Parody threads

[Agent Helix]

They're like jokes for the unfunny.

[Alan Lynch]

Just you wait - we'll have a "Parody Shreds" one up by the end of the day.

[saintsaucey]

What can I say I'm trying to catch up to everyone else. Thats all for me for a few days though. I'll be back around the 6th of Febuary.

[AaronJ]

Parody threads either work brilliantly or fail on an epic level. There really isn't much in between. :)

[EdContradictory]

Haribo Thread

They're like jokes for the gummy.

[Gail Simone]

THEY ARE THE BANE OF THE INTERNET!

Gail

[Agent Helix]

The prosecution rests.

[EdContradictory]

THEY ARE THE BANE OF THE INTERNET!

Gail

I've never seen them anywhere but here. http://yourmomsbasement.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif

[thespianphryne]

They're basically passive aggressive digs: when they're( the first post sets the tone) keen and accurately skewering of the original thread's flaws they're hilarious; when they're not, they tend to the petulant and banal.

[Agent Helix]

I've never seen them anywhere but here. http://yourmomsbasement.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif

They're all over the place.

[EdContradictory]

They're all over the place.

All over CBR, all over comic message boards in general, or all over all the messageboards?

I've literally never seen them anywhere else. I just thought they were a YABS phenomenon. On account of the puns.

[Agent Helix]

Messageboards in general. Wherever you find the dangerous combination of a desire for attention with a drastically underdeveloped sense of comedic timing, you'll find parody threads.

[Lester C.]

While there have been a couple of parody threads, most of them have been a complete waste of time. Out of respect for the posters I won't mention which threads were gold and which were crap.

[TCJohnson]

Mine are funny :P

[saintsaucey]

It's okay les, I know most of mine were crap. Though I thought our sparring in the things that sex me thread was great. and the things that hex me one turned out some fun responces. I'll admit I go over board but most of the time it's just cause everyones either posting in the brand new spankin thread or the passed out in yabs thread and I don't want to post there. So when I see a new thread that is great to pun on I leap at the chance. I was gonna do a thread titled Does anyone find quail attractive, and have the first sentence be on a bed of rice covered in lemon sauce but I restrained myself.

[Sally Sensational]

Naming no names, of course, I have noticed that the success or failure of the parody thread seems to rest pretty heavily with the author of the thread. That, and the successful ones seem to parody only the title of the original thread and then go on to become their own discussions.

Current example: Since I haven't read the threads (except the original) yet, I can use the titles:
The Pure Sex/Sox/Sax threads - three threads, two with parody titles, but all with completely different subject directions they can go in. This, to me, is not a problem - the reader gets a little chuckle at the title, then goes on to a discussion of baseball or jazz music. Those kind of parody threads are quite alright.

Others, though, are just there for the sake of parodying the original thread title. THOSE are getting old.

[Jack Zodiac]

They're basically passive aggressive digs: when they're( the first post sets the tone) keen and accurately skewering of the original thread's flaws they're hilarious; when they're not, they tend to the petulant and banal.

I don't see how, unless the original thread is something worth scorning with parody. 99% of the time, they're not making fun of another thread, they're making fun out of another thread, and almost always only their title. They're codependent in parody only superficially, and independent in humor.

Also...

Your face is petulant and banal! :mad:

[shrike]

They're like jokes for the unfunny.

Agreed.

10character limit

[Agent Helix]

I don't think they're passive aggressive. Sure, they probably can be. More often than anything, they're just lazy. It's the concept of a joke, but without the follow through. It's very Family Guy in its essence. "Hey, I'm going to show you something. There, isn't that funny?" Well, no it isn't. You didn't make a joke, you just made a thread about potatoes.

[AaronJ]

It's really only a problem when you end up with threads which parody other parody threads. ;)

There was a string of those on the 'Rama for a while. You'd end up three levels deep, with parody-parody-parody threads. It was totally ludicrous.

[TCJohnson]

The thing about parody threads...you don't have to read them.

[Agent Helix]

Of course you don't, but they're clutter. When they proliferate and push real threads further and further down, they're an annoyance. When there's upwards of five of them PER DAY, something's wrong.

[Winslow]

It is getting out of control.

One fan's opinion.

[Rattlehead]

The thing about parody threads...you don't have to read them.

Yeah, but it is annoying once so many of them crop up that they fill up the front page. Having to dig through all of them to find a real discussion because people had a "hilarious" idea for a thread title is quite annoying.

