...It's porn for fools!
What I mean is it panders to some basic elements of the female sexuality. Like regular porn panders to a basic element of male sexuality: the visual aspect (male sexuality is generally much more simplistic). Obviously sexuality is much more complicated than that, but the sexes each have basic elements, very likely rooted in their biology. I read a scientific article on it once. It's quite interesting.
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Karate is too much like dance moves without the music. I used to love Judo, that was hardcore.
That's only the technical part of it, which is basically all there is the beginning - plus the rather intense physical exercise. Later on it gets quite a lot more hardcore!
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I want to join a new sport when I have enough time, I don't exactly need new friends but it'd be nice to have some sporty friends in my home area. Anyone recommend some social sports easy enough to pick up?
On that note, I'd really love to take up karate again, but it's such a full-time occupation. A sport I could do on the side would have to be very undemanding mentally.
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A couple of weeks ago I watched Twilight for the first time, and it pretty much confirmed in my mind that Twilight - and thus, I believe it is safe to assume, 50 Shades Of Grey as well - is pretty much porn for women. Perhaps it's actually wrong to compare them to regular literature - we wouldn't compare a porn to regular films, now, would we?
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People are kidding themselves if they think that closing large threads is even close to a major factor (or even a factor) for why the forums gets less activity these days. It's like one of those lies that people have repeated so many times that they have started to believe it. Plenty of forums have these sorts of topics and have more activity. Plus it does not explain at all how there is less activity now when we have these threads, versus years ago when we had these threads and more activity.
Just to be clear, this is not at all what I'm saying. In fact I don't think the overall decline in activity has had much, if anything to do with the big threads or their closing.
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The sad truth is Shorty's correct, you all moaned when the admins wanted to get rid of the larger threads and now your (one of youe) moaning because the boards are quiet, choices choices guys.
The closing of the big threads didn't do much for activity, though. Obviously we're all to blame for lack of activity, but some of the criticism voiced when the threads were closed turned out to be valid enough.
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The guys behind Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions and Speed Racer?
Two great films and one I haven't seen yet? Yeah, exactly!
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It's just the Wachowskis now. Larry has had a sex change to Lana.
I've been excited for this film for a while now. It looks like exactly the type of movie I love, but that's not surprising given who's behind it.
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When I joined these boards I was about 14, now I'm 25. I have a 9-5 job, a fiancée and a mortgage isn't far off. Life is busy, and we've all grown up a bit. We probably scare off potential newbies because on the outset, our threads don't look that much fun. We hide all our games and creative stuff in a separate, quieter board and delete or quickly sink threads that seem childish or pointless.
Also no matter how hard we tried to stop it, everyone insisted on having a these mega threads. You don't make a new thread when you hear a new artist, you add to the "what's the last song..." thread. You see the greatest revolution on the internet? Add it to the "Awesome Stuff Thread". Found out you're moving to one of the greatest cities in the world, all expenses paid? "Good Stuff thread". Not only does this hide all our content from our users, it hides it from search engines too, reducing new members.
The only other contributing factor I can think if is probably sites like Facebook, which prompt us to sit in our own bubble and interact those we've deemed "friends" rather than trying to make new ones. Ironically social media seems to make us less sociable in many ways.
You're right. The closing of the big threads back then unfortunately didn't help matters much; people were still set in their ways, so few new threads were actually made, and the overall activity dropped.
It also seem there's been a general decline in activity over the last couple of years. I'm sure there was much, much more activity when I first joined. Maybe we were just all younger and had more free time then.
Though currently I think we're just in the dead of summer.
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Those still-head birds are the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.
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I've noticed it as well. There isn't nearly as much activity as there used to be.
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They didn't even the mention of hiring a native American Apache tribe to perform an anti-rain dance.
... you're joking, of course. Right? Right?
Mijn Nederlands is heel slecht...
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Obviously I know Danish and English since I use both extensively every single day. I'm studying Latin and Ancient Greek, but those aren't active languages, so I have very little in terms of vocabulary. Other than that I've studied German, but I never use it, so it's been slowly slipping away.