Worst threads ever

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:49 am

Okay, I am not here as long as others, and recently I browsed this forum for all those highlights (and lowlights) I missed - people swearing and getting banned, insulting others, or general trolling. For instance, I totally overlooked that spectacular Raiden topic where a certain well-known game journalist insults people in lenghty ramblings and gets banned.

So, what do you think are the most intense topics in the depths of this forum? Controversies, bans, heavy derailings... or threads that are so bad that they are funny again or ACTUALLY funny.

So dig out the best or worst topics and link them here!

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:07 am

Recap's very last discussion of low res comes immediately to mind.

My thread entitled "if you like shmups, you like ?" was also a real winner. I never came close to getting banned, though, as far as I know.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:12 am

Boy... if this thread isn't inviting disaster, I don't know what is.

Wasn't Recap's last post the one where Elixir tried to come in and talk like he knew anything, Recap busted him, he then tried to say "well I didn't say....", then Recap quoted him in like 10 different places in one post.

Laughed my ass off.

My two pesos worth though... there are many more threads way more useless that have no arguments or trolling in them.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:13 am

I am glad I didn`t call any names so you guys can do that. I DIDN`T DO ANYTHING!

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:14 am

Rapid Fire - got a nice, funny, ending too. I couldn't help but make fun of someone's comment on hardware autofire.
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=9278

Cave Fund - honorable intentions, degenerated into petty bickering.
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=9623

The Stuart Campbell Classics:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=8765
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=6708

The Garegga Rank System Classics:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=4590
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=2705

There's a bunch of Recap ones that others will remember better than I can. Got sources, anyone? (The one where he argued that the PCE-CD version of Dracula X was subtitled [something I can't remember] despite being told several times over by Japanese literate members that it wasnt is one that comes to mind.)

Oh and that one where people were moaning about mainstreamers and their 'hatred of 2D' which got derailed a million times over is quite funny. Still going on too.

Honestly, people should lighten up a bit. Opinions are always going conflict on the interweb.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:16 am

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=2736

And for poking fun at myself:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=7299

(and the one about the "guests")

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:19 am

There was one gem called PSP vs. DS (you just know by the title) and yeah, in the end it degraded into people quoting to make the pretty uberquote design shown in the autofire thread Icarus linked. It's in here somewhere, locked away (thanks mods, no sarcasm).

Not really funny stupid like the mainstreamers one though.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:22 am

Here's the one where Elixir basically started off his very short career of acting like a dickhead:
Click me

Mind you, his first post in the thread, somewhere down the page, was his 7th post on the site ever. For those that think Recap is way too harsh about his hobby, you must admit, he was 100% in the right when he slapped Elixir in the cock...verbally speaking, of course.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:25 am

Icarus wrote:There's a bunch of Recap ones that others will remember better than I can. Got sources, anyone? (The one where he argued that the PCE-CD version of Dracula X was subtitled [something I can't remember] despite being told several times over by Japanese literate members that it wasnt is one that comes to mind.)

Yeah, that was my thread that got derailed. Fortunately Zack Keene moved the discussion to OT. Here's the original thread, with Zack's link to OT:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... ps&start=0

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:25 am

Hah, found it.

Dracula X - Chi no Flamewar:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=5684

That'll get a chuckle out of the old hands on the forum.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:26 am

GaijinPunch wrote:Here's the one where Elixir basically started off his very short career of acting like a dickhead:
Click me

Mind you, his first post in the thread, somewhere down the page, was his 7th post on the site ever. For those that think Recap is way too harsh about his hobby, you must admit, he was 100% in the right when he slapped Elixir in the cock...verbally speaking, of course.

LOL, I forgot about that one. We should unban him for fun sometime.

Damn that mame corporation and their hundreds of thousands of games.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:27 am

@Icarus, I know about the mainstream gamer thread, that was actually one were the derailing helped to calm the minds.

"Locking a thread every time someone disagrees is no solution" - "I disagree". Priceless. Maybe we could broaden this one and add outstanding posts like that one.
"And my tone is fine, you're just mentally deranged. Anyone can see that."

