I like a lot of their articles, they're pretty funny.
The articles are generally regarded as okay satire, but their forums are very, very mean to various people. They mock people, invade forums, etc. This is not something the webmaster Lowtax approves of, but it keeps on going anyway. Being mean to people isn't nice!
( ﾟ ヮﾟ) Let's all be friends and wear our MITTENS!
You have to pay :10bux: to get in and admins ban people at the drop of a hat
oh and by :10bux: I mean 10 + 10 + 15 + 15 at least if you don't want to be seen as a newbie
I had heard about the 10bux thing and how they banned people senselessly, but aren't the forums mostly a sideshow? I mean, I don't go to gamefaqs to read the idiot posts there.
I get the impression that the rest of the site is the sideshow, and people go there mainly for the forums.
>>4
Dear lord. GameFAQs.
The whole Something Awful place sickens me. I hope they all just disappear from the internet FAST.
( ﾟ ヮﾟ) MITTENS FOR EVERYONE!!
You'll have to pay for friends at SA and that's a bit sickening :/
lol >>8 nailed it! imaginary friends at that!
oh, you read SA from the nice side. welcome to the wonderful world of internet forums, it's a race to the bottom
SA users pay for their forum, which makes them think it's much better than other ones, because otherwise they'd have wasted their money.
And thus the prophecy fulfills itself, and there will always be a Terrakian.
Forums should be friendly communities.
( ﾟ ヮﾟ) MITTENS ARE GREAT PARTY FAVORS!
I like it in the SA forums. The ruthless banning of idiots and shitheads keeps the place worth reading.
What I think is interesting with SA is the fact that you (theoretically) pay a one-time cost. How can a one-time lump of $10 cover a running one? If nobody would get banned, things wouldn't work (a user is bound to consumed more than $10 over a period of time). New members won't help, they'll also require bandwidth.
This pretty much means that either:
A) They have to be happy with the banhammer.
B) They can cover their costs with advertising.
In either case I'm not spending ten american moneys.
1) User hears that SA is the awesome
2) User pays 10 bux
3) User finds out it sucks and leaves
4) PROFIT!
>>15
Except that it doesn't suck, in fact there really aren't any better boards out there.
Why pay $10 for Spmething Awful when you can do the same stupid and perverse stuff in 4chan, world4chan, etc. for free and without getting banned?
>>18 because eventually you'll want to make serious posts; and SA strives hard to keep the tards out of their serious threads (and mostly succeeds)?
>>19
Or rather, they keep out the tards without $10.
>>20
rather, they milk the tards for :10bux: while deleting their trashy posts.
Either way, it's win/win for people wanting to engage in mature discussion.
>>19 But...you can have a serious conversation at 4-ch! For free.
Yeah, SA is so much more mature than 4-ch. I posted a thread in 4-ch's romance board and everyone was like "LOL I HAD SEX" and "BUT DID YOU GET HEAD", and eventually Squeeks had to trash it.
>>23 Well, then there are other forums that are have serious and mature conversations and are free, like the boards at BBC.co.uk or Crisscross.com!
>>24 enjoy your morons, nuts and zealots! You know...the exact kind of people that SA weeds out.
> enjoy your morons, nuts and zealots! You know...the exact kind of people that SA keeps off my internet.
fixed.
>>28
But that parody site is funny!
Funnier than some Lowh4x or Low-whatsername-what ever...
>>27
I wish all of maddox's stuff were that good.
>If you expanded "your interent" beyond SA, you'd be amazed at all the net kooks out there!
my internet does not include SA.
TRACEROUTE REVEALS: ID:xGGE6cu0 hails from Bosnia
>>33 FAILS! I'm a red blooded american, not some rag head from the middle east!
>>34
FAILS! Bosnia is not located in the Middle East.
>>34 FAILS!
xGGE6cu0 != KkPtKg57
>>1-37 FAILS
Cheer up, emo kid?
>>34 FAILS
AUSTRALIA IS SUPERIOR
People hate SA because a lot of the anon net culture comes out of 4chan's /b/, and in general /b/ thinks they're better than everywhere else on the internet. Therefore they hate all other big sites, such as ytmnd, SA, etc. Its sort of stupid, but then again thats the way /b/ rolls.
