EPTAnyway we all know why TL is so fucking awesome today but having only joined up in 07 I've always wondered how and when TL started and what made TL so big and popular as it is today - what was it like in the beginning?
Why is TL so awesome?
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hubfub
Australia352 Posts
Anyway we all know why TL is so fucking awesome today but having only joined up in 07 I've always wondered how and when TL started and what made TL so big and popular as it is today - what was it like in the beginning? | ||
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ToT)OjKa(
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ilovezil
United States4143 Posts
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Garnet
Vietnam9021 Posts
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hubfub
Australia352 Posts
On May 31 2009 00:22 ilovezil wrote: If you really want to look at some of the old old threads, click the individual forum tabs and change the "Show 14 days" setting to "Show All". You'll find tons of history buried within the recesses and archives of this site. Also check out the Articles section, which contains some legendary threads! although I would love to I dont have that many hours in the day to look through all the old stuff - I was hoping one of the veterans here could sum this up for me :D | ||
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jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
On May 31 2009 00:14 hubfub wrote: OK so I've always wondered this - TL is such a massive active SC community - I mean I think its the biggest SC fansite that exists? (correct me here if I'm wrong) Anyway we all know why TL is so fucking awesome today but having only joined up in 07 I've always wondered how and when TL started and what made TL so big and popular as it is today - what was it like in the beginning? Yooo I wonder how TL started too I forgot how this forum looked like when I first came but I'm sure everything on the right side of the website wasn't there. My profile says I joined in 2004 but I was lurking around before then. I don't even play or watch SC anymore but I'm still here =D *I think I came to TL.net when players like HovZ, FroZ, Grrrr..., Assem, Rek, FF)JianG[tC], etc.. were still playing and were pretty big in our SC community. | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14893 Posts
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ilovezil
United States4143 Posts
That, pretty much in a nutshell. | ||
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ilovezil
United States4143 Posts
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jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
On May 31 2009 00:31 ilovezil wrote: This site was actually a lot like the typical bw clan site with the same color backgrounds. It's just through proper site maintenance policies and a slow but fostering community that eventually grew from a small ember to a blazing inferno fueled by passionate translators, ardent battlereporters, and a sort of "laizze faire", but ban when appropriate policy by moderators. That, pretty much in a nutshell. Yes! That is how I remembered the earlier TL days =) Also; the replays were awesome. I was trying to find replays earlier on to learn new strategies and counters and watch pros, etc.. but had a hard time finding stuff (before ygclan) but TL had an awesome database. | ||
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SilentNoodle
Australia290 Posts
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furymonkey
New Zealand1587 Posts
One thing I don't like is the banner. Can someone explain why is the banner are made out of bunch of white horse? What are their meaning and how they came about? Everytime when I surf at uni I always quickly scroll down to avoid other seening it. :p Cheers! | ||
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ilovezil
United States4143 Posts
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538
Hungary3932 Posts
On May 31 2009 00:23 Garnet wrote: The mistery of TL has been solved.No bigass avatars!. | ||
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Scorch
Austria3371 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66163 Posts
On May 31 2009 00:22 ilovezil wrote: If you really want to look at some of the old old threads, click the individual forum tabs and change the "Show 14 days" setting to "Show All". You'll find tons of history buried within the recesses and archives of this site. Also check out the Articles section, which contains some legendary threads! Lol I did that a month ago... man those threads had like 1-2 replies rofl | ||
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FieryBalrog
United States1381 Posts
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Oedi
Canada265 Posts
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ilovezil
United States4143 Posts
On May 31 2009 01:17 konadora wrote: Lol I did that a month ago... man those threads had like 1-2 replies rofl Ya, like i said, Teamliquid was a lot like the typical BW clan site back in those days. Lots of idle banter and way less replies than what we see today, obviously. It's crazy actually. It almost inspires me to make a thread on the history of this site :p | ||
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LaLuSh
Sweden2358 Posts
On May 31 2009 00:43 furymonkey wrote: TL is awesome. One thing I don't like is the banner. Can someone explain why is the banner are made out of bunch of white horse? What are their meaning and how they came about? Everytime when I surf at uni I always quickly scroll down to avoid other seening it. :p Cheers! Always as hilarious everytime someone brings up the horses (and it's been done alot through the years). I honestly don't know about the horses. Just that it's been discussed and that by now they're considered an integral part of TL. Whatever you do though, don't try finding out how rank icons work! Attempting to unlock TLs secrets can lead you straight into some fucked up shit. | ||
GHOSTCLAW
United States17042 Posts