[Jack Zodiac]

I don't think they're passive aggressive. Sure, they probably can be. More often than anything, they're just lazy. It's the concept of a joke, but without the follow through. It's very Family Guy in its essence. "Hey, I'm going to show you something. There, isn't that funny?" Well, no it isn't. You didn't make a joke, you just made a thread about potatoes.

Yes, they're very non-sequitur, but if you don't find mindless, indirect humor funny, you don't have to laugh or feel bad for not laughing or feel left out when everyone else does or feel a sense of duty to point out things everyone already knows.

[Jack Zodiac]

Of course you don't, but they're clutter. When they proliferate and push real threads further and further down, they're an annoyance. When there's upwards of five of them PER DAY, something's wrong.

This I agree with. They're funny every once in a while, and they're less annoying and invasive when they're done infrequently, but when somebody parodies at least one thread a day, usually more, and they're almost always trite or barely chuckle-worthy, it gets old. And it cheapens an already cheap joke.

But seriously, you could've just PMed Saucy. :p

[Agent Helix]

I'm just doing my civic duty.

[Flamebird]

I'm just doing my civic duty.

well, we can always go dig up the Olney thread or some other random year old argument thread.

Hey, let's start a new J-bolt thread. Haven't had one of those in months.:rolleyes:

[Jack Zodiac]

I'm just doing my civic duty.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b334/longbarreljones/fry-see-what-you-did-there-scaled.jpg

[Agent Helix]

Now that, I never tire of.

[thespianphryne]

I don't see how, unless the original thread is something worth scorning with parody. 99% of the time, they're not making fun of another thread, they're making fun out of another thread, and almost always only their title. They're codependent in parody only superficially, and independent in humor.

Also...

Your face is petulant and banal! :mad:

Okay, I've been too clinical in my description. But a lot of parody threads I see are created for the express purpose of mocking the intent or content of the original post in the original thread. So instead of telling you in your thread that I think your thread is full of it or after I get tired of doing it over and over again; or instead of telling you I'm a little annoyed of the many seemingly trivial threads you've started, I start a parody thread. To mock you. I'm not confronting you directly or actively, but tangentially...passively.

Yes, sometimes there's a genuine desire to have a little harmless fun because a thread sparked a humourous association. My assertion is that it's largely not the case.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/CBR/istockphoto_2992953_lincoln_penny_2.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/CBR/istockphoto_2992953_lincoln_penny_2.jpg

[Jack Zodiac]

Well, here at YABS, I can't think of more than a handful of threads I've seen parodying another that seemed like they were done simply to mock someone, and that's not just in my recent memory, but in my total memory of posting here. And I can't recall the last time I've ever even seen one on Comm. Now, over at the Bendis Board, back when I bothered to go there for a while, I saw it all the time. And it happens on plenty of other boards. But here, unless I'm missing something, not as much.

Which isn't to say it doesn't happen, I just don't notice it or it doesn't seem to happen as often as the typically mindless, cheap humor threads... of which I have posted many.

[CutterMike]

So much anger.

And here, I was going to start a "Parrotty thread" just quoting the original post, but now I'm feeling all inhibited!

[Jack Zodiac]

So much anger.

And here, I was going to start a "Parrotty thread" just quoting the original post, but now I'm feeling all inhibited!

I was gonna do the same thing until Saucy went and pissed in the joke's mouth. Probably would've been funnier comin' from you and your pirate avatar anyway.

[thespianphryne]

So much anger.

And here, I was going to start a "Parrotty thread" just quoting the original post, but now I'm feeling all inhibited!

But it's okay if it's actually funny.

[LewisH]

to the point where they have staying power on page 1 then they have proven their value in the marketplace of ideas. If that means some other thread that received less response gets pushed to page 2, too bad. That's how message boards work.

If there is some thread that you absolutely feel MUST be on page 1 there's this thing you can do called BUMP.

[Bob Violence]

So my "Your favorite Foo Fighter" thread, that would be unfunny too?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[Matt Algren]

to the point where they have staying power on page 1 then they have proven their value in the marketplace of ideas. If that means some other thread that received less response gets pushed to page 2, too bad. That's how message boards work. As far as their relative worth, sometimes they're fun little in-jokes. Other times they're nasty digs at somebody else without having the sack to actually make the nasty digs. The problem is that sometimes the "staying power" lies in being meanspirited and the mob getting one in before an authority figure steps in.


