What has Lucasforums done for you?

[Mex]

What has Lucasforums done for you in your life? Good and bad things, by the way. ;)

Good things :
Helped me improve my spelling and grammar alot.
Gave me something to do when I'm bored.
Got me over 130 + Msn contacts.
Helped me find alot of mods for Jedi Academy.
Gave me links to alot of fun websites.

Bad things :
Made me into an even bigger Star Wars nerd. :xp:
Spammed my inbox.
Made me come here every day for around 1-3 hours.
Scared me around a year ago. [There was a thread where you clicked on this link, and after 1 minute a ghost jumped out and screamed at you. That made me fall off my seat and run downstairs!]

[Zappa_0]

Well 1st of all, it let me meet all these crazy people, like you Pal :D! Ah just kidding, your not that crazy! Well it also allows me to talk to other Star Wars fans and hear there views on things.

[LightNinja]

mmh, it has become me from a total noob to a noob which can animate and model, (but not really good :xp: )
and seeying insanesith avatars lol!

[Mex]

Originally posted by LightNinja
mmh, it has become me from a total noob to a noob which can animate and model, (but not really good :xp: )

But being able to model at all is quite good isn't it? :)

[ZBomber]

It's made me do bad in school. Honestly. :dozey:

Good things - I learned how to map and skin, and made some "friends". :p

[Mex]

Originally posted by ZBomber
and made some "friends". :p

You said we were more than friends. Now I feel sad. :(

[LightNinja]

Originally posted by Pal™
But being able to model at all is quite good isn't it? :)
Its ok; oh i forgot the bad things:
seeying zappa's "looking good" posts :xp: , and no much cuz from monday to friday i dont usualy come here so it doesnt affect school :cool:

[Acrylic]

Wasted my life for about 2 years to tell you the truth.

[jebbers]

Good things
improved my typing skills speed and grammar
fun sites to click
got good maps and skins for my games
hearing peoples views and opinions on different topics
learn about swampies different heritages and backgrounds


Bad things
getting in trouble at school cuz i go here all the time
spend 1-2 hours here daily
dont do chores because i have to see the WTF threads :xp:



other than this, this place is number one in my favorites list....

[Mex]

Originally posted by Acrylic
Wasted my life for about 2 years to tell you the truth.

Then why keep visiting?

[Acrylic]

Originally posted by Pal™
Then why keep visiting?

LF is like Pringles, once you start, you just cant stop.

[Alegis]

Good things :
Helped me improve my spelling and grammar alot.
Gave me something to do when I'm bored.
Helped me grow more mature :p
Gave me links to alot of fun websites.
Met a few interesting people.
Made me into an even bigger Star Wars nerd.

Bad things :
Made me into an even bigger Star Wars nerd.
Makes me come here every day for around 1-3 hours.

[PR-0927]

Heh...


Good things:

Made me into a Star Wars super-nerd.

Taught me how to mod, and now even model (although I can only shape it, I require too much help to finish my models, and tFighterPilot has been busy, and insisting that I learn Assimilate, yet I am too busy to learn it, and I prefer to no get into it...hopefully my models will be done soon...:( ).

Really taught me more about the internet, I thought I knew a lot before I came here...figures...I was a total noob.

Got me to interact with people around the world, see how others think...

Got me into LF, and the JA Community...although some would think of that as a bad thing...


Bad things:

Spend too much time here...

Heh...people are "amazed" with how much I know about computers and Star Wars...:(


Yeah...LF, I love you!!

:fett:

[Anthony]

It gave me an internet home. : P

[Tyrion]

Grammar. I'm kickass at writing essays now, although that is more due to the Senate Chambers than the Swamp.

Actually, that's pretty much the only thing Lucasforums has done, almost everything else I was able to do with Google.

:p

[Kain]

Added a few names to my list and made me feel more alienated about my LoK fanaticism:¬:

[El Sitherino]

made me feel uncomfortable in both good and bad ways.

[SeleneRayne]

Kept me amused since April. :)

[Nairb Notneb]

LF has given me a place to discuss my SW ideas and thoughts. When I try to talk to so called "normal" people about SW they have no idea of any of the most basic details. Even my dad is still in denial that Palpatine is going to be the emperor. I have tried to tell him this and he says "Really? How can that be, he's from that queen's planet. But you might be on to something." Ya think. When I compare real world politics to Star Wars politics in a vain attempt to clarify the situation, I only receive blank stares or laughter from ignorant unbelievers. This place, Lucas Forums, has given me a home, a place to come to where I can relate to others of my kind. Thank you my friends for being like me.

