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LordRazziel
11/05/23 6:56:20 PM
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Used to be a lot more drama too, but also fun stuff. What happened?

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Z57
11/05/23 6:57:07 PM
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were what?

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VeggetaX
11/05/23 6:57:16 PM
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It's a combination of the "fun" guys going too far and the easily offended people gets far too easily offended.

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LordRazziel
11/05/23 6:58:28 PM
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Z57 posted...
were what?
Over there
That one thing

I'm used to autorrect just grabbing it for me.

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11/05/23 8:03:56 PM
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LordRazziel
11/06/23 11:20:06 AM
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Bump

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Smackems
11/06/23 11:20:46 AM
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It's become rabidly political

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Were_Wyrm
11/06/23 11:24:32 AM
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We got old and lost our way. Heck last week there was a topic listing games "without repeating any" and even just a few years ago a topic like that would've had at least 400 posts of people posting the game the TC posted.

We boring now.

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Bass
11/06/23 11:25:51 AM
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I just miss the wacky CYOA topics that CE used to have a bunch of.

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NeonTentacles
11/06/23 11:30:18 AM
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Idk we kinda lost our way. Back in the heyday, it was way more fun cuz people just joked around constantly, played games together, made sign pics for each other, did things "For CE!", etc. We actually felt like a community.

Now it just feels like a collection of individuals >_> Barely anyone has fun here, it became way too political with people being up their own asses with shit they really have no control over, or they just bitch about small things constantly. I come to CE to have fun, but some people take it way too seriously I still dont know why >_>

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FolkenRawr
11/06/23 11:30:56 AM
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Meh. I only came to CE because 261 closed - which I preferred heavily tbh

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bfslick50
11/06/23 11:32:04 AM
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Yes and no. CE got less fun for me personally as I got older, but that's why I moved on. I enjoyed 261 a lot. Now I'm back and it's OK.

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FelineCyborg
11/06/23 11:32:26 AM
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NeonTentacles posted...
Idk we kinda lost our way. Back in the heyday, it was way more fun cuz people just joked around constantly, played games together, made sign pics for each other, did things "For CE!", etc. We actually felt like a community.

Now it just feels like a collection of individuals >_> Barely anyone has fun here, it became way too political with people being up their own asses with shit they really have no control over, or they just bitch about small things constantly. I come to CE to have fun, but some people take it way too seriously I still dont know why >_>

its just people baiting each other to try to trigger a moderation, because most mods somehow lack context for anything, it becomes an abstract game of chicken vs an actual conversation or debate. the "trolling" mod category is so abstract and vague its a catch all and most times users dont even fully comprehend why they were modded. this is never really acknowledged for some reason despite it happening to such a large amount of users.

and the stakes are higher since every mod is a suspension now which adds to the "fun"

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BlazinBlue88
11/06/23 11:33:35 AM
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The internet as a whole is less fun. It's no long a haven for nerds from the real world. Internet humor is no longer restricted to just the internet. Most sites are owned by large companies and commercialized to the point of feeling soulless.

Also the world in general is much faster than it was say 20 years ago. Technology has gone from bringing us together to isolating up more than ever. We've gotten older and have different things pulling at out attention and wallets.

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C_Pain
11/06/23 11:34:06 AM
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Nah it's because of the politics

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NPC
11/06/23 11:35:06 AM
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Smackems posted...
It's become rabidly political
Yup. Wish we could keep politics off this board and also off of movies/TV/music/video games ect
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Smackems
11/06/23 11:37:07 AM
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NPC posted...
Yup. Wish we could keep politics off this board and also off of movies/TV/music/video games ect
If people actually used the topic tag thingies the world would be a better place

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FelineCyborg
11/06/23 11:37:50 AM
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NPC posted...
Yup. Wish we could keep politics off this board and also off of movies/TV/music/video games ect

you cant honestly discuss politics on this website, which is why the politic board got the boot. theres political sentiments still going on and as far as engagement goes all you can really do is nod complacently with the status quo unless you want to get axed for some comment that was read the wrong way by a mod with different political beliefs. its not fun for anybody.

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Jupiter
11/06/23 11:38:30 AM
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For me, it's less fun because it's less active and there are less funny or jokey topics. But also, I feel like the world itself is crazy right now hence all of the political topics. That factors in too. There's less entertainment and more strife compared to 15-20 years ago.

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archizzy
11/06/23 11:42:52 AM
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Ive seen multiple posters that I recognize from like 15+ years ago who were young then and talked about games, sports, movies, light hearted fun normal kid stuff. Now they are early 30s and up and the ONLY thing I ever see them engage in is political topics. They are just angry and argue all the time. Its sad thats what they have become.

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Ivynn
11/06/23 11:43:34 AM
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Yeah, but it doesn't surprise me. That's usually how getting older goes. It'd be nice if CE as a whole just had fun with it, but too many have become bitter or very opinionated. And the internet in general is less fun now that's its corporatized and everyone and their grandma (literally for some people) are on the internet.

As for the political topics dominating, yeah it's annoying but it also make sense since we're all boring adults now, it makes sense for people to follow or care about things and issues that didn't matter to them as teenagers. And since things have gotten a hell of a lot more polarized since we were young, they just bring out the worst in people.

