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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: Fisherson on March 15, 2015, 01:18:42 AM
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What is the memory of this place that makes you laugh, smile or even cry with happiness? The one you hold onto so tightly you never can forget? For me it's hard to say. Possibly it's the day I started selling Charas Action figures from my little sprite shop, or perhaps it's delving into the Castle of Dragnium and fighting a giant Pikachu. Perhaps even the day I and Ed went laser sword to laser sword and he revealed the awful truth: "Fish, I AM your father!" 8O Which are only a few of dozens this wonderful forum and it's members have bestowed to me.
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Can't say I got any memories of particular moments. But it was fun back in the day when I was a kid and could barely speak any english. You got home from school worked on some stupid rpg maker game and posted about it here. Heck, if it wasn't for Charas I would probably never started studying programming and create my own game studio.
It was also fun learning to sprite by following InsaneJP's charset tutorials. It was fun hanging on the offshoot forum that popped up, like Red and Whites Starscape(?). There I started talking to Drace who I still talk to on a daily basis. There was another forum that I think Ellie created that ended with me, Archem and Moosetroop just hanging around being stupid.
It's been fun, too bad charas is the dead forum now.
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There was this one time when I went on spring break w/o internet and I came back and some guy made a "Meiscool hasn't posted in a few days, she must be dead" topic. That was fun.
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I think the best part was seeing all the stuff that people made. And it still is. You went online and Warxe had posted some weaponset, ZKX had some sprites in another thread, Moose had his epic adventure, Razor had the unfunny comics and then people showed their projects with a lot of enthusiasm really doing something they like.
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definately would have been these Reactions from these members on the following occasions
Eds Reaction when I (gemini/Ben) was made moderator of AoA
SaiKars Reaction when I was Administrator and subsequently his reaction when I managed to get midnight de-staffed... and he no longer had admin panel access to defend her honor.
Every time anybody left charas for good
When Osmose got a job with EA, and I was inspired to get a gig with activision as a result.
Banner contests
Razor, everytime anything ever happened.
The dope RP with dragonium, when I had a moustache
The satisfaction of making ellie admin and sai kars reaction to that
bad game reviews
the terroja raffles troll crossover
felix, whenever i spoke
honestly... this place was an indie developer community before they had a name for it. Ive met a lot of industry peeps who are mind blown when i tell them I was an admin here, and that its still running..... for real though. inactive or not, this place had an impact on some important aspects of game dev as we know it today.
Be proud you guys.
Im old as **** now...haha. 34. I became a pixel artist here. I posted my first big art show here...which is now dwarfed by the gallery shows ive grown into. Since leaving, ive done some awesome things...I quit all my jobs and made a living doing graffiti with a name that was inspired by this place. I teach university lectures now...and wrote my first ever tutorials for this site. Im friends with half of the guys from Bioware, and have been garaunteed a position when I am able to work again... Because you cats made me confident enough to try going pro despite being a high school dropout. Im entering my second bout with cancer, and my prognosis is not good. if im not around to say goodbye the day this place closes...
I love you guys. Thank you
also, my :Plight: smiley
Love Ben/Gemini/
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Glad to hear you're still alive, I know some people who were worried about you. Keep at it!
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Goddamn Ben, I wasn't sure we'd ever see you post again. I remember following you on youtube, but I think you stopped posting stuff to your channel or I just stopped checking it. Regardless, you were one of the people who inspired me to think more critically of my work. I like to think we all helped each other grow and better ourselves in our crafts. And that's probably the only reason I still kick around this place.
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Regardless, you were one of the people who inspired me to think more critically of my work. I like to think we all helped each other grow and better ourselves in our crafts. And that's probably the only reason I still kick around this place.