[Mike Windu]

good:

Kept me busy when not playing sports or games
most of what others have said
made alot of online friends
helped me form a liberal view and be around both liberals and republicans and stuff :p

bad:

pretty much screwed me over in school.

[Spider AL]

Good things :
Helped me improve my spelling and grammar alot.Damnit, but if LF can improve someone's spelling and grammar at all, it's got to be the best forums network IN THE WORLD. That NEVER happens. EVER.

And you mean "a lot", I think. :D

What's it done for me? Hmph. Nothing much really. It's just somewhere to type a load of excrutiatingly well-formed logically impeccable guff into, like all the other JK forums I've ever posted in. JK has long since gone to the holy realm of excellent gaming in the sky, but I still post in SW-gaming forums out of habit. :cool:

[RoxStar]

aten away at my social life :(

[obi]

It's given me powers to ruin other forumer's forum life.


And a truly awesome power it is.


















I'm watching you.

[CapNColostomy]

Originally posted by obi
I'm watching you.

Me? Well cut it out, pervert! *pulls up pants and closes blinds*

[Mike Windu]

He's not watching you, I am.

Nice erm... attributes :xp:

[CapNColostomy]

Oh, well why didn't you just say it was you? *re-opens blinds and removes pants.* There you go, enjoy!

Anyways, to get on topic. This is the sort of thing that LF does for me. Just random silly stuff that gives me a good laugh. That and the music and gaming discussions. Cool stuff, usually.

[Redwing]

Good:

Improved my writing abilities and made me more creative (not typing abilities, I mean in RPGs ;))
Speaking of which, gotten me into RPGing when my friends failed at it. :D
Gotten me some VERY good friends. ^_^ And a whole bunch of very nice acquaintances. :)


Bad:

Sucked away who knows how much of my 'valuable' time. :D
Made my grammar WORSE. :xp:
Got me into the habit of staying up half the night and sleeping half the day during high school. Which isn't as bad now, but it's still there. ;)


Neutral:

Made me a bigger Star Wars nerd than most of my friends. (...at least for a while. Now I've forgotten half the stuff, and rely on theforce.net for the SW RPGs. :D)
Made my Internet friends mostly guys, in direct contrast with my "real life" friends, who are almost all girls. XD

[Mike Windu]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the reason you have all guy friends on the internet is because there's a grand total of 1 female swampie now...?

I'm keeding.

:D

Good: I get to sleep with all the mods >_>

Bad: This includes Rhett.

[Darth Groovy]

Made me discover this! (http://www.martectx.de/whatswrong.swf)

[Jed]

Originally posted by Darth Groovy
Made me discover this! (http://www.martectx.de/whatswrong.swf)

SCREW YOU BUDDY, IT'S 2AM AND I ALMOST LEFT THAT WINDOW OPEN.


:xp: :D

Good things:

- Given me something to do when I was bored
- I know a lot more about the world by talking to people that aren't in my region
- Great discussions, and have learned more about politics, news, etc.

Bad things:

- Distracts me from homework :p
- Causes me to stay up late XD
- Goatse.

[Darth Groovy]

Good things:

_Helped me meet a TON of really great people, many of which have been dear friends of mine for over 2 years now.

_Great source of feedback for technical problems.

_Great place to find out wether games really suck or not. (as opposed to "paid reviewers" who beef up a review to sell games.)

_Great source of current events, almost better than CNN at times.

_Increased my MSN list to numbers I cannot even caculate.

_Helped me discover mIRC.


Bad things:

_Turned me into a cynical tyranical bastard.

_Inherrited LF insomnia, the way the guys in dune developed the dark blue eyes.

_Causes me to express myself with "pictures" alot more than I would otherwise.

_Sometimes I spend more time posting on these forums, than I do playing the games I talk about so often.

_Increased my MSN list to numbers I cannot even caculate.

_Helped me discover mIRC. :p

[Evil Dark Jedi]

Good-

Made me discover Battlefront
Helped my spelling and grammer
Kills time that are spent waiting for Battlefront
Made me discover things I never knew(none of which I can remember)

Bad-

Makes me rant about Battlefront at school
Makes me not play games



It seems that LF is good for me.

[Sivy]

good things -

people to talk about star wars with
gives me something to do while at work.
keeps me up-to-date with new games, movies etc.
makes me lol all the time.
you're all freaks, and i totally dig that. :D


bad things -

i should be working
the F5 key is worn out
i actually said 'lol' when somebody told me a joke.
this rash *pulls down pants*
whenever i go away on holiday or something i'm always wondering what i'm missing out on.

