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I really like this board. I check it first thing in the morning. Last at night. You’re all fantastic.
- Thread starter ElectricBlanketFire
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This place isn't perfect, but I do still really value being here, all the forums I grew up on either died out, or became unbearably toxic. So I' grateful to be here, and to everyone who makes this place what it is.
when I think about this place, and the person I want to be here, I think about the tag Finale Fireworker chose. All the fucking time. Love each other or die trying. I try to keep that in my head. It's the central argument of this place imho
Back in the day I was part of a lot of forums but the medium of forums kinda died when social media became a thing, the one comicbook forum I was in switched to a facebook group because they didn't want to moderate and pay for it anymore which is fine but there is no conversations to be had in facebook groups or forums just died or became a wasteland because people moved on with their lives.
I'm glad we still have this place for any of our interests and to talk.
Message boards have been my main source of socialization throughout most of my life, as I don't have many close friends, and the few that I do have live hours if not several states away from me. I've really enjoyed the sense of community and kindness that this place offers.
This forum, as well as before with the previous one, has taught me so much on social issues that I would have been otherwise ignorant or oblivious to, so I want to thank y'all for being compassionate and caring individuals for all people.
This forum, as well as before with the previous one, has taught me so much on social issues that I would have been otherwise ignorant or oblivious to, so I want to thank y'all for being compassionate and caring individuals for all people.
I thought I had saw an old users profile pic in the wild the other week. Gaborn.
I was searching old gaborn news post and it gave me the realization that it's been nearly a decade since he's passed.
I've only ever used this and the old site as a lurker. But I still very fondly think of some old posters, ones here with us and those who have left. Been a wild ride in the internet over the years and I hope I continue to come here first thing for news.
I was searching old gaborn news post and it gave me the realization that it's been nearly a decade since he's passed.
I've only ever used this and the old site as a lurker. But I still very fondly think of some old posters, ones here with us and those who have left. Been a wild ride in the internet over the years and I hope I continue to come here first thing for news.
Same here! I'm checking right now before I get ready for bed; g'night ERA…or good morning depending where you are in the world!😁
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Do you notice more has changed/more activity between morning and evening, or between evening and the next morning?
like any large membership social media, its a little easy to see shitposting, dogpiling and other disappointing behaviours. However overall its not usually too hard to avoid those - avoiding certain subject matter threads and being a little thoughtful about posting helps there I think
I am famous for my Sherlock gifs okay, even though I changed my avatar.
I feel so much less informed politically than I was just a few months ago (and even that was far less than a few years ago).
One thing in general that always amazes me is how reliant we all are on the small pool of users that actually create threads. One or two goes missing for a while and there is an immediately noticeable drop in certain thread types or articles being discussed.
I agree! I won't pretend there aren't things that frustrate me here, but I had gotten to the point where no where in the internet felt like a place I could go before I found this forum. I know I'm kind of a non-entity, and when I do post I'm kind of an idiot, but I do genuinely appreciate all of you.
Same here, it brings me back to the good old forum days when I was 10 to 15 years younger.
I do am mostly a reader, because sometimes I have the feeling ERA has become too big. Perfect for reading, but difficult to have meaningful and deep discussions because there is just so much posted that your message is quickly forgotten or overseen. That was better when the forum was a little bit smaller.
But not complaining, I still enjoy the reading.
I do am mostly a reader, because sometimes I have the feeling ERA has become too big. Perfect for reading, but difficult to have meaningful and deep discussions because there is just so much posted that your message is quickly forgotten or overseen. That was better when the forum was a little bit smaller.
But not complaining, I still enjoy the reading.
I just woke up and here I am, reporting for duty!
This place is indeed great, and you all are awesome people!
This place is indeed great, and you all are awesome people!
*takes notes*
Yeah, thead replies are another level, especially the ones that raise the bar for the conversation or keep the discussion going.
We are legion, we are beyond number, we are... maybe 40 people lol
Your job sells Coke Zero for less than a buck? That's dope. (I just started drinking Coke Zero and it's my new favorite choice)
if it wasn't for this board that is always wrong at its sales/tech predictions but reliably homey and accepting, I wouldn't have gotten through the last 9 months of my terrible life. The divorce nearly killed me, I didn't think I would come out on the other side. But checking Era every day gave me somewhere to distract my mind from my troubles, and for that I'm truly grateful.
I genuinely feel a sense of community here. When I moved to a new state away from friends, this forum was support, laughs, wisdom and humanity. I begin and end my day here.
I check this place so often, even for normal news. Sure, there are hot takes I don't agree with, but it's a pretty well-rounded community.
Nice thread! I was hospitalized and very, very sick a couple of weeks ago and the way that the whole Xbox OT wished me well, including some that said they wondered where I had been, really touched me. ERA is also a great news aggregator. Great place, just sucks too much time out of my day, but hey, that's the internet for you :P
Wish I could say the same about this forum after so much bad has happened here over the years, but there are some gooduns and I'm glad you find it positive here.