I hope nobody is getting pissed off when being mentioned here, this might develop into a "evil thread about evil threads" kinda thing.

EDIT: Grow, thread, grow as fast as germs grow on a tuna sandwich left in a car in summer!

EddyMRA · Post by **EddyMRA** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:29 am

The "Dear Mainstream Gaming" topic: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=3004
And all of the parody threads that follow:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=3014
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=3050
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=3092

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:30 am

Icarus wrote:Rapid Fire - got a nice, funny, ending too. I couldn't help but make fun of someone's comment on hardware autofire.
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=9278

The last page is Gallery Of Modern Art stuff, honestly.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:34 am

Jac2Mac appears to have vanished. Here's one of his finest:

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=8817

Of course, if you don't know about Jac2Mac, that thread will be pretty unremarkable.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:35 am

Whats the big deal about GigaWing Generations?
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=1927

Mushihimesama PS2 port announced. (missing dylan's freaking out, though... damn edit!)
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=1526

ArrogantBastard · Post by **ArrogantBastard** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:35 am

Any of Myster Telestar / CKM posts or threads. Those were always good for lols, but they were downright stupid, too.

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:35 am

I think you have to be able to look back and see just how much some people have mellowed over the course of their stay here. And also to see just how frequently some topics crop up (the Garegga rank ones are definitely classics). If you can't look back and have a little chuckle at some of the absurdity that goes on around here, then you aren't really that human (and BulletMagnet was called that by Rando a long time ago ^_-).

I'm hoping that this thread does expand a bit, I like a good laugh, and reviewing old and funny threads is a great way to ease a bit of tension.

EDIT: Some people lament on internet memes like "O RLY?" but we too have our own memes on this forum - "ZOMG ITS NOT LOW-RES!", "I like tacos" and so on. ^_-

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:36 am

This one will surely be remembered as bad at some point.

EDIT: I'm funny.

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:47 am

Are You Metrosexual?
One of the more interesting off-topic discussions we've had.
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... etrosexual

ahnslaught · Post by **ahnslaught** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:50 am

Jac2mac was the best! I just get a chuckle thinking of the canned intro - Hi guys! What do you think of ...? Thanks guys!

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:52 am

Icarus wrote:Hah, found it.

Dracula X - Chi no Flamewar:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=5684

That'll get a chuckle out of the old hands on the forum.

Yeah that's a classic, 2 and 1/4 pages about one letter in a word.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:53 am

GaijinPunch wrote:This one will surely be remembered as bad at some point.

EDIT: I'm funny.

I knew this would happen (please note the following smiley as a demonstration that I take this lighthearted:

)

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:02 am

FrederikJurk wrote: I knew this would happen (please note the following smiley as a demonstration that I take this lighthearted: )

I actually thought it was quite clever. In your defense, I thought of asking for a thread like this not long ago (after the remeniscing in the "remember when" thread). I realized that I knew pretty well all the crappy threads, so asking would be pointless.

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:04 am

No one's brought up the dis Dreamcast thread yet, man I made myself look stupid in that thread.

ahnslaught · Post by **ahnslaught** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:12 am

Nemo wrote:
Icarus wrote:Hah, found it.

Dracula X - Chi no Flamewar:
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=5684

That'll get a chuckle out of the old hands on the forum.
Yeah that's a classic, 2 and 1/4 pages about one letter in a word.

Read it and it was awesome; however, not nearly painful as sitting through a Constitutional law class for two weeks talking about one sentence

EddyMRA · Post by **EddyMRA** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:13 am

How about the Dark Saibot topics? Those have been deleted a long time ago. He put in links to Radiant Silvergun ISOs.

How about Japhei, the PCB bootlegger? I remember him posting in the trading section a few times.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:16 am

Wow, over a thousand posts and no one has mentioned any of mine yet, whew... *wipes sweat off brow*

Sometimes i feel like a thread killer, so i was worried for a second.

*end thread*

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:29 am

News doesn't start on the internet

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:08 am

I liked the ones with the schizophrenic alien lizardman guy who was about to kill his stepfather.