If there is some thread that you absolutely feel MUST be on page 1 there's this thing you can do called BUMP.
Excessive bumping tends to be frowned upon. That's not how message boards work, at least not the good ones.

[Sabrinaset]

They're like jokes for the unfunny.

Or you could say they're not funny to people who don't get the joke.

If the general culture of the board supports it, then well, okay. If someone doesn't care for it, I'm pretty sure there are other boards where people who don't like it as well would feel more welcome. But the assumption that one board MUST support the general culture of people from other boards would be an incorrect one.

It would be just as pointless to go to Rumbles or the X-Boards (as a couple examples) and suggest they're doing something wrong when people there seem generally happy about it ... otherwise, they'd go elsewhere. Or going to Comm and asking what the point is of having so many Rita's threads. To someone from elsewhere, it could well seem bizarre ... but it works for them. Going to Comm and putting down Rita's may not be the best move. I think the same holds true elsewhere.

[Paul McEnery]

So much anger.

And here, I was going to start a "Parrotty thread" just quoting the original post, but now I'm feeling all inhibited!


I was gonna do the same thing until Saucy went and pissed in the joke's mouth. Probably would've been funnier comin' from you and your pirate avatar anyway.

Ha ha. I just read these.

You snooze, you lose!

[Lester C.]

The thing about parody threads...you don't have to read them.

True. And just because I hate something does not mean I get to rain on the parade of those that enjoy the parade threads.

[Night Swordsman]

If you do not like them,do not read them. No one is holding a gun to your head forcing you to read the thread. It takes all of two seconds to go "It is another parody thread." and move on to one you wish to read.

I have no intentions of starting one,but i am not going to say they should not exist,either.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

They were cute for a minute, but after a bit.... it gets seriously old. Any joke that is repeated again and again and again gets old.... and in effect all the parody threads are the same joke over and over....

It's the YABS equivalent of "Where's the beef?"

And yeah, when you have a thread where you're being very serious, and someone parodies it, it can come off as a passive-aggressive 'fuck you'.

[Lester C.]

They were cute for a minute, but after a bit.... it gets seriously old.

And yeah, when you have a thread where you're being very serious, and someone parodies it, it can come off as a passive-aggressive 'fuck you'.

If you wanna give someone a 'fuck you', then woman up and give it directly.

Months ago you had the best parody threads. I sincerely meant that as they were intelligent and funny.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

Months ago you had the best parody threads. I sincerely meant that as they were intelligent and funny.

Thanks, Lester. That's really sweet!

(Alas, 'Random Question for Belgians' wasn't up to snuff. Although actually, the 'Random Question' threads are pretty interesting.)

[Night Swordsman]

And how the hell do you do that,Max?
Tell people they can't parody your threads(and yours DO seem to get the treatment)?

Best thing to do is to ignore them if they bother you. The more you empower them to upset you,the more you create your own problem.

Instead,do the best thing you can do: HAVE FUN.
IF,hypothetically,someone IS out to say "F-U" to you in a passive/aggressive manner,the best way to "win" is to ENJOY life,and have a good time. Create more threads! Talk to your friends! Enjoy offline activities. Spray paint rubber halloween bats pink and toss them at family pets! :D

In other words,be the cute adorable ragamuffin that most of us like on here!
(Ruffles your hair till it's all POOFY!)

[Sabrinaset]

If Solaris is making parody thereads, then there's nothing wrong with them! And anyone who disagrees is gunna get thrown into a Punjabi Prison Match!

[Pink Bat Maxine]

And how the hell do you do that,Max?
Tell people they can't parody your threads(and yours DO seem to get the treatment)?

I'm not sayin' they can't. I'm sayin' it's lame.

[Night Swordsman]

I'm not sayin' they can't. I'm sayin' it's lame.

YMMV.

Then by extension,all parody threads are lame?

[Pink Bat Maxine]

Then by extension,all parody threads are lame?

Except for those that are created by bats who are also pink.

Nah, one by one, they can be funny. En masse, they stop being funny because of the frequency of repetition.

[Dazzler]

Waitaminnit....

One of my threads was parodied.

Does this mean I was being made fun of in a passive aggressive way?

Fuck that noise.

--Dazz

[Night Swordsman]

I can agree to that statement,but at the same time,who decides? Who says enough is enough? Everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon. And i would hate to have mods enter the picture.

Like i said: Ignore. All it will do is make you angry inside.
I rather just pounce you and tickle you! <tickletickletickletickletickletickle> :p

[Night Swordsman]

Waitaminnit....