[Mex]

Originally posted by Darth Groovy
Made me discover this! (http://www.martectx.de/whatswrong.swf)

I HATE YOU, THATS WHAT I SAID ABOUT AT THE START OF THE THREAD. :indif: Oh, and I helped you find that when you lost the link to it. :xp:

[Ø No Mods Ø]

LucassForums is a nice place to spam.;P

:eek: Those mods and admins keep trying to ban me, without any succes.:p Oh, well... :elephant:

[Hermie]

Good things:
I get to discuss funny things with funny people
Helps out when im bored
Always among the first in class who knows about a new game
lotsa lotsa mansechs

Bad things:
Up surfing in late hours of the night
Homework suffering
Pie™

[Mex]

Originally posted by Herminator
Pie™

Pie owns you, thou shalt never speak of his name badly!

But, if you wasn't being sarcastic, then why Pie?

[Pie™]

Originally posted by Pal™
Pie owns you, thou shalt never speak of his name badly!

But, if you wasn't being sarcastic, then why Pie? Why thank you :) :p

I know Hermie irl btw ;p

[IG-64]

Good: Gave me a social life, people to talk to, and something to do when times in my life were getting bad, gave me friends, that actually talk to me and aim me and care about me. Got me to use the comp more and go on the internet more often, improved my reading, typing, and charisma skills.

Bad: Made me a bit meaner, I used to be a really nice person but after I talked to some of the jackasses on the internet :p I had to learn to stand up for myself. Which could actually be a plus or a minus.

[Mike Windu]

This is where we pray for IG.

*plays Taps*

:xp:

[BongoBob]

Bad Mike, Bad Mike!

*plays taps*

>.> What <.<

:xp:

Anyhow, good:
Met alot of cool people.
made a few friends I KNOW I can rely on
gave me something to do
introduced me to the internet
improved my typing skills(before I had to look at the keyboard, and type very odd. Now I type pretty fast without looking at the keyboard)
improved my grammar
has increased my zaniness

bad:
met alot of jackasses
introduced me to the internet :xp:
fubar'd my school work and chores for the longest time

Very few bad things.

:)

[shukrallah]

I'll tell you the truth. It has mainly wasted my time (I mean.. who really cares that I am saying this?)

Ive met some cool people. I learned almost everything I know about mapping and scripting here. I like the logo at the top.
It was my first forum too... so I learned a lot of stuff.

[TiE23]

Good Things -
Got me to type faster
It got me out from under a rock
Became much more tech savvy
Gave me something to do on the computer
Met some cool guys here

Bad Things -
Homework is harder to do

TiE

[GonkH8er]

Raised my average blood pressure by 18%...


...



That's about it :)

[Sabretooth]

A LOT.

It gave me true friends, it gave me basic info on stuff, it showed me the humourous part of the Internet, it gave me everything. LF may not be the classiest, biggest, shiniest, but it is definitely the warmest forum ever created by man.

*bows*

[GothiX]

Good things:
- Made me able to get A's in English class without even learning.
- Got me into Q3-engine editing again.
- Found several new band due to the "what are you listening to" threads.
- Met Pie.

Bad things:
- Met Astrotoy.
- Met Astrotoy.
- Met Astrotoy.
- Met Astrotoy.

[Darth Groovy]

Originally posted by Pal™
I HATE YOU, THATS WHAT I SAID ABOUT AT THE START OF THE THREAD. :indif: Oh, and I helped you find that when you lost the link to it. :xp:

HAHA! You were just ASKING for it when you posted this thread (nice topic BTW).

Anyways, I had almost forgot about that, until you mentioned it again here. I had bookmarked the link YOU helped me find about a year ago, but it had been moved. This time I just googled it by file name, and found it right away.

cheers! :cool:


BOO!!!!!:p

[Pie™]

Originally posted by GothiX
Good things:
- Met Pie. Thanks, means a lot :)

*feels popular* :p

Good things:
-Met some really great people (yes, including Pal and GothiX)
-Helped keeping my english top-notch
-Helped me keep updated about games and movies
-Gotten me some cool bookmarks, including various webcomics

Bad Things:
-Made homework hard to do... really hard :p
- Killed what I had of a social life :p

[Mex]

Originally posted by Darth Groovy
HAHA! You were just ASKING for it when you posted this thread (nice topic BTW).

Anyways, I had almost forgot about that, until you mentioned it again here. I had bookmarked the link YOU helped me find about a year ago, but it had been moved. This time I just googled it by file name, and found it right away.


This is most probably the best thread I've made, half of them only get a few posts in or everyone ignores it.

