Why is this forum so popular?

[Gimliggamer]

The Administrators are awesome! Now I can say stuff like: Jiggery Pokery, Son of a Blaarg, Candle Jack, fu

[The Dark Fiddler]

*sniffle* I thought you loved me Alteran...
I'm gonna go cry in a corner now.

Noooo! I only wanted to be loved...
but not by machines...

Don't worry! We can form a group to return the replacements* back to normal!

*There was a time when there were other members. Now we're the only ones left. Even all the new members are fakes.

Coming this fall: a story of action, intrigue, romance, and other things that sound awesome! Insert Awesome Title Here

[EndlessWrath]

Well...I was flying my ship to a place that doesn't exist anymore... and I got caught by this Small Moon's Tractor beam. Haven't been able to leave since. The old guy said he was gonna take care of it... but ..you know how that works. .


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I Find that it isn't the forum that keeps us here, but its really the people. I mean.. I could play on the playground by myself..but I'd rather play with a bunch of friends on the playground.


plus I'm a barbarian.. i mean.. where else to I get to be one >.> <.<

-Wrath

[Perenelle]

Don't worry! We can form a group to return the replacements* back to normal!

*There was a time when there were other members. Now we're the only ones left. Even all the new members are fakes.

Coming this fall: a story of action, intrigue, romance, and other things that sound awesome! Insert Awesome Title Here

I knew something was wrong. i'm glad there's more of us.

hasnt fall already started? well in the US that is.

[ericgrau]

Great comic making us check back often and great mods limiting the problems.

[Assassin89]

Why is this forum popular? First off, the forum centers around a humorous and well written comic. Second, the mods limit the problems. Then there are the friendly people in the forum, making you feel welcomed, meaning you are more likely to come back. Then there is the lack of mind control here, meaning that you are not forced to come here, but come of your own accord.

[Mordokai]

Jerks are shot where they sta...

*gets shot*

And what others have said.

[The Dark Fiddler]

hasnt fall already started? well in the US that is.

Does that mean that it already came out, so we succeeded already?

[thubby]

we have a giant top hat wearing, cigar smoking*lizard. how could we not be awesome?
with a monocle

[Perenelle]

Does that mean that it already came out, so we succeeded already?

aha, good point. *high fives on a great success*

[Moff Chumley]

Two words: Free. Pot.

Ahh... hey guys, I had the best idea ever! Like, what if MitD was, like, THE SNARL!?

Explains a lot, don't it?

[BRC]

I think the Mind Control Beam is malfunctio-

There is no Fun, I will return to my mind control.

[Lupy]

Because you can logout any time you like, but you can never leave!

...The friendly people might have something to do with it too, though.

True that.

Probably the biggest reason GitantITP > the rest of the internet is that it's so well Modded.

[Perenelle]

Probably the biggest reason GitantITP > the rest of the internet is that it's so well Modded.

shhhhh... thats what they want us to think. >.>

But seriously, we really do have some great Mods.

[Mythestopheles]

Does that mean that it already came out, so we succeeded already?

Success! Though this sounds kinda like the start of a zombie apocalypse or something. A machine apocalypse?

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I, for one, welcome our new...

Ah, you guys all know the drill.

[Trobby]

(Insert clever/funny reason here)

Man...remind me NEVER to stay up past 3 AM again.

[Icewalker]

We do have fantastic mods...


I will go back to my fun.

[lobablob]

Two words: Free. Pot.

Ahh... hey guys, I had the best idea ever! Like, what if MitD was, like, THE SNARL!?

Explains a lot, don't it?

That would explain a lot, especially why there are thousands of pages debating V's gender.

[Mordokai]

That would explain a lot, especially why there are thousands of pages debating V's gender.

No, that's just people being stubborn as a mule.

And I'm insulting mules here

[Cobra_Ikari]

Because this is the nicest place on the internets. That's why.

*snuggles*...love you guys.

[Perenelle]

Because this is the nicest place on the internets. That's why.

*snuggles*...love you guys.

yay snuggles! *snuggles* =)

[Weimann]

I for one believe it's the moderator's work. This is the only forum I can say I don't dislike the moderators on.

I've never had any trouble with a forum moderator personally, but every time I read moderator posts, there's always a tone of "watch it or I might ban you if I feel like it" between the lines. I've also seen some cases where people get banned quite haphazardly. Of course, they had been drawing negative attention to themselves, but the given explanations were along the lines of "I don't want that kind of people on my forum". All the while, I see other posters who, by virtue of being long time posters or (admittedly only in very rare cases) related to the moderators in some way get a lot more leeway than others.

That isn't okay with me.

Here, though, I see moderation that is consequent and always referencing rules as an explanation for taking action. I've never once seen a red post that expressed some sort of self-empowered approach to moderating, but instead, they always work as executive extension of the rules, exactly as it should be. The rules are strict, I admit, but I agreed to them when I signed up, so I will adhere to them; the rules isn't the problem.

Conclusion: Moderators shouldn't be chaotic good. They should be lawful neutral.

I firmly believe this is what has built the good community here. You can always feel secure. That is important.

EDit: Which of course doesn't prevent the moderator from being more casual when not acting in office, but that's a different thing entirely :)

[valadil]

This site rocks because of the mods. They have very tight policies and actually enforce them. Occasionally I worry that the rules are a little too draconian (I'd like to discuss politics for instance), but am reminded that they're what keep the quality of the posting so high. If we let in politics, arguments would get heated. It's just not worth it.

Even if the web comic doesn't tons of traffic, people stay here because this forum is uniquely high quality.

[Rutskarn]

Well, there's been two good comics around here, a thriving creative community, a good mod staff, and a warm user base.

All of which serve as perfect self-justifications for sticking around. Deep down, of course, they know that they just want to be close to the Skarn.

[Cobra_Ikari]

Well, there's been two good comics around here, a thriving creative community, a good mod staff, and a warm user base.

All of which serve as perfect self-justifications for sticking around. Deep down, of course, they know that they just want to be close to the Skarn.

And by "close", we mean "get away from me you rotting freak!"

<3.

[Rutskarn]

You say I'm rotting, I say my body is fun and spontaneous.

It's like, "Hey, thaaat's not where my thumb usually is! Oh, thumb, you loveable scamp!"

[CoffeeIncluded]

1. We've got tough but fair mods.

2. The people here are really nice, unlike some other places on the internet.

[Starscream]

Yes, the mods here actually rock.

Although I am a little suspicious that after one showed up to assure us there is no mind control, we all immediately started talking about how awesome him and his ilk are.

And I'm not going to rest until someone gets the "Flowers" reference. C'mon, I've seen allusions to that game on these boards before.

[Kallisti]

1. We've got tough but fair mods.

2. The people here are really nice, unlike some other places on the internet.

This, but an addition to tough-but-fair: And they're not jerks. They're fun people. I like them.

Of course, the new "mind control" meme that's starting here is going to get obnoxi--

There is no "mind control" meme, citizen. Go back to your fun.

There is no "mind control" meme. I will go back to my fun.