Liberty4all
Banned
Don't get me wrong I really like the site now... But looking back I feel 2005 - 2009 was a great time for GAF.
While GAF was always fairly liberal (in the old sense of the word), the community at the time was just on the same page about everything it seemed. Hive mind at the time meant laughing at epic threads, or seeing an unfortunate junior smacked down for failing to learn the board culture.
I actually did enjoy some aspects of the celebrity modship of the era (although later that lead to disaster when SJW ideology took over).
It's like at the time GAF had the autistic hyper nature of Resetera minus the insane politics and authoritarianship? Not even sure if that's true even back then bans could come swiftly but it wasn't for politics it would be more for making a stupid thread that everyone instinctively knew was stupid.
It was a magical time really.
I feel that GAF now does have the potential to go back to that especially as some of our lost members return from the hell hole of Resetera. Part of the old magic was the mass community... And every day I think we are growing ( EviLore you got stats?).
The key I think is the fair modship and unwavering dedication of the leadership and community to the boards culture.
Im not sure we will ever be exactly as Hive minded as we were in 2008 but I do think we will never go back to the SJW hell of 2014 - 2017.
While GAF was always fairly liberal (in the old sense of the word), the community at the time was just on the same page about everything it seemed. Hive mind at the time meant laughing at epic threads, or seeing an unfortunate junior smacked down for failing to learn the board culture.
I actually did enjoy some aspects of the celebrity modship of the era (although later that lead to disaster when SJW ideology took over).
It's like at the time GAF had the autistic hyper nature of Resetera minus the insane politics and authoritarianship? Not even sure if that's true even back then bans could come swiftly but it wasn't for politics it would be more for making a stupid thread that everyone instinctively knew was stupid.
It was a magical time really.
I feel that GAF now does have the potential to go back to that especially as some of our lost members return from the hell hole of Resetera. Part of the old magic was the mass community... And every day I think we are growing ( EviLore you got stats?).
The key I think is the fair modship and unwavering dedication of the leadership and community to the boards culture.
Im not sure we will ever be exactly as Hive minded as we were in 2008 but I do think we will never go back to the SJW hell of 2014 - 2017.
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