On May 31 2009 01:36 LaLuSh wrote: Always as hilarious everytime someone brings up the horses (and it's been done alot through the years). I honestly don't know about the horses. Just that it's been discussed and that by now they're considered an integral part of TL. Whatever you do though, don't try finding out how rank icons work! Attempting to unlock TLs secrets can lead you straight into some fucked up shit. don't search and bump the thread either -_-; | ||
thedeadhaji
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konadora
Singapore66163 Posts
On May 31 2009 01:43 thedeadhaji wrote: The People. Well spoken. | ||
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ultramagnetics
Poland215 Posts
 I think it was already very professional looking and awesome way back when I stopped playing in 2004 (now I'm playing again) I can't believe how long it has been | ||
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Louder
United States2276 Posts
Hard working and well connected staff over the years turned it into the best foreign site covering progaming, which has lead to a big explosion in popularity.And of course, there's FakeSteve, who attracts homosexual males en masse, driving the sites daily traffic up into the billions! | ||
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ilovezil
United States4143 Posts
On May 31 2009 01:52 Louder wrote: And of course, there's FakeSteve, who attracts homosexual males en masse, driving the sites daily traffic up into the billions! Alright... I confess! | ||
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FirstBorn
Romania3955 Posts
On May 31 2009 01:52 Louder wrote: And of course, there's Incontrol, who attracts homosexual males en masse, driving the sites daily traffic up into the billions! I fixed that for you. I can't really put my finger on what makes our community so special. BUT I LOVE YOU ALL!!! | ||
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quirinus
Croatia2489 Posts
On May 31 2009 00:43 furymonkey wrote: TL is awesome. One thing I don't like is the banner. Can someone explain why is the banner are made out of bunch of white horse? What are their meaning and how they came about? Everytime when I surf at uni I always quickly scroll down to avoid other seening it. :p Cheers! If I remember correctly, those are the "horses" from Lord of the rings. They're actually the overflow of the river, caused by someone casting a spell to wash away the Nazgul and help some other people escape. TL has a very clean design and loads fast, that, in my opinion is a big reason for it's popularity. (alongside all the others - great people, bans, atmosphere, staff, articles/news, etc.) Or it's just me appreciating the looks of the site. | ||
Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
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mikeymoo
Canada7170 Posts
On May 31 2009 02:15 Plexa wrote: TL is so awesome because there was once a time when we were the site with the most korean translations and best quality articles on the korean leagues. We then expanded into doing other things, like broadcasting shows and stuff... ^ Awesome because of this guy, imo. <3 | ||
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Klockan3
Sweden2866 Posts
On May 31 2009 00:23 Garnet wrote: No bigass avatars!. This is important actually, having bigass avatars and half page signatures really ruin the forum experience, especially when every other guy have a girl avatar and a large girl signature and a lot of other crap in his signature. This forum is really clean. | ||
Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
Fans/Posters Simplicity Policies Discussions | ||
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So no fek
United States3001 Posts
So, I stopped playing StarCraft, but I continued to lurk/post on TL. Not really following any of the leagues, but reading all the articles/features/ITW ninja topics, and so on that TL had to offer. Fast forward a few years, I'm still a member, and I browse the site more than ever. And I'm getting back into StarCraft again. Granted right now I'm just playing the campaign to get a feel for all the units and watching the leagues, but who knows, maybe I'll try to play a bit competitively in SCII. But as awesome as things like Liquibet, the Power Rank, TLPD, and the very well written SC articles are, it wasn't all that that kept me here for 4 years. It was the community. Yeah, some people are assholes, but you'll get that on pretty much every forum. The majority of the people here are intelligent, good people who really want to make TL a special place. At least that's my view on the matter. | ||
cgrinker
United States3824 Posts
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0neheart
United States92 Posts
I think that without the mods and the rules that just don't allow retarded people to exist. On the other forums I go on, there are annoying random people that the mods just don't care about. I think this is like the only forum that isn't sometimes just retarded. | ||
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AttackZerg
United States7454 Posts
Also alot of the best broodwar sites died when teamliquid was just getting good. I swear broodwar.de died like a month after I started posting here, same with broodwar.com. Teamliquid now is nothing at all like teamliquid before. For good comedy read hovzs posts, followed by ilnp and marshallfaulk. Then remember hovz beat up nextell in front of his mom, elky and smuft and ilnp scammed the entire broodwar scene for thousands of dollars and marshallfaulk ended up in jail or drugs & assault (so I heard). | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
On May 31 2009 06:33 0neheart wrote: Lurker speaking: I think that without the mods and the rules that just don't allow retarded people to exist. On the other forums I go on, there are annoying random people that the mods just don't care about. I think this is like the only forum that isn't sometimes just retarded. : > | ||
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benjammin
United States2728 Posts
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babodak!
