The purpose of posting on NSG

[Ifreann]

Pursuant to the terms of a Gypsy curse I have to keep my average posts per day above a certain level of a bomb on a bus will be armed.

[Ostroeuropa]

Pursuant to the terms of a Gypsy curse I have to keep my average posts per day above a certain level of a bomb on a bus will be armed.

That's a creative gypsy.
Was it pinkie pie?

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Don't make it another "Carthage must be destroyed".

Which is still in my sig because I'm far too lazy to change it.

Your sig is a disgrace.

It'd even warrant a whole new thread just to discuss how horrible it is.

Alright Belgian, a challenge for you.

Make a new sig for me and put it in the Elfen High OOC. If they say I should take it, I will.

[Dyakovo]

No, no. I wasn't very clear about that. The purpose is to troll until your almost banned, then wait a few weeks, and then come back. It's pretty much the same in any online forum.

You must be joking, or you visit some very strange forums. Not everyone trolls.

Pretty sure he was just trollnaming himself...

[Occupied Deutschland]

The whole purpose seems to be discussion in a (relatively) friendly environment where there's more than just one opinion displayed.

To utilize a personal example, the area I live in is so one-sided in the political spectrum that any discussion on things remotely related to politics usually comes down to "I agree with you SO much!" back-slapping and opinion reinforcement. Rarely is there a challenge, and if so it's so minute as to be pretty benign. NSG isn't like that. At all. Hell, you can find someone on here who'll challenge just about anything.

Now, the effects this discussion between people with actual varied opinions has is another matter. One could easily say that the vast majority of us haven't had our opinions changed to a large degree by discussions on here, but that seems to miss the point. There is no denying that a vast majority of people on here have had to refine their opinions in some manner, even if they don't change them, in order to account for and cope with new information or arguments brought to light through this discussion. To come back to a personal example, abortion used to be a near anathema topic to me whatsoever (which wasn't affected by my Catholic upbringing at all, nosiree) but when idly reading through the myriad of abortion threads that have come up on here that has changed a good bit precisely because of the actual arguments presented here (in many cases) rather than the "You hate babies!" "You hate women!" back and forth that seems to make up the media's discussion on the topic. I was forced to actually consider things about a topic that the entirety of my position consisted of "'dis is bad".

So yes, I would say there is a level of importance to these discussions beyond mere time-consuming entertainment.

[Rereumrari]

The purpose of posting here is probably to get an opinion out on topics that people in your personal life don't really care about enough to listen to.

[Conserative Morality]

The whole purpose seems to be discussion in a (relatively) friendly environment where there's more than just one opinion displayed.

To utilize a personal example, the area I live in is so one-sided in the political spectrum that any discussion on things remotely related to politics usually comes down to "I agree with you SO much!" back-slapping and opinion reinforcement. Rarely is there a challenge, and if so it's so minute as to be pretty benign. NSG isn't like that. At all. Hell, you can find someone on here who'll challenge just about anything.

Now, the effects this discussion between people with actual varied opinions has is another matter. One could easily say that the vast majority of us haven't had our opinions changed to a large degree by discussions on here, but that seems to miss the point. There is no denying that a vast majority of people on here have had to refine their opinions in some manner, even if they don't change them, in order to account for and cope with new information or arguments brought to light through this discussion. To come back to a personal example, abortion used to be a near anathema topic to me whatsoever (which wasn't affected by my Catholic upbringing at all, nosiree) but when idly reading through the myriad of abortion threads that have come up on here that has changed a good bit precisely because of the actual arguments presented here (in many cases) rather than the "You hate babies!" "You hate women!" back and forth that seems to make up the media's discussion on the topic. I was forced to actually consider things about a topic that the entirety of my position consisted of "'dis is bad".

So yes, I would say there is a level of importance to these discussions beyond mere time-consuming entertainment.

Yeah, on here you can find just about anyone - fascists, anarchists, communists, and, of course, the liberals and conservatives. And all of them disagree with each other and themselves.

[Esternial]

Obviously my purpose is to get in people's sigs.

I'll have to step up my game, though.

[Genivaria]

Pursuant to the terms of a Gypsy curse I have to keep my average posts per day above a certain level of a bomb on a bus will be armed.

Fuckin Gypsies.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Pursuant to the terms of a Gypsy curse I have to keep my average posts per day above a certain level of a bomb on a bus will be armed.

Fuckin Gypsies.

