OtakuBoards <-> Life

[Roxie Faye]

[color=#9933ff]Odd title. Couldn't think of anything better.

Anyways, I was talking to a couple members over AIM about this, and I was wondering do you ever think, if you hadn't found OtakuBoards, that your life would be different? Would you not have met some people, made some friends? If you've made some friends from here, do you think you could live with out them, or to you think you've become close to them, and that coming here was a good thing? Or, if you don't think it would have mattered, why not? Are you not here to make friends, or maybe you just see this as an internet forum, no need to get attached.

And for you Moderators and SuperModerators, as an added, do you just see OtakuBoards as a job, and you're just here to do your job, or have you formed some friendships here, as well?

Personally, for me, I don't think coming here was a mistake. I've gotten to know some great people, and I know I couldn't live, now with out some of them.

Enough about me, what about you guys?

[size=1]P.S.: If you want to name some friends you've made here, go right ahead, but please do stick to the topic. Friends is not the primary topic of this thread.[/size][/color]

[Sara]

[size=1]Well, I probably would have been doing something more constructive in my free time...then again, perhaps not.

I doubt I would have gotten to know Ginny, for one. She's pulled me through more stuff than she knows.

Shyguy gives me someone to looks out for and rant at, and....he really is a great friend. ::waves at Shy::

And the people who have served as 'guidance counselors' to me this past year: Justin, Deus Ex, and Shaun. Thanks, guys.

Eh.. In general, OB gives me something to do with my free time, and a stepping-off point for the rest of the web. [Home sweet home....or something.]

How I post determines how I am thought of. I can be absolutely ridiculous, a jerk, funny, rude, sweet, or almost anything else...and no one would be the wiser.

I am what I let you guys see.[/size]

[::Ex-Soldier::]

Meh. It's given me something to do, rather than just sit around and do nothing. >_> Umm...thats about it. And also making new friends, and stuff.

[Axel--Ignition]

God, I've been here a year and now I tear myself off of it! I'd probably be my old, dull self. No friends, no life (if I even have one now), I probably would have commited suicide by now, I'd lose anime and maybe video games as a hobby and try to fit in with the rest of the people at school--and fail, I'd be 100lbs. instead of 150lbs., my parents might like me more, I wouldn't have met some people that I am quite close to now, I'd just be a careless shell of nothingness, I'd smoke 20 kinds of illegal drugs, and I'd wish I knew about this place...

Oi, that's a lot!

[Kinetic]

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Well, I can say that my life would be a little bit different. I could live without it but it is still a very nice thing to be able to fall back on.

This place has also led me to some other boards where I have made even closer friends (since they were smaller boards) but this is a great place.
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[Darkness]

Yeah, things would be different. I like the fact that I can come here and talk anime and stuff with other people and not get a puzzled look. It's an added bonus that I can talk about anything else here as well. Now if only I could meet a cute girl who likes anime........

[Guest boogeta]

Well I wouldn't be on the net as much but it ruins your brain any way :drunk: who cares I'm never goin to leave this place well I hope I dont have to leave this place

[Guest cloricus]

Hehehe... Well I can't say I've made any friends, but I don't feel I've made any enemies. (That I didn't already have in real life.)
My spelling has improved no end since I joined these boards. (One of my old English teachers had to ask who wrote the email I sent to them.)
I had just had a long stint in packed chat rooms and was talking like, "a ppls ho j00 ding, en ny g00d? k ol. ltr." (Not allot of time to write your messages in chat rooms with over 100 ppls talking at once.) but thanks to allot of offensive emails I improved my spelling and grammar, so that was a positive.
I've had LOTS and LOTS of fun arguments with Gokents over time, not so much with James though, I keep thinking he's about to ban me... :P
I seem to have made up with Gokents now though (That?s a good thing, one less person that?s after me :P), good thing Matts here. I look forward to many arguments about America.
(Which for all of you think wrong, I have nothing against America. I want to go there and see tons of stuff. (I just don't like the stats of the number of Ozzies killed getting off the planes over there.))
As for life, I would have just been in more chat rooms and useless stuff like that.
I am still to find better forums with such a great bunch of people.

-Lord Epssy

[Dan L]

whoa.. I thought the topic was along the lines of "do you all have a life as well as otakuboards..

but yeah.. I would be a lot different had I not come here. to what extent I don't know, because I did come here.. but I would be different ;)

For one thing I wouldn't know the great people I know *waves to great people*- you know who you all are ;) (if not, then there's a simple test- if you're in my sig, then you're a great person ;) )

[Mitch]

[color=red] Yes, I do think my life would be different, no matter how smally. I have made some of my best online friends on these boards...from Sara, which I've barely spoken to, and Kinetic, CWB, Elite...I've made much more than that.

And me as a mod, I do not see this as a job...but more as me just helping OB, giving back for what it has gaven me, if you'd like to say it that way.[/color]

[Genkai]

Well this and 1 other board site is pretty much what I come on my computer for.. That and Photoshop trial(which is dead..... and to think i spent my last hour with it on distoring YGO cards for a thread that was closed...u.u), and the VERY OCCASIONAL game...