One of my threads was parodied.

Does this mean I was being made fun of in a passive aggressive way?

Fuck that noise.

--Dazz

<Headnoogies Dazzypoo because fun is needed to be HAD!>

[Pink Bat Maxine]

THEY ARE THE BANE OF THE INTERNET!

Gail

Get the duct tape, I think the internet just cracked in half.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

I can agree to that statement,but at the same time,who decides? Who says enough is enough? Everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon. And i would hate to have mods enter the picture.

Like i said: Ignore. All it will do is make you angry inside.
I rather just pounce you and tickle you! <tickletickletickletickletickletickle> :p

I think you're overthinkin' it, dude.

Nobody's sayin' they can't or shouldn't. Heck, I seriously doubt anyone's gettin' angry about 'em.

On the other hand.... who's laughing at them anymore?

[Night Swordsman]

I think you're overthinkin' it, dude.

Nobody's sayin' they can't or shouldn't. Heck, I seriously doubt anyone's gettin' angry about 'em.

On the other hand.... who's laughing at them anymore?

I could care less. I was just looking for a excuse to poofy your hair and tickle you! :D

[Pink Bat Maxine]

I could care less. I was just looking for a excuse to poofy your hair and tickle you! :D

Dammit I knew...... hee heee...... oh..... heeheheeheeeheeee! EEEK!

[Night Swordsman]

Dammit I knew...... hee heee...... oh..... heeheheeheeeheeee! EEEK!

<hugs and *otc> THAT's the Maxiepoohbear we all know!

And to be honest,i have learned to stop worrying about what YABS thinks of me,the hard way. I care about my friends. And they care about me.
The rest is all garbage.

And if it helps,i will never,ever create (or if i have done so) a new parody thread on yabs. That is one less thread for anyone to ever worry about.

[Pink Bat Maxine]

<hugs and *otc> THAT's the Maxiepoohbear we all know!

And to be honest,i have learned to stop worrying about what YABS thinks of me,the hard way. I care about my friends. And they care about me.
The rest is all garbage.

And if it helps,i will never,ever create (or if i have done so) a new parody thread on yabs. That is one less thread for anyone to ever worry about.

Nah..... I think we just hit a saturation point there.
My suggestion is to let them rest for a few months. They kinda work best when they take us by surprise, rather than when they're created with clockwork-like regularity.

(and BTW, I think you're rad. Perhaps even 'bitchin'.)

[Night Swordsman]

I can agree with that,but i sincerely doubt it will happen.

In the meantime,more pounce and tickling you! <POUNCityPOUNCEPOUNCE! Tickletickletickletickle>

[DungeonmasterJim]

Like comics, 90% of parody threads are shit. I usually ignore 99% of them anyways.

DM Jim

[beetlebum]

This I agree with. They're funny every once in a while, and they're less annoying and invasive when they're done infrequently, but when somebody parodies at least one thread a day, usually more, and they're almost always trite or barely chuckle-worthy, it gets old. And it cheapens an already cheap joke.

But seriously, you could've just PMed Saucy. :p

This I agree with. Sometimes they can go too far. I swear, sometimes when I read message boards I feel as if the posters have been possessed by the spirits of either Regina George or the Heathers and seem to revel in cruel mockery.

(Not necessarily suggesting that this is the case here, but I have witnessed it in other instances.)

I also think people have been too hard on Saucy. He is a bit daft, but he is also a nice guy. But than again, he is also taking this a bit too personally.

I just hope the air is cleared and peace will be restored all throughout the land.

[Sabrinaset]

Cmon, guys! let's not get so mad that we throw the puters out the window!
http://www.33smiley.com/smiley/emotions/18.gif

I was thinking of creating a parody thread about smilies! http://www.33smiley.com/smiley3/emoticons/1006.gif
Who's with me?

http://www.33smiley.com/smiley3/emoticons/242.gif

Hmm, looks like Beetle is!

[Dazzler]

http://www.33smiley.com/smiley3/emoticons/242.gif

Hmm, looks like Beetle is!
Ew, creepy.
That smiley looks like my ex-roomieSLASHone of my best friends.

She even wears her hair like that.

Giving me the creeps.

--Dazz

[beetlebum]

I HATE BLONDES.

I really do. And thanks for assuming all of us Asian girls look alike! ;p


That smiley looks nothing like me, where's the highlights?

I'm gonna devote a whole entire thread as to why I hate blondes.

