11-27-2004, 04:27 AM
Wow, that was the most egregious rear-end kissing I've ever read! :)
But yes, people are often surprised at how permanent things that are written are on the Internet. Data has a way of getting archived, even the most obscure things.
I've been moving the content of the Lurker Lounge over to its new content management system, and re-reading old material from 4, 5 years ago in the process. Some of it makes me laugh - things that I or others wrote so long ago that either turned out prophetic, completely wrong, funny, or sad. Obviously nowadays I wouldn't write my High-Level Warrior Guide for DIablo in nearly the same manner I did 6 years ago (man, it's been that long). I read it now and see how different I was as a person.
That's what makes it interesting - how so many Lurkers here were around for the start of it, and we've all changed together. It's like my recent tirade against Blizzard, warning people that WoW isn't ready for release - I never would have been that way years ago. Perhaps I'm more cynical about gaming than I once was, who knows. Years of watching gaming companies put out software that would never pass QA in any other industry but gaming, and seeing the masses gobble it up anyway, continuing the cycle, has definitely turned me a bit sour.
But I digress. Good having you around Saxy. :)
-Bolty
But yes, people are often surprised at how permanent things that are written are on the Internet. Data has a way of getting archived, even the most obscure things.
I've been moving the content of the Lurker Lounge over to its new content management system, and re-reading old material from 4, 5 years ago in the process. Some of it makes me laugh - things that I or others wrote so long ago that either turned out prophetic, completely wrong, funny, or sad. Obviously nowadays I wouldn't write my High-Level Warrior Guide for DIablo in nearly the same manner I did 6 years ago (man, it's been that long). I read it now and see how different I was as a person.
That's what makes it interesting - how so many Lurkers here were around for the start of it, and we've all changed together. It's like my recent tirade against Blizzard, warning people that WoW isn't ready for release - I never would have been that way years ago. Perhaps I'm more cynical about gaming than I once was, who knows. Years of watching gaming companies put out software that would never pass QA in any other industry but gaming, and seeing the masses gobble it up anyway, continuing the cycle, has definitely turned me a bit sour.
But I digress. Good having you around Saxy. :)
-Bolty
Quote:Considering the mods here are generally liberals who seem to have a soft spot for fascism and white supremacy (despite them saying otherwise), me being perma-banned at some point is probably not out of the question.