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Yeah, I know, I came up with the term. Many still consider the "old gang" as "wotmaniacs" though. TaskmasterJack Send a noteboard - 13/10/2010 11:01:58 PM
Or something.


what your standing was on wotmania doesn't matter any more.


I disagree. I consider each person's perception as a RAFOnaut to be a continuation of their wotmania history. If you spent 8 to 10 years at wotmania and you've now been visiting RAFO for over a year, people will judge you for the 9 to 11 years of content you've contributed and relationships you've been a part of. Not just the previous one year. You can add onto your history from the previous site, but not erase it. RAFO didn't give everyone a fresh slate in which all preconceived notions about them were abandoned. Not to say people can't be forgiven for who they were, have their levels or respect rise or fall, but that could be true of a person's 8th year at wotmania compared to their 5th as much as it would their first year at RAFO compared to their last at wotmania.

So to say that who you were at wotmania doesn't matter or is invalidated by RAFO's existence is false. If someone who was a recognized veteran of wotmania were to post on RAFO for the first time tomorrow, we would all embrace them as who we knew them to be.
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I've already had several days like that. Yet people keep insisting RAFO is better without chat. *NM* Aeryn - 10/10/2010 05:29:46 PM 457 Views
it depends which chat we get. LadyLorraine - 10/10/2010 05:44:58 PM 830 Views
You're in the Skype Chat now, btw. Joel - 10/10/2010 10:59:24 PM 750 Views
When chat used to be down for long stretches, everyone would just pile into AIM chat. TaskmasterJack - 10/10/2010 06:54:33 PM 889 Views
Which they could easily do with Skype and get voice, yet no one does. Joel - 10/10/2010 10:56:55 PM 930 Views
The idea of voice chat creeps me out on so many levels *NM* Camilla - 11/10/2010 12:34:22 AM 860 Views
So don't do voice; we rarely do. Joel - 11/10/2010 07:35:33 AM 876 Views
Same *NM* ironclad - 11/10/2010 09:40:29 AM 363 Views
Is that why the Edinburgh gathering pics are always nothing but sign language and dirty gestures? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 11/10/2010 10:36:00 PM 448 Views
Come and find out *NM* Camilla - 11/10/2010 10:48:56 PM 333 Views
The group that is popularized as being a part of that is not enticing to long standing wotmaniacs. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 11/10/2010 03:29:57 AM 498 Views
This. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/10/2010 04:43:52 AM 331 Views
Then that, again, seems a problem that coding can't solve. Joel - 11/10/2010 07:33:32 AM 914 Views
I don't think most want to download another program when they had it so easy before. TaskmasterJack - 11/10/2010 10:39:55 PM 923 Views
Honestly, I think the "one time event" is the biggest problem. Joel - 12/10/2010 04:20:04 AM 966 Views
I disagree. I don't think enough people think it worth the effort to deal with Skype. Ghavrel - 12/10/2010 04:28:21 AM 834 Views
What effort? Joel - 12/10/2010 04:38:42 AM 821 Views
The effort beyond clicking two buttons. Ghavrel - 13/10/2010 04:25:57 AM 686 Views
Install, make a SN and search for people you email. Joel - 13/10/2010 04:43:09 AM 867 Views
Re: TaskmasterJack - 12/10/2010 11:00:56 PM 682 Views
Then where are they? Joel - 13/10/2010 04:00:46 AM 780 Views
You have a faulty memory. Chat was incredibly active as late as 2007. Ghavrel - 13/10/2010 04:24:25 AM 826 Views
Again, that's people, and not/having Chat won't change that. Joel - 13/10/2010 04:45:40 AM 846 Views
Incorrect John - 13/10/2010 04:58:30 AM 861 Views
Initially only the person who started it can boot. Joel - 13/10/2010 05:12:27 AM 923 Views
