Remember that show.. uh.. whats it called, I cant place it.. OH YEAH!
Star Trek.
The show that brought the original posters together in the beginning. It's not usually documented but my knowledge and the knowledge of others of that TV show is extensive to say the least. I have 15 years of Trek behind me and I'm 22 years old. I know my shit and that goes for the whole Sci-Fi genre, it has had a hand in shaping who I am. So in 1999 I found this place called TBBS, the exact memories of finding the place and registering are foggy somewhat, I was a modder on Sacrifice of Angels the huge Homeworld mod at the time.
TBBS was a diferent place back then, almost unrecognizable. But it was clear that certian personalities were not very good at 'playing by the rules' I like to call that having a sense of humour, but whatever.
So long story short TK was built on the back of the great member genocide. Are posters were primarily ONLY Star Trek fans, which is kind of weird to think about these days looking at TK.
TK was built on a very simple idea. Free Speech. People were able to post what they like, they wern't censored, they wern't hounded over sigs being three characters longer than they should be because of some psycho idiotic mod with a power trip.
The fact that a spin off board was made at all shows you how infuriating TBBS was. And don't get me wrong, I loved that board in the start.
So TK was born and it thrived. Being on the other end of the spectrum it had to deal with a plethora or troubles that a board with basically no rules must overcome. For the most part it did this very well, proving that Free Speech can work without total anarchy. TK had great members and it was simply great fun to be embroiled in the inter-board wars and politics that went back and forth. The leaking of the BR threads was one of the heights of TK's "point" we were a thorn in the paw of TBBS and it was very, very amusing.
TK has always been changing and has never stayed static for very long. Soon enough posters found this place who were totally unconnected with Star Trek and had nothing invested in that show whatsoever. TK had outgrown its roots and continued to grow.
I have always seen a good TK poster as the following: Comedy. Yep, its that simple, good trolling is all about comedy, its not about pissing off people for the sake of it, or out of spite, those things become irrelevant if their is no comedy involved. Since are comedy swords were attempted to be dulled and beaten out of shape by some of the most humorless people on the planet namely The Modicus bastardus the revolution began. A good TK poster was a poster with a good sense of humor, and I still like to think thats true today.
Of course with Freedom of Speech and freedom to do anything in the realms of legality things can get out of hand. Duals, Spamming, hacking and general disruption are to be expected. This has always been the case at TK, its nothing new but the state of TK today is a shadow of its former self.
Now is the TK age of gimmicks and duals. It holds onto a slight thread of decency with the Number_6 forum where the true point of Free Speech can be entertained. The big issues, Politics, Religion, these things are made for freedom of expression. You have a wacky pov? TK is the place to come and celebrate it. Want to get into a discussion, no holds barred, with someone of impressive intellect? then TK can accomadate you. Unfortunatly that has been nothing but a foot note of late.
The Mine Field, once again. We all know my stance on the Mine Field, I believe it to be the most entertaning forum on TK. With some fantastic posters contributing to a "style" of posting laden with pop culture references and off the cuff remarks and in jokes. It has been TK's most unique forum.
But, it would seem that things have changed.
Tk is no longer the community that it once was, I expect laughs from only the posters I KNOW are good. I am never suprised and hardly ever interested in getting involved with discussions anymore. It just doesn't interest me.
With the additon of Karma the focus became squarley on the gimmick, who can amass the most, who can invest enough time in getting the most. Seems like a bad way to use a system that is suited for being used sparingly for especially good posts or funny remarks that warrant a little yellow nod.
But, hey, thats Free Speech, nobody gets banned on TK and anything goes.
I guess the point I am trying to make in this incredibly long winded diatribe is that Its just not worth paying attention too. The old gaurd are just not interested in the shit that goes down these days. Jillian was at least amusing.
Infuriating? most assuredly, but amusing all the same. The DLA? The endless pointless duals that have the intelligence and style of a drunk gnat? Nah, I can't get on board with it, it bores me to tears, I really just don't care. And, well, since TK is nothing more than a hobby for me, something I enjoyed doing it is a shame that I can no longer find much here to interest me. It's just no fun anymore. The old wars are long since passed, the crack of it has faded. The original posters that remember the roots are in some cases well out of dodge or still here but the hearts not in it anymore.
That said we have found some diamonds in the endless rough, some good posters have crossed over but alas the ratio of lameness to quality is not a happy one.
So yeah, I am sure TK will continue for many years to come. But it will not return to the glory days again. The best parts over.
The current climate has been duller than funeral speech penned by B&B for a pet tortoise.
TK is not dead, but it sure aint fun either. I am still here, I am always here but I don't find much to do or say anymore, I simply don't care. TK is now in the next generation but it feels more like Enterprise. This board will eventually have lost its roots alltogether as more long standing posters leave and more pointless peons set up shop and shout at people a lot.
