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Tabletop game forumite achieves posting godhood, emerging from the void after 100,000 hour eleven year ban to continue the same argument from 2013

Posted by rkcr
Tags: ttrpg, world of darkness, communities.online, forums, something awful, moderation, bans, 2010s, offbeat, author.joshua wolens, source.pc gamer
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/something-awful-forumite-achieves-posting-godhood-emerging-from-the-void-after-100000-hour-11-year-ban-to-continue-the-same-argument-from-2013/

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Authors
Joshua Wolens
Published
Jul 17 2024
Word count
831 words

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  1. cfabbro
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    Etherwind's google doc explaining themselves and what happened to them in the intervening years is worth reading too. I've felt the same, looking back at various online forums that I participated...

    Etherwind's google doc explaining themselves and what happened to them in the intervening years is worth reading too.

    When I look back on my conduct under the name Etherwind I feel intense shame. Not only intense shame, to be honest: I did have my moments, few as they were. Yet almost all of that period feels dark and distant now, painful, and on the few occasions I’ve read my posts, all I can think is “Couldn’t you just chill? Did you really have to be like that, all the time?”

    I couldn’t. I know. But Christ, what an asshole.

    I've felt the same, looking back at various online forums that I participated in when I was younger too. I never got banned anywhere, AFAIK, but I wouldn't be surprised if I came close more than a few times.

    18 votes
  2. oliak
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    A-mazing. Beautiful commitment to the bit.

    A-mazing. Beautiful commitment to the bit.

    15 votes
  3. chocobean
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    :) I like that he seems to have grown as a person and had a whole healthy life outside of SA. Stories like this that make me happy about the Internet's positive impact on humanity.

    :) I like that he seems to have grown as a person and had a whole healthy life outside of SA. Stories like this that make me happy about the Internet's positive impact on humanity.

    15 votes