Why I like the Descent BB.

Sting_Ray · Post by **Sting_Ray** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:49 pm

We been having lists of stuff going on here for a while about people on the DBB, but we never give credit where it's due. Lets all list reasons why we like this bulliten board so much over other ones. I've been on this thing for almost 5 years now and it's the ONLY one of it's kind that I know of.

Anyways, my reasons are these:

1) No 500 page threads.

2) No jackasses with their 3 letter reply and 40 line signature.

3) Easy on the eyes.

Among others of course. But, contrary to popular belief, I'm not going to steal the show.

Peace-

De Rigueur · Post by **De Rigueur** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:24 pm

I like the english grammar lessons.

Behemoth · Post by **Behemoth** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:48 pm

Sting_Ray wrote:2) No jackasses with their 3 letter reply and 40 line signature.

Agreed so many times over you can't even imagine.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:50 pm

Behemoth wrote:
Sting_Ray wrote:2) No jackasses with their 3 letter reply and 40 line signature.
Agreed so many times over you can't even imagine.

I'll give that a rousing x2

Stryker · Post by **Stryker** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:51 pm

Vindicator wrote:
Behemoth wrote:
Sting_Ray wrote:2) No jackasses with their 3 letter reply and 40 line signature.
Agreed so many times over you can't even imagine.
I'll give that a rousing x2

X3^999

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:01 pm

Yes, it is easier on the eyes than any other BBS i have seen.

Plus we have Ace!

roid · Post by **roid** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:30 pm

i like it coz i know the ppl here.
and there arn't too many that you get lost in the waves. well compared to other forums anyway - my head reels as it tries to wrap around all the ppl at other places.

some places you post there and ppl are more often to competely ignore you because you are new (suspecting you will leave again in a few days). that creeps me out.

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:35 pm

Because I can give people embarrassing titles if they annoy me.

Damn I love that.

Battlebot · Post by **Battlebot** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:41 pm

Topher wrote:Because I can give people embarrassing titles if they annoy me.

Damn I love that.

lol

I like the DBB cuz its not filled with 12 year old AOL-ers

roid · Post by **roid** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:44 pm

Battlebot wrote:
Topher wrote:Because I can give people embarrassing titles if they annoy me.

Damn I love that.
lol

I like the DBB cuz its not filled with 12 year old AOL-ers

or at least they are so few that they can be herded into a pen so we can poke them with sticks.

Money! · Post by **Money!** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:14 pm

The overall tone is different here than any other BB I've been to. Newcomers who arrive realize the smart/take no bull★■◆● attitude of everyone, and instead of trying to disrupt it (which would get them pimp slapped) they fall into it. It is just a totally different environment, and it is great.

And you can't forget the Good News/Bad News thread

And me being stupid.

And me being reduntant.

And me going to sleep now.

You stay classy DBB

will_kill · Post by **will_kill** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:16 am

i like all the pretty flowers...

TheCope · Post by **TheCope** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:51 am

"thoughts and prayers, bro."
;-0

Pun · Post by **Pun** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:23 am

I love this board. I can't really explain why. Perhaps it just feels like home. Perhaps it's force of habit. My old profile says I joined 17, April, 2000, thereby becoming the 724th member of the DBB. That's 5 1/2 years of reading and posting here.

I do love the way the board looks. The lack of clutter is very nice. The color scheme is nice too. And of course, for the most part, the people are very nice as well. Long live the DBB!

Diedel · Post by **Diedel** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:32 am

jaded veterans ...

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:41 am

Word Sting, another thing about the DBB is the average grammar level here is about 5-10 times better then most other internet forums. It's nice to come here and read something closely resembling English instead of engrish. Mobius should have a look at some other forums before he posts his next grammar nazi comment here.

Diedel · Post by **Diedel** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:44 am

"grammar nazi"!

Couver_ · Post by **Couver_** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:48 am

This place rocks!!

Interesting posts.

Interesting topics.

Interesting/smart people

And you can even learn a bit about the game.

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:54 am

Aside from a very few jaded people, the previous posts pretty much nailed it on the head. Much more mature atmosphere, no AOL-like behavior. For once I dont actually feel dumb while talking to some of the people here than if I participated in for example www.mektek.net/forums where the people there seem like they are all under 13. Cant even get a decent discussion on stuff like politics. One line replys and having to scroll through 5-line signatures really irk me.

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:51 am

Behemoth wrote:
Sting_Ray wrote:2) No jackasses with their 3 letter reply and 40 line signature.
Agreed so many times over you can't even imagine.

yep

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:40 am

I don't get shot at for being British

Behemoth · Post by **Behemoth** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:57 am

Krom wrote:Word Sting, another thing about the DBB is the average grammar level here is about 5-10 times better then most other internet forums. It's nice to come here and read something closely resembling English instead of engrish. Mobius should have a look at some other forums before he posts his next grammar nazi comment here.

hehe right on

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:52 pm

This is the only forum I've been on where you can talk about politics and religion without (usually) having a flamewar.