So that's why I never see him hardly anymore! o.O Also Activision! Used to love them till they killed Tony Hawk for me by getting rid of the Make your Own game feature. I really liked tinkering with that. =/
Im old as **** now...haha. 34. I became a pixel artist here. I posted my first big art show here...which is now dwarfed by the gallery shows ive grown into. Since leaving, ive done some awesome things...I quit all my jobs and made a living doing graffiti with a name that was inspired by this place. I teach university lectures now...and wrote my first ever tutorials for this site. Im friends with half of the guys from Bioware, and have been garaunteed a position when I am able to work again... Because you cats made me confident enough to try going pro despite being a high school dropout. Im entering my second bout with cancer, and my prognosis is not good. if im not around to say goodbye the day this place closes...
My word! I had no idea you had such an interesting life since leaving us as a active member and I'm sorry to hear about your cancer. =( I'll pray for your continued good health and happiness! Though I don't think any of us will be here the day it closes. Charas will always endure I feel! ^o^...Or hope. This place is a second home to me. A place I come to that's all my own and where I'm a celebrity and well loved. Not just some oddball who never seems to finish a game and who's game freinds look at him funny when he starts talking code script being responsible for their virtual deaths. XD
Regardless, you were one of the people who inspired me to think more critically of my work. I like to think we all helped each other grow and better ourselves in our crafts. And that's probably the only reason I still kick around this place.
Not for the free sake and hookers? Ah well more for me~! In all seriousness it is Charas that inspired my Dentverse Lore and got me to open up about it with others and by doing so made me realize I needed to take my game making a little more seriously and try to make a true cannon beginning instead of dedicating my time and energy to Warped and Misadventures, not that I don't hope to release them one day in the future soon. But more than Charas love Dave and all his allies and the story in general. Heck if I could sucessfully lose the Jedi eliment? I'd be able to take it profession with a unfolding story saga and everything I confidently feel cause I never meet anybody who doesn't like my space opera style of writing using a purple haired psychic and his twinkie munchin' merc of a freind saving the universe from Al Gore and other horrors. Though unlike the rest of ya I would just settle for people on this site and few of my non-Charas freinds getting to play it. I don't want to be professional game designer or even a writer I just want to share my vision and tell tall tales.
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Ben, you got me into Bison (B.C.).
That is all. I love you back.
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Ben, dude, sorry to hear about the cancer prognosis >_> I feel like that kinda dwarfs the thread, but regardless...
Erm... I always had really fond memories of Red's Superhero RP? I know Warxe and Dark fox kinda went off on one and barely let anyone get a word in edgeways at points but regardless that thing was epic.
As Momeka says, Starscape was great.
I was a big fan of Bluhman's rpg. I was miserable it wasn't continued.
I loved how much everyone liked Epic Adventures and I was sad I couldn't continue it, but the whole thing was constructed from that classic webcomic generica (one dude is random, the other dude is sarcastic, stuff happens, sarcastic dude says "god damn.") and after I grew up a bit I felt like I couldn't honestly continue it and feel genuine.
I miss talking to certain people who haven't been here for a while, Like Leon and White, who I used to chat to quite regularly back when we were using AIM and stuff like that. And in a way I kinda miss the 'nasty hierarchy', as much as people might have hated it; the fact that you had to fight for Ghostclown's respect or Osmose's respect or Carmen's respect kinda made you try harder ;p I guess that was just the 15 year old me talking though, as opposed to the now 25 year old me.
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So many memories, so much time spent at this forum. I miss a lot of the old people.
Also Gem, that sucks man. That really sucks.
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My highlights include the many collective days, weeks, months of MSN conversations.
Red Giant's comic and his reboot with brand new artstyle (didn't last, oh well) MT11's comic, the support I had for Unfunny comics. Warxe's Warxe vs Zero animations.
The avatar contests. The Charas Pub. The word association game.
Fighting the strict moderation regime of Carmen and Ghostclown. My own rise to power, from nobody to Forum Gaming mod to Global Mod to Admin. I don't think I deserved any of it.
Dealing with Lord Raffles. Oh, Lord Raffles. We were so unprepared. Trolling is such an obvious thing these days, but we'd never heard of it back then and we got rolled (not typo) hard. We just didn't know how to deal.