If he were doing that, he wouldn't be on NSG.

[Ostroeuropa]

Obviously my purpose is to get in people's sigs.

I'll have to step up my game, though.

does that make you feel better?

[Genivaria]

Fuckin Gypsies.

If he were doing that, he wouldn't be on NSG.

Don't think of Esmeralda, don't think of Esmeralda, don't think of Esmeralda.....shit.

[Duvniask]

The whole purpose seems to be discussion in a (relatively) friendly environment where there's more than just one opinion displayed.

To utilize a personal example, the area I live in is so one-sided in the political spectrum that any discussion on things remotely related to politics usually comes down to "I agree with you SO much!" back-slapping and opinion reinforcement. Rarely is there a challenge, and if so it's so minute as to be pretty benign. NSG isn't like that. At all. Hell, you can find someone on here who'll challenge just about anything.

Now, the effects this discussion between people with actual varied opinions has is another matter. One could easily say that the vast majority of us haven't had our opinions changed to a large degree by discussions on here, but that seems to miss the point. There is no denying that a vast majority of people on here have had to refine their opinions in some manner, even if they don't change them, in order to account for and cope with new information or arguments brought to light through this discussion. To come back to a personal example, abortion used to be a near anathema topic to me whatsoever (which wasn't affected by my Catholic upbringing at all, nosiree) but when idly reading through the myriad of abortion threads that have come up on here that has changed a good bit precisely because of the actual arguments presented here (in many cases) rather than the "You hate babies!" "You hate women!" back and forth that seems to make up the media's discussion on the topic. I was forced to actually consider things about a topic that the entirety of my position consisted of "'dis is bad".

So yes, I would say there is a level of importance to these discussions beyond mere time-consuming entertainment.

Yeah, on here you can find just about anyone - fascists, anarchists, communists, and, of course, the liberals and conservatives. And all of them disagree with each other and themselves.

That is one of the things that makes it very intersting. The fact that people on here seem to have quite diverse opinions about certain topics, simply adds to the experience.

Provided that those opinions have some actual weight behind them and are not just: "no, because i say so."

[Imsogone]

I don't know about everyone else, but I post here because IRL no one listens to me. Come to think of it, no one here listens to me either.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

I don't know about everyone else, but I post here because IRL no one listens to me. Come to think of it, no one here listens to me either.

I listen to you.

[Esternial]

Obviously my purpose is to get in people's sigs.

I'll have to step up my game, though.

does that make you feel better?

But now people know my ulterior motive for dignifying them with my presence D:

[Rereumrari]

I don't know about everyone else, but I post here because IRL no one listens to me. Come to think of it, no one here listens to me either.

I feel ya, bro. Let's team up and not listen together.

[Imsogone]

I don't know about everyone else, but I post here because IRL no one listens to me. Come to think of it, no one here listens to me either.

I listen to you.

You, Sam and Blaat. Ok, the three of you are definitely a presence and not "no one".

[Ethel mermania]

Continued from another topic...

What is the purpose of posting on NSG? Is it just to waste time? Is there no other purpose than to hit random characters on the keyboard until you find something else to waste time with? Are there any secondary effects to posting on NSG? Or may we as well stare at a wall until it's time to head off to something more interesting in our lives?

Forgive my poor OPs, I've never been particularly good at starting conversations.

Personal amusement

on a serious note ^ this

[Genivaria]

I don't know about everyone else, but I post here because IRL no one listens to me. Come to think of it, no one here listens to me either.

I listen to you.

Who are you people again?

[Conserative Morality]

I don't know about everyone else, but I post here because IRL no one listens to me. Come to think of it, no one here listens to me either.

I listen. You just don't post as often anymore.

[Ifreann]

Pursuant to the terms of a Gypsy curse I have to keep my average posts per day above a certain level of a bomb on a bus will be armed.

That's a creative gypsy.
Was it pinkie pie?

I don't know, all those pink ponies look alike.

[Immoren]

To keep myself from dying and to always look fresh and young.
That was my bargain with the Dark Gods.
It was a discount day.

[Duvniask]

To keep myself from dying and to always look fresh and young.
That was my bargain with the Dark Gods.
It was a discount day.

What would the so called 'cost' be on a non-discount day?

[Nightkill the Emperor]

I listen to you.

You, Sam and Blaat. Ok, the three of you are definitely a presence and not "no one".

You have the Argentine warrior of the Emperor, the Dutch sheep and the me. You have listeners.