#1 I love all you guys.
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:37 pm
As I'm sure you can tell by the subject, this is going to be one cheesey post, but I want to say it all anyways.
When I first gained access to the Internet a little more than a year ago, I never thought I would be one of the 'net weens. I would be a simple coder, with no human contact at all; isolated.
But my love of Star Trek led me to a very special place. This place was Stardestroyer.net, and it changed me greatly. I at first hesitantly joined the forums after being inthralled by the Holy Content of the Main Site :-) and was silent, expecting to be little more than a source of the occasional Star Trek post. But it ended up being much more.
I actually got complimented for once by some of the respected members. Petroskjo, Batman, Zentai, and Stofsk. I rember reading their kind words and being literally stunned. Great people.
My first ever private message, from none other than the Sick Twisted Fuck KAN, who got me into my first TGOD. I hesistantly responded, and he came back with very kind words. Since then, I have considered him a friend. The first friend I've had who wasn't someone I'd known from years in school (I was in a special class, and the same about 20 people were always in that class with me, from grade 4 all the way up to grade 12. I love them too),
I kept posting on SDN, earning some respect and more importantly, learning more in one place than I have ever learned before. Actually being among people who could seriously talk Star Trek vs Star Wars, people who could go on and on about anal sex, and be completly serious about it. People who could flame the piss out of someone and be his staunch defender at the same time.
I was reading through the ARSE archives recently, and seeing people frankly discuss so many diverse topics, wow. What a source of great knowledge.
None of the real life bullshit about being nice or coy, on the Internet, we simply talk about what we damn want to talk about, and are recongized not by nonsensical social standards, but by demonstratable skill.
Then one day, my friend Kreshna pops me another PM, inviting me to this board, and I find another place where I could just go nuts.
At first, I intended to just spam testing with TGODs, but I got a warm welcome from a great man who goes by the name of Robert Walper, whom I now also consider my friend. Being a smaller board, I felt a little looser about what I could blab about, and well, blabbed some more.
The one day when Scott popped me an IM asking if I could code was again quite monumental. After working with someone else on something, my confidence (amd skills) as a coder was greatly boosted.
Again, I love how on the Internet people can gain respect for being skilled, instead of much of the political and social bullshit we have to deal with IRL.
Later, I get a message from Allen, again reaffirming the fact that I can actually be useful. *glances at custom title* I earned that, simply by doing what I do myself. That feels damn nice.
Tack two more friends on to the growing list.
I post crap about my personal life here; revealing things I would never tell people I know in IRL. Amazingly, I know none of you, but you are some of my closest friends. I get insightful, truthful responses, not crap tying not to hurt my feelings (I bloody hate that. It hurts more to be fed lies!)
Now, I look at the deal with Chris, a man who respected me, and realize that I have another friend, a friend who I am not just going to hang to dry.
Despite the fact that many of us flamewar each other, we disagree on many things, when the thread is done, we are indeed still friends, who would stick together. That is something quite special.
It is great where online, random strangers will take time out of their lives to help you with something, for nothing in return. I've spend many an hour working on random people's problems, and gained noting mself, but it was all worth it simply because I solved a problem.
That feels almost like the Federation; we work to better ourselves and our world.
My time on the Internet has changed my alot. I now flame more easily, but can also take nearly any insult like it is nothing (because it is in fact nothing). I can use logic better than ever before. Enumerating all the gains from these forums would take pages.
I love the Internet. I love SDN, I love Librium Arcana, and I love all you.
/weird rant
When I first gained access to the Internet a little more than a year ago, I never thought I would be one of the 'net weens. I would be a simple coder, with no human contact at all; isolated.
But my love of Star Trek led me to a very special place. This place was Stardestroyer.net, and it changed me greatly. I at first hesitantly joined the forums after being inthralled by the Holy Content of the Main Site :-) and was silent, expecting to be little more than a source of the occasional Star Trek post. But it ended up being much more.
I actually got complimented for once by some of the respected members. Petroskjo, Batman, Zentai, and Stofsk. I rember reading their kind words and being literally stunned. Great people.
My first ever private message, from none other than the Sick Twisted Fuck KAN, who got me into my first TGOD. I hesistantly responded, and he came back with very kind words. Since then, I have considered him a friend. The first friend I've had who wasn't someone I'd known from years in school (I was in a special class, and the same about 20 people were always in that class with me, from grade 4 all the way up to grade 12. I love them too),
I kept posting on SDN, earning some respect and more importantly, learning more in one place than I have ever learned before. Actually being among people who could seriously talk Star Trek vs Star Wars, people who could go on and on about anal sex, and be completly serious about it. People who could flame the piss out of someone and be his staunch defender at the same time.
I was reading through the ARSE archives recently, and seeing people frankly discuss so many diverse topics, wow. What a source of great knowledge.
None of the real life bullshit about being nice or coy, on the Internet, we simply talk about what we damn want to talk about, and are recongized not by nonsensical social standards, but by demonstratable skill.
Then one day, my friend Kreshna pops me another PM, inviting me to this board, and I find another place where I could just go nuts.
At first, I intended to just spam testing with TGODs, but I got a warm welcome from a great man who goes by the name of Robert Walper, whom I now also consider my friend. Being a smaller board, I felt a little looser about what I could blab about, and well, blabbed some more.
The one day when Scott popped me an IM asking if I could code was again quite monumental. After working with someone else on something, my confidence (amd skills) as a coder was greatly boosted.
Again, I love how on the Internet people can gain respect for being skilled, instead of much of the political and social bullshit we have to deal with IRL.
Later, I get a message from Allen, again reaffirming the fact that I can actually be useful. *glances at custom title* I earned that, simply by doing what I do myself. That feels damn nice.
Tack two more friends on to the growing list.
I post crap about my personal life here; revealing things I would never tell people I know in IRL. Amazingly, I know none of you, but you are some of my closest friends. I get insightful, truthful responses, not crap tying not to hurt my feelings (I bloody hate that. It hurts more to be fed lies!)
Now, I look at the deal with Chris, a man who respected me, and realize that I have another friend, a friend who I am not just going to hang to dry.
Despite the fact that many of us flamewar each other, we disagree on many things, when the thread is done, we are indeed still friends, who would stick together. That is something quite special.
It is great where online, random strangers will take time out of their lives to help you with something, for nothing in return. I've spend many an hour working on random people's problems, and gained noting mself, but it was all worth it simply because I solved a problem.
That feels almost like the Federation; we work to better ourselves and our world.
My time on the Internet has changed my alot. I now flame more easily, but can also take nearly any insult like it is nothing (because it is in fact nothing). I can use logic better than ever before. Enumerating all the gains from these forums would take pages.
I love the Internet. I love SDN, I love Librium Arcana, and I love all you.
/weird rant