He took a particular affinity with trolling Darkfox for some reason. I wonder what Darkfox is up to these days...
The Charas Wiki. What a failed venture.
Gemini. He was an odd guy, his style ruffled a few feathers but he somehow overcame everything and became an admin, and a damn fine one at that. I think Sai'Kar's reign was more fun though, but Gemini was great. He did some good things for Charas, whatever they were.
Then there was that whole thing with Mid a few years back... that was unfortunate. I may have reacted poorly, but hell she was wrong and Gemini was great.
Osmose is the unsung hero, though. His contributions to Charas's back end were very important and largely thankless, but he was our tech guy.
Afterwards, Lucas was supposed to be the big saviour, to bring Charas to a new golden age. But he wandered off and Ellie came back and she hasn't done anything. Where's our golden age, Ellie?
Most of these aren't fond memories, but they're memories and my memory is shitty most of the time so here you go.
Ben posting
Oh good, you're alive.
I legitimately assumed you were dead.
I hope things are getting better for you.
Im entering my second bout with cancer, and my prognosis is not good.
Aww, ****. Well, keep fighting. Fight and win, damn it!
Razor, everytime anything ever happened.
Awww.
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I wonder what Darkfox is up to these days...
This kinda touches a sore spot for me but it's time you all know the truth. Remember when me, DeathReaper, JeT (the original one) and Dark Fox? Well they got me into MSN and helped me graduate from PM RPs and post based RP stuff to IMing, for which I will forever be grateful but....When we got off away from Charas we formed this strange sort of cult. I didn't see it like that at first. It was pretty innocent too. Furry X humans and this strange endless RP that felt like a huge play session of Persona and pyschological stuff that I just wasn't ready for mentally. I made mistakes irritated Reaper and eventually we got into debates about spirituality somehow and well that lead to rants to fights. DF and Jet backed him up and eventually so many bad emotions came out among all the group directed at me that that somebody went crazy and threatened to send me a bomb. In the mail. The kind that explodes and kills people, not a joke.
I thought it was Reaper but he said it was a Jet who stopped talking to me and just left and then DarkFox got super, super down and depressed. Death Reaper lurked around my DA for a while till I decided to akowledge his PMs. We talked he was sad and apologetic but I told him the place where one of them was going to send that bomb was a public post office my MOTHER uses. I could never trust him again no mater how hard I tried and eventually he understood that and left peacefully. Jet and I almost went back to talking when he commented on one of my pics on DA buuut we grew estranged and eventually he stopped being the Jet I knew both Rep-wise and person-wise. DF....Gosh I think the last time I saw him MSN was still working but I'd broken the group to bits...It demoralized him and he left. Moved away I think his DA said but it's hard to tell. I don't watch any of them anymore. And ofcoruse when DF left? The Complete Resources shut down. I took three of our members away and for that I'll be forever sorry but it's me who's lead Charas into this state. -_- Fisherson: The "hero".
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That one time it was full of bigotry and chaos. When every small child was a small thread, and every thread was so very difficult to fit into a needle. When purple hair and double users were entertainment, and double teams ran the dug out. Sick people, skulls and dogs, even people with only one arm.
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I took three of our members away and for that I'll be forever sorry but it's me who's lead Charas into this state. -_- Fisherson: The "hero".
Don't feel too bad about all that. I never thought of you as a hero.
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That one time it was full of bigotry and chaos. When every small child was a small thread, and every thread was so very difficult to fit into a needle. When purple hair and double users were entertainment, and double teams ran the dug out. Sick people, skulls and dogs, even people with only one arm.
I refer to these archaeologically as "The Golden Days of Charas".
Don't feel too bad about all that. I never thought of you as a hero.
- . - Gee thanks=, Archem. Good to know when the world goes crazy I can always count on you to be...you. XD Probably why I've always thought of you and not Alex as the symbol of Charas. *Waits for lightning to rain down on him*
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This thread. Literally all the feels.
