^ Lul
Well it's not that about teh 'thanks', whenever I check NE, I view all my posts and check for those open envelopes. The blue envelopes are much more preferable, but hardly any of them are.
Even if I do see an open envelope, I probably won't check it, either because I know I've probably succumbed to posting another forgotten comment in a pointless thread, or it's been ages since I posted it and won't care anymore.
Or another reason.
But yeah, I just have my profile tabbed on Chrome, so when I'm bored I click it and essentially check for nothing, because like Paj noticed, my activity has been horrendously low. It's like when you keep checking the fridge for food, even though you know that there wasn't anything in it an hour ago. Except this fridge is just frequently stocked with filler material, whereas my irl fridge is weekly packed with win.
Basically I'm saying that, as a fridge, NE fails. Things turn mouldy too quick, and too many people want their share. I should be entitled to my fun-size Mars bars but everyone steals them. Who puts them in there anyway? They belong in the Cupboard of Disambiguation Trials and Jordi Cruyff Maritime Snuff Boxes.
lekwnflekwn
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Seriously though, NE rotted months ago. It's so dang boring! I'm not saying this happened because of the new 'rules', but it's less enjoyable now.
Other Consoles it fucking dire. Every post now is either product support, or a bunch of boring facts. Opinion disappeared, as did jokes. Lame.
(it's possibly just my own interest)