The Underground History of The Escapist ?
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Read: A year (psst! Your join-date is on your posts!)chromewarriorXIII said:
I jest, good man.
Meh, I just caught the end of what people call "The Necroswanson years", and I think I saw him get banned. I have no idea, though. I remember that douche with the aggressive black-and-white photo of someone in shades, though. Glad he went
Ask some of the moderators, older members and possibly the higher posters. They will have a much better idea then I do, all I know is about Max's sarcasm and Neonbob's obsession with nukes.
Oh and also there was a egotistical PC gamer called Eggo (I think) a while ago, a good majority of his posts were "LULWUT?"
Oh and RichardGroovypants who argued very fiercely and could be considered a flamer but I enjoyed reading most of his posts and at least had the guts to argue a point
Oh and also there was a egotistical PC gamer called Eggo (I think) a while ago, a good majority of his posts were "LULWUT?"
Oh and RichardGroovypants who argued very fiercely and could be considered a flamer but I enjoyed reading most of his posts and at least had the guts to argue a point
Necroswanson was the best person on The Escapist. When he was banned half the forum posted in a thread asking why he was banned.Souplex said:
Only a few things stand out to me. The "Why all the hate on..." threads are definately one.
The Customer is always wrong is another. Basically anything The Swanson, Iron Chef or Purple Rain said was great aswell.
The Customer is always wrong is another. Basically anything The Swanson, Iron Chef or Purple Rain said was great aswell.
I remember the 4chan raids as they happened pretty much when I joined. As well as when several of the more high profile members were still active users. Also this was all before ultrajoe, labyrinth and baby tea weren't mods. Has any one else noticed that nilcypher is rarely seen moderating anymore? Never was one so graceful with the banhammer as he...
Ah, thanks for pointing that out. Just a simple typo. The unfortunate result of multitasking.GrinningManiac said:
How conventional of you to start from the beginning.Random argument man said:
I can´t remember much from the days when I was just an ordinary lurker (perhaps I wasn´t lurking hard enough), and after the glorious moment I joined there´s nothing but a big hazy blur.
...There was March Mayhem, though.
The banning of Indigo_Dingo was certainly a turning point. It meant that people no longer thought 10000 posts was an impossibility.
I remember the day we became enemies. However, it's best to not talk about "March Mayhem". We don't want some random users to get ban by saying that Turbine....Incredible Bullshitting Man said:
"The following statement has been censored to avoid the moderator's anger, the administrator's wrath and the hoof of Susan Arendt's pony".
Ooh, that was a close one. Those hooves can make a pretty ugly mess, you know.Random argument man said:
...Wait! We´re enemies? I thought we were friends. And I even stayed up all night to make these heart-shaped (in a totally manly way) cookies for you *sob*
By the way, it was the "memorable escapists (or something like that)" thread, wasn´t it.
well ive been on here for a long time, 2 years and counting. i recall things like the first escapism. yahtzee joining the site. i recall a time when a thread would stay on the first page for 2-3 days. what about the trollhunting thread? im proud to count myself among those that posted in it. it was a work of art i do believe. the time our first mod, Joe left us. He was only mod who ever banned me, I have a message from him telling me not to make stupid polls and that I was banned for 72 hours, it said ?see you in 72 hours!?. that was a sad day when he left. seeing the escapist expand, adding new video series like doomsday arcade. watching failed series like video game theatre fall by the wayside. ive had some serious, and in depth conversations in some of these threads. id never even heard of a post count over 1000 and badges were a twinkle in the eyes of the mods. i remember a time when the magazine was on the front page. purple rain posted on a regular basis. gremlin, erana, firedaemon, easykill. i remember wilson becoming the first of the red guard. I remember darth mobius and his wife, their baby, the pink lightsabers that were added to avatars. I remember the pitiful 4chan attack, the escapist staff was brilliant at that time btw. I remember MGG the predecessor of Eggo. i remember when it was impressive to see a thread go past 1 page
I suppose that?s it for now, those are some of my memories of the history of the escapist. Feel free to ask any questions. Ill add more later if I feel its worth it.
I suppose that?s it for now, those are some of my memories of the history of the escapist. Feel free to ask any questions. Ill add more later if I feel its worth it.
The internet truly is "instant" when compared to the way histories have been chronicled previously. Missives went through messengers, mail systems... These days, things happen instantly. I can talk to someone in Britain and Australia at the same time, with no more than a second's delay as the data transfers through the internet. Trying to remember all the things that have gone on in my year-and-change here at the Escapist would be like trying to remember every picture my eye has captured in any given day of my life. There's just so much information it's hard to retain it all.
I remember my first post, an image-heavy review of Earthbound for the July/August review contest, hosted by nilcypher, who at the time was just a Red Guard member. I remember losing that review contest, to Decoy Doctorpus, who won it with a fantastic review of SkiFree. I remember my 52[sup]nd[/sup] post, my first forray into the now-famous (for me, at least) "I Bet He's Cockney" thread. I remember posting my Guest Review for Chrono Trigger DS and being super-excited about being a published writer. I remember my first article. I remember talking with FeNinja and Larenxis over PMs. I remember Necroswanson (whom I actually miss, since there were some questions).
There is an interesting history to the Escapist that I'm far too small to chronicle myself, and certainly lack the writing luster to give all of our personalities the creativity needed. But I will say it's been a fun ride, and if people want to try to write an Escapist history, I'll give it a shot.
I remember my first post, an image-heavy review of Earthbound for the July/August review contest, hosted by nilcypher, who at the time was just a Red Guard member. I remember losing that review contest, to Decoy Doctorpus, who won it with a fantastic review of SkiFree. I remember my 52[sup]nd[/sup] post, my first forray into the now-famous (for me, at least) "I Bet He's Cockney" thread. I remember posting my Guest Review for Chrono Trigger DS and being super-excited about being a published writer. I remember my first article. I remember talking with FeNinja and Larenxis over PMs. I remember Necroswanson (whom I actually miss, since there were some questions).
There is an interesting history to the Escapist that I'm far too small to chronicle myself, and certainly lack the writing luster to give all of our personalities the creativity needed. But I will say it's been a fun ride, and if people want to try to write an Escapist history, I'll give it a shot.