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Saturday, March 7, 2009 4:44 AM
ECGORDON
There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.
Saturday, March 7, 2009 5:05 AM
PEULSAR5
We sniff the air, we don't kiss the dirt.
Saturday, March 7, 2009 5:11 AM
KC5F
RALLEM
Saturday, March 7, 2009 6:20 AM
WHOZIT
Quote:Originally posted by ecgordon: I know this is not the first time someone has posed this question, but I felt it needed to be asked again. What is happening to this site? We are still getting newbies signing in on a regular basis but I am wondering if we might also be driving them and others away. RWED is a mine-field where I rarely tread due to all the bickering, and lately moon-brained sickos thinking it is so cool to alter thread titles. Grow up people! On another front, I posted nearly three weeks ago about Joss being honored with a prestigious award, The Bradbury Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Even though I inquired within the thread of how it could be pinned in the News Headline section, it took a direct email to Haken to get that done two weeks after the fact. In the meantime someone else thought that "Nathan's Porn" and "Summer's Belly Button" were so important that they got that treatment before a truly worthy news item. Not only that, as of this moment 608 people have read about Summer's belly button and 759 people just had to read about Nathan's porn, but only 162 care about Joss' award. WTF? Is this now a hangout for shallow teenagers? I used to love visiting here, and even though I still do every day it is getting to be more like a nightmare than the dream place it was originally. Is anyone with me on this? wo men ren ran zai fei xing.
Saturday, March 7, 2009 8:53 AM
Saturday, March 7, 2009 9:11 AM
Quote:Originally posted by KC5F: And to be honest, I have no idea what "RWED" is...
Saturday, March 7, 2009 10:24 PM
CELLARDOOR
Quote:Originally posted by ecgordon: I know this is not the first time someone has posed this question, but I felt it needed to be asked again. What is happening to this site? We are still getting newbies signing in on a regular basis but I am wondering if we might also be driving them and others away. RWED is a mine-field where I rarely tread due to all the bickering, and lately moon-brained sickos thinking it is so cool to alter thread titles. Grow up people! On another front, I posted nearly three weeks ago about Joss being honored with a prestigious award, The Bradbury Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Even though I inquired within the thread of how it could be pinned in the News Headline section, it took a direct email to Haken to get that done two weeks after the fact. In the meantime someone else thought that "Nathan's Porn" and "Summer's Belly Button" were so important that they got that treatment before a truly worthy news item. Not only that, as of this moment 608 people have read about Summer's belly button and 759 people just had to read about Nathan's porn, but only 162 care about Joss' award. WTF? Is this now a hangout for shallow teenagers? I used to love visiting here, and even though I still do every day it is getting to be more like a nightmare than the dream place it was originally. Is anyone with me on this?
Sunday, March 8, 2009 2:27 AM
FREMDFIRMA
Sunday, March 8, 2009 5:10 AM
ASARIAN
Quote:Originally posted by CellarDoor: As a newbie, I can't know for sure what the glory days were like, ecgordon, but I can certainly go back and see the old threads since they're pretty much all still there. It was an odd, fleeting omniscient feeling getting to "transcend time" and see the fighting for Firefly over the last seven years, even back before it was canceled for sure I think. What a bittersweet legacy.
Sunday, March 8, 2009 5:21 AM
CHRISISALL
Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: *smacks Zit with a rolled up newspaper* BAD dog! BAAAAD *whap!*
Sunday, March 8, 2009 5:47 AM
Quote:Originally posted by ecgordon: We are still getting newbies signing in on a regular basis but I am wondering if we might also be driving them and others away.
Sunday, March 8, 2009 2:16 PM
PIZMOBEACH
... fully loaded, safety off...
Quote:Originally posted by CellarDoor: Quote:Originally posted by ecgordon: I know this is not the first time someone has posed this question, but I felt it needed to be asked again. What is happening to this site? .... Is anyone with me on this? I'm personally interested in RWE's but not enough to dive into the discussions over there in the RWED forum. Bickering, yes. No way am I going to try to assert an actual opinion. As I posted over there, I can't even tell when the bickering is serious. Glad you all are friends though and can take it! Heh, I can't hope to keep up with the thread title changes though. Sorry, just not getting it.
Quote:Originally posted by ecgordon: I know this is not the first time someone has posed this question, but I felt it needed to be asked again. What is happening to this site? .... Is anyone with me on this?
Sunday, March 8, 2009 2:43 PM
RIVER6213
Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:01 PM
VETERAN
Don't squat with your spurs on.
Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:10 PM
Quote:Originally posted by RiveR6213: I personally like Haken's new site called 'ShinyVerse', and wish more serious fans would migrate there.
Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:41 PM
KIRKULES
Quote:Originally posted by RiveR6213: I think many people leave because they don't like having to deal with the Right-Wing wackos,
Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:44 PM
Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:48 PM
CYBERSNARK
Sunday, March 8, 2009 4:16 PM
TRAVELER
Sunday, March 8, 2009 4:41 PM
DREAMTROVE
Sunday, March 8, 2009 5:05 PM
Quote: The 7 basic characters in fiction and why there are 9 in Firefly. By Philippa "This article is based on a talk I heard [and took notes from ]. In Ancient Greece and other parts, there were at that time 7 celestial bodies visible with the naked eye. These 7 planets/bodies have distinct characteristics and have given us [arguably] the 7 days in the week and the 7 basic characters in ALL fiction. 1. The Sun - the Guy or Gal in charge. The King. The Leader [Kirk]. In the Firefly-verse this is MAL; no contest. 2. The Moon - reflects the Sun and is the only one who can make the Sun back down/change their minds. ZOE. 3. Mercury - the Joker in the pack. Snappy, funny, often the comic relief, often the messenger/communicator. WASH. 4. Venus - the love object; the goddess [but can be male]; the one everyone would do just about anything to get into bed with. INARA. 5. Mars - the War god. Spoiling for a fight [and good at it]. This is your muscle, your security officer [Worf], your hired gun. JAYNE. 6. Jupiter - Wants to get laid, rarely succeeds, good with their hands, often your resident mechanic [Scotty]. KAYLEE. 7. Saturn - remote, distant, contemplative, different. Figuring out his/her place in the scheme of things [Spock]. BOOK. Ah, you say, you've left two out!!! This is because Joss is a genius and gives us two more planets and hence two more characters. Here's my guess... Neptune - [cold, tends to be remote, deep, skillful] SIMON Pluto - [erratic orbit, possibly not a planet at all] RIVER"
Sunday, March 8, 2009 5:44 PM
Sunday, March 8, 2009 6:26 PM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Quote:Originally posted by Kirkules: Quote:Originally posted by RiveR6213: I think many people leave because they don't like having to deal with the Right-Wing wackos, Yeah, everything would be just peachy around here if we just got rid of everyone that disagrees with River6213. The RWED would be so much more interesting if it was just a 24 hour liberal love fest.
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