Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Alright, sometimes you can go full slow, in the heat of the moment.

^Yes, because it's the internet...and on the internet, Over-Friendly Bear is watching you...unless you are above the age of 3... (<---yes, full slowed.)

Interesting rant but ultimately comes off as one of those "back in my day . . ." sermons.

EDIT: Just to be more specific, arguing that the *chan net-culture is dumb is like saying that using Google makes us dumb. You know when trains were invented, leading old fogies of the day claimed that riding them would cause your bones to spontaneously shatter. Things that are new to you or that you aren't a part of aren't dumb or harmful for those reasons. I seriously can't agree that Ciaphas Cain is all that funny when compared to some of the *chan memes. Sandy Mitchell tells the same joke on every single page to the point of making Cain seem far more earnest than sleazy. At the end of each book, you end up thinking "well, he actually is rather a hero, isn't he." (Of course, it helps that the Inquisitor reinforces this between every few chapters.) Meanwhile, many memes capture the spontaenous realization of absurdity. The "Spehss Mehereinzsss" joke, for example, works because when you're into it, watching the cutscenes on your PC while playing campaign, you might just unconciosuly block out how cheesy it is. But when you repackage it with ridiculous cartoons like BroSRM did you can't avoid seeing the hilarity.