The "Those of us who frequent this forum" thread

[speed]

Originally Posted by Vesupria

Ah, I've dabbled in my fair share of 'trolling' too. (It's a shame that I have to label the act of expressing an opinion that isn't held in common with such a derogatory term)

I see one problem with 'trolling' and internet message boards in general - they're damn hard to give up. Once you've done it for most days of your life over a period of a few years, even for a short time each day, it becomes a habit. I find it to be a big distraction these days. But, as you can see I'm still here 'wasting' my time due to a lack of willpower in being able to curtail the desire.

Maybe you don't see it this way, though.

Edit: Not to say that expressing opinions on a forum doesn't help improve your understanding of topics and writing skills. It's better than not thinking at all.

Oh, and take a look at my question in the 'Black Metal... as art' thread if you don't mind.

I understand where you are coming from. I actually find reading this board to be quite beneficial most days. If I spend too much time on this board, I think of all the other things I could've done. This is the only forum I post at.

And dont worry about your opinion; we have a somewhat diverse off the wall bunch I think.

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

for me posting on ultimatemetal became an addiction after mere weeks not years

[Horus]

For me, I got hooked after like 2 days.

[infoterror]

Originally Posted by Vesupria

Ah, I've dabbled in my fair share of 'trolling' too. (It's a shame that I have to label the act of expressing an opinion that isn't held in common with such a derogatory term)

I see one problem with 'trolling' and internet message boards in general - they're damn hard to give up. Once you've done it for most days of your life over a period of a few years, even for a short time each day, it becomes a habit.

I agree. Like anything with immediate feedback, it can weaken willpower. Hence inconsistent trolling

[Demiurge]

I see you've been hard at work tonight.

[LORD_RED_DRAGON]

Originally Posted by Ptah Khnemu

For me, I got hooked after like 2 days.

yeah
i think it happened that quick for me too
now that i'm really thinking about it

[derek]

Me also.

I got hooked on several forums, met some amazing folks...and cannot stop coming back.

dammit.

[Øjeblikket]

Originally Posted by infoterror

now... quality symbolism [is] meaningful to me.

I was lucky the other night by watching a program on the canadian broadcast channel that my local to seeaturtle cable provides, which dealt with the Canadian poet Al Purdy.

some of his work may be read here:

http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpo...urdy/poem1.htm

The still grey face and withered body:
without resistance winter enters in,
as if she were a stone or fallen tree,
her temperature the same as the landscape's -
How she would have complained about that,
the indignity of finally being without heat,
an insult from the particular god she believed in,
and worse than the fall that killed her -
Now a thought flies into the cemetery
from Vancouver, another from Edmonton,
- and fade in the January day like fireflies. [...] A. Purdy, an excerpt from At Evergreen Cemetery

the televised program dealt tastey poetry, whether it was Purdy's or not I do not know, but I am in agreement with the merit of symbolism.

[infoterror]

Hmm -- seems inspiring. To me symbolism is at its highest in metaphor, and the metaphor gets more intense the more it is contextually supported, like a trellis of metaphors. It's what James Joyce sought but couldn't find, but William S. Burroughs did.

Naked Lunch PDF etext

[ARC150]

Originally Posted by The Hubster

This is a great photograph (I should mention I love music photography).

What kind of music does your band play? Looks pretty energetic.

Dig.

We play death/grindcore (You can click on my sig for our shitty webpage or, if you do the MySpace thing, check out our shitty MySpace page.

If you want to see some great Seattle metal photography, check out the pic's author Creatrix777 or Chris Slack.