They're funny for the unfunny. :mad::mad::evilangry::evilangry:

[CutterMike]

I HATE BLONDES.

I really do. And thanks for assuming all of us Asian girls look alike! ;p


That smiley looks nothing like me, where's the highlights.

I'm gonna devote a whole entire thread as to why I hate blondes.

They're funny for the unfunny. :mad::mad::evilangry::evilangry:

You... you hate me...?

(moofle)

[beetlebum]

You're a blonde?! :confused: :confused: :confused:

[CutterMike]

You're a blonde?! :confused: :confused: :confused:

I... I didn't ASK to be born melanin-impaired... It was a cruel twist of fate... and now I find that you... hate me... *sob*

[Ninja Kris]

I... I didn't ASK to be born melanin-impaired... It was a cruel twist of fate... and now I find that you... hate me... *sob*

Don't worry, Cutter Mike. I like blondes. I'll let you live.

[beetlebum]

I... I didn't ASK to be born melanin-impaired... It was a cruel twist of fate... and now I find that you... hate me... *sob*

It's just that I've read your posts, and you seem waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy to smart to be a blonde. ;p

No but yeah but no but what......


I should clarify, I don't hate all blondes, just one McSurgeony Blonde, only because she likes to keep teasing me. :mad:

[CutterMike]

Don't worry, Cutter Mike. I like blondes. I'll let you live.

That's very good of you.

But still...

[Dr. Smith]
......The pain... the pain...
[/Dr. Smith]

[beetlebum]

Don't worry, Cutter Mike. I like blondes. I'll let you live.

*bites fingernails, huddles in fear.

[CutterMike]

It's just that I've read your posts, and you seem waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy to smart to be a blonde. ;p

No but yeah but no but what......


I should clarify, I don't hate all blondes, just one McSurgeony Blonde, only because she likes to keep teasing me. :mad:

...you're sure...?

[beetlebum]

I'm sure Mike.

I have even had sex with blondes, as evidenced here!

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=206225&page=4


Oh, and as I've said on my blog, I'd like to have sex with Katherine Heigl and Kristen Bell at the same time, it doesn't get any more tolerant than that!

(Unless of course, you're McBlondie, who will be deprived of fish for a while. :mad:)

[CutterMike]

I'm sure Mike.

I have even had sex with blondes, as evidenced here!

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=206225&page=4


Oh, and as I've said on my blog, I'd like to have sex with Katherine Heigl and Kristen Bell at the same time, it doesn't get any more tolerant than that!

(Unless of course, you're McBlondie, who will be deprived of fish for a while. :mad:)

Oh...

(Bounces up)

...'Kay!

Bartender! A round of hugs for the house...!

(I just get a little insecure, sometimes, about my little unpigmentation problrm...)

[beetlebum]

Thanks for the hug.


And my clarification had nothing to do with the fact that Ninja Kris said she would kil- I mean, er, hurt me. Nope, none what so ever.


*Sweats profusely and shakes in nervous fear.*

[Cam63]

Nice knowin' ya, kid.

[Matt Algren]

Or you could say they're not funny to people who don't get the joke.

If the general culture of the board supports it, then well, okay. If someone doesn't care for it, I'm pretty sure there are other boards where people who don't like it as well would feel more welcome. But the assumption that one board MUST support the general culture of people from other boards would be an incorrect one.

It would be just as pointless to go to Rumbles or the X-Boards (as a couple examples) and suggest they're doing something wrong when people there seem generally happy about it ... otherwise, they'd go elsewhere. Or going to Comm and asking what the point is of having so many Rita's threads. To someone from elsewhere, it could well seem bizarre ... but it works for them. Going to Comm and putting down Rita's may not be the best move. I think the same holds true elsewhere.
So, just to be clear, the fact that Helix also posts elsewhere means he can't make a critical comment about something here (which I'm pretty sure he made clear upthread isn't a YABS-specific phenomena)? Would you have had the same objection if he'd made a thread to declare his undying love to parody threads?

[Sabrinaset]

So, just to be clear, the fact that Helix also posts elsewhere means he can't make a critical comment about something here (which I'm pretty sure he made clear upthread isn't a YABS-specific phenomena)? Would you have had the same objection if he'd made a thread to declare his undying love to parody threads?

Well, it's not a YABS-specific phenomena, but he posted it in YABS, while we're going through a parody phase for some unknown reason, so what else can you conclude about the post ...?