This place is my first home on the internet. I could always come online and see familiar users and be able to connect with them. I always had difficulty with that on other sites, and even in life. I've out grown that, but it still makes me feel all warm and cozy to come back and see familiar names. I may never finish my rpg- but this place will always give me inspiration and remind me how fun it can be to work on a game. While I might have another creative outlet in music, its so very different.
As far as memories, working on that pokemon game with prpl and ellie, or getting to work on the Charas Chain game are easily at the top. Or when I was a huge noob and Meis put me in my place (rightly so).
tl;dr
I love this place.
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Any Charas drama. I mean, sure, back then it wasn't exactly nice. But it still makes for some memories.
There's also some forum games we had. I liked the Avatar Wars, were people made gifs of their avatar fighting/killing someone else's. Fun times.
Comics. All of them.
Playing some Nintendo DS games with Charas people.
My nights spent on the Charas chat thingy.
Creating Sarah C. and Murof.
There's probably other things that just won't come to mind. Charas' the only forum I really frequent. It's like my Internet home. I may not be very present, but I still check-in every day or so.
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As far as memories, working on that pokemon game with prpl and ellie, or getting to work on the Charas Chain game are easily at the top.
You did write an awesome chapter even if it was short. XD Pretty much set the stage for what The Death World looked like. I also miss Charasmon. =/ Still reference Quote Bugs.
There's also some forum games we had. I liked the Avatar Wars, were people made gifs of their avatar fighting/killing someone else's. Fun times.
My nights spent on the Charas chat thingy.
Creating Sarah C. and Murof.
Yes. I never got to get in on Avatar Wars but I always liked looking at the matches. It's what inspired us to try that silly Mugen project wasn't it?
What ever happened to that Chat thing? I missed it recently when my internet excellerator was busted and my Skype wouldn't work. I looked for it but couldn't find it. Before MSN I used to love logging in there and talking to random people. XD Especially cleverbot or whoever that program was.
I was surprised when Purps introducd me to them. All these years and we had a awesome heroine and hero rivalry-type characters based of the forum's title and I don't find out till he makes Pancea Quest. XD Ed never even told me he made her and we were super close I always thought. Ah. There's something I miss. Ed. Always a fun guy, crazy musical chairs on his representatives AND he had a dark but funny sense of humor.
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This place is my first home on the internet.
Yeah, Charas was my first and last forum experience.
I found 4chan in 2005 and haven't been able to forum much since. Certainly haven't been able to join other communities. I can't do that again. Joining a community, forming new relationships and learning everyone.
Not again, never again.
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People are the worst kinds of people.
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I hated every moment with you lot! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
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Probably when the Troll Invasion ended. You remember, when Raffles got a bunch of his buddies from some horrible site to start trolling here, and we the mod team was banning them and everyone was posting that horrible anti-troll image and I put up Sanctuary Fortress and went on tours of other websites with Mid that those guys had gotten shutdown through paranoid tactics. That was one of the most intense weeks of my life as far as moderation goes, and it was such a relief when it all ended. I mean, goddamn.
The mod elections were also fun.
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That event... it needs to be said, I know there are better examples, but as far as witnessing first-hand, was one of the most successful trolling operations I've ever seen. It doesn't help that a lot of us were still very young back then and easily messed with.
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Ironically, I'm now a top-tier troll (outside of Charas, of course).
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I know I'm new but I wanna just say I love this place! I hope to have many good and fine memories like all of you other cool people do. 😎
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Somebody asked me about the fate of DF? http://shinjuudarkfox.deviantart.com/journal/ (http://shinjuudarkfox.deviantart.com/journal/) That's his journal.
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That event... it needs to be said, I know there are better examples, but as far as witnessing first-hand, was one of the most successful trolling operations I've ever seen. It doesn't help that a lot of us were still very young back then and easily messed with.
I think it was better because we were young. It really felt like an event; like all the subterfuge and stuff was a huge deal. Good fun for someone just skirting round the edge of it anyway, and Raffles was an interesting dude to talk to in person...