Oh, and Groovy I'll get my revenge some day, just you wait. *Evil Laughter*

[IG-64]

Originally posted by Pie™
Bad Things:
- Killed what I had of a social life :p


Ironic, isn't it? :p

[LightNinja]

Originally posted by IG-64
Good: Gave me...charisma skills.
The charisma at aims or forums is not the same that the charisma at real life. It should be, while more charisma you get with internet more you lose in real life :p (this sounds like a RPG :xp: )

Also another good thing is i got the best note in english without studiying :p.

Originally posted by IG-64
Ironic, isn't it?
you cant call this a "social life" in a forum! o.O

[Troopr-Undr-Fir]

Hmmm LF and I have our words, but mostly its good

Good:
-Found people that I can talk to about stuff that none of my other friends can comprehend.
-makes me feel better after talking to someone I've met here and knowing I made their day bettah :)
-the hilarious links
-can now ejactulate with my mind :naughty:

Bad:
-When I browse LF at work, and I laugh out loud at something on a motionless screen (forum window), and my coworkers aren't too sure about my sanity.
-some spiteful little bastards I have met.
-finding out that there are always going to be jerks that think just because they don't like it, makes it wrong... especially at a place that has people with very similar intrests... *sigh*


http://img31.exs.cx/img31/3536/themoreyouknow.jpg

[Curt-Man]

Good Things:
Ive become a better typer
ive found alot of funny sites and links
ive gotten information on games i didn't know about
ive gotten reviews from real people

Bad things:
Ive become a big star wars nerd
i come here everyday
i hog the computer and forget to do my chores, sometimes

but all in all, its worth it, this site rocks.

[IG-64]

Originally posted by LightNinja
The charisma at aims or forums is not the same that the charisma at real life. It should be, while more charisma you get with internet more you lose in real life :p (this sounds like a RPG :xp: )

Also another good thing is i got the best note in english without studiying :p.


you cant call this a "social life" in a forum! o.O


I consider talking to people, no matter how, social.

[BongoBob]

*plays taps...again*

:xp:

[ZBomber]

But no one here is real, you have to remember that. :p

[Hiroki]

The good:
Helped me find my role playing community.
Helped me further improve my spelling.
Showed me a many great games that are coming out - the swamp is like a news bulletin. :p
Indirectly lead me to meet the dearest friend that I ever have had.
Introduced me to the SWAMP! Woot!

The bad:
Helped me find my role playing community...
Drained a lot of my time.
Met some people who very much irritate me.
Kept me up late many nights...

Going a little off topic here but...

I agree in part with IG. While I believe all truly close relationships ( especially romantic ) must end in "Real Life", I think the internet is probably the best place to meet a future partner. If you're lucky, he/she will not give you a picture of themselves until later, giving you a chance to get to know the person inside.

I find that to be great. To really get to know the person themselves, to even grow to love them, without being distracted by there looks, or lack there of. As many guys have sex on the brain 24/7 if there partner is extremely attractive, whilst those same guys may be turned away from a less attractive girl.

The point I am trying to make is, you can truly get to know somebody a lot easier over the internet, and phone, when you aren’t distracted by there physical appearance. By the time you actually find out, if you are attracted to the person inside, you won't really care, either way. :)

[Mike Windu]

Originally posted by ZBomber
But no one here is real, you have to remember that. :p

I'm an omnipotent pink llama. Believe in me and you will see.


>.>
<.<








Can you see me yet?
:xp:

[El Sitherino]

Originally posted by Mike Windu
I'm an omnipotent pink llama. You're not Larry, stop your lies now!

[IG-64]

Originally posted by Hiroki
The good:
Helped me find my role playing community.
Helped me further improve my spelling.
Showed me a many great games that are coming out - the swamp is like a news bulletin. :p
Indirectly lead me to meet the dearest friend that I ever have had.
Introduced me to the SWAMP! Woot!

The bad:
Helped me find my role playing community...
Drained a lot of my time.
Met some people who very much irritate me.
Kept me up late many nights...

Going a little off topic here but...

I agree in part with IG. While I believe all truly close relationships ( especially romantic ) must end in "Real Life", I think the internet is probably the best place to meet a future partner. If you're lucky, he/she will not give you a picture of themselves until later, giving you a chance to get to know the person inside.

I find that to be great. To really get to know the person themselves, to even grow to love them, without being distracted by there looks, or lack there of. As many guys have sex on the brain 24/7 if there partner is extremely attractive, whilst those same guys may be turned away from a less attractive girl.