Re: Initially only the person who started it can boot. BlackAdder - 13/10/2010 02:45:50 PM 774 Views
And me! Kronin al'Sulc - 13/10/2010 03:27:15 PM 827 Views
oops, sorry about that. *NM* BlackAdder - 13/10/2010 03:42:33 PM 727 Views
Sounds right; don't really know much about The Tavern except that's all in character. Joel - 14/10/2010 04:54:06 AM 846 Views
What do you mean where are they? There isn't a chat linked to the site. TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 10:44:10 PM 885 Views
So? Joel - 14/10/2010 04:52:37 AM 881 Views
Are you deliberately trying to not understand? John - 14/10/2010 05:54:16 AM 986 Views
Not deliberately. Joel - 14/10/2010 06:21:09 AM 865 Views
I have to admit that I highly doubt I would ever participate if a revived chat were installed Larry - 13/10/2010 05:08:38 AM 858 Views
I doubt that as well, frankly. *NM* Legolas - 13/10/2010 03:32:33 PM 370 Views
Things aren't what they used to be... TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 10:46:04 PM 797 Views
No John - 13/10/2010 04:45:29 AM 797 Views
"Unmoderated" would be going too far. Joel - 13/10/2010 04:53:19 AM 897 Views
Most of the group consists of long-standing Wotmaniacs, so. *NM* Dan - 12/10/2010 05:25:39 AM 443 Views
I probably didn't phrase that right. Maybe an -er after long and an "in good" before standing. TaskmasterJack - 12/10/2010 11:02:30 PM 894 Views
Plenty of people who've been around as long as you, and plenty in good standing. *NM* Dan - 13/10/2010 05:36:23 AM 437 Views
I see that my comments are being interpeted as a blanket insult to all parties involved... TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 11:09:09 PM 854 Views
Also "as long as me" doesn't really factor, because I wasn't using myself to set the bar. TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 11:26:29 PM 921 Views
Also, what qualifies as "good standing"? Who's the judge? *NM* Dan - 13/10/2010 05:36:23 AM 495 Views
The one who wants to chat, of course? *NM* jh - 13/10/2010 07:23:15 AM 451 Views
Jonte is right. The judges are numerous. Each with their own motivations and interests. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 11:10:04 PM 412 Views
I'd fuck myself to death with a spike of frozen cat piss before I'd chat with that skype crowd. LiterateDog - 13/10/2010 11:42:16 PM 886 Views
Colorful. You big, gay elitist. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/10/2010 12:06:14 AM 441 Views
See Kit - 14/10/2010 05:42:21 AM 769 Views
we are Rafonauts now. Yunalesca - 13/10/2010 03:16:32 PM 743 Views
Yeah, I know, I came up with the term. Many still consider the "old gang" as "wotmaniacs" though. TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 11:01:58 PM 905 Views
I sure hope you're right. Joel - 14/10/2010 05:04:26 AM 949 Views
I am RAFOlk. Joel - 14/10/2010 06:22:25 AM 758 Views
When I got facebook I stopped logging in to aim. Avendesora - 11/10/2010 01:24:26 AM 791 Views
There's a Chat if you want one. Joel - 10/10/2010 11:01:57 PM 889 Views
i wouldn't say mutely Yunalesca - 10/10/2010 11:40:13 PM 895 Views
Ditto. Stephen - 10/10/2010 11:53:32 PM 790 Views
Well, like I said, talk about something else. Joel - 11/10/2010 01:32:15 AM 817 Views
do you know how hard it is stopping sports fanatics talking about sports? Yunalesca - 11/10/2010 09:59:56 AM 908 Views
I'll usually shut up if someone carries another topic. Joel - 12/10/2010 04:25:19 AM 827 Views
I'd deign to chat with you, m'friend. *NM* LiterateDog - 13/10/2010 11:43:13 PM 393 Views
John - 14/10/2010 05:45:26 AM 795 Views
Re: Kit - 14/10/2010 05:47:07 AM 814 Views
While I'm passing through, "Hi wooly and Kit. Long time." *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/10/2010 10:14:49 PM 471 Views
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