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Southernfatman
11/06/23 11:46:19 AM
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Partly that and other things. We are more aware of bad and sad things than we were as teens and early 20 somethings.

Speaking of politics, I post in lots of political topics, but I post in lots of other ones too. I don't make politics my only reason or even the main reason why I come here nor do I try to bring up politics out of nowhere in non-political topics. Some make them the be all end all here and that's just kinda sad.

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NeonTentacles
11/06/23 11:46:48 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

But maturity puts more things in perspective and determines what's actually important, which a lot of people here truly lack >_>

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NeonTentacles
11/06/23 11:49:08 AM
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archizzy posted...
Ive seen multiple posters that I recognize from like 15+ years ago who were young then and talked about games, sports, movies, light hearted fun normal kid stuff. Now they are early 30s and up and the ONLY thing I ever see them engage in is political topics. They are just angry and argue all the time. Its sad thats what they have become.
Also this too. I bet them from 10+ years ago would slap them across the face for what they have become lol

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Ivynn
11/06/23 11:50:55 AM
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NeonTentacles posted...
But maturity puts more things in perspective and determines what's actually important, which a lot of people here truly lack >_>

To be fair, politics does actually affect important parts of life. I wish people would talk about other things or just talk about it more civilly but that's just where we're at right now. Can't do anything about it. >_>

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NeonTentacles
11/06/23 11:58:23 AM
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IMO CE started going downhill in like 2012 I feel like >_>

But also:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/559d7b22.jpg

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C-zom
11/06/23 12:03:03 PM
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Smackems posted...
It's become rabidly political


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the0rebirth
11/06/23 12:09:43 PM
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FelineCyborg posted...
its just people baiting each other to try to trigger a moderation, because most mods somehow lack context for anything, it becomes an abstract game of chicken vs an actual conversation or debate. the "trolling" mod category is so abstract and vague its a catch all and most times users dont even fully comprehend why they were modded. this is never really acknowledged for some reason despite it happening to such a large amount of users.

and the stakes are higher since every mod is a suspension now which adds to the "fun"

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LordRazziel
11/06/23 12:26:33 PM
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NeonTentacles posted...
Idk we kinda lost our way. Back in the heyday, it was way more fun cuz people just joked around constantly, played games together, made sign pics for each other, did things "For CE!", etc. We actually felt like a community.

Now it just feels like a collection of individuals >_> Barely anyone has fun here, it became way too political with people being up their own asses with shit they really have no control over, or they just bitch about small things constantly. I come to CE to have fun, but some people take it way too seriously I still dont know why >_>
Yeah, all the gimmick topics where everyone would just joke were great. People used to do a lot more ratings topics. @SMAP- used to have great music rating topics.

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NeonTentacles
11/06/23 2:22:00 PM
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FL81
11/06/23 2:26:55 PM
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NeonTentacles posted...
Idk we kinda lost our way. Back in the heyday, it was way more fun cuz people just joked around constantly, played games together, made sign pics for each other, did things "For CE!", etc. We actually felt like a community.

Now it just feels like a collection of individuals >_> Barely anyone has fun here, it became way too political with people being up their own asses with shit they really have no control over, or they just bitch about small things constantly. I come to CE to have fun, but some people take it way too seriously I still dont know why >_>
it's exactly this, and also the fact that we aren't really getting any new people

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HighOnSolar
11/06/23 2:31:23 PM
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NeonTentacles posted...
Back in the heyday, it was way more fun cuz people just joked around constantly, played games together, made sign pics for each other, did things "For CE!", etc. We actually felt like a community.

Now it just feels like a collection of individuals

pretty much my thoughts. CE used to be like highschool, kinda cliquey but overall just a bunch of young adults shooting the shit with each other. Its basically just something to kill time now but I do have some pretty fond memories of 07-12ish.


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NeonTentacles
11/06/23 4:30:10 PM
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FL81 posted...
and also the fact that we aren't really getting any new people
Yep. And now with a 50 karma limit, we definitely won't anymore >_>

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AloneIBreak
11/06/23 5:01:15 PM
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Were all boring adults so everything is very serious now.

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cjsdowg
11/06/23 5:41:15 PM
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Think it is just slower. So many ppl moved on ..family jobs death. It isn't active. And us getting older does ad to it. But it being slower does it most.

I mean I can not talk to any other group about my lizard and turtle. And also get my with my story about a furry cat burglar.

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SpiritSephiroth
11/06/23 5:41:54 PM
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People are way too emotional now.

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--Zero-
11/06/23 5:45:40 PM
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Yeah some of the shit posting and trolling becomes sad when you know its likely someone in their 30-40s.

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Jiek_Fafn
11/06/23 5:55:12 PM
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CE is clearly miserable. End our suffering, fandom. Crush the boards!

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R1masher
11/06/23 5:57:47 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/6808146b.jpg

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NeonTentacles
11/07/23 8:08:10 AM
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Lashing out at others or complaining constantly ain't gonna make you feel better tho. It'll just keep your mind in a state of misery that way >_> Let loose once in a while on an anonymous videogame message board on the internet and have fun.

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