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Praetorial
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States4241 Posts
November 23 2012 04:14 GMT
#1
This isn't the blog you're looking for.

To be perfectly honest, things are perking up for me. First term grades came in, I just switched to a very nice extracurricular activity, and my person life is cleaner than it's ever been since I was in middle school.

But in the light of plasmidghost and Requizen banning themselves, I think that it's important to say that you should never give up hope and ban yourself.

Temping yourself for an academic activity? Sure.

But getting yourself banned on TL because of problems in your personal life is nothing short of stupid. I can't remember the number of times that I've gone into the ABL IRC and gotten friend advice, or talked with cLAN.Anax about politics by PM, or discussed a girl I was interested in with Aerisky. Things like that make TL valuable to me, and I feel like that if I didn't have this community of faceless friends, than I wouldn't be where I am today.

So, if you're out there, ghost and Req, come back.

Every time someone does that, I wince.

[image loading]

Good night.


*
FOR GREAT JUSTICE! Bans for the ban gods!
Cokefreak
Profile Joined June 2011
Finland8095 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-23 04:24:53
November 23 2012 04:24 GMT
#2
Oh god, just woke up and saw this and thought you would be gone as well now, phew... I share your feelings, I value this place, right now with graduation closing with me it's one of the few places where I can just relax and think about something completely different.

And good night!
WaveofShadow
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada31495 Posts
November 23 2012 04:30 GMT
#3
Good lord I thought we were losing anudda won.

twitch.tv/waveofshadow ||| Winner of AHGL's So You Think You Can Cast! ||| Juicy Dad for lyfe ||| 'idk i get a kick out of stupid things' - Jarms Yarng
Aerisky
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States12129 Posts
November 23 2012 04:32 GMT
#4
Awww hehe

TL is indeed a amazing community. One of the few places I've truly felt a sense of community. And cool, now you're not faceless :o super low light setting and what have you, but yay =P
Jim while Johnny had had had had had had had; had had had had the better effect on the teacher.
Praetorial
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States4241 Posts
November 23 2012 04:34 GMT
#5
Actually, I've posted images of myself on TL before.
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=378790&currentpage=3#43
FOR GREAT JUSTICE! Bans for the ban gods!
obesechicken13
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10467 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-23 04:37:19
November 23 2012 04:36 GMT
#6
To anyone else thinking of banning themselves. I've done numerous temp bans and in the past the mods were stern against requested perm bans. I did spend less time on TL. I tried to focus on academics. I think to a degree it worked and I did spend less time on TL but TL was a part of me and I often wasted time elsewhere. I ended up making a second account too.

It always sucks to lose someone.
I think in our modern age technology has evolved to become more addictive. The things that don't give us pleasure aren't used as much. Work was never meant to be fun, but doing it makes us happier in the long run.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
November 23 2012 04:41 GMT
#7
Hang around the IRC more often!
Check out some great music made by TLers - http://bit.ly/QXYhdb , by intrigue. http://bit.ly/RTjpOR , by ohsea.toc.
Aerisky
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States12129 Posts
November 23 2012 04:55 GMT
#8
Dang wtf, what a handsome nerd, I'm jelly. Some people have the smarts and looks and what have you :S

You look very vaguely like Joseph-Gordon Levitt and some other actors. You're half Russian and half Chinese right? Whoa :o
Jim while Johnny had had had had had had had; had had had had the better effect on the teacher.
Bibbit
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada5377 Posts
November 23 2012 06:55 GMT
#9
So Prae has Stephano's nose and eyes?
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-23 07:08:48
November 23 2012 07:01 GMT
#10
I've requested a few temp bans before during school and I would say they helped as expected, but a perm is different of course. That would be quite the overhaul. I wouldn't say I'm against the idea as long as you've put a lot of thought in to it. You can always come back whenever you like once you've done what you need to do... you just need a new nick

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Recently the idea of a self-ban (undetermined length of time) crossed my mind actually, as there's something I've been meaning to address for a long time, but I find I spend too much time on TL and gaming. I think I'm going to just try to put more effort into it before I do that though. I also need to stay unbanned so I can continue updating the ban awards!
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Qwyn
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2779 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-23 16:00:30
November 23 2012 15:59 GMT
#11
On November 23 2012 13:34 Praetorial wrote:
Actually, I've posted images of myself on TL before.
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=378790&currentpage=3#43


That particular pic was a tree branch.

You're a tree branch?

<3.

Totally agree with your sentiment. It made me sad that he perma-banned himself, and his blog post was such a tease anyhow .
"Think of the hysteria following the realization that they consciously consume babies and raise the dead people from their graves" - N0
obesechicken13
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10467 Posts
November 23 2012 16:26 GMT
#12
On November 24 2012 00:59 Qwyn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 23 2012 13:34 Praetorial wrote:
Actually, I've posted images of myself on TL before.
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=378790&currentpage=3#43


That particular pic was a tree branch.

You're a tree branch?

<3.

Totally agree with your sentiment. It made me sad that he perma-banned himself, and his blog post was such a tease anyhow .

Obviously a dark templar.
I think in our modern age technology has evolved to become more addictive. The things that don't give us pleasure aren't used as much. Work was never meant to be fun, but doing it makes us happier in the long run.
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
November 23 2012 16:45 GMT
#13
I want them back . Requizen was nice in his posting. I never saw Plasmid as much, and though I never talked to Requizen, he seemed like a really likeable dude if his life hadn't been going down hill (((((.
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