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Deltaslug

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Since it seems D F is going to be involved in a rather significant project
Story Forum Time Capsule

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Can I make 2 proposals? (especially since some of you are a bit more active again)

1) Let D F know if you don't want a thread/story saved or preserved.
save him some effort

2) Do a bit of spring cleaning and proactive stuff.
Identify some of your old threads or the RPs that 'failed' to get off the ground and go to the Community Forum section and request that they be locked/hidden.
This would help a little towards point #1.

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09-Jun-2020 02:16:34 - Last edited on 09-Jun-2020 02:17:47 by Deltaslug

D F Angel

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If you're sure Delta. It's no bother. I have nothing but time on my hand. And I intend to take all stories, big or small, regardless of writing quality. It is all part of the history of these forums and we need to keep these traditions alive.

I saw a CaptChekaka thread on page 50 with 2000 posts. And I recognise that name from back in the day as one of the biggest Story Forumers that there ever was. And how it couldn't be preserved and it would be lost forever.

At least this way we will have a place to document everything that would otherwise die. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

09-Jun-2020 02:34:13

Deltaslug

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DF, I was kinda just giving people a prod to post something quick and simple in the spirit of the forum itself.
A story (not just RS)
A poem
A song
whatever

I've been prodding Annie for ages, but she won't do it.
And tbh, I think I'm tapped out.

My interest in the forums was directly related to my interest in RS.
I don't really have much else inspiring me to write about.
I don't have an interest in getting into an RP, even though I did sincerely offer to join Alpha if Annie was willing to meet me part way an acquiesce to my request, but that seems that it will never happen. (I've seen the rest of you do something, but not her on her own initiative or her own creativity.)

But Jagex hasn't really released anything "new" that fits my play style in RS3 for longer than I'd like to admit. There have been distractions. There have been things and stuff.
But I don't want to grind anymore.
I miss the days of quests ... even when it was just 4 per year.
but the devs ... oh for the love of god ... ever since Sliske's Endgame ... other than Pieces of Hate ... it's just been drivel.
Jagex's quest development makes the RSOF seem lively and creative.

My main has been doing something that, even with the rather half hearted effort, will go on until about early July.
After that ... I truly don't know anymore. Might take a break. Might just call it quits.
I know others have said it before.
But my main account is just that ... it's done everything. Been in game since GWD1 released. So shows that I'm even an old timer.
I don't have the reflexes or mindset of end game bosses.
And you've heard the rest.

The forums have been an outlet. But that's tapped out in the literal and figurative.

And I wish saving the decent threads in here weren't treated blindly as gravebumping.

If you can't do that due to the inactivity level, why have this forum even still be active?
Why not lock anything past a certain page?

09-Jun-2020 02:50:00

Deltaslug

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Scary that what has gone on is the liveliest the forum has been in years.

The last bit? Probably back in what, 2015? When the Story/RP forum was hit by the spammers and gravebumpers?
several pages of stories lost.
at least 10-20% of the threads posted on all at once.

then the FMods come breezing in.
yes they locked the spam, as they should.
then they locked the story threads.

and then ... silence.

it is kinda funny that if you go from like Page 50 back thru Page 30 or 20, you can see that it seems like 1 or 2 people did manage to stealthily gravebump much of the threads to the point that all the locked stuff finally fell off to Chewy (Page 51 monster).

But now?
Silence again.

For the moment, there are sounds.

but we've seen this too.
Brief. Shining.

Then ........................

09-Jun-2020 02:55:55

D F Angel

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There's an importance to it. I mean, I think it's been a bit of an unhappy union ever since Story and Roleplaying were shunted into one category. There were more of the latter than the former still around, and it drowned out the sound of the Story Forums.

But people still come here. People want to reminisce, and creep back. That's what this recent activity is; people casting their eyes back to the old and having to come across things they remember and which made them smile. And there will be old Story Forumers who come by from time to time, and who appreciate seeing the old threads around.

I'm sorry if my initial post for the Time Capsule has upset you. It was written glibly.

I appreciate what you say about Runescape. The game itself lost me a fair while ago. My understanding is that quests are released on OSRS, though I'm not sure what the frequency of them are. Is that something that interests you?

I do have an idea for a short story, Runescape related, actually. If you stick around a day or two, I'll likely have it wrangled up tomorrow. It's a bit late to put pen to paper at the moment. Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

09-Jun-2020 02:58:02

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