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JD21290 wrote:I'd get kicked off most others since i speak my mind

lord_blackfang wrote:...my abrasive personality.

^ These.

I popped up in late '99 or 2000 and I was here for SO many epic Dakka moments and epic Dakka members, no other 40k board would feel right for me.



Ghidorah

What's the alternative?

Warseer, where people discuss their feelings and paint schemes in army list tactics forms? Bolter & Chainsword, where talking about something that isn't Marine related is a bannable offence?


No. Dakka is the best 40K-related site out there because it allows people to discuss 40K (and all related items) how they want to, warts and all. There are certain aspects that should be changed (starting with an altering of what Rule No.1 is), but I wouldn't be any where else.

Resident Curmudgeon.


I once used to enjoy GW games. Now I'm just a bitter old Grot with a full diaper and so many minis that they own more of my dwelling then I do.


I expect that secretly, I hope that they will eventually get thier collective heads out of thier fourth point of contact and realize that they are killing the golden calf.

Why am I here? I am harvesting Grapes on Farmville and I've got a lot of land...

But seriously, the company is good and friendly. That's all I need. I can't even remember how I found out about this site, but I don't even bother going to BoLS or B&C or Warseer. I've got all I want and need right here.

Yeah...

Rico...

Meh.

Other sites just didn't work for me.

Tried 40k Online, wasn't fond of it.

Wasn't fond of army-specific sites either.

So, I cast my lot in with you gits, and I haven't looked back.

I got banned on Warseer as well, I am glad to see I am not alone here. I still don't understand why, I didn't do any more than what others have done. I see some people there who do worse than me, and are applauded on what a great jobe they do there. I guess they have special treatment. They can say what ever they want.

I was here awhile ago, but forgot the name and couldn't find it anymore. Luckily for me, I just found it again and missed it so badly. Wow what a great forum here. Now I drilled the name DakkaDakka so I will never forget it again.

It looks like here I can post my opnions without being spanked, and everyone seems so down to earth here.

Now I see why it's called WhineSeer. Warseer was the first forums I found when the official GW forums went down so I stayed there. I didn't know how to find anything else. Now I thank God I found this site again.

I joined because there isn't any flaming or any of that bs. The information you can get here is great, and it's cool to talk to people that enjoy the same hobby.

Im here for the wine n women! Whineseer had whinin women.

I like a lot of the forum functions here. Like how if you want to edit something, you just double click wherever the mistake is, and you can fix it without having to load a new page. It is easier to search for stuff here, and Battle Reports, the main thing I read, have their own section, and aren't hidden as a sub-forum. Plus, there are generally more Battle Reports, and they are of a higher quality.

I feel also like Dakka is the more American of the two major forums. Pretty much any argument on Whineseer devolves into why the UK wins at everything forever, and anyone else is an evil imperialist. That and that one moderator over there, starlight? Let's just say I had no idea radical brain removal surgery was so advanced already.

I originally joined Dakka Dakka to promote my homebrew alternate to 3rd/4th edition 40k, and then got banned from Warseer, and Dysartes was pretty sparse, so I moved here full time.

Okay, so who here hasn't been banned on Warseer?

It's enough of a recurring theme, that I'd like to see the poll results.

I'm here because of people being more mature here. The 'you're a bad person if you play differently than I do' mentality is generally frowned upon here rather than exalted like it is on other forums.

well, i haven't been banned from Warseer. and i'm frankly feeling left out. i think that i might make it a New Year's resolution.

I've been around since the tyranid picnic too (about 10 years ago!), but I only joined and became a regular relatively recently. I probably had an account somewhere in one of the older forum incarnations that I forgot about.

I don't get the whining about Dakka, except perhaps that we tolerate GW-negativity. Certainly other forums seem to moderate such behaviour pretty harshly, and whilst I'm not their biggest critic, I couldn't abide by a general rule of 'be nice to GW'.

Despite the sight being a total nerd sausagefest there is a lack of real pr!cks. Other forums just seem to be full of 400lb Mr.Know-it-alls who like to slag you while bathing in the glow of their PC monitor in crusty track pants and Atlanta Thrashers toque drinking Mountain Dew by the gallon. Yes, yes, yes sweeping generalizations...

Dakka is more like a hobby shop than a tournament.

Because I need to punish myself.

Davor wrote:I got banned on Warseer as well, I am glad to see I am not alone here. I still don't understand why, I didn't do any more than what others have done. I see some people there who do worse than me, and are applauded on what a great jobe they do there. I guess they have special treatment. They can say what ever they want.

Warseer isn't alone there, a lot of forums play favorites. Probably even this one, though I haven't been here long enough to know who.

If things said on here about the other sites on here are true,and they prolly are with as many that have stated so, then i see no reason to try other sites.
I dont exactly understand why other sites dont let you speak your mind on subjects. Also dont understand why GW bashing is bad. If you dont particularly like what they do as a company then what is the problem. Now i do understand that things do get out of hand with it sometimes and it starts to sound like whining but it is only because people want the company to better itself will it happen prolly not but they might.

I originally joined as it was THE forum for tourney play. Folks flat out hammered each other here, but actually backed up their own arguements. Being brutally honest did not equate to flaming, and for the most part, everyone understood that.

Things have changed quite a bit over the years, but this site is still produces a lot of great topics for discussion, great articles and fantastic armies/minis in the painting sections.

Plus, it loads fast and I rarely, if ever, have any issues with the site.

Overall, it's my preferred site for 40K.

I got directed here from a local player. I joined due to the 40k Humor thread. I stayed because while Dakka has old and new players, it isn't always "noobs play spess mehreens" and old players "know everfing".


The humor and jovial-ness is better than other threads I've lurked on. That, and everyone here seems to have a self-deprecating manner, which is right up my alley.

Yeah, Dakka, I've given you a compliment. Don't get it to your head.....

I checked out a few sites before choosing dakka. The main reason I chose it was the organization of the forums as a whole. This is probably mostly due in part to Legoburner so top points to him.

I have since found out that generally this is a more mature site in terms of gaming. None of that overhyped enthusiasm which is more prevalent on other sites.

I'm here cuz at work (a government computer) dakka dakka is the only warhammery place I can read about painting techniques all day.

skyth wrote:I'm here because of people being more mature here.

No need to insult us Skyth... sheesh...

1. Got banned from Warseer.

2. I find the activity level about nice. Not too many members, means less chaff to go through to find a decent conversation.

3. It's something to do

4. Despite some blatant favouritism, the Mods are pretty cool about most stuff.

5. OT Forum had a colossal Religious thread of over 30 pages. 'Nuff said about the quality of posters.

Come to think of it... I don't think I've ever been banned from Warseer. Or even Portent, when it was still called that. Is it the kind've thing I should have on my 'Things to do before I die' list?

It's really not that hard to do it. Some of the spats we've had would get us banned from Warseer.

It's a shame, because if you muddle through, Warseer does have some decent content. But hey ho. As I said, if you're postulating an idea, Dakka has pretty much ideal numbers to ensure a decent level of feedback without too much rubbish being added for it's own sake.

Why am I here?
Because I have 13 kilometres to my closest buddy who knows about warhammer.
It's much easier to talk about miniatyres by internet

Merry Christmas to all

I joined this site to chat 40k yo and to cultivate my harsh and abbrasive personaility and chat Warhammer 40,000.

It's a good forum. Simple as that.

avantgarde wrote:Okay, so who here hasn't been banned on Warseer?

It's enough of a recurring theme, that I'd like to see the poll results.

Seconded
And ive never been ban.