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How did I come to tl.net? (Not that I'm a particularly useful member, so it's irrelevant, but a chance to tell about myself is always welcome.)
Well, I came from a family that, when I was growing up, was deeply suspicious of video games, TV, etc - despite the fact that we've had computers around for as long as I can remember. In high school I started sneaking time playing online MMOSGs like Planetarion (it used to be free), and somewhere someone mentioned SC. A couple months later, I was at a friend's house, and he introduced me to Starcraft. Not much later, I took what (in my highschool sheltered mind seemed like) a daring step, and bought the game. Even before that, I had found the battle.net site and basically memorized the stats. I wandered onto the old SC.org and battle.net forums under the (idiotic) alias EmeraldDass, and was quickly introduced to internet humor. "EmeraldAss" taught me to be a little more careful about my user names. About the only thing I did right there was figuring out that ExcaliburZ was right more often than many of the goofballs. From there I found my way to battlereports.com, where I hung out as PeaceableGhost, and there I met the proscene. Yellow vs oov and Boxer vs joyo were my introduction. Then I went to college and forgot about it. Of course I kept playing some - I was actually one of the better players I knew because I had picked up things like "keep making stuff" and could 10/12 gate.
The summer after college, I remembered the game, and for about two weeks put some serious time in. I rejoined sc.org, (or warboards, or the nexus, or whatever it is now), and started lurking on br.com again. I even wrote a report (on Diplomacy). Now, PsyonicReaver had started doing commentary, so I ended up joining sc2gg.com, found nevake (the tl youtube) from there, and started lurking on tl for links to streams. Then I got a job, so my efforts at playing died. But just freeloading seemed like bad taste, so I just joined the site after a while. It's an awesome place, and I've tried to contribute something, but I mostly feel like I don't know anything about the game anymore, meaning my contributions are limited to stats and bad jokes.
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I am terribly sorry if it's inappropriate to bump this; But holy fucking shit! You banged the dreamer?!
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+ Show Spoiler +(Warning: The last post in this thread is over three months old. If you bump this, you'd better have a good reason!)
not sure, but that has never stopped me before ; i feel that this thread should never disappear, .. when i first stumbled upon it i could not bump it 
i found tl 5 years ago when looking for map making communities and got an account right to way to post of how glad i had found a forum with active mapmakers
i've always played more than watched and never thought i could appreciate/get hooked to other people playing something i could play myself (as in, i had the game and i had the ladder if not enough available friends) .. thank you to all tl members who managed to prove me wrong.
now.. about how "you came to love tl"... because, in essence, that is another question altogether.. well, that is a story for another time/thread
just to nudge, i'll at least say that
1/ i poped my forum cherry on tl, and while nothing is ever perfect (me included), tl is as close to the best one can hope for in a forum dedicated to gaming
2/ it took me a year or two to balance out the love/hate relationship that i have with tl and to understand the difference between tl viewers (even if they post) and tl members
3/ i wish i could post in the change my name thread
4/ thank you for your patience where/when applicable
5/ tl is the largest functioning gaming forum, that is like saying that if you want to partake in said gaming culture community, you have to be striving to be a member of tl .. where the love/hate relationship fuses .. its like being instead of not being
thank you to all the people who posted, here's hoping the missing do post
+ Show Spoiler +(i feel this thread would make an excellent disneyland substitute)
glhf
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On February 05 2012 03:34 gakkgakk wrote:
I am terribly sorry if it's inappropriate to bump this; But holy fucking shit! You banged the dreamer?!
Holy crap I didn't even realize this blog was bumped - and sorry to disappoint but no, I did not.
He and I are actually friendly with each other even now. Funny how life works.
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Hi there Susie,
i know this against TL etiquette reviving an old thread, but i read an espn article about you and i just wanted you to know, that you and your work have a lot of fans, lurking, reading, too lazy to post and too lazy to say thank you.
I felt it appropriate to thank you here, because this is the place i found an esports community myself.
The espn article was good, but i think one article cant encompass everything you have done for the foreign community.
So thank you for everything you have done!
There are a lot of people reading everywhere from reddit to tl, that appreciate your work without ever saying anything, just reading listening and enjoying. Please keep up the good work and whatever unwarranted negativity you get please always remember that there are many people watching and supporting you that dont voice their oppinion. Sry we are lazy :-)
So again thank you.
P.S. If anyone knows a way to a tasteless hotelparty pls let me know.
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