£10 for an account and avatar ? i don't think so

[TheDoomThing]

Touche.

 

[MusicalFreedom]

good site, keeps some of the tards out (except for the entirety of GBS, naturally), users tend to have a better sense of humour (except for GBS), what I'm saying is that you should stay away from GBS

maybe I will get an account one day

edit: that's something that bugs me about the escapist, everyone is too serious. did anyone actually see the posts in that moderator thread and NOT shake their head in embarrassment? SA? they can be like that, but not nearly as much as any other place I've seen aside from 4chan, and no way I'm going there

 

[Lissa-QUON]

I was under the impression that the fee went towards covering the bandwidth for the site. If that's the case I don't really blame them for charging for membership. SA is huge and the bandwidth cost for something like that can not be cheap.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

Bah, the price is what's kept me away from their forum for so long. Doesn't seem worth it for me to pay for access to a bunch of internet humor when there's so much available for free. Maybe the cost keeps away the jerks/trolls, but still... $15 will buy me enough real-life stuff that I hesitate to waste it on a forum subscription or whatever.

I mean, I can buy 3 last-gen console games with $15. Good games, too.

 

[Fingerprint]

I wouldn't pay. My opinions are worthless priceless.

 

[Cortheya]

SA has been pretty stuck up its own ass for quite awhile now, so this isn't really that surprising. I guess they figure being able to post on their forums with the other "goons" is a privilege people will shell out money for.

Personally I think you could just go to 4chan and get the same quality dialogue without all the bullshit.

I agree with you except for...4chan would be WITHOUT bullshit????? By the bullshit i know you mean the paying but still....bullshit-free 4chan, we can only dream

 

[Sindaine]

It's worth it to keep the trolls out I hear. I mean, what better deterrent for trolls and users wanting to get banned?

Bonus: It keeps out smart people, too.

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This, times muchly.

 

[BGH122]

I am a member. I think it has gone down hill slightly, less mspaint threads now. But I don't regret the £5 I spent on becoming a member. £5 is nothing for hours upon hours of genuinely funny threads.

Perhaps you've had a genuinely brilliant time with the Something Awful crowd, but would you say you've had so significantly better a time than you've had with free forums such as this to justify paying money speak to others? It seems laughable that one would actually pay to have their first amendment right enabled. Of course I'm English so it's not the first amendment for me it's the ... Uh ... Damn you American media filling my head with American law!

 

[BGH122]

I agree with you except for...4chan would be WITHOUT bullshit????? By the bullshit i know you mean the paying but still....bullshit-free 4chan, we can only dream

No, no we can't. Can we dream of four-sided triangles? No, because four-sidedness and triangularity are mutually contradictory properties. Three-sidedness is the essence of a triangle just as bullshit is the essence of 4chan.

 

[ElephantGuts]

They must have a damn high opinion of themselves. The nerve.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

I am a member. I think it has gone down hill slightly, less mspaint threads now. But I don't regret the £5 I spent on becoming a member. £5 is nothing for hours upon hours of genuinely funny threads.

Perhaps you've had a genuinely brilliant time with the Something Awful crowd, but would you say you've had so significantly better a time than you've had with free forums such as this to justify paying money speak to others? It seems laughable that one would actually pay to have their first amendment right enabled. Of course I'm English so it's not the first amendment for me it's the ... Uh ... Damn you American media filling my head with American law!

Yes, yes I do think it's justified. Typically threads here, or most places. Are along the lines of "should I buy a ps3?" "atheism vs christianity" or "ps3 vs xbox, this is why xbox is better!". It's fine but it gets so grating. At SA you get a little more diversity. Things like "msPaint your embarassing childhood memories" or "help me sleep with my step mom" were really very funny...as in I laughed...hard...

 

[Sewblon]

It will never be worth a cent.

 

[Sparrow]

apparently they were going to make it so that you had to pay to be able to use Facebook

Fuck, if only that was the case for Twitter. Then maybe people would stop using the damn thing.

 

[Kajt]

...How?

And more importantly, why?

 

[Rolling Thunder]

Something Awful: You Suckers Will Buy Anything.

 

[Dr.Poisonfreak]

Something Awful: You Suckers Will Buy Anything.

win

 

[BGH122]

I am a member. I think it has gone down hill slightly, less mspaint threads now. But I don't regret the £5 I spent on becoming a member. £5 is nothing for hours upon hours of genuinely funny threads.

Perhaps you've had a genuinely brilliant time with the Something Awful crowd, but would you say you've had so significantly better a time than you've had with free forums such as this to justify paying money speak to others? It seems laughable that one would actually pay to have their first amendment right enabled. Of course I'm English so it's not the first amendment for me it's the ... Uh ... Damn you American media filling my head with American law!

Yes, yes I do think it's justified. Typically threads here, or most places. Are along the lines of "should I buy a ps3?" "atheism vs christianity" or "ps3 vs xbox, this is why xbox is better!". It's fine but it gets so grating. At SA you get a little more diversity. Things like "msPaint your embarassing childhood memories" or "help me sleep with my step mom" were really very funny...as in I laughed...hard...

Well that's grand and I'm really happy you feel you've got your money's worth. It's always nice not to feel ripped off. However, that sort of random in-joking and nonsense can also be found on sites like facepunch. Give it a look. My friend is pretty big there and he's been around for years and they only ever seem to discuss the sort of stuff you mentioned. That's not really the vibe of this sort of site and, whilst the facepunch/SA vibe can be fun for a bit I just find it too inane. That's not meant as an insult.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

I am a member. I think it has gone down hill slightly, less mspaint threads now. But I don't regret the £5 I spent on becoming a member. £5 is nothing for hours upon hours of genuinely funny threads.

Perhaps you've had a genuinely brilliant time with the Something Awful crowd, but would you say you've had so significantly better a time than you've had with free forums such as this to justify paying money speak to others? It seems laughable that one would actually pay to have their first amendment right enabled. Of course I'm English so it's not the first amendment for me it's the ... Uh ... Damn you American media filling my head with American law!

Yes, yes I do think it's justified. Typically threads here, or most places. Are along the lines of "should I buy a ps3?" "atheism vs christianity" or "ps3 vs xbox, this is why xbox is better!". It's fine but it gets so grating. At SA you get a little more diversity. Things like "msPaint your embarassing childhood memories" or "help me sleep with my step mom" were really very funny...as in I laughed...hard...

Well that's grand and I'm really happy you feel you've got your money's worth. It's always nice not to feel ripped off. However, that sort of random in-joking and nonsense can also be found on sites like facepunch. Give it a look. My friend is pretty big there and he's been around for years and they only ever seem to discuss the sort of stuff you mentioned. That's not really the vibe of this sort of site and, whilst the facepunch/SA vibe can be fun for a bit I just find it too inane. That's not meant as an insult.

I understand completely. If SA was perfect, and permanently fun...I wouldn't bother coming here as well.