Where have the intellectuals gone?

I see two kinds of people on this website now, when it used to be a such a mismash of every culture you could think of: Trolls and Noobs. Why? Why has this website's community become a pun of itself? People that used to be quite literate and open-minded now seem closed and devolved. It really saddens me to know that it's gone down this path, I was really hoping for something more. This cannot be blamed on any one individual, but everyone, for letting puns overtake conversation, and survival overtaking equality. I will be flamed in this thread by a group of plebians, I'm sure of it, but just know that I am indebted to this community and wish to see it turn into something more than another average website; I want it to be special again. It hasn't been since August 2011 in my opinion, but that may even be an overestimate. I cannot and will not outline what I find to be a solution to what I find to be a problem, but rather watch as it progresses into a culture, then something more. Good luck, Afterwind, and may your culture discover itself again, instead of using single-word puns to describe every essence of time, as you so frequently do. Good luck.

Gardevoir work for ATN now good column

Kirjutas Garde, 02.10.2012 at 14:01

I see two kinds of people on this website now, when it used to be a such a mismash of every culture you could think of: Trolls and Noobs.

Man sry but i think you are always wrong,I see only funny and good people here.

Kirjutas avatar, 02.10.2012 at 14:25

Kirjutas Garde, 02.10.2012 at 14:01

I see two kinds of people on this website now, when it used to be a such a mismash of every culture you could think of: Trolls and Noobs.

Man sry but i think you are always wrong,I see only funny and good people here.

Funny? A single-word conception based upon the delinquency or utter stupidity of others being overly-used as a conversation adhesive, replacing actual culture, is "funny"? It's hardly even a concept, it's more of a cancer than a joke. "Good"? These "good" people racially insult you, spy on you, and tell you Macedonia is a false country? These people are "good"? Name a person that does good without being overly evil and I will try and accept your point, but it simply does not exist in my eyes. If a person can deem himself good for the wrongs he does, than he is a liar, and that is all I see when I read these forums and attempt to play these games.

Are you leaving finally

So'rry ga'rd th'e /int/e'llectua'ls ha've le'ft'

Kirjutas Garde, 02.10.2012 at 14:41

Kirjutas avatar, 02.10.2012 at 14:25

Kirjutas Garde, 02.10.2012 at 14:01

I see two kinds of people on this website now, when it used to be a such a mismash of every culture you could think of: Trolls and Noobs.

Man sry but i think you are always wrong,I see only funny and good people here.

Funny? A single-word conception based upon the delinquency or utter stupidity of others being overly-used as a conversation adhesive, replacing actual culture, is "funny"? It's hardly even a concept, it's more of a cancer than a joke. "Good"? These "good" people racially insult you, spy on you, and tell you Macedonia is a false country? These people are "good"? Name a person that does good without being overly evil and I will try and accept your point, but it simply does not exist in my eyes. If a person can deem himself good for the wrongs he does, than he is a liar, and that is all I see when I read these forums and attempt to play these games.

people will always say bad things but if sameone say Macedonia is false country i dont care anymore i know thats not true

iam sure 90% of people here are good,other are bad evil (most evil person are hdrakon1 and macedonian_greek)

there are to much good people here for example Zizou,Hugosch,Tophats,Acg,Vril,Andartes,Babisili,Val,Pinherio,Leaster,Pera Popic,Gardevoir,bonker,FSM,Tesla,Bargain,Alex meza ,caulepra,kalande,Dutchmarine
sry man i i cant write all good people here i will need half hour i have 276 players in my friend list they all good people

I made an ancient world scenario with the Jewish Kingdom in it 5 seconds after turn 1..."OMG JEWS R EVILZ" "OMG NO THEYZ NUT!" it went on like that the entire game.

Kirjutas Aristosseur, 02.10.2012 at 14:56

Are you leaving finally

Of course not.

@Froot

Y'e's' ' i' 'k'no'w t'h'ey 'ha've,' i't's' qui'te' a''sad' fa'c't.

I agree with avatar. Great and interesting people on Afterwind. I play for the people.

Kirjutas Fruit, 02.10.2012 at 15:00

So'rry ga'rd th'e /int/e'llectua'ls ha've le'ft'

major copy pasta from counterpart btw.

Gardevoir I agree with you. That the number of these cancers have gone up but the community still has its stronghold of intellectual people. Let's just hope it stays that way.

Kirjutas Tundy, 02.10.2012 at 17:57

You have earned my eternal servitude oh great one.

Kirjutas tophat, 02.10.2012 at 17:56

Kirjutas Fruit, 02.10.2012 at 15:00

So'rry ga'rd th'e /int/e'llectua'ls ha've le'ft'

major copy pasta from counterpart btw.

Gardevoir I agree with you. That the number of these cancers have gone up but the community still has its stronghold of intellectual people. Let's just hope it stays that way.

I don't seem them often, then. Stay the way it is? I'd rather the cancer move on and learn to respect people and forget, or just walk away. This "stronghold" should come out of the walls more often, and converse with the plebians, like it used to be.

Yeah, I have to side with Gardy on this one. The intelligence level here has honestly dropped a few clicks.

Ignoring LilD's comment above ^^ , I agree 100% with Acq and Avatar. The only reason I am still here is for the people that play this game. I myself have to admit that I am quite nooby at this game, and the only reason I log in most of the time is talk to my mate because people like me like meeting people around the world. Even if they are a funny troller or a weirdo, its still feels great to talk to them. I could name more than Avatar's list that are great people on AW. Gard you always see the negative side of things, but maybe its time you turn towards the bright light .

I could also tell you some nice people like Glennmiller or Kona-chan (Clovek30) were one of my best friends here, because of the awesome things they've done to keep me running in this game.