Greece50 Posts
Remember: we ban little girly-kids all the time because they sign on thinking they can say and do whatever they want to whomever they want right from the get-go - just like they're used to doing at other sites. That attitude won't work here. That's a promise. From yet another lurker: It's refreshing to have admins who don't put up with bullshit. <3 to all the admins who make TL.Net the best! | ||
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d(O.o)a
Canada5066 Posts
Just don't tell the sheep that he's been slacking off to chat about BW O.o. | ||
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BloodyC0bbler
Canada7876 Posts
On May 31 2009 06:52 benjammin wrote: i'd chalk this one up to fakesteve Fakesteve? I'd give it to Incontrol, that mofo is huge dawg! Seriously though, I would say it comes from the hard work and dedication from the staff who spend insane amount of free time here, working on new projects, keeping old features running and up to date, tirelessly reading posts after posts to prune the shite users, etc... This place without their hard work and dedication would not operate as smoothly as it does. | ||
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Rebel_lion
United States271 Posts
also: not just starcraft. Amazing threads. So the people and the game. | ||
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Avius
Iraq1796 Posts
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onihunter
United States515 Posts
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Foucault
Sweden2826 Posts
That being said TL has the coolest admins/mods in the form of FakeSteve/Chill/Manifesto Those guys are like legit awesome people imo. | ||
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AttackZerg
United States7454 Posts
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GHOSTCLAW
United States17042 Posts
On May 31 2009 07:35 AttackZerg wrote: actually tl.net isn't even that much of a fansite anymore, it caters to many people who have no invovlvement in starcraft at all..... well it's still centered around starcraft discussion, there are plenty of other members who just like to hang out and talk to everyone else. I would think that it'll start to become more about sc once sc2 comes out. | ||
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Foucault
Sweden2826 Posts
On May 31 2009 07:35 AttackZerg wrote: actually tl.net isn't even that much of a fansite anymore, it caters to many people who have no invovlvement in starcraft at all..... Yeah. People who used to play SC alot (but only play for fun nowadays) and follow the pro-scene, probably make up a big part of TL. | ||
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Eatme
Switzerland3919 Posts
But there are still parts of the site where one can have fun without that stuff. I have also met alot of really great people here and had alot of fun and got loads of help. I even think I have improved my skill from only hanging out here and not playing much. | ||
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feathers
United States236 Posts
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Viledica
Canada361 Posts
But the main reason I really like TeamLiquid is a combination of the diversity in its members, the layout, and the moderation. All of the above packed together creates something godly. | ||
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SonuvBob
Aiur21549 Posts
Don't ask, it will destroy you. | ||
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
On May 31 2009 07:52 Eatme wrote: Isn't that Carlo? I forget...TL is awsome due to moderation. But I liked the site x4 better when I lurked and later joined. More drama and focus om the foreigen scene. The extreme focus on progaming that has been over the last couple of years has just been too much. I think I really got this feeling after seeingthis gem. While the guy is a total loonie it's kinda sad to see that some people may think of TL as a progaming website and nothing more. But there are still parts of the site where one can have fun without that stuff. I have also met alot of really great people here and had alot of fun and got loads of help. I even think I have improved my skill from only hanging out here and not playing much. | ||
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Talith
United States1102 Posts
If the best philosophers were alive today, they would all hang out at TL!  | ||
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Mykill
Canada3402 Posts
TL seems to be a forum where people share and interest but dont flame the crap out of each other with intelligent posts. Good posts = good forum. | ||
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xJacky
China375 Posts
Title:Today -i looked into a mirror it leaves me with a facepalm. literally -_-x i love the maturity of this forum. | ||
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hubfub
Australia352 Posts
On May 31 2009 11:00 SonuvBob wrote: Smorrie once told me the story behind the horses, and it shattered my fragile mind. Don't ask, it will destroy you. tell tell | ||
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SilverSkyLark
Philippines8437 Posts
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SilverSkyLark
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DeathSpank
United States1029 Posts
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SoulMarine
United States586 Posts
Martin the brown-nosed reindeer | ||
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triangle
United States3803 Posts
Because there are so many people who work incessantly to make this site better. | ||
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meegrean
Thailand7699 Posts
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-fj.