Of course he can make a critical comment about something here. And, of course, people can choose to take it how they will, and respond accordingly. And yes, if someone isn't that well known on the board, of course it will affect how the message is taken to a certain extent.

Again, I'm perfectly free to go on the Rumbles board and start a thread about how it sucks because too many of the rumbles involve manga characters and not mainstream Marvel/DC ones. I would also be told, in no uncertain terms a) you're wrong, the culture here more than allows that whatever your personal opinion, and b) who the heck are YOU to tell US what to do? Now, maybe Gladiaria could get away with it there, she's well known on Rumbles ... but I couldn't. I've made so few posts there, my opinion would be meaningless, and possibly even taken as some outsider elitist who wants things run her way when I have in now way earned the right to tell them what to do.

The same thing might occur if I posted a "the X-Franchise is a dying, useless breed" thread on the X-Boards. Although, say, RoguishGurl might be able to get away with it because she's well known in that community. The people she posts with respect her and know her, she's a part of a unique and special group. I'm not a part of it. Now, could I post it? Sure ... but there's no way I would get the same response that she would if she posted that thread, and you know it. The X-Posters are a fairly tight-knit group of friends, much like the YABSers, and most people recognize that. And no, I don't think it's dying ... I love X-Men: First Class ... but, moving on along ...

Or, if I went to Comm and posted a "Geez, how many 'Hypothetical Election' threads do you guys need?'" thread, oh yes ... you can be sure I'd get flamed, and for good reason. Because AGAIN, the culture there allows for it, and I'm not a part of that culture. Again, if Howyadoin posted that thread, there would be a far different reaction than if I did, becauase he's a part of that culture, and I barely visit the place. The few times I DO post there, I try to avoid making posts that could be construed as sweeping negatives about the board, since coming from me, they would be considered unwelcome meddling ... and rightly so. But ... there's nothing stopping me from doing so.

And if he made a thread proclaiming his undying love for parody threads ... I'd probably just post "Well, start making some!"

[Tommy]

I have to say the Logocentric thread has been cracking me up all day.

[Dazzler]

Well, it's not a YABS-specific phenomena, but he posted it in YABS, while we're going through a parody phase for some unknown reason, so what else can you conclude about the post ...?

Of course he can make a critical comment about something here. And, of course, people can choose to take it how they will, and respond accordingly. And yes, if someone isn't that well known on the board, of course it will affect how the message is taken to a certain extent.

Again, I'm perfectly free to go on the Rumbles board and start a thread about how it sucks because too many of the rumbles involve manga characters and not mainstream Marvel/DC ones. I would also be told, in no uncertain terms a) you're wrong, the culture here more than allows that whatever your personal opinion, and b) who the heck are YOU to tell US what to do? Now, maybe Gladiaria could get away with it there, she's well known on Rumbles ... but I couldn't. I've made so few posts there, my opinion would be meaningless, and possibly even taken as some outsider elitist who wants things run her way when I have in now way earned the right to tell them what to do.

The same thing might occur if I posted a "the X-Franchise is a dying, useless breed" thread on the X-Boards. Although, say, RoguishGurl might be able to get away with it because she's well known in that community. The people she posts with respect her and know her, she's a part of a unique and special group. I'm not a part of it. Now, could I post it? Sure ... but there's no way I would get the same response that she would if she posted that thread, and you know it. The X-Posters are a fairly tight-knit group of friends, much like the YABSers, and most people recognize that. And no, I don't think it's dying ... I love X-Men: First Class ... but, moving on along ...

Or, if I went to Comm and posted a "Geez, how many 'Hypothetical Election' threads do you guys need?'" thread, oh yes ... you can be sure I'd get flamed, and for good reason. Because AGAIN, the culture there allows for it, and I'm not a part of that culture. Again, if Howyadoin posted that thread, there would be a far different reaction than if I did, becauase he's a part of that culture, and I barely visit the place. The few times I DO post there, I try to avoid making posts that could be construed as sweeping negatives about the board, since coming from me, they would be considered unwelcome meddling ... and rightly so. But ... there's nothing stopping me from doing so.

And if he made a thread proclaiming his undying love for parody threads ... I'd probably just post "Well, start making some!"


I gotta say, Sabrina, you make a really good point.

--Dazz

[Michael P]

My message board can beat up your message board.

[Tommy]

My message board can beat up your message board.

My message board slept with your message board's mother.

[Sabrinaset]

I gotta say, Sabrina, you make a really good point.

