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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 417 Views
it depends which chat we get. LadyLorraine - 10/10/2010 05:44:58 PM 762 Views
You're in the Skype Chat now, btw. Joel - 10/10/2010 10:59:24 PM 677 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 822 Views
Which they could easily do with Skype and get voice, yet no one does. Joel - 10/10/2010 10:56:55 PM 857 Views
The idea of voice chat creeps me out on so many levels *NM* Camilla - 11/10/2010 12:34:22 AM 793 Views
So don't do voice; we rarely do. Joel - 11/10/2010 07:35:33 AM 786 Views
Same *NM* ironclad - 11/10/2010 09:40:29 AM 328 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 414 Views
Come and find out *NM* Camilla - 11/10/2010 10:48:56 PM 304 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 452 Views
This. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/10/2010 04:43:52 AM 288 Views
Then that, again, seems a problem that coding can't solve. Joel - 11/10/2010 07:33:32 AM 827 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 854 Views
Honestly, I think the "one time event" is the biggest problem. Joel - 12/10/2010 04:20:04 AM 860 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 751 Views
What effort? Joel - 12/10/2010 04:38:42 AM 739 Views
The effort beyond clicking two buttons. Ghavrel - 13/10/2010 04:25:57 AM 613 Views
Install, make a SN and search for people you email. Joel - 13/10/2010 04:43:09 AM 790 Views
Re: TaskmasterJack - 12/10/2010 11:00:56 PM 616 Views
Then where are they? Joel - 13/10/2010 04:00:46 AM 682 Views
You have a faulty memory. Chat was incredibly active as late as 2007. Ghavrel - 13/10/2010 04:24:25 AM 757 Views
Again, that's people, and not/having Chat won't change that. Joel - 13/10/2010 04:45:40 AM 767 Views
Incorrect John - 13/10/2010 04:58:30 AM 790 Views
Initially only the person who started it can boot. Joel - 13/10/2010 05:12:27 AM 842 Views
Re: Initially only the person who started it can boot. BlackAdder - 13/10/2010 02:45:50 PM 708 Views
And me! Kronin al'Sulc - 13/10/2010 03:27:15 PM 710 Views
oops, sorry about that. *NM* BlackAdder - 13/10/2010 03:42:33 PM 663 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 771 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 816 Views
So? Joel - 14/10/2010 04:52:37 AM 796 Views
Are you deliberately trying to not understand? John - 14/10/2010 05:54:16 AM 916 Views
Not deliberately. Joel - 14/10/2010 06:21:09 AM 801 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 774 Views
I doubt that as well, frankly. *NM* Legolas - 13/10/2010 03:32:33 PM 337 Views
Things aren't what they used to be... TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 10:46:04 PM 731 Views
No John - 13/10/2010 04:45:29 AM 696 Views
"Unmoderated" would be going too far. Joel - 13/10/2010 04:53:19 AM 833 Views
Most of the group consists of long-standing Wotmaniacs, so. *NM* Dan - 12/10/2010 05:25:39 AM 408 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 801 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 403 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 785 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 853 Views
Also, what qualifies as "good standing"? Who's the judge? *NM* Dan - 13/10/2010 05:36:23 AM 439 Views
The one who wants to chat, of course? *NM* jh - 13/10/2010 07:23:15 AM 398 Views
Jonte is right. The judges are numerous. Each with their own motivations and interests. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 11:10:04 PM 376 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 816 Views
Colorful. You big, gay elitist. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/10/2010 12:06:14 AM 409 Views
See Kit - 14/10/2010 05:42:21 AM 701 Views
we are Rafonauts now. Yunalesca - 13/10/2010 03:16:32 PM 660 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 836 Views
I sure hope you're right. Joel - 14/10/2010 05:04:26 AM 883 Views
I am RAFOlk. Joel - 14/10/2010 06:22:25 AM 685 Views
When I got facebook I stopped logging in to aim. Avendesora - 11/10/2010 01:24:26 AM 711 Views
There's a Chat if you want one. Joel - 10/10/2010 11:01:57 PM 817 Views
i wouldn't say mutely Yunalesca - 10/10/2010 11:40:13 PM 793 Views
Ditto. Stephen - 10/10/2010 11:53:32 PM 723 Views
Well, like I said, talk about something else. Joel - 11/10/2010 01:32:15 AM 750 Views
do you know how hard it is stopping sports fanatics talking about sports? Yunalesca - 11/10/2010 09:59:56 AM 831 Views
I'll usually shut up if someone carries another topic. Joel - 12/10/2010 04:25:19 AM 765 Views
I'd deign to chat with you, m'friend. *NM* LiterateDog - 13/10/2010 11:43:13 PM 360 Views
John - 14/10/2010 05:45:26 AM 731 Views
Re: Kit - 14/10/2010 05:47:07 AM 753 Views
While I'm passing through, "Hi wooly and Kit. Long time." *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/10/2010 10:14:49 PM 406 Views
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