Samoa462 Posts
Maybe I'm just a huge design / usability nerd tho.. | ||
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Ghost151
United States290 Posts
it's addicting to see idiots put in their place, as well as the occasional shenanigans that happen. but, the point to take away from that is this: intelligent moderation | ||
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
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VIB
Brazil3567 Posts
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
Who is the head honcho at TL? I mean we have lots of moderators with banning power, but who is the head guy? Who is the TL Godfather? Who runs the show, owns the server, whatever...? EDIT: Oh...did VIB just answer my question in the above post? Is that the guy who is in charge right now? | ||
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ilj.psa
Peru3081 Posts
And: On May 31 2009 00:23 Garnet wrote: No bigass avatars!. | ||
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psion0011
Canada720 Posts
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New Zealand6138 Posts
On May 31 2009 00:29 KOFgokuon wrote: because. | ||
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hubfub
Australia352 Posts
On May 31 2009 14:41 psion0011 wrote: Because r1ch is a wizard who? | ||
NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
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Rev0lution
United States1805 Posts
TOP 10 reasons Teamliquid owns. 10) unique forum 9) mature moderators 8) Active members 7) Respect among users 6) Articles and updates 5) Kick ass banner 4) VODS 3) Rekrul 2) Thoughtful discussions (no 4chan bullshit here) 1) SC2 | ||
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HamerD
United Kingdom1922 Posts
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cgrinker
United States3824 Posts
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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So no fek
United States3001 Posts
On June 01 2009 13:09 Kennigit wrote: Because of tomorrow. What's happening tomorrow? :O | ||
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Elemenope
Burkina Faso1704 Posts
Tomorrow.... | ||
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Nitrogen
United States5345 Posts
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
On May 31 2009 14:25 Savio wrote: While we are on the topic, I have a question... Who is the head honcho at TL? I mean we have lots of moderators with banning power, but who is the head guy? Who is the TL Godfather? Who runs the show, owns the server, whatever...? EDIT: Oh...did VIB just answer my question in the above post? Is that the guy who is in charge right now? saro&naz? but they don't really run the show per se (anymore), they're just.. the founding fathers? iirc, anyway. | ||
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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SilverSkyLark
Philippines8437 Posts
Ah yes, tomorrow, of course.. | ||
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Tensai176
Canada2061 Posts
Liquid'Meat's ID. I didn't know where I could post this awesome name, so I'll post it here but man, amazing. Blew my mind when i figured out Meat is Team Backwards =(. | ||
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SnowFantasy
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On June 01 2009 16:15 Tensai176 wrote: You know what's great? Liquid'Meat's ID. I didn't know where I could post this awesome name, so I'll post it here but man, amazing. Blew my mind when i figured out Meat is Team Backwards =(. ^ you might want to take another look at that | ||
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
On June 01 2009 16:15 Tensai176 wrote: Blew my mind when i figured out Meat is Team Backwards =(. close but not quite... the community is what makes this place awesome | ||
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Hippopotamus
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
On June 01 2009 16:15 Tensai176 wrote: You know what's great? Liquid'Meat's ID. I didn't know where I could post this awesome name, so I'll post it here but man, amazing. Blew my mind when i figured out Meat is Team Backwards =(. I'm sorry Tensai but I'm laughing so damn hard. Everything about TL is awesome. But honestly, if we had the same group of people, but a totally 100% different topic, we'd all be just as awesome. Although the awesomeness of starcraft certainly helps.  | ||
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foeffa
Belgium2115 Posts
Only joined 2 years ago but I wouldn't wanna miss TL in my daily routine. | ||
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lxginverse
Monaco1506 Posts
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Foucault
Sweden2826 Posts
interesting and cute | ||
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
On June 02 2009 03:13 Foucault wrote: this is like a self-enforcing group process where the members of the group boost each other and it's leaders, in order to feel special compared to the rest of the "lousy" internet. interesting and cute Hmmm we are like a bigger version of sc2gg....i never thought of that before. hmmm. | ||
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Foucault
Sweden2826 Posts
On June 02 2009 03:20 Kennigit wrote: Hmmm we are like a bigger version of sc2gg....i never thought of that before. hmmm. lol indeed | ||
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