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Somebody asked me about the fate of DF? http://shinjuudarkfox.deviantart.com/journal/ (http://shinjuudarkfox.deviantart.com/journal/) That's his journal.
I was wondering what happened to DF. That last post was dated back in 2012, and talked about his plans on quitting the internet.
Assuming the best, I guess he did it. I hope things are working out for him.
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I think it was better because we were young. It really felt like an event; like all the subterfuge and stuff was a huge deal. Good fun for someone just skirting round the edge of it anyway, and Raffles was an interesting dude to talk to in person...
Ah man, Raffles. What a fun guy. I really didn't get the whole drama around him, to be honest. Just... what exactly happened?
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I can't think of any specific time that I'd consider fondest.
All those Charas Chats were fun though.
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Okay all the feels...
When I was in high school I had zero friends and was bullied a lot both verbally and physically. I'd come home, cry pretty much every day, and ice everything from bruised legs to bruised ribs. I felt so alone, angry, sad, lonely. Then it got overwhelming, and suddenly I started to feel nothing. I didn't care about anything or anyone including myself, and I didn't have the motivation to really do anything. Started skipping school until my parents caught on and forced me to go. I just didn't see an end to it.
Then I found this place and started chatting with you all here. I was inspired to work on my game by seeing you all working on yours. I had something to work on, and in a way I had people to talk to about it, and about life's problems. Which I found out many of you shared. I can't imagine we were all the most popular kids. Got more into gaming and was able to become motivated to complete at least "fake" adventures if not "real life" adventures.
As sad as it sounds, you guys were my first real community. And I think you saved me. Even just the routine of coming home, working on my game, and then posting on Charas. It got me through more than you guys would ever believe. So. Thanks. :)
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Becoming the coolest dude with the rudest 'tude got me in the mood to stop eating too much food and start start being more lewd.
And that's how I gained the confidence to be this cool a dude outside of the internet.
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No way, Zerl was an unpopular kid?
Aren't you like, a cool actor now?
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I actually don't know if you're trolling me right now cause it's text lol.
But in case you're not...
Yeah, I didn't really fit in. Partly cause I was annoying and really like LOTR and wanted to talk about it at all times, and partly cause I think I just socially matured slower in some ways and faster in others. I was like... the social equivalent of a baby giraffe. Then I developed major depression so I was even less pleasant to be around.
I'm an actor and writer now, but I'm not sure if "cool" is the word I'd use to best describe myself. I just like storytelling a lot so I figure I might as well do it for a living.
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I'm an actor and writer now, but I'm not sure if "cool" is the word I'd use to best describe myself.
You're pretty cool to me.
And yes, forum communities were a great way to escape reality. I feel sorry for all of today's kids that are constantly logged on facebook or something so their bullies can find them without even trying.
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I actually don't know if you're trolling me right now cause it's text lol.
Dudebro I remember when you first told us about the acting gig you landed in some horror(?) film with... I wanna say David Hayter?
You were definitely the 2nd coolest* person on Charas that week. It made everything else everyone else had done look like crap.
One of us! An actor! It was a very cool thing, and I clearly speak on behalf of everyone because you can't trust these people to talk for themselves ('else they might disagree with me!)
And so yes, it might come as a surprise that you weren't so popular at school. But it's like I always say, **** highschool that place was a shithole, never look back. Never ever ever ever ever--
*after me, of course
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Once again, Razor's right.
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When I was in high school I had zero friends and was bullied a lot both verbally and physically. I'd come home, cry pretty much every day, and ice everything from bruised legs to bruised ribs. I felt so alone, angry, sad, lonely. Then it got overwhelming, and suddenly I started to feel nothing. I didn't care about anything or anyone including myself, and I didn't have the motivation to really do anything. Started skipping school until my parents caught on and forced me to go. I just didn't see an end to it.
