Posts by George Cook31

quietcrane63 said:I’ve been noticing that on those international forums, there seems to be this much wider sense of free speech, you know? Like, the insults, the racism, the swearing, the misogyny, the misandry—it all kind of gets tolerated, which I guess makes things feel way more intense and actually interesting to follow. The only thing they really won't stand for is calls for genocide or ethnic cleansing. Looking at it from a broader perspective, it could easily seem like it's just that tiny group of grumpy people dragging down the quality of the board, rather than us folks who were dealt a bad hand by the local economy.

I mean, I'm not really sure which forums you're hanging out on. On Reddit, the mods will ban you whenever they feel like it, and honestly, it's even harder to get back in there using an alt account.

quietcrane63 said:So, what was everyone actually arguing about on the old PDF? Honestly, an America without all the constant jawing, misogyny, and misandry feels pretty boring. Every once in a while, some troll would just drop a fake story, everyone would jump on the bandwagon, and that was basically the whole show. At least, that’s how it looked from where I was sitting.

The threads on the old PDF were pretty much dead, but the chat was always buzzing and the crew there was solid.
Every two or three days we'd move to a new chat, and you could find just about anything being talked about in there.
Nowadays, it seems like people just use the threads as a playground for bickering with each other, whereas back then, all that drama happened in the chat instead.

And honestly, nobody gives a damn about jawlines. 🤣

quietcrane63 said:Looking back at the US now that I've logged off, man, this whole forum has become boring as hell. Honestly, when I really think about it, maybe I don't even need to cancel my subscription.

I mean, reading the US is kind of like scrolling through those clickbait articles on BuzzFeed, and trying to actually participate in these debates day in and day out is even more insane.
Maybe the crew in the chat is alright—chat is chat, I guess—but the rest of the forum has basically turned into 🙂

I actually liked the old version of the forum, and there were some cool girls on here too. I kind of miss that. Mostly just missing those girls, I suppose.
It’s probably no wonder that whenever I'm having a good run, staying busy with work, or heaven forbid, actually getting into a relationship, I completely forget this forum even exists.

I’m reading through what that Sisyphus guy is posting over on PZK, and honestly, I just can't wrap my head around how someone could write such absolute nonsense. 😂
He doesn't even really need a username or an avatar, I guess, because you can recognize his posts immediately just by the way he writes.

I find myself heading out to Washington, D.C. pretty often, actually. I was just there the other day for a little get-together with some folks.

Mark Cruz15 said:You down? I'll be hanging out in Memphis on May 1st.

Man, you've gotta be kidding me. Maybe we could aim for some other date? I'm actually pretty tied up on May 1st.

That’s a bummer. Honestly, I feel like things have been going pretty smoothly for me lately, for whatever reason. 🙂

Chloe Cooper10 said:I mean, I guess I’m not really either. 🤣 I guess I was just making a little dig at Rasseka and myself while we were hanging out in the parking lot.🤣

I don't know, man. I honestly thought you were actually down to meet up with me at the parking lot or something earlier.
I guess some people just prefer it that way, you know? Like, they’d honestly rather skip the whole routine of hitting up a few different bars or cafes before eventually heading back to a hotel. It’s just their vibe, I suppose.

I mean, honestly, I’m kind of feeling both options, if that makes sense. There’s something sort of wild and adventurous about the whole thing, I guess, but if I’m being totally real with you, I’d probably just rather grab a coffee together and leave it at that—nothing more, nothing less. 🙂

Man, I totally messed up, I really didn't think we were actually heading out to the parking lot. 🤣

I mean, why'd you even ask me? It feels kind of pointless now, honestly. I probably would've just happily paid for your drink anyway. ☕

Chloe Cooper10 said:I was there ages ago🥳

Well, you aren't with me anymore. 🙂

Man, back then he was still such a young kid. 🤣
I mean, I guess you could say he’s kind of hitting that stage where everything is starting to slightly fall apart now.

It’s honestly not even that hard to track down a photo of him online.
I think I’d probably head out to the meetup, if you know what I mean. Would you be up for going too?

Wait, where on earth did you get that from? 🍿

I mean, Mr. Admin looks like some 70-year-old grandpa with a little bit of straw stuck in his hair or something.
If you actually ran into him out on the street, I guess you’d probably end up offering him your hand just to help him cross the road, maybe even toss him a five-dollar bill just to go grab a shave or something.

Chloe Hayes18 said:Wait, who's actually handing out those partial bans? Isn't latica mod running things over on the US site? I guess I'm just not quite sure how the whole process works there.

Honestly, wanderingheron9 was basically a saint, while Ludica couldn't care less about what happens on the US side.
So, I suppose Nica finally stepped in and did something to try and dial down the chaos on that subforum, which pretty much proves she thinks the moderation over there is a total disaster too.

Though, if we're being real, she's always been kind of a joke when it comes to moderating. She could have at least given the guy a heads-up, especially since everything he's done up until now was totally fine.
Actually, it feels more like they were practically egging him on to act that way, and then—BAM—suddenly he's facing a partial ban. 🤣

To make the whole situation even more ridiculous, if he just comes back using a clone account, he'd probably just keep posting there without anyone even blinking an eye.

You probably got that classic attitude from Nica: basically just saying we'll catch up whenever some other PDFs drop. 👋
And then she goes ahead and locks the whole thread just because you wouldn't play along with her nonsense. I guess she’s just trying to keep the peace or whatever.

"Come hang out with us," they say. "Nothing bad will happen, I promise," they tell you. ☕

I honestly feel like some of the absolute best people on this board either moved over to the US scene or just completely walked away because of one single individual.
They’ve basically just kept a few of their hippie vibes to themselves, wrapped up in all that fake positivity. 😍

velvetbear372 said:Could someone from the admin team maybe take a look at my request? I was wondering if we could get some code integrated for Twitter.

Man, just give it a rest, guys. We don't even have a decent search function on this forum yet, and now you're already asking for all these new features. 😵

Harold Reyes4 said:Wait, what even is that?

It was basically just some chat group where the forum folks used to coordinate their little orgies.
I mean, I was never actually invited to any of those things, so I don't really know all the specifics, I guess. 🕺