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Zobovor
May 26, 2012, 9:01:31 PM5/26/12
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On May 26, 11:42 am, Deathsaurusx <Deathsaur...@aol.com> wrote:
> everyone you loved & thought were decent Atters are long gone & have
> moved on to the moderated TF boards.
Nah. There are plenty of decent folks around these parts. Velvet
Glove, who posts infrequently but is always smart and funny and
insightful. Dave Van Domelen and his insanely detailed toy reviews.
Gustavo Wombat, who writes great fanfic vignettes and has an absurd,
off-the-wall sense of humor. SteveD, who comes up with brilliant,
high-minded ideas about Transformers technology. Ultra Magnotron and
his awesome G1 subtitles project. Onslaught Six, who isn't afraid to
tell it like it is. Chad Rushing, who is always polite and well-
spoken and never has an unkind word to say about anyone. The list
goes on. If there was nobody left worth talking to here, then I would
leave. But they're still here, so I keep talkin'.
> the average TF moderated message forum user doesn't discuss the topics
> they type under 8 words replies.
And that's why I don't post there.
Zob
> everyone you loved & thought were decent Atters are long gone & have
> moved on to the moderated TF boards.
Nah. There are plenty of decent folks around these parts. Velvet
Glove, who posts infrequently but is always smart and funny and
insightful. Dave Van Domelen and his insanely detailed toy reviews.
Gustavo Wombat, who writes great fanfic vignettes and has an absurd,
off-the-wall sense of humor. SteveD, who comes up with brilliant,
high-minded ideas about Transformers technology. Ultra Magnotron and
his awesome G1 subtitles project. Onslaught Six, who isn't afraid to
tell it like it is. Chad Rushing, who is always polite and well-
spoken and never has an unkind word to say about anyone. The list
goes on. If there was nobody left worth talking to here, then I would
leave. But they're still here, so I keep talkin'.
> the average TF moderated message forum user doesn't discuss the topics
> they type under 8 words replies.
And that's why I don't post there.
Zob
Chad Rushing
May 27, 2012, 3:03:10 AM5/27/12
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On May 26, 8:01 pm, Zobovor <zm...@aol.com> wrote:
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> Nah. There are plenty of decent folks around these parts. <snip>
> Chad Rushing, who is always polite and well-spoken and never
> has an unkind word to say about anyone. <snip>
LOL, I just mutter them under my breath rather than post them
publicly. ;-) Believe it or not, my friends jokingly called me The
Incredible Hulk in junior high/high school, because I had such a
terrible, hair-trigger temper. They would go out of their way to
anger me just to see me explode in a fit of rage. Greater wisdom and
maturity improved my self-control over the years, but my temper does
flare up occasionally (and rightfully so) in response to others'
overtly unjust, selfish, or careless actions.
- Chad
>
> Nah. There are plenty of decent folks around these parts. <snip>
> Chad Rushing, who is always polite and well-spoken and never
> has an unkind word to say about anyone. <snip>
LOL, I just mutter them under my breath rather than post them
publicly. ;-) Believe it or not, my friends jokingly called me The
Incredible Hulk in junior high/high school, because I had such a
terrible, hair-trigger temper. They would go out of their way to
anger me just to see me explode in a fit of rage. Greater wisdom and
maturity improved my self-control over the years, but my temper does
flare up occasionally (and rightfully so) in response to others'
overtly unjust, selfish, or careless actions.
- Chad
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Velvet Glove
May 28, 2012, 9:42:24 AM5/28/12
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On May 26, 9:01 pm, Zobovor <zm...@aol.com> wrote:
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> Nah. There are plenty of decent folks around these parts. Velvet
> Glove, who posts infrequently but is always smart and funny and
> insightful.
On May 27, 1:56 pm, Deathsaurusx <Deathsaur...@aol.com> wrote:
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> Nah. There are plenty of decent folks around these parts. Velvet
> Glove, who posts infrequently but is always smart and funny and
> insightful.
>
> Velvet glove,is gone from ATT 9 months out of the year. she only
> returns for a 2 month spell per year with barely one reply/thread per
> month.
OK, that was kind of fun seeing two different perspectives of myself
(and other posters). Thanks, Zob, for the compliments... may I return
them with the acknowledgement that you are a considerate and generous
enough person to actually be able to make a post like that, singling
out so many individuals with specific praise. Plus, I value your
broad knowledge of Transformers in general, your detailed knowledge of
G1 and your own intelligent commentary and humour. And the kitbashes,
which always tickle me.
It's interesting to analyse our contributions to the fandom, and to
ATT specifically. I've never claimed to be a big, hardcore TF fan. I
don't collect the toys, I don't make the effort to follow every bit of
media out there--which does mean I've got nothing to contribute to the
majority of threads around here. I just dip in and out at will.
