So, I 'quit' this place just about exactly a year ago and now, since being back, I notice masses more users online (over 200 at this time on a Sunday)
Of course, this means lots of users that have joined in the last year but also a number of older users seem to have disappeared completely or are just kind of hanging around out of habit and posting occasionally
So, someone give a brief rundown of the DiS cliques as of July 2008 and if possible give details as to which users are involved in serious grudges and/or open loathing
thanks
*basically just gossip*
hi i'm new.
i know of no gossip.
i'm old / recycled
but i am in no cliques, let's form our own clique !
5,668 posts
?? doesn't seem so new
okay about 7 months now.
still "new" by these people's standards.
she is pretty though & blonde
so i'll forgive her for her deceitfulness
it's true, all the boys fancy her
i don't!
but you hate everyone
so you don't count
it's only 'cause i told him i'm a camel.
i do.
:)
There was the whole Vikram/Mirri slagging match
Not much has happened otherwise.
We have a resident Drama_Llama.
And about 2/3 of the female posters are pregnant with my demon children.
hi
i'm probably closer to you than anyone else!!!1
^stalker
I presume that you mean
the geographical distribution of DiS users online
otherwise your are in my bedroom wearing some kind of cloaking device
you* are
yes obvs
it's not like anything outside of dis counts, right
So,
you're at the guntrip stage already...
you have my sympathy
you're not the first person to have said this.
you two would make such a beautiful couple
but i only have eyes for you xxx
It's alright, girls without eyes are better for guntrip
I'll just take the fun bits.
bags*
I stopped lurking
hey, i'm newish
but i guess i'm not really new now. there was a guy who pretended to be dead.
I run things round here now.
This board ain't big enough for the both of us, stud.
close the door on your way out
There doesn't seem to be any true loathing
I think everyone on here basically loves each other. There has been some political/tory drama but I think everyone's kissed and made up.
which diser was it who has a child / many children
and feeds them nothing but hardcore class a drugs then got herself mentioned on the sun message board ?
?
obviously you don't know
i was hoping someone else may know
they deleted my link to the sun message board
the bastards!!
good
i can't imagine how upsetting that thread must be for her
It was just a bunch of deluded psychopaths
who read the fucking sun grasping for an opportunity to get on their high horses.
UH OH
zapsta.
do we know who posted that on The Sun board?
unbelievably out of order
Me and klaire are having sex
loathfully.
Pics?
How dare you
Videos ?
i stopped posting a while back
and now i'm totally out of the loop!
*sob*
hi!
we can be old newbies together!
maybe we can even coin a term for our type
perhaps we're the tip of an internet micro culture iceberg or something
hi! :)
well, i was talking to a friend about boomerand kids yesterday (uni grads who leave home and then come back again). perhaps we can be the internet equivalent?
SCL's coming back to london soon so maybe she'll start posting again!
Did Denmark not work out ?
Or is she coming back with more strength to her elbow?
and yeah, I could be a boomerang - let's be boomerangs together
yes, please!
denmark worked out really well for the lovely scl so she's coming back with super-strong elbows.
that's good to hear
Hey!
What is the circle jerk ?
:-)
i just googled it and found out
i wish i hadn't, i really should put safesearch on google images
I'll have you know
that before my sabbatical I was a staple of the circle jerk threads
no ctrl+f sadface for me
Hello, I'm TheDailyBumbler
It's nice to see.
hai
im new.
iam great.
There is a new leader
his name is Galatic3r3ction
LOL
:D
This thread is a bit strange
I fell like when you turn up sober to a party and everyone else is on their fourth or fifth drink
it feels*
hello anschul
sell yourself to us new people
I wouldn't know where to start
1. modest
you're doing well so far
then I should quit while I'm ahead
here?
http://discover.drownedinsound.com/images/21048.jpeg
err...
and how? and who? and ....
no, I don't wish to know
there's a way of finding people's old profile pics
it's not like i have it bookmarked or anything.
i'm telling you anyway.
Everyone got younger.
I think.
it seems that way
It's a significantly different board to when I was here first time round.
So even more different for you I'd imagine.
I'm not saying that's a negative thing, but it IS a thing.
I think it is negative
A lot of the more musically knowledgeable lot have stopped posting or don't post as much. That's ok for some, but I don't really like 'new' music like the other kids, so I'm finding this site and the users less and less useful when it comes to discovering new stuff.
(so do i, but I was being diplomatic)
lately the music board has gone downhill.
In the golden era
the music board was total total shat.
Genuinely terrible. Look at the old top whatevers, fucking awful, thats what we had to put up with.
The music board was always terrible, always. There were some people with alright taste, but they were few and far between.
bit harsh.
There were/are some good threads/moments every so often.
