Is it normal to think that IIN is not as good as it was about 5 years ago? There were some great characters then.
There are some good characters here now, but the overall hilarious quality of some regulars has gone :(
Maybe there has just been the usual turnover of members but I really miss the old regulars!
There are some good characters here now, but the overall hilarious quality of some regulars has gone :(
Maybe there has just been the usual turnover of members but I really miss the old regulars!
Yay! Pandas!
I love it though!
Very interesting!
Thanks!
*salutes you*
I will guess 45.
And now I know it's definitely December 2004 now, by the way. It says so on Facebook page for the site :P A Facebook page which seems disappointingly inactive :/
Although I don't want to think about what his status updates must be like. "I'm against gay marriage LOL".
Like you, I have a limited understanding of the heirarchy of the Catholic church. So maybe that's something we don't bother commenting about seeing as we don't know, yeah?
Sidenote: I now have the pope song stuck in my head. Yay!
I get the impression he has more of an idea about this than you or I.
He was expressing an opinion of his. He is entitled to this opinion, it's quite a popular one, actually. He was not asking for you to fix it, he's not complaining to you. He is merely stating his opinion.
A lot of people who have had involvement in the church in the past are now against it for various reasons. I am, for one, but I don't rant about it. People are entitled to their own beliefs as long as they don't ram it down my throat. They do, anyway, and I ignore it. There is no point debating it.
I don't think there's really any point in me going on anymore. You're welcome to discuss this further in PM or whatever if you wish, but I think we've ranted off topic enough. I'll read any response you have, but I don't think I'll reply here.
It's actually the old posts that I noticed first which made me interested in the site.
Maybe IIN won't even *exist* in 5 years time. That's a thought I don't want even to contemplate :/ It's too good here! :D
Enjoy it while it happens, because it only ever happens once.
Back then kids were grateful and respectful to their elders on IIN! And if they weren't we'd give them a clip round the ear and send them home crying to their mothers! That's how it should be!
:( I had hair back then...
They can ride around on their ipods listening to their higgs bosons and snorting powdered plant until they realise the world runs on respect, cups of tea and a strong work ethic, and, having none of the aforementioned, die miserably in a puddle of their own adolescent piss!
We can gently pass away and meet our maker in the comfort of a tidy, floral-patterned room with a traditional wood burning fire and the knowledge that we were the superior generation :*)
Hold my hand. We're going... going...
I left for a little while and that was a real dividing line for me between two distinct eras of IIN. This isn't the place I left and I kind of had to make a home here anew. But I think that's just because I left and didn't even read IIN for a long period.
The names change, but the story goes on.
Were you around when Knuckifyoubuck was around? The others I remember are Gretchen, Potato, Warlord and Nearly (whose 'death' coincided with INN shutting down for a while).
I can't remember other names unfortunately.
Gretchen - Don't have much to say about but she's a bitch.
Potato - Reminds me of Dappled. You could say she was the female version of Dappled.
Warlord - Nice dude but when he started to cyber date that 12 year old... it turned ugly.
Nearly - Lord almighty how I miss him, extremely helpful and loved his sense of humour.
Stargirl
Slackedyokel
Blackbarbie
Flikr
Barum/Smithee
Spam
Damn that list goes on.
Thanks for the descriptions of the characters!
I agree, Dappeld does remind me of Potato-sensible, thoughtful advice and amusing comments...
Do your best to roll with the punches and affect this storm for the better.
You just have to accept it :)
I knew none of this when I turned ten so yes I think most would be happier being a ignorant child without a brain for sex. Things are simpler when you take sex out of the equation. There is no rape people are friends just because they like you not so they can fuck you. Women do not have to worry about being raped at parties. Party’s are just that not sex and drugs. You can dance with someone without having to date or kiss them. see why kids are happy? Kids are honest. Little kids are not looking to get laid.
Can you imagine if adults were all honest polite people? No one raped people? people wanted to give you flowers to be kind. That boy next door wants to hang out to hang out? See how nice that sounds? Most of the adult world is ruled by sex, fame , and money. Not a lot of room for human decency you see. Children are different. They do not base things on sex and fame and money.
They are just kids they are still innocent. That is why we try to preserve there innocents to ensure they are not damaged before they reach adult hood in attempt to bring up a polite human bene that is not going straight into the prison yard. Why do you feel so much more pitty when seeing a child hurt?
A child has not sown threads of evil or sin or committed a crime. Adults have you see. This is the difference between kids and adults. Also children are small and venerable they need protection since they are so easy to take advantage of. Sure if a 20 year old is shot you feel bad but if a 4 year old was murdered are you not petrified. See so much more of diffrence from a child to an adult.
You feel less pitty for an adult right? Children are less likely to understand and even those who do are still a child they still like childlike things and are still amused easier than adults. That’s why adults are so much more bitter and you can look at a child and smile. You can make that child happier than you ever were if you try hard enough. However you yourself will have a harder time being happy.
Now I am not saying we should act like children but I am saying children often see things in a prettier view. Also there is different psychological developments. One is abnormal my favorte study infact and study of children. This says that children are in a separate mindset than the rest. Abnormal psychology is usually that of mental illness and psychological illness.
And that was all well written etc etc
Yay! And no, I'm not taking the piss, I mean it.
I never thought there was any real 'community' on IIN... unless I'm missing something by not going into the chat. I probably am...
It doesn't bother me though. I have the feeling that there are people here (other than Space Ghost) that are familiar with me.
=D
In a way, I agree with you (about all the assortment of characters we used to have). However, we have a good lot of characters in this ''age'' of IsItNormal.
The site was a lot different then. You could literally post anything you wanted and get away with it. Although I liked the freedom of doing that, I feel the changes that Udi made were necessary that ultimately made IIN a better place.
I think your post is bred from nostalgia and I share your sentiments too. But to respond to that statement, I say ''I like this place now just as much as I liked it then.''
And may I ask, what is your username? I might remember you!
Edit: IIN would be 50 times worse without you.
BATMAN AWAY!
DICK JOKE!
YOUR DICK IS NOW TWO INCHES LONG!
CAN'T HEAR THE WOOD THROUGH THE DICK.
duuuh nununun - doop doop - naaa naaa!
DICK