SA is 4chan's mommy, though.
more like estranged aunt, twice removed.
More like retarded cousin who raped you when you were 5 and you told everyone about it but they wouldn't believe you because sa is such a good boy and he wouldn't do something like that, oh no he woudn't.
Well, namely because they're hypocritical, immature, and not even slightly funny.
But I suppose that's nitpicking.
People hate SA because they're shocked that a forum would dare to both ask a trivial entry fee but then require the noob to both understand and follow the rules of the site.
I mean WTF? Rules? FREEDOM OF SPEECH SHITCOCK LOLI BABYFUCKER CHIYO-CHAN PORN
The most offensive part is that the rules essentially boil down to "don't be a jerk and you won't get banned" and that's a really hard rule to follow for the average jerk.
>>46
That's pretty funny considering that 100% of SA's users are jerks.
>>46
shii got banned for joking about liking loli
>>50
or just not bothered with a crappy forum!
The best part about the english chan boards is that m<3<3t has repeatedly proven that he knows absolutely jack shit about anonymous boards, and doesn't really care either. He just registered the name to look cool in front of all his friends SA and that everything that place has was created by the users, which haven't wanted anything to do with SA for 200 years.
but somethingawful is a friendly forum community
We hate something awful because we're all 16 year olds with no jobs that live with our parents and cannot afford to pay for a SA subscription
( ﾟ ヮﾟ) MITTENS!
oh goddamnit
I have an account there, but I'm too scared to post cause I'm afraid I'll get banned and will have to steal my dads credit card again...
( ﾟ ヮﾟ) You could just go to becauseitswinter! It always is friendly!
SA is full of people who think they are much funnier than they really are.
> SA magnitude of people who think they are much funnier than they really are is significantly above average.
fixed.
pretty much.
People from SA are dickheads.
I hate SA because lowtax looks gay and his wife and baby are ugly.
Because I don't like the word GOON, that's corny as fuck.
And a whole bunch of fat girls.
Gaudy web design.
My dick.
vagina
tea
ass
At least it's not MySpace
>>70
The lesser of two evils is still not a good thing.
I hate SA because of their damn anti-asian jokes.
I guess I'm a little too sensitive.
Really? I've been cruising SA for about a year now, and I haven't noticed any anti-asian jokes/sentiment.
I'm not Asian, but I'm a pretty intense wapanese, to the point where I get upset when people insult asians (even Chinese or Koreans).
>>74
dude, u either like Japanese or Koreans. there is no middle road.
I know they make fun of anime and cosplay (or the fanatical consequences of both) but I've never seen anything that could be considered "anti-asian" in the literal sense.
Why does everyone hate Something Awful?
Simple: forum account costs 10 dollars.
Umm... being a weeaboo isn't necessarily something to be proud of...
He's a weeaboo and that's why he doesn't realize you cannot have a "general love" for Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese all at once.
>>79 and you are an fucking stupid ass emo american teenager.
Something awful fails simply because there is nothing worth going Something Awful for. At least for me, anyway. There are so much better sites out there, whether its laughs, porn, discussion, music, games, things of intullectual or practical interest....
>>81
Disagree on the laughs, SA is alright, mostly just the user submitted stuff. The articles---
Holy Crap! New Cliff Yablonski!
"I'm not Asian, but I'm a pretty intense wapanese, to the point where I get upset when people insult asians (even Chinese or Koreans)."
