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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 442 Views
it depends which chat we get. LadyLorraine - 10/10/2010 05:44:58 PM 811 Views
You're in the Skype Chat now, btw. Joel - 10/10/2010 10:59:24 PM 724 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 867 Views
Which they could easily do with Skype and get voice, yet no one does. Joel - 10/10/2010 10:56:55 PM 913 Views
The idea of voice chat creeps me out on so many levels *NM* Camilla - 11/10/2010 12:34:22 AM 840 Views
So don't do voice; we rarely do. Joel - 11/10/2010 07:35:33 AM 846 Views
Same *NM* ironclad - 11/10/2010 09:40:29 AM 351 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 437 Views
Come and find out *NM* Camilla - 11/10/2010 10:48:56 PM 324 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 489 Views
This. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/10/2010 04:43:52 AM 314 Views
Then that, again, seems a problem that coding can't solve. Joel - 11/10/2010 07:33:32 AM 885 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 899 Views
Honestly, I think the "one time event" is the biggest problem. Joel - 12/10/2010 04:20:04 AM 924 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 792 Views
What effort? Joel - 12/10/2010 04:38:42 AM 783 Views
The effort beyond clicking two buttons. Ghavrel - 13/10/2010 04:25:57 AM 660 Views
Install, make a SN and search for people you email. Joel - 13/10/2010 04:43:09 AM 835 Views
Re: TaskmasterJack - 12/10/2010 11:00:56 PM 659 Views
Then where are they? Joel - 13/10/2010 04:00:46 AM 738 Views
You have a faulty memory. Chat was incredibly active as late as 2007. Ghavrel - 13/10/2010 04:24:25 AM 802 Views
Again, that's people, and not/having Chat won't change that. Joel - 13/10/2010 04:45:40 AM 821 Views
Incorrect John - 13/10/2010 04:58:30 AM 833 Views
Initially only the person who started it can boot. Joel - 13/10/2010 05:12:27 AM 889 Views
Re: Initially only the person who started it can boot. BlackAdder - 13/10/2010 02:45:50 PM 752 Views
And me! Kronin al'Sulc - 13/10/2010 03:27:15 PM 795 Views
oops, sorry about that. *NM* BlackAdder - 13/10/2010 03:42:33 PM 706 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 822 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 858 Views
So? Joel - 14/10/2010 04:52:37 AM 839 Views
Are you deliberately trying to not understand? John - 14/10/2010 05:54:16 AM 959 Views
Not deliberately. Joel - 14/10/2010 06:21:09 AM 846 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 833 Views
I doubt that as well, frankly. *NM* Legolas - 13/10/2010 03:32:33 PM 363 Views
Things aren't what they used to be... TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 10:46:04 PM 774 Views
No John - 13/10/2010 04:45:29 AM 757 Views
"Unmoderated" would be going too far. Joel - 13/10/2010 04:53:19 AM 875 Views
Most of the group consists of long-standing Wotmaniacs, so. *NM* Dan - 12/10/2010 05:25:39 AM 435 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 856 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 429 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 830 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 898 Views
Also, what qualifies as "good standing"? Who's the judge? *NM* Dan - 13/10/2010 05:36:23 AM 470 Views
The one who wants to chat, of course? *NM* jh - 13/10/2010 07:23:15 AM 427 Views
Jonte is right. The judges are numerous. Each with their own motivations and interests. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 13/10/2010 11:10:04 PM 401 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 860 Views
Colorful. You big, gay elitist. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/10/2010 12:06:14 AM 433 Views
See Kit - 14/10/2010 05:42:21 AM 744 Views
we are Rafonauts now. Yunalesca - 13/10/2010 03:16:32 PM 719 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 883 Views
I sure hope you're right. Joel - 14/10/2010 05:04:26 AM 926 Views
I am RAFOlk. Joel - 14/10/2010 06:22:25 AM 734 Views
When I got facebook I stopped logging in to aim. Avendesora - 11/10/2010 01:24:26 AM 766 Views
There's a Chat if you want one. Joel - 10/10/2010 11:01:57 PM 866 Views
i wouldn't say mutely Yunalesca - 10/10/2010 11:40:13 PM 859 Views
Ditto. Stephen - 10/10/2010 11:53:32 PM 768 Views
Well, like I said, talk about something else. Joel - 11/10/2010 01:32:15 AM 793 Views
do you know how hard it is stopping sports fanatics talking about sports? Yunalesca - 11/10/2010 09:59:56 AM 882 Views
I'll usually shut up if someone carries another topic. Joel - 12/10/2010 04:25:19 AM 809 Views
I'd deign to chat with you, m'friend. *NM* LiterateDog - 13/10/2010 11:43:13 PM 383 Views
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Re: Kit - 14/10/2010 05:47:07 AM 792 Views
While I'm passing through, "Hi wooly and Kit. Long time." *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/10/2010 10:14:49 PM 444 Views
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