The great Master Shake invited me.
:tocry
I heard about how all the cool people who got banned from GAF posted here so I came here.
The first time I saw The Bore was sometime in 2006 when people here would post links on GAF (before they were quickly removed). I thought it was another OA offshoot since most of the people I saw posting were OA regulars. Since I got bored of OA years ago, I left and didn't think much of it since OA spinoff boards lasted maybe a few months at most.
I came back in late 2007 when there was cross board drama with ParticleReality/Green Man/Shark Johnson. I forget the particulars but it was something about raising money to get his sister a DS I think. Some people on GAF suspected a scam and some posts here were linked there. So I went back. I found that most of the OA regulars were gone and I saw some funny threads and some funny posts made by Drinky Crow, who was notorious for rustling the jameses of many Nintards around that time. I saw a lot of gaffers I liked and respected like Drinky Crow, White Man, Patel, cloudwalking, PD, AdmiralViscen, lyte edge, and Himuro posting here. There was also that hilarious Gerstmann thread that is in the archives which sealed the deal, so I registered. The Bore no longer had that "OA Spinoff Shithole" vibe and had more of the old school GAF (199X to 2007) vibe. At the time, sp0rsk was doing his very best to shit all over the gaming section and GAF was filling up with /b/tards. It seemed like a nice alternative to the increasingly dropping standards of discourse on GAF.
The first time I saw The Bore was sometime in 2006 when people here would post links on GAF (before they were quickly removed). I thought it was another OA offshoot since most of the people I saw posting were OA regulars. Since I got bored of OA years ago, I left and didn't think much of it since OA spinoff boards lasted maybe a few months at most.
I came back in late 2007 when there was cross board drama with ParticleReality/Green Man/Shark Johnson. I forget the particulars but it was something about raising money to get his sister a DS I think. Some people on GAF suspected a scam and some posts here were linked there. So I went back. I found that most of the OA regulars were gone and I saw some funny threads and some funny posts made by Drinky Crow, who was notorious for rustling the jameses of many Nintards around that time. I saw a lot of gaffers I liked and respected like Drinky Crow, White Man, Patel, cloudwalking, PD, AdmiralViscen, lyte edge, and Himuro posting here. There was also that hilarious Gerstmann thread that is in the archives which sealed the deal, so I registered. The Bore no longer had that "OA Spinoff Shithole" vibe and had more of the old school GAF (199X to 2007) vibe. At the time, sp0rsk was doing his very best to shit all over the gaming section and GAF was filling up with /b/tards. It seemed like a nice alternative to the increasingly dropping standards of discourse on GAF.
2006 is when I joined gaf and yeah I remember hating sp0rsk but now I can't even remember why.
Some GAF thread talking about "those other places". After that I just Googled around till I found The Bore and Opa.
Googled around because it took months for my account to be approved on GAF.
Ended up never really posting there.
Google.
Interestingly enough, I stop posting for a couple of months and lo and behold I get promotions at work and like 4 new IT certifications.
wilco messaged me on irc about a new forum he was starting up
#ga IRC
sigh, so much time wasted in there
and here
#ga IRC
sigh, so much time wasted in there
and here
#ga IRC lol.
Some GAF thread talking about "those other places". After that I just Googled around till I found The Bore and Opa.
I don't really remember when I first learned about EvilBore. I was around on GAF back in Aught Six, but wasn't really prolific or active enough to really be up on any of the drama in terms of following that a splinter forum was being created. When we're going back that far, things just kind of blend together, but I feel like I knew that this place existed around maybe Aught Eight or so? I remember lurking briefly and seeing some of the old names from GAF, and then after a brief while just kind of forgetting about it. Why not register? It just didn't seem like the thing to do. "Hey folks! It's me! That guy you don't know from GAF!"I think we all know why you're here :hitler
I think a Google search sometime in 2010 or 2011 directed me here and I was like "oh yeah, that place." At that point, I think I lurked for a few months semi-regularly, and then finally registered an account. It's a magical tale, I know.
Someone ratted you all talkin' shit about me.
:heart :heartbeat :teehee
Forgot who though.
I'm surprised by the lack of "I got banned from GAF, and needed somewhere to go cry about it" responses. ;)
That's because the people who come here as a result of that don't post outside of the gaf thread, or become inactive
:shaq2
I got into the forum game late. Terrible decision. Found the bore pretty soon after finding gaf.
Someone ratted you all talkin' shit about me.
:heart :heartbeat :teehee
Forgot who though.
Ain't I the guy who told you you should reveal yourself at the bore or something?
I think PD invited me.