Even if there are trolls in this game, I think they are here to keep the balance of good people and trolls. They are what hold Afterwind together with the good people.

Nice topic to discuss about though.

And this from you Gardy boy. Oh my. You're like the biggest wannabe ever, the way you talk alone exposes you as one. I mean really, plebeians? You can't even spell that word correctly and still use it to sperate yourself from people you obviously think to be stupid and narrow minded. That's what I would call being narrow minded.
In truth they are just young people to whom this game and subsequently it's forum are nothing more than a way of having fun. If they have fun trolling let them, it's what this site is there for. This is not for deep political discussions or such. Of course you can have them, but mainly this is a game forum that doesn't revolve around questioning existential matters. People come here to enjoy their time and turn their heads off, not for having life changing talks with other 14 year olds.

Anyways, how about you start with reviving your so called Afterwind culture by going back to this -> topic and answering KengurBGDs posts in a proper way? You talk of open-mindedness yet answer to all of his well thought out posts that are obviously a matter of heart to him with only a few words or sentences. Is that what your glorious old day conversations looked like? For once, try to put yourself into his shoes. Try to see what he sees, he's a proud man from a totally diffrent culture and his country is more and more falling apart. Your points may still stand after you did that, but you will be able to have a way better conversation with him, actually answering to all of his points and trying to make him a little more open to the idea of his country losing even more land. Good conversations are an exchange and he gave you a lot, while you repayed him with shit.

Learster best post, it even surpasses amok's.

Leaster is player of month October.
Oktoberfest xaxaxxa
free dutch beer for leaster from me

Tsiteeri:

Iam sure 90% of people here are good,other are bad evil (most evil person are hdrakon1 and macedonian_greek)

i am not evil !

I dont knowed that Gardevoir is child cartoon hero and gardevoir is female pokemon lol
iam pokemon master lol

Kirjutas avatar, 02.10.2012 at 14:15

Gardevoir work for ATN now good column

he resigned from CNN's fashion column to make elitist speeches now

Guys, It is impossible to stop trolls and noobs. No matter what you do, they will always be there but nonetheless, I agreed 100% with LDK, Acq, Avatar and learster.

Kirjutas avatar, 03.10.2012 at 07:50

I dont knowed that Gardevoir is child cartoon hero and gardevoir is female pokemon lol
iam pokemon master lol

Xaxa,Gardevoir is a Pokeman.Now you know.

It's just now coming to me that there never were intellectuals here, just arrogance and rude people. I'm not communicating on this website anymore, it causes too much stress and not enough gain. I'll only be talking on official threads related to Custom maps or News posts. Sorry.

Kirjutas Garde, 03.10.2012 at 17:28

It's just now coming to me that there never were intellectuals here, just arrogance and rude people. I'm not communicating on this website anymore, it causes too much stress and not enough gain. I'll only be talking on official threads related to Custom maps or News posts. Sorry.

i am a intellectual individual here, and i am also a troll,spammer,backstabber, and douche bag to others.
but you cannot judge everyone on the community because you feel like it.

noobs are in everywhere, and this a good fact, noob = new players, if you feel like this community has more noobs is ok, because that means that this community is growing.
trolls? whats wrong with them, this game is boring. a "smart" individual can also be a troll.

the reason you get trolled, is because you make stupid and no sense topics, no one is gonna share they life with a strange.....

Kirjutas Tundy, 03.10.2012 at 17:37

Kirjutas Garde, 03.10.2012 at 17:28

It's just now coming to me that there never were intellectuals here, just arrogance and rude people. I'm not communicating on this website anymore, it causes too much stress and not enough gain. I'll only be talking on official threads related to Custom maps or News posts. Sorry.

i am a intellectual individual here, and i am also a troll,spammer,backstabber, and douche bag to others.
but you cannot judge everyone on the community because you feel like it.

noobs are in everywhere, and this a good fact, noob = new players, if you feel like this community has more noobs is ok, because that means that this community is growing.
trolls? whats wrong with them, this game is boring. a "smart" individual can also be a troll.

the reason you get trolled, is because you make stupid and no sense topics, no one is gonna share they life with a strange.....

The reason I get trolled is because I try to impress people I admire, but fall flat on my ass in embarrassment every time because I don't know how to think of counter-arguments and common sense.

Kirjutas Stomach Ulcers, 03.10.2012 at 19:35

Kirjutas Garde, 03.10.2012 at 17:28

I'm not communicating on this website anymore

This is the greatest day of my life.

I second that.

And Gardy,I agree with Mr.Socialist/Tunder3.People here play to have fun,not be wannabes like you.For most o us,Afterwind is an outlet for the crappy days of our lives and you come here criticizing us for it.Just have fun bro and stop being such a killjoy,don't be a snob and people will like you.

Ah man poor Gardevoir. Don't try to fix or criticize everything you see. People will jut get mad and troll you forever. You might be right in the matter of what you bring, but not everyone agrees and after all, it's just a game. People come to have fun. Also the average age is lower on the site now so yes most will have a lower intellect. You were quite the troll if I remember correctly, back when i was a rank 2, always spamming global you were. However, I'm not posting to troll or go against you, but I do think that maybe letting go is essential for you.

Whatever TopHats says, he is right, here is the example:

Kirjutas Garde, 25.04.2011 at 14:52

Kirjutas EAGLE EMPEROR, 25.04.2011 at 14:48

I just starting playing guitar. I have an acoustic electric Takamine.

sweet! maybe one day youll get rich off of it and play a 15k Bruce Sexauer lol

old gardevoir = fun
new gardevoir = faggot