I completely and respectfully disagree
And anyway, lists are what forums are about. Mostly.
It's the same
search deep into the forum and the threads will be as boring as it is now.
Terrible and Shat were overstatements for sure.
i-deserve and homesickalan were interesting to read but we've still got mugsss and thought-dreams, it's as fine as ever there's a wider range of people with legit unique tastes. It was only new indie back in the day and new indie was more boring back then.
Check it.
it was better when i joined anyway.
and are you someone I'd remember
from the first time around?
nah. I wouldn't have thought so.
That's actually really irritating
Where have all the sage old music gurus gone?
We lost i-deserve and wishpig as well. That upsets me.
sorry
nah, you're all ok
(mostly), but there ain't as many old types, which means the focus of the music boards has shifted a fair bit.
the music board has always been shit
No one even paid attention to their threads when they were around
name and shame
that can of worms is staying closed tight, ok.
Until I leave this place, and go out in a hail of bullets and angry pms.
when are you leaving?
don't, you're good
I'm not expecting to be here forever
I've met a load of really great people, who I consider friends outside of this board. But there comes a time when you have to leave the internet behind for a bit, focus on getting what you really want in life, rather than sitting on here all day.
That said, I'll probably be here forever.
i will back you up if you do this, it sounds like the end of scarface
however, if one of the bullets even slightly grazes me i' out
you better be
hmm
who else fell by the wayside?
not really sure
bobbygeorge and zxcvbnm never really post much anymore.
And I haven't seen branka_s or smilingcrazylady on here in ages.
yeh, i-deserve was one of my absolute favourites, despite never directly speaking to him.
He had a real encyclopaedic knowledge of music
even if he was a little snobby sometimes, I owe him for intro-ing me to a lot of really great bands.
...
The music board seems to just be a venue for endless lists and shouting matches over bugger all, has it always been this way?
There's only really lyle now. But he doesn't post that much.
Actually
mug_mug_mug is good. I like reading his posts on the music board.
nah there were really good threads on there
Still are on occasion. JGJug and Mugx3 post some good recommendations occasionally.
also:
HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT THE LAST.FM THREAD?!?!
I actually really love that thread. I sit there reading lists and googling band names to listen to them. Ace.
me too.
I like seeing what other people are listening to and seeking out fellow John Reis fans.
Hey!
I never would! The Last.fm thread is the highlight of my week on DiS (talking of which...). I love reading it.
i was here before with another name
i'm now far more lazy, insipid and pointless. AND SHITLOADS MORE POPULAR YEAH
what was your other name?
it's getting hard to keep track of everyone's name changes
smezzer was my name
smezzering was my game
I knew it.
Deep down, I knew.
You rad bastard.
aww, gee
x
I will be new to you
but have bene lurking for years. Took the dirty pint when I was offshore and have DiS addled since. Pretty bad for my work, but pretty good for my musical tastes.
In other news: I am back tp fullish posting capacity tomorrow, so should hit the magic 5k about 10.33am.
^thi kind of talk
almost makes me nostalgic
*come
a new generation emerged
and pushed the old guard out. This place is now just filled with boozed up delinquents constantly posting cat pics or fail pictures. It is now a rule that you have to fancy at least 2 different users at any one time. you arent allowed to say who they are, but you must mention your lust in at least one thread per evening.
Punishable by a PM of aggressive punctuation marks from klaire.
i remember you from back in the days of when i posted under a different name
hey sexy
Talking about my generation...
I do fancy more than 2 users on here.
Mostly cos an AWFUL lot of the girls who I have met are very pretty.
well you haven't changed much
good or bad?
is that?
:)
That's not an answer....
I haven't changed much either
The more things change...
generally speaking
there have always been lots of hott girls on dis but where are all the hott boys??
*obligatory 'hello!' reply*
great, now i look a lame
hi
sup
I THINK I'm hot
but I am also a little bit arrogant
hot boys
grow out of indie music around the age of 22
they're all probably on a photography forum somewhere
oops
no dis-respect to the boys i have met, obviously! :)
there are some
true story
names, please!
hi
i've blossomed.
hi
i've blossomed.
x
http://i25.tinypic.com/24muqt0.jpg
pretty true
^
lots of "^" too.
that was here during my time
^ 5
^------->>>>>
^0_0^
well, there are a few good people
and lots of rubbish people.
A BIT LIKE IN LIFE.
^ she's alright.
That was a rare bad post from her.
lolz
nah, it was pretty standard. you obviously just haven't been paying enough attention.
lawl
you don't like me but i like you
I don't know who you are.
i was being a dick before
dw!!
GET YOU!