I see this allot but honestly in high school I was popular, well liked but totally a nerd. Bullied a grand total of about once and I turned the dialogue back on the bully and made him leave the table laughing at me. Though I had three people who were all members of the RTOC when I ate lunch so...<.< I may have just been lucky. Though the later part you speak of...Overwhelming sadness... I know how that is now. I have days where I just think "Why do I even care if I'm alive". Used to be my art kept me going but now it's getting harder to see that as a relief. Ah anyway I don't want to make this about me. I want to tell you I kinda envy you the few bit parts and minor roles you've had? Make you a heck of a lot braver than me. I had one oppertunity to be extra in a minor B-c level fantasy film and I turned it down. Why? Sigh....I'm comic and actor but I can't act in front of people. It's why I get most of my creativity out through RPGs and RPs cause I can share it without the people seeing me. You're waaaaaaaaay braver and more awesome than me, Zerl. ^_- Kinda my heroineof the smaller screen in a way! You make me wish I had even half your guts and hadn't turned the role down all those years ago or could even do simple stand up and show people my wit without the very thought terrizing me.
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And, best of all, you're Canadian.
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And, best of all, you're Canadian.
o3o I don't think so. I just like allot of Candadian Sci-Fi and have a few friends who are. I do stand up for Canadians allot though. -_-; Irritating how everyone sterotypes them as either weak people or jerks when really most Canadians respect strength and have very in-your-face personalities.
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I seriously doubt he was talking about you.
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Once again, Razor's right.
Until someone increases the maximum amount of mines I can have in my signature, sadly you'll be unable to join the ranks
of my signature
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That's why I had an image with all the people who agreed with me. Back in the day.
Right up until I got too lazy to keep updating it. Once the vast majority was on board with following everything I had to say, I just got rid of it. Started to seem redundant.
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Actually, Razor, I'm already in your signature.
:o
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You son of a bitch
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Dudebro I remember when you first told us about the acting gig you landed in some horror(?) film with... I wanna say David Hayter?
You were definitely the 2nd coolest* person on Charas that week. It made everything else everyone else had done look like crap.
One of us! An actor! It was a very cool thing, and I clearly speak on behalf of everyone because you can't trust these people to talk for themselves ('else they might disagree with me!)
And so yes, it might come as a surprise that you weren't so popular at school. But it's like I always say, **** highschool that place was a shithole, never look back. Never ever ever ever ever--
*after me, of course
Wow I had no idea that anyone would even remember this! And yeah, it was Dave Hayter (movie's now on VOD). Surprisingly it got panned by critics in North America but praised by critics in the UK. I think because it's really weird. That's really kind of you to say, also.
And, best of all, you're Canadian.
You ever hear this joke?
"How do you find a Canadian in a movie theatre?
Roll the credits and wait for someone to yell "He's Canadian!"
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Surprisingly it got panned by critics in North America but praised by critics in the UK.
Different audiences.
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Yeah... long story short though. All your comments are so sweet and supportive. And I'm glad to have virtually-known you all these years :)
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The time I was active on Charas was a time where I was growing up in sufficiently embarrassing ways that it's often difficult to remember the good parts over the bad parts where I was mean or angry or ignorant. But my fondest memories would at least include:
- The roleplaying thread that Warxe ran in 2003ish that prompted me to be active on the forums.
- MSN chats. Endless. MSN. Chats. I honestly cannot figure out how I had so much to talk about back then.
- "Conning" my way to admin and server access because I claimed to know how to program and was friends with an admin. On one hand, I'm fairly sure replacing the forums and then leaving the site within a year after was a bad idea in the long run, but on the other hand, nothing else I've worked on has stayed in use for so long, so that's something!
- Checking in every few months for another "Remember old Charas?" thread and desperately searching for someone to mention me. RAZOR ALWAYS DELIVERS
For me it's less about individual moments and more about that period in my life as a whole, and the people I shared it with. It's embarrassing to treat it so seriously when it was "just messing around with people online" and is so disconnected from the life I live now, but it really did help teach me a lot about interacting with others, being creative, and being responsible. Mostly it taught me how not to do those things.
I still remember most of you and appreciate the time we spent together. :D
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That last paragraph actually made me teary. Speaks to how special this place is...