The point I am trying to make is, you can truly get to know somebody a lot easier over the internet, and phone, when you aren’t distracted by there physical appearance. By the time you actually find out, if you are attracted to the person inside, you won't really care, either way. :)

When did I say anything about meeting a future love partner over the internet? >_>

[Pie™]

Originally posted by IG-64
When did I say anything about meeting a future love partner over the internet? >_> You know you need me :naughty:


Yoy knew it was coming :p

[Mex]

Originally posted by IG-64
When did I say anything about meeting a future love partner over the internet? >_>

Just now baby. Come to bed.

:naughty:

[Sivy]

yet another thread corrupted by mansecks...

it's slightly worrying

[Doomie]

The good:
--Improved my self-control (AFTER the realultimatepower thing)
--met some nice people.
--RPG's.
--All the news and interesting facts.
--Taught me the rule :'The internet doesn't matter'

The bad:
-- Some people here are even worse than i am.

[Hiroki]

I feel I must add two new ones.

The good:

The mansecks!! Go Jed!

The bad:

I do not get any of it... :(

[Nairb Notneb]

You guys are sick, but you know it so its ok and that's the first step.

good: Proving to myself that I do know some things about SW and that all of this info in my head about it has a meaning somewhere in the universe.

bad: I wish I could use all of this otherwise meaningless info about SW somewhere else in my life to make some freaken money or something.

[El Sitherino]

Originally posted by Sivy
yet another thread corrupted by mansecks...

it's slightly worrying only cuz you can't get any. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Redwing]

Originally posted by Sivy
yet another thread corrupted by mansecks...

it's slightly worrying

"Worse? Or BETTER?"

:D

[Jed]

Originally posted by Hiroki
I feel I must add two new ones.

The good:

The mansecks!! Go Jed!

The bad:

I do not get any of it... :(

How'd I get dragged into this? You took a wrong turn if you were lookin' for Hershey Highway here, bub :p

[El Sitherino]

Originally posted by Jed
How'd I get dragged into this? You took a wrong turn if you were lookin' for Hershey Highway here, bub :p :rofl:

I put the fires out @ pinky.

[Mike Windu]

Since TK isn't here, I'll pull a quote from him.

"Teh Mansechz = NO"










TK-8252's views are not represented, endorsed, or sponsored by Mike Windu, Inc.

:xp:

[ZBomber]

Originally posted by Mike Windu

TK-8252's views are not represented, endorsed, or sponsored by Mike Windu, Inc.

:xp:

We already know you are the big fan of the mansechs. ;)

[El Sitherino]

Originally posted by ZBomber
We already know you are the big fan of the mansechs. ;) we still on for tonight zed?

XD @ mike.

[JediJohn]

Good:
improved spellin i mean spelling and typing speed
met cool people:Doomie
found out about Ctrl+Alt+Del (http://www.ctrlaltdelonline.com)
love the WTF's
good/bad use of time



Bad:
spend about 4 hours here each day
met watutu or wa22 or watwotwo
dont do chores
get told off at school for going here

[Doomie]

You're one of the first to think i'm cool...

EDIT: oh yeah, i'd like to add:
Bad things: trolls, and the mansechz... I guess.

[JediJohn]

a noob question: what is the mansechz

[Tyrion]

Originally posted by jedijohn
a noob question: what is the mansechz

man= two men
sechz= :naughty:

:p

And I'm not going to take part in this orgie of transmitting sexual diseases, thank you very much. :xp:

[LightNinja]

another noob question, what means "IMHO"?

[Mex]

In my honest opinion. I think. Oh and we've kinda wandered off topic. :indif:

Good : Helped me find out about new Star Wars games.

Bad : Made me go on the computer alot more than I used to.

[Pie™]

Originally posted by Pal™
In my honest opinion. I think. Oh and we've kinda wandered off topic. :indif:

Good : Helped me find out about new Star Wars games.

Bad : Made me go on the computer alot more than I used to. In my humble opinion ;)

[Nairb Notneb]

Good: learned about wandering off topic.

Bad: people get upset when I wander off topic.

[Mex]

Originally posted by Pie™
In my humble opinion ;)

Crap, I've been saying it wrong for like.. Two years. :indif:

Good things :
Learned that IMHO is In my humble opinion, not in my honest.

Bad things :

Made me feel like a fool. :indif:

[Sam Fisher]

Its really improved my spelling and grammar...:)

[Nairb Notneb]

Just a little observational note here. Many people have stated that this forum has helped to improve their respective "grammar and spelling". I'm glad to hear that. I just wish that the people that have not posted in this thread would also improve their respective grammar and spelling as well. Thank you and keep up the good work.