--Dazz

It had to happen sooner or later. I can make intelligent posts when I actually sleep for eight hours. So, that explains the OTHER ten thousand posts I've made.


My message board slept with your message board's mother.

273 message boards PM-ed me and said they were tougher than you.

[Dazzler]

It had to happen sooner or later. I can make intelligent posts when I actually sleep for eight hours. So, that explains the OTHER ten thousand posts I've made.


I'm just down for barraging the Comm board with parody threads now after reading your post.

--Dazz

[howyadoin]

Or, if I went to Comm and posted a "Geez, how many 'Hypothetical Election' threads do you guys need?'" thread, oh yes ... you can be sure I'd get flamed, and for good reason. Because AGAIN, the culture there allows for it, and I'm not a part of that culture. Again, if Howyadoin posted that thread, there would be a far different reaction than if I did, becauase he's a part of that culture, and I barely visit the place.I kinda agree with you there, to be honest. But I generally stay out of the political threads, because they're so Americentric, and I'm quite happy to be living in Canada instead.

And of course, because in all the time I've been at CBR, political threads have accomplished exactly nothing.
And if he made a thread proclaiming his undying love for parody threads ... I'd probably just post "Well, start making some!"Eh. I've participated in a few, but it gets old incredibly fast if we're not making fun of iwarrior.

[Sabrinaset]

I agree with you there. I used to participate in political threads FAR more than I do now. I'll pop in, but other than that ... *shrugs*

And you're still looking good, Howya. YABSers ... if I ever need a bodyguard ... I'm hiring Howyadoin.

[howyadoin]

I agree with you there. I used to participate in political threads FAR more than I do now. I'll pop in, but other than that ... *shrugs*I find them great for destroying friendships and convincing people to leave CBR.


And you're still looking good, Howya. YABSers ... if I ever need a bodyguard ... I'm hiring Howyadoin.Awwww.

[Dazzler]

Can we start a fistfight now or something. All this mutual feeling good and agreeing is making me puke.

--Dazz

[Night Swordsman]

Can we start a fistfight now or something. All this mutual feeling good and agreeing is making me puke.

--Dazz

<Gives Dazzler a wedgie> :)

[Dazzler]

<Gives Dazzler a wedgie> :)

FINALLY.

Leave it to you, NS. ;)

--Dazz

[Night Swordsman]

FINALLY.

Leave it to you, NS. ;)

--Dazz

What i am here for! By the way,i have your first appearance and your entire run. Store bought,at that.

The joys of going to the 7-11 after school every week day. :)

[beetlebum]

Well, it's not a YABS-specific phenomena, but he posted it in YABS, while we're going through a parody phase for some unknown reason, so what else can you conclude about the post ...?

Of course he can make a critical comment about something here. And, of course, people can choose to take it how they will, and respond accordingly. And yes, if someone isn't that well known on the board, of course it will affect how the message is taken to a certain extent.

Again, I'm perfectly free to go on the Rumbles board and start a thread about how it sucks because too many of the rumbles involve manga characters and not mainstream Marvel/DC ones. I would also be told, in no uncertain terms a) you're wrong, the culture here more than allows that whatever your personal opinion, and b) who the heck are YOU to tell US what to do? Now, maybe Gladiaria could get away with it there, she's well known on Rumbles ... but I couldn't. I've made so few posts there, my opinion would be meaningless, and possibly even taken as some outsider elitist who wants things run her way when I have in now way earned the right to tell them what to do.

The same thing might occur if I posted a "the X-Franchise is a dying, useless breed" thread on the X-Boards. Although, say, RoguishGurl might be able to get away with it because she's well known in that community. The people she posts with respect her and know her, she's a part of a unique and special group. I'm not a part of it. Now, could I post it? Sure ... but there's no way I would get the same response that she would if she posted that thread, and you know it. The X-Posters are a fairly tight-knit group of friends, much like the YABSers, and most people recognize that. And no, I don't think it's dying ... I love X-Men: First Class ... but, moving on along ...

Or, if I went to Comm and posted a "Geez, how many 'Hypothetical Election' threads do you guys need?'" thread, oh yes ... you can be sure I'd get flamed, and for good reason. Because AGAIN, the culture there allows for it, and I'm not a part of that culture. Again, if Howyadoin posted that thread, there would be a far different reaction than if I did, becauase he's a part of that culture, and I barely visit the place. The few times I DO post there, I try to avoid making posts that could be construed as sweeping negatives about the board, since coming from me, they would be considered unwelcome meddling ... and rightly so. But ... there's nothing stopping me from doing so.