So yeah, I spend more time on the computer.. And I know a lot more about anime, and I've made some friends and met cool people *glances at sig*

[vegeta rocker]

I think i would have nothing to do while on the computer, i usually just surf anipike or research j rock lyrics. A lot of my time on the net i spend here. I probably would not know the little facts that otakus' bring up here. I would miss some people i have gotten used to seeing. For example i enjoy reading Transtic Nerve's or James posts because they are usually witty while proving a point. Nearly everyone here has a trait about their posts i enjoy.

[Solo Tremaine]

This has definately changed my life. *starts choral music* before I found this place, there was nowhere I could discuss my anime tastes and basically talk about what I wanted- my friends are kind of stubborn like that. Also, I wanted to find a place where I could discuss my stories with people who were interested in them, rather than just slap them on a third-rate website where no-one would look at them.

As soon as I found the website I knew I'd like it. I can't even remember why I was looking for it or what I was actually looking for, but I found it and signed up instantly. I've never regretted it. It's given me a release for my built-up anime stress and lots of friends who I like to discuss other things with, too many to mention without having to go back to the 'Role Models' thread. Had I not found it, not only would I have more time (which is the only thing I can complain about- it's taken over almost all of my waking hours) but I would be a lot more miserable and I wouldn't be half as pleased with my stories as I am now. It doesn't sound like much, but it means a lot to me. It also means a lot that people listen to what I have to say, and that people will let me help them if they want to. Until very recently, I've always been chewed out of social situations. So I guess this has also given me confidence to go into them more, and it's made me less worried about what people think of me.

So yeah, it's changed my life lots. It's almost the only site I go to now, except when I'm buying Zoids or Star Wars stuff.

[Shy]

[size=1]I would probably be writing and drawing more, considering that I haven?t drawn anything for fun since I joined the boards. But the friends I?ve made and the things I have learned are worth it. There is no way that I ever would have met any of my OB friends elsewhere. How often do I speak to someone from New York? Never, but thanks to these forums I do it on a daily basis. Originally I joined OB for the Digimon section, but I?ve stayed because of the members.

Thank you Ginny, Sara/Cera/Girl I know, and Nerdsy for being my OB friends who have been with me since the beginning.

And yes, moderating [I]is[/I] a job. Anyone who says otherwise is lying, because there are a lot of factors that make OtakuBoards unpleasant for authority figures. I can?t post as much as I would like to (reading every topic takes a long time) but I owe it to the boards after all that they have given me.

But I work for theOtaku.com because I like to hear Adam?s speeches ^^?[/size]

[Phantom]

Without OB, I would not have met a few good folks...Namely:

Bryan - Lalaith Ril
Dan - Deus Ex Machina
...shiz...cant...remember..name...ok fine!!! (sorry Dude, I know u dont like this name:)
Shane - Kinetic
Evelyn - Mist
Dyne/Juuthena - Juuthena
Russle - Break

.:List Gowez On:.

Meeting people was not also a good thing bout OB that changed my life... It was at one time an excuse to minorly neglect my gf lol...but now, she is top priority... It was also a great place to vent on while a newb role playing... or posting pics on the art forum...always good...

[BabyGirl]

[color=deeppink]Heck yeah things would be different for me; I wouldn't have much to do online when I'm bored if I hadn't found this place. And I wouldn't have met my boy Justin who became my first real "e-buddy".

While I was modding I didn't feel at all like I was just here to do a 'job'. I probably got to know more people throughout that year of moderating than I am getting to know now. In some ways I actually miss people PMing me and asking me questions because it was a great way to meet new people :)

As for my attachment to the boards, I know that my dedication has severely faded and that I hardly visit that often, but this is probably the only internet site that I will ever be able to look back on and remember some really great times.

However, I could probably take a long break from the boards and be ok with it. Soon enough I think it'll be time to just move on :whoops: [/color]

[Frankie]

well seeing how so many are getting annoyed at my story i wont go into it much


but i joined the ob in v2 when i needed help with my zelda games

i then adapted to the digimon section..... BUT..... i was extreamly depressed and was extreamly suicidal..i almost commitied suicide...shaun here...talked to me...now a year later....hes like a brother to me...he like saved my life...i had no friends...

no one said i was beautiful till i met uriel5....

i have friends now thanks to the OB....

the reson i find my friends on the net is cause


appearences dont matter to you people

its mainly personality...

my friends...

shaun
ginny
uriel
hyper shadow
iggy
Calumon Luver
and many more

shaun was my first friend ever he saved me..just by talking to me

the ob is now like a home to me

im always alone here in my oun house

no one around

2 surgerys this year...im jsut recovering from one i had yesterday....day surgery..what fun


im alone here almsot 24/7... no home town friends

but i dont NEED hometown friends as long as i have true friends here...

otakuboards have changed my life..... more like the people here have


so i say... with out the boards

if i hadent found this place

i wouldent be alive right now....
or i would be so depressed i wouldent do much....

but this place has changed so many things in my life...

so many people here who truely care about me

[Syk3]

I can't really imagine my life without OtakuBoards. It's pretty much a daily routine to go and post here and talk to my friends who post here as well.

