Posts by enchy

  • A Wild Night

    It's 8 PM. I'm out downtown, walking down the sidewalk back to my car, after hanging out with some friends. It's cool out, but not chilly. There's a sight breeze, the rustling of some leaves dropped by trees every few yards. It's a nice night to be out. I'm strolling down the sidewalk and turn a corner. And that's when I see him. My heart stops. He's just standing there, arms by his side, staring at me. He leans slightly forward, and I see his eyes glint, his irises yellow with flecks of red. He smiles, almost drunkenly, and he tilts his head. And that is when I hear his voice. The voice of my nightmare. Ryan Wild. He begins to speak, his voice scraping through my ears, slithering into my skull, a thorny vine wrapped around my head. "It's a nice night isn't it?" I gulp, and a drop of sweat drips off my nose and down onto the sidewalk in front of me. My hands begin to shake. "W-what are you d-doing here?" I stutter out. He tilts his head to the side, and his smile disappears. "What do you mean? Do you not want your owner here?" My lungs collapse, my breath escapes me. The vine of thorns has slipped down from my head to around my neck, and the noose tightens, constricting my throat like a boa, a serpent flicking its tongue out at my chin as it trembles in fear. "I was just here to check on your suggestion. Don't you want an answer?" My mind is screaming, my hearing possessed by that voice, that unforgettable voice, impossible to ignore or stand strong against. I try to open my mouth to respond but my voice fails me. The vine has lifted slightly from around my throat but the thorns still stick in, and every part of my body feels rubbed raw, my face burnt from the presence of Ryan Wild, the owner of my soul. He laughs slightly, seeing me squirm, he knows my thoughts, he can see my mind, he controls me, and I am powerless to resist. He begins to speak again. "Unfortunately, your suggestion has been marked low priority." And for the second time in one night, my heart stops. I drop to my knees. An electric shock runs through my limbs, lightning runs in my veins. My whole being buzzes with fear and despair. And then, nothing. I have been drained, I look down and see nothing, just sidewalk. I have ceased to exist, he has taken everything from me and I am now his completely, his slave to command. I look back up and see for the last time Ryan Wild standing over me, his gaze like a sword piercing my chest. He grins, and then walks away. Not even a word comes from him after what he has done to me. I cry out in anger, and he ignores me. He walks down the sidewalk, turns a corner, and disappears. I try to stand up and chase him, but I cannot move. My vision blurs and fades to black, and I fall unconscious. What seems like an eternity later, I wake up, in a pool of sweat on the sidewalk. I hear footsteps approaching me, then whispering, and the footsteps retreat. I roll onto my stomach and use my hands to push myself up, getting onto one knee. I look and see a few people glance back at me as they walk away. I can tell that I probably look like I've seen a ghost. I think I have. I get up and stumble down the sidewalk, and finally make it to my car. I get in, and, hands shaking, I put in the key and start the car. I pull out of my parking spot and drive away. By some miracle I make it home without crashing. I get out of my car and walk to my door, open it, and step inside. I immediately turn off all the lights and go to my room and get in bed. I try to sleep but I know that I will never be able to drift away into sleep ever again. Every night, Ryan Wild will haunt me in my dreams. I will never be free of him. He has marked me as low priority, but for me, he is my highest priority. He is all I can think about. He controls my thoughts, my body, everything. There is no escape.

  • The State of the Forum

    Ryan has said that he is increasing ban increments by 7 days so yea, bans are only going to increase so y'all better quit this shit now. I was wrong in my part about people not receiving punishments, but my main point still stands. People need to realize that there will be harsh action taken if they continue this.

  • The State of the Forum

    Okay I know, a thread in Spam and Drama is the last thing you all want to see right now, but trust me, this one won't give you Stage 4 cancer (I hope).

    The Issue

    I think we all know what is happening to the Spam and Drama section. It has been absolutely taken over by complete degeneracy and 100% spam with no real content. There have been countless threads with no meaning and just random words thrown together. It hurts to go onto the forum because of these threads that I have to look at before scrolling to the next actual forum post that means something. If I was Ryan I would be legitimately considering deleting Spam and Drama in its entirety, and to be honest, we deserve it. We have abused it to a ridiculous degree, and this forum and proved itself incapable of having a Spam and Drama section and using it responsibly. However, I beg Ryan for mercy and here is why:

    The Solution

    One problem I see is that people make these threads with no consequence. They don't get any negative impacts from making these threads, so why should they stop if they aren't being punished? While they should have the basic ability to know what is acceptable, even if it goes unpunished, sometimes people toe the line, and if there is no warning or punishment, that line just gets pushed back further and further. I think this is what is happening here. There needs to be real consequences for the kind of forum abuse that is happening right now. My current solution is this: power/nonsensical post gets the poster a 1 day forum ban. Repeated offense earns a 3 day to 1 week forum ban. When people see that this isn't going to fly, I expect that this sort of behavior will stop quickly. And those that violate the rules of the forum will continue to be punished probably leading to an Indefinite Forum Ban.

    Conclusion

    Right now I am disappointed in this forum. We have an opportunity for greatness with a forum like we have, yet we have frankly bastardized it with our actions. We need to work together to save Spam and Drama and on a larger scale, this forum. We deserve to have Ryan delete Spam and Drama, but if we change how we are using it then maybe that will change. This is going to be a group effort and if one person fails, then it all fails.

    A Call to Action

    As of now, I am beginning Operation Garbageman. I think you all know why it's named that. Operation Garbageman will be an effort to save Spam and Drama from destruction. I expect every single forum member to be a part of this Operation in some way. Operation Garbageman will involve that we will flag every NEW post (not involving old ones since that could get ugly real quick) that breaks forum rules (powerposting, nonsensical posts) for spam so that those threads can be taken down. Don't abuse this though, it should only be for threads that legitimately break the rules of this forum. It's time we use the tools available to us to fight back against the virus spreading throughout Spam and Drama. And to the people who are the ones posting these threads: I beg that you stop. Your actions have drove many to hating Spam and Drama. I beg that you realize what you have done and step back, take a look at how people are responding. I believe that we can take back our forum and atone for our sins, but we need to take immediate action if this is going to happen.

  • [Discussion Point] Removal of posting in spam & drama

    ↩ @'Ryan' i think that the power posting issue and the increasing level of absolute cancer could be fixed with one simple thing: handing out real punishments
    someone makes a powerpost or nonsensical post? 1 day forum ban
    someone does it again? 3 day-1 week forum ban
    the cancer being posted is only happening because there arent really any negative consequences
    add some consequences and it will go down

  • [Discussion Point] Removal of posting in spam & drama

    Here is my idea: Ban Flobbier and BobPop.
    Actually though, lock/delete all low quality legitimate spam shitposts. Shitposting has its place but only when its actual quality shitposts that are actually. Having a ton of polls about "Flobbier's mom" or whatever is just legitimately cancerous. But removing Spam and Drama entirely would get rid of potential comedic gold mines. Honestly just give me forum mod and I will gladly delete all the cancer I see on this forum for you.


    If we don't have Spam and Drama, where are we supposed to put the comedic threads? Deep Discussion?

  • [Feedback] What do you want to see from TF?

    ↩ @'Ryan' i still think that taking the smp and legalizing hacks would be a good replacement
    its not an anarchy so it doesnt have those issues, but the hack legal part distinguishes it from other smps
    i think it would be cool for people who dont like the full anarchy experience but they dont want to play fully vanilla
    thats just something i would enjoy tho, not sure if other people would agree