And if he made a thread proclaiming his undying love for parody threads ... I'd probably just post "Well, start making some!"

Absolutely true. Sabrina made some good points, as well as one of the best posts in this thread.

Proof that not all blondes are dumb ( as long as you keep the shiny objects away.) ;p

(But they're still evil :mad:)

[Flamebird]

<Gives Dazzler a wedgie> :)


FINALLY.

Leave it to you, NS. ;)

--Dazz

Was it good for you?

Need a smoke?

[David O Burcham]

Can we start a fistfight now or something. All this mutual feeling good and agreeing is making me puke.

--Dazz

Bree is a monkey-head doo-doo brain!



Seriously, though... complaing about YABS parody threads is akin to complaining about YABS thread derailment.

[Winslow]

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

[Matt Algren]

<cut for space>
Quick and to the point: I generally disagree with you, and a lot of people would agree with you about the stupid election threads and would thank you for saying so. I've seen it happen.

Also, X-Men sucks. A lot.

[Dry Observer]

While there have been a couple of parody threads, most of them have been a complete waste of time. Out of respect for the posters I won't mention which threads were gold and which were crap.

Sadly, most of my threads are viewed as bizarre self-parody when I'm serious. And when I'm not.

Fortunately, most people don't read them, so (almost) no one notices.

The others are too kind to say anything.

=)

[Dry Observer]

Well, it's not a YABS-specific phenomena, but he posted it in YABS, while we're going through a parody phase for some unknown reason, so what else can you conclude about the post ...?

Of course he can make a critical comment about something here. And, of course, people can choose to take it how they will, and respond accordingly. And yes, if someone isn't that well known on the board, of course it will affect how the message is taken to a certain extent.

Again, I'm perfectly free to go on the Rumbles board and start a thread about how it sucks because too many of the rumbles involve manga characters and not mainstream Marvel/DC ones. I would also be told, in no uncertain terms a) you're wrong, the culture here more than allows that whatever your personal opinion, and b) who the heck are YOU to tell US what to do? Now, maybe Gladiaria could get away with it there, she's well known on Rumbles ... but I couldn't. I've made so few posts there, my opinion would be meaningless, and possibly even taken as some outsider elitist who wants things run her way when I have in now way earned the right to tell them what to do.

The same thing might occur if I posted a "the X-Franchise is a dying, useless breed" thread on the X-Boards. Although, say, RoguishGurl might be able to get away with it because she's well known in that community. The people she posts with respect her and know her, she's a part of a unique and special group. I'm not a part of it. Now, could I post it? Sure ... but there's no way I would get the same response that she would if she posted that thread, and you know it. The X-Posters are a fairly tight-knit group of friends, much like the YABSers, and most people recognize that. And no, I don't think it's dying ... I love X-Men: First Class ... but, moving on along ...

Or, if I went to Comm and posted a "Geez, how many 'Hypothetical Election' threads do you guys need?'" thread, oh yes ... you can be sure I'd get flamed, and for good reason. Because AGAIN, the culture there allows for it, and I'm not a part of that culture. Again, if Howyadoin posted that thread, there would be a far different reaction than if I did, becauase he's a part of that culture, and I barely visit the place. The few times I DO post there, I try to avoid making posts that could be construed as sweeping negatives about the board, since coming from me, they would be considered unwelcome meddling ... and rightly so. But ... there's nothing stopping me from doing so.

And if he made a thread proclaiming his undying love for parody threads ... I'd probably just post "Well, start making some!"

Then again, I've often felt like complaining that Gail doesn't get some kind of royalties for the Rick Olney thread, which obviously generates at least half of CBR's advertising revenues. =)

Do I have any standing in that thread? No, but then who cares? It's still worth pointing out, regardless of whether I'm serious or not. =)

[Sabrinaset]

Then again, I've often felt like complaining that Gail doesn't get some kind of royalties for the Rick Olney thread, which obviously generates at least half of CBR's advertising revenues. =)

Do I have any standing in that thread? No, but then who cares? It's still worth pointing out, regardless of whether I'm serious or not. =)

That's true enough ... and hey, I'm not saying you can't post it, what I *AM* saying is that you should expect some responses, several of which you might not enjoy, from people who have invested a lot of emotions into "their" thread.

Also ... IIRC, Rick did exactly that too ... with the expected result. I could be misremembering that, though.