Posted by Russ. at host150.ourweb.net on May 28, 2002 at 13:46:03:
In Reply to: Polls = lamest concept on this board nt posted by pouncer on May 28, 2002 at 13:44:22:
: : Not person, mind you, but thing. Concept. "Tradition". Give me your reasons. I'll toss you my top six to start.
: : 6. "Firsties"... Christ, it was kind of interesting when the board flipped every two weeks and there were only thirty people to begin with... so you might not find a "firsties" until three hours after Ming flipped the board... but 20 people yelling it every two days? Nuh-uh.
: : 5. People screaming for the incomprehensible lameness of a UBB board. I mean, Jesus yes, I suppose there are some flaws to the wwwboard system but they're so minor compared to the rank illegibility of UBB, it's insane to think someone would dig UBB. Especially considering all the good wwwboard modifications that come with this particular board.
: : 4. Newbie-oldbie wars. But they're lame all across the internet... so it's not that. It's a far more specific kind of these... it's people who've been here for two months lecturing people who've been here for a week, claiming old-school knowledge. Laugh... I didn't start.
: : 3. NT... again, a somewhat useful tool, when genuinely answering a one-word question... but when it degenerates into "Hey, how you doin'? NT" "Fine, how 'bout you? NT" "Great! A girl almost touched me on accident! NT" "Score! NT" Laugh... I didn't stop.
: : 2. "Fisties!" I mean... fisties? Fisties? It was originally a JOKE to point out how pathetic firsties is... and now people are fighting ten posts a page for it? Uh... uh... there's no words for that.
: : But the cake-taker is:
: : 1. Lasties. Words need not explain how stupid this concept is.
: : Mike