What has happened here?
What has happened here?
A decade ago or so, this was a thriving community. Now I see posts from way back still on the first page.
I've only popped in here a handful of times over the past 7 or 8 years, but was a regular poster before that.
Did everyone leave because they missed me so much?
I've only popped in here a handful of times over the past 7 or 8 years, but was a regular poster before that.
Did everyone leave because they missed me so much?
Re: What has happened here?
No, because they knew you'd be back eventually
Well, I'd daresay that the downtime of the forum is due to being a no-news time for the band (a greatest hits doesn't draw THAT MUCH attention) added to the explosion in popularity of social networks. Forums tend to suffer from that....

Well, I'd daresay that the downtime of the forum is due to being a no-news time for the band (a greatest hits doesn't draw THAT MUCH attention) added to the explosion in popularity of social networks. Forums tend to suffer from that....
"There's a time when a man needs to fight and a time when he needs to accept that his destiny's lost, the ship has sailed and that only a fool will continue. The truth is I've always been a fool"
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A slight call afar is tempting me, like a whisper sweet or an awful scream; I cannot ignore what I've always been, I'm leaving again - one last time? in my little kingdom I can be what I really wanted to be... The wanderer
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A slight call afar is tempting me, like a whisper sweet or an awful scream; I cannot ignore what I've always been, I'm leaving again - one last time? in my little kingdom I can be what I really wanted to be... The wanderer
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Re: What has happened here?
Hehe... I'll probably disappear now for another few yearsOrodaran wrote:No, because they knew you'd be back eventually![]()
Well, I'd daresay that the downtime of the forum is due to being a no-news time for the band (a greatest hits doesn't draw THAT MUCH attention) added to the explosion in popularity of social networks. Forums tend to suffer from that....

I'm guessing that things like facebook have taken the value out of forums such as this. The only other forum that I've ever been a very poster on (metalireland.com) has been going downhill over the past few years too.
Re: What has happened here?
Yes, unfortunately this seems to be true.jedifart wrote:I'm guessing that things like facebook have taken the value out of forums such as this. The only other forum that I've ever been a very poster on (metalireland.com) has been going downhill over the past few years too.

You charge each other for the time and breath it takes to say 'good morning',
But the truth is slowly dawning -- things are getting out of hand,
We all pursue our shattered dreams along the roads to our own ruin --
Watch our empires sink and wash away like castles made of sand.
And so cast off the lies that are your lives and find the truth within. -- Martin Walkyier
Also, Balrogs have wings.
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But the truth is slowly dawning -- things are getting out of hand,
We all pursue our shattered dreams along the roads to our own ruin --
Watch our empires sink and wash away like castles made of sand.
And so cast off the lies that are your lives and find the truth within. -- Martin Walkyier
Also, Balrogs have wings.
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Re: What has happened here?
Now we hang out on facebook.
http://www.gedichtblog.de
They say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...
Still the goddamn Batman.
They say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...
Still the goddamn Batman.
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Re: What has happened here?
like all the cool kids
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Re: What has happened here?
yeah. 

YEE-HAW MOTHERFUCKER!
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which
I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
it’s a very very...
...Mad world
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which
I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
it’s a very very...
...Mad world
Re: What has happened here?
Well, some of us still enjoy forums, apparently. 

If the Gods want to punish you, they answer your prayers.
Re: What has happened here?
Forums are the bee's knees. Well, good forums are.
I don't really frequent that many forums that I'd have a good view of the big picture, but it does seem that the kind of smaller, sortof "niche" forums like this one are in decline somewhat.
Huge forums such as those of really big video game developers/publishers still bustle with activity, though they obviously don't have the same sort of communal spirit this place did in its heydays.
The Something Awful forums are going strong, too. That place is fantastic, in its own fucked-up way.
I don't really frequent that many forums that I'd have a good view of the big picture, but it does seem that the kind of smaller, sortof "niche" forums like this one are in decline somewhat.
Huge forums such as those of really big video game developers/publishers still bustle with activity, though they obviously don't have the same sort of communal spirit this place did in its heydays.
The Something Awful forums are going strong, too. That place is fantastic, in its own fucked-up way.

And The Lord said unto John: 'Come forth and receive eternal life'.
But John came fifth, and won a toaster.
But John came fifth, and won a toaster.
Re: What has happened here?
I'm still watching you people. Lurking around...


I still am the terror that flaps in the night!
Re: What has happened here?
Despite my promising first year on this forum, I'm not that active here anymore.
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Re: What has happened here?
I still like to lurk here... good community.
"How easily the mind can be turned to hate from a place of fear - an instinctive, natural, protective response. Instead of focusing on the things that unite us, we focus on what divides us."
Re: What has happened here?
Almost a year and a half has passed since I last logged in here. It seems like every forum is dying.
To the glory of the fucking Underground!
Under ground is where the true artists roam!
Under ground is where the true artists roam!
Re: What has happened here?
I still lurk but nothing ever happens and no-one posts 

.......and you deserve us, Leviathan
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Re: What has happened here?
I apologise
I haven't been here as much as I should of