What would I do if I hadn't found OtakuBoards? I'll tell you -- go on the internet only to find pictures of Dragonball Z pictures to draw. That's what I was basially doing before I came to OtakuBoards back in June '01, and I found this place when I typed a search for "Dragonball Z pictures" or something. I suppose the search engine brought this place because it had a Dragonball forum, and after this site kept coming up, I decided to join. Without this board, I would be interested in only Dragonball Z and no other anime. I wouldn't know much about the internet, and wouldn't have enough motive to care. I'd probably have gotten into video games anyway, and would be totally into it now, rather than anime consuming half of my life.

I would not have met some of my best friends on the internet today. In fact, these guys are such good internet friends, that they are closer than most of my personal friends. Everyone here is really nice, but I most especially want to say high to people who have been here since the beginning to help me out -- OutlawDragon (first 'net friend and still my best. You brought me out of just DBZ, showed me the art of websites, showed me around OtakuBoards, and more. I'm even hoping to go and visit your house maybe if I go down to...erm, perhaps you might not want me to say), Lady Saiya-jin (I know you havn't been around in a while, but you are still one of my closes internet friends. You inspired me artistically, and you showed me how much I cared about you when you almost died on 9/11), Shift (long-time 'net friend, you are the best graphics maker I know. You inspired me to make better banners and have been a good friend), and more (ditto)!

I really owe a lot to OtakuBoards; they've brought me through a path in life that I cannot imagine living without.

[Sui Generis]

OtakuBoards has been great for me. I think its helped me out alot.

Yes, I've met people here. And I know for a fact its saved my life. Otaku itself hasn't but the people here have. I've met some of my best friends here. I love it!

If I never had foudn this place I would be alot different. For one thing the question of me being alive would be there. I've learned alot here. I've matured alot through this boards also. Its quite funny to look at some of my first posts then come back and look at the ones now. Theres a huge difference, and I think thats because of this place. I've learned to express my feelings better.

Also its developed many interests for me. I came here a mild anime fan who saw Gundam Wing once, and now I'm an avid fan. I have all the DVD/TAPES of Gundam Wing, Posters galore, models, and Pictures thanks to this place. I've also become a much better writer thanks to the people here.

I owe alot to OtakuBoards.

Thanks Otaku!

[Transtic Nerve]

It is a job in a way. I mean, I don't get paid, but it's like volunteer work. I didn't have to say yes when they asked me to and I don't have to stay, but since I vulonteered, I do my job well. At least I think so. You don't see volunteer fireman slacking on the job, so neither will I. I have developed numerous friendships here, some very personal, others not so. This board has helped alot. It helped me interact with people because when I first came here, or well after I was already here, I came out. And the reaction most people gave here made me feel better and gave me more strength to deal with people I interact with physically.

This was by far, no mistake. I think it's almost been a year and half now...

[KittyLynn]

Well I wouldn't of met HyperShadow or Wormmon's Tamer. They mean more to me then they know. I met Mimi#2, but she left. Blanko I a #1 pal. She is a true friend. Clowmet, is a great friend. My life would be very different without theOtaku. I was very depressed, I never really showed it, but you guys helped me through it. I care about all of you.

Friends the left: Mimi #2
Quailman_25

Great friends I never forget: Hypershadow
Blanko
Clowmet
Wormmon's Tamer
Shystor(Na'dou)
Darkmoon
Shaun
All of you...

I would still be depressed, My life has changed so much. And Itz not so much the Boards I love, even though they are great. I could leave them if I had to, but itz the people I love most, and if I had to leave them, then...I couldn't.

I love you guys all, and I'll never forget you.

[PiroMunkie]

[color=indigo]If it were not for OtakuBoards I would either constantly be bored out of my skull, or I might actually have a social life. This place is nice, though. It is well worth my time and effort as a moderator, and a member.

Moderating is a job, and can be a tedious one at that. Especially when you have senseless spammers roaming around in your forum, and decide to post nothing in every topic they can while making several pointless new topics. One of the many scenarios I am pretty sure any moderator has seen in his or her lifetime.[/color]

[KittyLynn]

"Senseless spammers" Ha ha thats kinda of funny. But guys I love you and never should I let you leave! If you have to..you will be greatly missed..

[Sara]

[size=1]Jenna, your posts are...violently....pink. o0

Erh, well.. I'm bored, so I'll answer the modding question. Even tho' it no longer applies to me. ;)

Moderating... Huh. I did it because...well, it had to be done. And I was never technically [i]asked[/i] to do it, I just sort of ended up on the mod list one day. I did enjoy it for quite a while, even after the novelty wore off. But as I vaguely lost interest in--and control of--the area I modded...well, things went downhill. Rapidly.

So the modding itself was a pain... But the staff interaction was great fun. ^_^

::waves to everyone who's still on staff::

You guys have infinite patience. [/size]

[iggy]

If I hadnt joined otakuboards back in october 2000 I would have not spent as much time online and not have had as many online friends.
So my life would be diffrent
Otakuboards has made the internet fun and thats why I like it
So yea it would have changed my life if i hadnt joined