"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." - Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
Star Trek.
The show that brought the original posters together in the beginning. It's not usually documented but my knowledge and the knowledge of others of that TV show is extensive to say the least. I have 15 years of Trek behind me and I'm 22 years old. I know my shit and that goes for the whole Sci-Fi genre, it has had a hand in shaping who I am. So in 1999 I found this place called TBBS, the exact memories of finding the place and registering are foggy somewhat, I was a modder on Sacrifice of Angels the huge Homeworld mod at the time.
TBBS was a diferent place back then, almost unrecognizable. But it was clear that certian personalities were not very good at 'playing by the rules' I like to call that having a sense of humour, but whatever.
So long story short TK was built on the back of the great member genocide. Are posters were primarily ONLY Star Trek fans, which is kind of weird to think about these days looking at TK.
TK was built on a very simple idea. Free Speech. People were able to post what they like, they wern't censored, they wern't hounded over sigs being three characters longer than they should be because of some psycho idiotic mod with a power trip.
The fact that a spin off board was made at all shows you how infuriating TBBS was. And don't get me wrong, I loved that board in the start.
So TK was born and it thrived. Being on the other end of the spectrum it had to deal with a plethora or troubles that a board with basically no rules must overcome. For the most part it did this very well, proving that Free Speech can work without total anarchy. TK had great members and it was simply great fun to be embroiled in the inter-board wars and politics that went back and forth. The leaking of the BR threads was one of the heights of TK's "point" we were a thorn in the paw of TBBS and it was very, very amusing.
TK has always been changing and has never stayed static for very long. Soon enough posters found this place who were totally unconnected with Star Trek and had nothing invested in that show whatsoever. TK had outgrown its roots and continued to grow.
I have always seen a good TK poster as the following: Comedy. Yep, its that simple, good trolling is all about comedy, its not about pissing off people for the sake of it, or out of spite, those things become irrelevant if their is no comedy involved. Since are comedy swords were attempted to be dulled and beaten out of shape by some of the most humorless people on the planet namely The Modicus bastardus the revolution began. A good TK poster was a poster with a good sense of humor, and I still like to think thats true today.
Of course with Freedom of Speech and freedom to do anything in the realms of legality things can get out of hand. Duals, Spamming, hacking and general disruption are to be expected. This has always been the case at TK, its nothing new but the state of TK today is a shadow of its former self.
Now is the TK age of gimmicks and duals. It holds onto a slight thread of decency with the Number_6 forum where the true point of Free Speech can be entertained. The big issues, Politics, Religion, these things are made for freedom of expression. You have a wacky pov? TK is the place to come and celebrate it. Want to get into a discussion, no holds barred, with someone of impressive intellect? then TK can accomadate you. Unfortunatly that has been nothing but a foot note of late.
The Mine Field, once again. We all know my stance on the Mine Field, I believe it to be the most entertaning forum on TK. With some fantastic posters contributing to a "style" of posting laden with pop culture references and off the cuff remarks and in jokes. It has been TK's most unique forum.
But, it would seem that things have changed.
Tk is no longer the community that it once was, I expect laughs from only the posters I KNOW are good. I am never suprised and hardly ever interested in getting involved with discussions anymore. It just doesn't interest me.
With the additon of Karma the focus became squarley on the gimmick, who can amass the most, who can invest enough time in getting the most. Seems like a bad way to use a system that is suited for being used sparingly for especially good posts or funny remarks that warrant a little yellow nod.
But, hey, thats Free Speech, nobody gets banned on TK and anything goes.
I guess the point I am trying to make in this incredibly long winded diatribe is that Its just not worth paying attention too. The old gaurd are just not interested in the shit that goes down these days. Jillian was at least amusing.
Infuriating? most assuredly, but amusing all the same. The DLA? The endless pointless duals that have the intelligence and style of a drunk gnat? Nah, I can't get on board with it, it bores me to tears, I really just don't care. And, well, since TK is nothing more than a hobby for me, something I enjoyed doing it is a shame that I can no longer find much here to interest me. It's just no fun anymore. The old wars are long since passed, the crack of it has faded. The original posters that remember the roots are in some cases well out of dodge or still here but the hearts not in it anymore.
That said we have found some diamonds in the endless rough, some good posters have crossed over but alas the ratio of lameness to quality is not a happy one.
So yeah, I am sure TK will continue for many years to come. But it will not return to the glory days again. The best parts over.
The current climate has been duller than funeral speech penned by B&B for a pet tortoise.
TK is not dead, but it sure aint fun either. I am still here, I am always here but I don't find much to do or say anymore, I simply don't care. TK is now in the next generation but it feels more like Enterprise. This board will eventually have lost its roots alltogether as more long standing posters leave and more pointless peons set up shop and shout at people a lot.
"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." - Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