"How easily the mind can be turned to hate from a place of fear - an instinctive, natural, protective response. Instead of focusing on the things that unite us, we focus on what divides us."
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Re: What has happened here?
what i really miss is the Metal section full of new topics everyday.
☢ ☢ ☢ all hail the deathweed ☢ ☢ ☢
Re: What has happened here?
Gotta love a good ol'forum, fortunately, we're here and we keep the flame burning (says the girl who hasn't visited for aaaaaaages)
Damn i miss you guys
Damn i miss you guys
Dreamland turned to realland and we faced a new frontier
We lost the world
Sometimes we hold it but it's slipping away
When we add reality it doesn't taste like our dream
We lost the world
Sometimes we hold it but it's slipping away
When we add reality it doesn't taste like our dream
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Re: What has happened here?
miss you too dear!
Check out my photography at Steemphoto.comHansi 24-09-2010 wrote:It's always good to be back in the United States Of The Netherlands
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Re: What has happened here?
yeah.. I've talked with Little Dragon about an after-summer meet in Netherlands!
Housewarming/B-day/heersching meeting at my place
Housewarming/B-day/heersching meeting at my place

http://www.sevenstepsofdenial.comI got plenty of ribs, god, make more women!!
http://www.myspace.com/sevenstepsofdenial
Re: What has happened here?
On the plus side, you lot do seem like the Old Gods of this forum. The Ancients. Anyone who's signed up in the last two years knows that.
Even ol' Hansi Smurf... I miss that guy, actually
Even ol' Hansi Smurf... I miss that guy, actually

I can't think of anything clever to put here.
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Re: What has happened here?
We're not gods, we just have a cold.
Re: What has happened here?
Not solving the Hansi Smurf problem...Sleeping Dragon wrote:We're not gods, we just have a cold.
Smurf... If you are there... If you're reading this... Please come back.
You'll get just as much hate as before, but it'll be so worth it.
I can't think of anything clever to put here.
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Re: What has happened here?
Explain that to the mod/admin team:wade-newb wrote:Smurf... If you are there... If you're reading this... Please come back.
You'll get just as much hate as before, but it'll be so worth it.
http://blind-guardian.com/forum/viewtop ... =7&t=39767
http://www.sevenstepsofdenial.comI got plenty of ribs, god, make more women!!
http://www.myspace.com/sevenstepsofdenial
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Re: What has happened here?
Sounds good to me.End Of An Era wrote:yeah.. I've talked with Little Dragon about an after-summer meet in Netherlands!
Housewarming/B-day/heersching meeting at my place
http://www.gedichtblog.de
They say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...
Still the goddamn Batman.
They say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...
Still the goddamn Batman.
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Re: What has happened here?
Jess and the Ancient Ones is a really good band, you know?wade-newb wrote:On the plus side, you lot do seem like the Old Gods of this forum. The Ancients. Anyone who's signed up in the last two years knows that.

on the other hand: this makes me feel old.

but then again: PAHTEY! \o/
YEE-HAW MOTHERFUCKER!
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which
I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
it’s a very very...
...Mad world
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which
I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
it’s a very very...
...Mad world
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Re: What has happened here?
a wizard is never ancient, nor is he young, he is precisely the age he means to
Check out my photography at Steemphoto.comHansi 24-09-2010 wrote:It's always good to be back in the United States Of The Netherlands
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Re: What has happened here?
Gandalf de Grijze wrote:a wizard is never ancient, nor is he young, he is precisely the age he means to
http://www.gedichtblog.de
They say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...
Still the goddamn Batman.
They say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...
Still the goddamn Batman.
Re: What has happened here?
Yep, they're pretty good.Little Dragon wrote: Jess and the Ancient Ones is a really good band, you know?![]()
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Re: What has happened here?
I only wielded the banhammer against the now extinct spambots, but I would definitely cast a veto against this motion. If I never see his nonsensical posts again (and I'm pretty sure I won't), I will be satisfied.End Of An Era wrote:Explain that to the mod/admin team:wade-newb wrote:Smurf... If you are there... If you're reading this... Please come back.
You'll get just as much hate as before, but it'll be so worth it.
http://blind-guardian.com/forum/viewtop ... =7&t=39767
'Nowhere has this renunciation of man's transience been more joyous or uplifting than in the medium of airport carpets.'
Re: What has happened here?
I think this actually must have been pretty much the only ban on this forum (other than spambots, who seem to have a hard time figuring out the title of the fourth BG album) in a bunch of years...
You charge each other for the time and breath it takes to say 'good morning',
But the truth is slowly dawning -- things are getting out of hand,
We all pursue our shattered dreams along the roads to our own ruin --
Watch our empires sink and wash away like castles made of sand.
And so cast off the lies that are your lives and find the truth within. -- Martin Walkyier
Also, Balrogs have wings.
::.: Homepage .::. last.fm .::. Facebook .::. Flickr :.::
But the truth is slowly dawning -- things are getting out of hand,
We all pursue our shattered dreams along the roads to our own ruin --
Watch our empires sink and wash away like castles made of sand.
And so cast off the lies that are your lives and find the truth within. -- Martin Walkyier
Also, Balrogs have wings.
::.: Homepage .::. last.fm .::. Facebook .::. Flickr :.::
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and a justified one at that, in my humble opinion...
Check out my photography at Steemphoto.comHansi 24-09-2010 wrote:It's always good to be back in the United States Of The Netherlands
Re: What has happened here?
So the guy from India who said everything and everyone is gay and should die and especially Israel, never got banned? If he got banned, I think that was more justified than Hansi Smurf. At least he was harmless. Boring and annoying, but harmless.
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well, what's wrong with everyone being gay? or killing off all the Israelis, for that matter.
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Re: What has happened here?
I vaguely remember this, and I'm pretty sure he did get banned.Andreas wrote:So the guy from India who said everything and everyone is gay and should die and especially Israel, never got banned? If he got banned, I think that was more justified than Hansi Smurf. At least he was harmless. Boring and annoying, but harmless.
'Nowhere has this renunciation of man's transience been more joyous or uplifting than in the medium of airport carpets.'
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Re: What has happened here?
This is for talking relaxedly . Im not relaxed at all so I SHALL DO NOT SPEAK 

Re: What has happened here?
Yes, I also noticed this. I used to post here 6 years ago under a different username (I forgot my username and password), and I realized that this forum isn't as active as it once was. Neither are other metal band forums which I once frequented.
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