De Rigueur · Post by **De Rigueur** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:16 pm

Robo wrote:I don't get shot at for being British

Good thing you're not French

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:29 pm

Lothar wrote:This is the only forum I've been on where you can talk about politics and religion without (usually) having a flamewar.

Very, very true. I'm also a frequent visitor of Hard Light Productions, and let's just say that politics/religion topics tend to degrade into flamefests within about ten minutes of their posting there.

The DBB is the greatest bunch of bunch of people assembled in one place that I've ever come across online; in the immortal words of the Tiny Toon Adventures theme song, "we're all a little looney," and we all seem to fit together to increase the overall craziness. Everyone here has a high degree of intelligence (even Mobius, on occasion, shows it

), and there's a really great sense of community. We really have something special in the DBB, something that sets us apart from the rest of the Internet. It's an honor being a part of that something.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:16 pm

I like the DBB because most users seem to have an actual brain, as opposed to a make-believe one. (Often these brains are poorly programmed - but the presence of an actual brain more than makes up for that.)

I like the way users generally don't quote entire posts in their reply. Oh, wait...

The intellectual tone of the DBB is somewhat higher than many forums I visit, and the depth of knowledge on a wide range of subjects is a step ahead of most other locations.

There's very little in the way of flamewars goes on - and despite my regular outbursts about poor spelling and grammar, and subsequent "retailiations"

I still enjoy it.

The Tech Forum is frequented by people who actually have answers.

Most posters with problems actually post relevant information, and don't post stuff like:

help my pc is broken fix it fro me pleez

There's some damn funny stuff posted here, and occasionally (just ocassionally!) there's some very useful stuff posted as well.

Overall, I give the DBB 9/10.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:43 pm

Yeah, we hab guud spellerz tew.

De Rigueur · Post by **De Rigueur** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:21 pm

Mobius wrote:There's some damn funny stuff posted here,

Yea, Woodchip's tree pr0n was hilarious. I hope it's not addictive.

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:09 pm

I also really like the community size. Its nice to be able to post something, and have it still on the first page for a week or so. Some BB's move too fast, some too slow, this seems just right.

Lobber · Post by **Lobber** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:39 pm

Topher wrote:Because I can give people embarrassing titles if they annoy me.

Damn I love that.

What's so embarrasing about "emotastic"?

TheCope · Post by **TheCope** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:48 pm

I like the fact that I have been warned by exciter like only 3 times in 5 years of posting here.

Considering the fact that I will post while on $100 dollars of booze money just to see if I can understand what I wrote the next day. Iâ??d say that makes exciter a really mellow cat. Every time he has warned me has been totally reasonable. It gives me confidence in this board.

Though, we haven't really got into the "how to make a married woman cum from across the table" threads.

;-0

Money! · Post by **Money!** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:02 am

TheCope wrote: Though, we haven't really got into the "how to make a married woman cum from across the table" threads.

;-0

Post your guide in the NHB please.

And guys, I think one of the main reasons this forum is great is because we all share a common interest. But even more than that, it is the interest itself that results in excellent people. People will usually have to be older than younger to be playing Descent because it is slightly old (for how fast games are progressing these days) and D3, the most recent game, wasn't very well marketed. Older people = more people who are mature/know each other. This causes a great environment. And the envrioment is so strong that when people discover Descent, and enter the DBB, they catch the mood and contribute to it.

Plus, to add on to my maturity statement, we are all simply cooler than everyone else, therefore all of us in one place means uber great spot!

HaAGen DaZS · Post by **HaAGen DaZS** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:53 am

im imature, people put up with me.
hell i think of you even like it.

i just farted.. tee hee.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:41 am

light a match ...

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:45 am

We are the world, we are the children. we are the one's to make a brighter.....ect ect.....

People are different here, and they're cool with that.

Capm · Post by **Capm** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:13 am

Quite simply, its like a home town on the net. Its where we'll always come back to when all is said and done. Like a large extended family of sorts. With the good, and the bad... and unfortunately the ugly too...

Asrale · Post by **Asrale** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:35 am

Stryker wrote:
Vindicator wrote:
Behemoth wrote:
Sting_Ray wrote:2) No jackasses with their 3 letter reply and 40 line signature.
Agreed so many times over you can't even imagine.
I'll give that a rousing x2
X3^999

x4 <---- the only forum where you can pull off cascading "times" posts like this

And:
- the custom emoticons like

(I lub the 'wink' one the best!)
- the overall intellectual atmosphere as already said
- it's been around a long, long time!
- it has a nice three-letter acronym
- the quirky humor
- unique personalities you can always count on for entertainment, like Mobius and AceCombat for example

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