I mean
I wasn't aware of disliking him, because I'm not aware of him saying anything that would make me dislike him. Thassall.
let's leave it that way, lest i look more fail
yeah whatever you say buddy :P
yeah, constellation's wickedcool
and jabe is very trustworthy, so you should listen to him
*boring
^ this
that too
SAFETY WINK
I see I have been superceded as resident bore.
this is mah hood.
get a room, yeah
okay.
i'll chaperone
i bet you will
shush you
<insert more inane posts>
yep, i can confirm that i actually am one of those shit new disers that everyone's whining about
awesome
i'd love to reassure you that you're not
but that would make me one of them as well
we all know you fancy her anyway
so it doesn't matter
i must have missed that thread
god, this NEW GENERATION
with their INANE POSTS and their FANCYING
i pine for the days when drownedinsound was all about INTELLECTUAL DISCUSSION and MUSIC and PEOPLE WHO ARE BETTER THAN YOU LOT
^ this
:D
aka "i secretly fancy you and desperately want some form of validation/contact, no matter how arbitrary"
i'm not totally sure of who's being accused of fancying whom anymore
but this post ^ is probably the best summing up of "the new dis" so far
how profound
you were here over a year ago though weren't you? constellation seems like a familiar user name to me
nope
i've been around since about... september? definitely not over a year though.
how strange
I mean
how strange that your user name seems familiar
must have been an old user with a similar name
The conversations stemming from this post are a good example of current DiS.
Yeah, DiS has jumped the shark
I think it started the day you left, in retrospect.
that's what he thinks too
the day who left?
who is/was gggg?
howmuchivelied
Yeah, me too
:'( :'( :'( :'( </3 (w) moresadstuff :'(
i actually feel like a bad smell
me too : ((((
you mean
totally ADHD
?
attention demanding hyperactive disorder?
burn!
I guess if I say yes
I can hardly avoid including myself among the afflicted
yeah but you have a nice arse
true story
do you see what i mean now about it being standard?
the most interesting bits now
are in the morning. footy thread and newsy stuff.
^ YES
ht27's football threads are brilliant.
and the slightly banal but occasionally amusing office worker type
"guess what the bloke next to me just said / wouldn't it be great if cars could fly" threads >>>the night shift, whereas it used to be the other way round.
yeh.
Nightshift was a lot of fun. Omgz, howmuchivelied, Mart, others...halcyon days!
I wonder where they all went?
they all went
boring.
personally
I find the morning threads rather more boring
I don't really know who anyone is any more
Which is probably a good thing
I know who you are
in the DiS sense of course
you crazy for this one Rik
shboom shbwoy
And I, of course, know you
But I just can't keep up with all these new user names and cliques. I used to know where I stood around here. Now? I feel like I don't even know myself
hmm
then I should probably step back into the water with a little trepidation
I used to think cliques were just harmless fun
but now I know how it feels to be locked out, peering in and not knowing whats going on. I liked knowing what was going on.
And I was just getting familiar with everybody
Anyway,who's the longest poster on here?Not the person with the most posts,but who's been here since the start?
Cos I feel a right newbie(more so than usual)
Sean
is numero uno
shadyadie and raz
were also here since the start
Oh yeah,
he started it,didn't he?
*looks awed
hi
dis cliques - there are lots of new new users but when i joined in october, everyone seemed to be 'very old'. so it's not all change or anything
EVERYONE KNOWS ME, RIGHT?
RIGHT?!
Wrong
you're the on who fancies la_shambles right?
technically no
;)
*le_shambles
i see what you did
Sorry I'm late
Is Anschul upset because no-one's mentioned what a nice bum he has yet?
...
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3600453#r3601010
don't leave me
x
don't get jealous, but...
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3600453#r3601010
I blame:
the internet
this keyboard
Sheffield
harru
do you have a computer now?
I have a laptop
but it's packed. I'm using my friend's PC. It's literally set-up on the floor, with the keyboard on my lap and the mouse resting on a stuffed tortoise. I hating moving house.
And the nightshift, OBVIOUSLY
Someone post that picture of Anschul's bum.
.
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3600453#r3601010
actually I think he might be upset.
somebody better mention it quick.
.
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3600453#r3601010
So, let's get this straight
in the whole year (more or less) that I was away the entire remembrance of my previous 3 years presence on this forum is a little pic of my bum?
...
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3600453#r3601010
To be honest, it's hard being straight
when everyone keeps talking about your bum.
x
Ooh, get me, I just said hard AND straight to another man
I really should go to bed/die
:D
Don't steal my lines toots
sweet dreams
text me to let me know you've got there safely
I think the forum is full of tin-pot men
Interaction is tireing...but someone has to do it.
i started osting more reqularly a few months ago,
but was here earlier. Hi!