Sometimes my main interest is writing G1 fanfic (and coming up with
stories for the G1 universe is probably always going to be my biggest
time-spender in TFs), sometimes it's in whatever the current TV show
is.
Right now, I'm mostly posting about Transformers Prime, discussing the
episodes with Gustavo and Ultra Magnotron, which I'm enjoying hugely,
since I love Prime so much. I could also talk about Rescue Bots,
since my son is into those, but there hasn't been a lot of interest in
that on these boards. I also realised in April, that it had been ten
years since I wrote my first TF fanfic, and to celebrate that
anniversary, I'm working on my old fanfic website, with the intention
of getting that back up and running with some improvements.
These days, when I don't want to spend too much time writing, I don't
think about myself in terms of my *contribution* to the fandom.
That's why I've made no effort to join another TF board, despite my
excitement for Prime. But in the reverse perspective, ATT contributes
to *my* fandom, and it's always a pleasure to come here. Even when I
go through spates of not posting, I lurk, and check it at least once a
day.
A big thanks to everybody who does post with intelligence,
consideration and respect.
Velvet Glove (who likes small and quiet fora)
Onslaught Six
May 29, 2012, 9:38:12 AM5/29/12
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> Onslaught Six, who isn't afraid to tell it like it is.
Yay! I merit mentioning!
> > the average TF moderated message forum user doesn't discuss the topics
> > they type under 8 words replies.
>
> And that's why I don't post there.
we derail threads hardcore, but it's always with other discussion. We
type PAGES of this stuff. We might generate more actual thoughtful
discussion than the entirety of TFW and Seibertron combined.)
Seriously, the minimum response in any given TFViews thread is going
to be 'at least' a paragraph.
Onslaught Six
May 29, 2012, 9:40:40 AM5/29/12
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> 06,Doesn't consider this his main TF message board anymore. this board
> for him is barely secondary. he tries to post here on weekends but
> even then he often doesn't.
You've got me all wrong, man. I don't waste time on the weekends
posting 'anywhere.' This is actually my second stop in the morning--my
first is, sure, TFViews, but I come here just as often. It's just that
the discussion around here lately hasn't been anything I'm interested
in. (I don't like Prime. Not my thing.)
But "posting on the weekends" is a complete misnomer because I was
just gone from here for the entire weekend. It's Tuesday, I'm back at
work, and so I'm posting! That's how I roll.
> Gustavo who has about 100 fake user names on ATT including magnotron &
> Cornholio,Creates threads under his name or other fake user names. and
> all 12 fake user names engage in conversation in the threads.
It's funny you still think this.
> for him is barely secondary. he tries to post here on weekends but
> even then he often doesn't.
You've got me all wrong, man. I don't waste time on the weekends
posting 'anywhere.' This is actually my second stop in the morning--my
first is, sure, TFViews, but I come here just as often. It's just that
the discussion around here lately hasn't been anything I'm interested
in. (I don't like Prime. Not my thing.)
But "posting on the weekends" is a complete misnomer because I was
just gone from here for the entire weekend. It's Tuesday, I'm back at
work, and so I'm posting! That's how I roll.
> Gustavo who has about 100 fake user names on ATT including magnotron &
> Cornholio,Creates threads under his name or other fake user names. and
> all 12 fake user names engage in conversation in the threads.
It's funny you still think this.
Joseph Bradford
Jun 5, 2012, 8:55:10 AM6/5/12
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On 5/26/2012 12:42 PM, Deathsaurusx wrote:
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> Zob,Nothing typed on ATT matters. this usenet/google group is so
> obsolete& full of trolls. that no liscensed official Hasbro employees
> visit this ATT anymore.
>
You typed this statement, yet why is it that you are constantly begging
Hasbro for stuff that will never see the light of day? If you truly
feel ATT doesn't matter and Hasbro doesn't look at it, then why do you
incessantly call out their name and ask them to make stuff? You can't
have it both ways.
>
> Zob,Nothing typed on ATT matters. this usenet/google group is so
> obsolete& full of trolls. that no liscensed official Hasbro employees
> visit this ATT anymore.
>
You typed this statement, yet why is it that you are constantly begging
Hasbro for stuff that will never see the light of day? If you truly
feel ATT doesn't matter and Hasbro doesn't look at it, then why do you
incessantly call out their name and ask them to make stuff? You can't
have it both ways.
Travoltron
Jun 5, 2012, 5:39:33 PM6/5/12
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of them. There is no rationalizing with them.
Joseph Bradford
Jun 5, 2012, 7:43:05 PM6/5/12
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