Here's my entry-
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GBAtemp. Where to start.
I’ve had a long and drawn out past on this wonderful interconnected web of information. I’ve been a part of many different communities. I’ve had my fair share of AOL, Powwow, ICQ, forums, chats, irc servers and websites full of all kinds of wonderful (and disturbing) content. All of my past net experience began in 1996 when i found out about chatting with someone in Australia, Thailand, Canada and Turkey, all at the same time.
The weird thing, i haven’t fallen into such a solid collection of people in YEARS. Now we have our fair share of spammers and trolls (looking at you Hadrian) but even those that can be a dick, are still considered part of the Tempers clan. Hell since the (forced) departing of the infamous BoneMonkey, that little avy still makes an appearance on a half-regular basis. Its good to see a close-nit group of geeks (extremely like-minded geeks, at that) keep on decent tracks w/out TOO many bitter fights. And even if they happen, i’ve seen more than enough apology posts started to “publicly” apologize, which i believe to be a decent sign of character.
Hell, even if a thread can be completely derailed (like that ever happens
), everyone seems to have a fun time. And if not, well, they don’t come back (or get shitcanned for being a douche), and that just leaves the good ones to stay and have fun.
I could go on a longer
rant post about how helpful people have been, or how i’ve watched newbs become good contributing members (insert p1ngpong quip here
), but thats a whole different post for a completely different contest
All in all, the House Of Temp has been a wonderful little wet-spot on this carpet known as the world wide web, and i’ve been enjoying the hell out of adding to that mess.
Keep up the great work, both fellow peon members and the godlike mods of this site (...was that a bit too much ass-kissery?
), and i’ll keep coming back for more.
Much HRTH,
WildWon
(Even though there was, what seemed like, a good amount of brown-nosing in this, it was very much meant with honesty. ...well, cept for that “godlike mods” part... they’re ok enough for me
)
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@Vulpes - Shit man, fantastic writeup. Again, i didn't read others' examples, and once more, mine pales in comparison! I haven't read all the posts in here, but damn, kid. I think this one is yours! Keep it up, killah!