HAAHAHA HHA HAAHAHA HA FUCKING LOSER AHAAHHA HAHAHAHA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER HAHAHHA HAHHAAHA FUCKING LOSER AHAHAHAHHAHAA AHAA HAHHAAHA HAAHAHA HAHAHAHA AHAAHHA HHAAHAHA HAHAAHHA HAHAHAHA HAHHAAHA HAHHAAHA AHAHAAHHA AHAAHHA AHHAAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA AHAHAHAHHAHAA AHAHAHAHHA HAHAHA HHAAHAHA HAHAHHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HHAAHAHA HHAAHAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHHAAHA AHHAAHA HHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA AHAHAAHHA AHHAAHA AHAHAHAHHA HAHAHA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER HAAHAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HA AHAHAHAHHA HAHAHAHA HHA HAHAHAHA AHAHAHAHHA AHAA HAHHAAHA HAHAHAHA AHAHAHAHHA HAHAHAHA HAAHAHA HAAHAHA HHA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER AHAHAAHHA HAHHAAHA AHAA HAHAHHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHHA AHAAHHA HAHAAHHA AHAA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER HAHAHAHAHHAHAA AHHAAHA AHAA AHAA HAAHAHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHAAHHA AHAAHHA HAHAHAHA FUCKING LOSER HAHAHHA HAHAHAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA AHAHAHA AHAHAAHHA AHAHAHA HAHHAAHA AHAHAHAHHA HHAAHAHA HAAHAHA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER AHAAHHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HHAAHAHA HHAAHAHA HAHAHHA HA HHA HAHHAAHA HAHHAAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHAHHA AHAHAHA HHA AHAHAHA HHAAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA HHA AHAAHHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHHA HAHAHAHA AHAAHHA AHAHAHAHHA HAHAHA AHAHAHA AHAHAHA AHAHAAHHA HAAHAHA HHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA AHHAAHA AHAAHHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HAAHAHA HAHAHAHA HA HHAAHAHA HAHAHA HA AHHAAHA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER AHAA AHAHAHA AHAHAAHHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER HAHAHAHA AHAHAAHHA HAHAHA HAAHAHA AHAAHHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA HHAAHAHA HAHAAHHA HAHHAAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA AHAA FUCKING LOSER FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER HHA HA HAHAHA HHA HAAHAHA HA AHHAAHA HHAAHAHA HHA AHAA AHAA HAHAAHHA FUCKING LOSER HAHAHHA AHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA FUCKING LOSER HHAAHAHA AHAHAHA HHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA FUCKING LOSER HAHAHAHAHHAHAA AHHAAHA AHAHAAHHA HHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HHAAHAHA HAHAAHHA HHA HAAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HHA HAHAHAHA AHAA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HA HAHAAHHA FUCKING LOSER AHAHAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HAAHAHA HAHAHA AHAAHHA AHAHAAHHA AHAHAAHHA FUCKING LOSER AHAAHHA AHAHAHAHHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA AHAAHHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHAAHHA HAHAHAHA AHAHAAHHA HHAAHAHA HA AHAHAHAHHA HAHAHAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHAAHHA HAHAHA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER HHAAHAHA HAAHAHA HAHAHHA HHA AHAAHHA AHAA HHAAHAHA HAHAHHA AHAA AHHAAHA AHHAAHA HAHAHHA HAHAHHA FUCKING LOSER HAHAHAHA HAAHAHA AHAA AHAAHHA HHAAHAHA HA HHA AHAHAHA HA HAHAHAHA HHAAHAHA HHAAHAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA AHAHAHAHHA HAHAHA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER AHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA AHHAAHA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER HHA HAHAHHA AHAHAHA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHAHA HHAAHAHA AHAA HHAAHAHA AHAA AHHAAHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA HA AHAHAHAHHAHAA HAHAAHHA HAHAHA HAHAHHA AHAHAHAHHA HHA FUCKING FAT FUCKING LOSER HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAA AHHAAHA AHHAAHA HHAAHAHA AHHAAHA HAHAHAHA FUCKING LOSER AHAHAHAHHA FUCKING LOSER HAHHAAHA AHHAAHA HAHHAAHA HHA AHAAHHA HAHHAAHA AHAHAHAHHA HAHAAHHA AHAHAHA HAAHAHA FUCKING LOSER AHAAHHA AHAAHHA AHAA HA
>>81 actually, there really aren't any sites that are better for discussion than The Forums.
>>85 lol whatever. I wish I knew more languages because this whole english internet has turned out to be crap filled echo chamber.
crap filled echo chamber
filled echo chamber
echo chamber
chamber
chamber
c...h...er....
I bet people are translating the crappy echoes into other languages, too. Good luck with your escape plan.
>even Chinese or Koreans
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>90
crosses arms and grasps shoulders BOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Sorry. I just felt left out.
>>77
And then another 10 and 15 and another 15, to get basic features.