I remember..

[Honggweilo]

When chit-chat used to be good... those were the days

[Sasha]

http://susiemadrak.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/grandpa-simpson.jpg

[Honggweilo]

http://susiemadrak.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/grandpa-simpson.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/15yf9mh.jpg

[Sasha]

http://icanhaspixiedust.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/hardyboyslawn.jpg

[Honggweilo]

http://icanhaspixiedust.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/hardyboyslawn.jpg

vnqlhBjfyD8

3:36

[Honggweilo]

cmon old geezers! reminisce about the good old days of chitchat! they days of epic lulz! when we didnt have over 9000 irate polls about tendencies or user circlejerking, the days when we werent infested by corny internet meme's from /b/ (i plea guilty too), when we had topics about semi political obscurities, when we used to share epic stories about our diverse social lives (in contrast to the lifeless social rejects that haunt this forum now), when we didnt wage all out pathetic flame wars against obscure psuedo leftist vloggers nobody gives a shit about, when the chit-chat awards was something to look foward to, when people didnt change their user names a trillion times, when highbrow and lowbrow discussion actually made you laugh, when you didnt close your browser window in contempt thinking "why the fuck did i open chitchat anyway"?

nostalgia is a tragic clown :( (which reminds me how i miss TC, the demigod feminist who gave all the 16 year old intarwebz kiddies a dose of reality and slapped some sence into their boring little lives, and actually made them grow up for a change!)

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

cmon old geezers! reminisce about the good old days of chitchat! they days of epic lulz! when we didnt have over 9000 irate polls about tendencies or user circlejerking, the days when we werent infested by corny internet meme's from /b/ (i plea guilty too), when we had topics about semi political obscurities, when we used to share epic stories about our diverse social lives (in contrast to the lifeless social rejects that haunt this forum now), when we didnt wage all out pathetic flame wars against obscure psuedo leftist vloggers nobody gives a shit about, when the chit-chat awards was something to look foward to, when people didnt change their user names a trillion times, when highbrow and lowbrow discussion actually made you laugh, when you didnt close your browser window in contempt thinking "why the fuck did i open chitchat anyway"?

I think it's interesting that you find plenty to complain about with the current state of affairs, but yet the stuff that supposedly used to make Chit-Chat great somehow escapes you.

[Honggweilo]

I think it's interesting that you find plenty to complain about with the current state of affairs, but yet the stuff that supposedly used to make Chit-Chat great somehow escapes you.

elaborate

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

elaborate

Well it seems you have a lot to say about the current state of affairs, but nothing to say about the way things supposedly used to be. If they were so great, why aren't you saying anything about it?

[Aurora]

Meh i think revleft has regressed a bit, i think this stems from when alot of the core revleft users got banned or left over the CC being shut.

You remember this? :laugh:
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j291/RedAtheist/250px-Sovietlazer.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j291/RedAtheist/250px-Beheadthosewhoinsultbogmc4.jpg

[Honggweilo]

Meh i think revleft has regressed a bit, i think this stems from when alot of the core revleft users got banned or left over the CC being shut.

You remember this? :laugh:
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j291/RedAtheist/250px-Sovietlazer.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j291/RedAtheist/250px-Beheadthosewhoinsultbogmc4.jpg

yeah ofcourse, i made those XD

also this

http://i53.tinypic.com/2irm7x5.jpg


Well it seems you have a lot to say about the current state of affairs, but nothing to say about the way things supposedly used to be. If they were so great, why aren't you saying anything about it? The point was to get people to dig up the old stuff, like anarion did

[ContrarianLemming]

cmon old geezers! reminisce about the good old days of chitchat! they days of epic lulz! when we didnt have over 9000 irate polls about tendencies or user circlejerking, the days when we werent infested by corny internet meme's from /b/


Rule 1 and 2

idiot.

[Honggweilo]

Rule 1 and 2

idiot.

this is exactly why we cant have nice things.. newbag

[ContrarianLemming]

Well unfortunately I'm still one of those new influx os users, here a bit over a year and little has changed in that amount of time, except we seem to have a new sort of rule 1 and 2 on TAT. oops!

So I can't help you be nostalgic, however feel free to treat me - a reletively new user compared to some oldies - as a symbol of everything that's gone wrong

I mean, KRONSTADT

[Honggweilo]

did someone mention kronstadt?

http://i55.tinypic.com/oiyuz7.png

[ContrarianLemming]

that is so funny, got any more of those?

CNT?

[ContrarianLemming]

vnqlhBjfyD8

3:36

what in the fuck... :confused:

[Honggweilo]

that is so funny, got any more of those?

CNT?

http://i53.tinypic.com/24g4xls.jpg

[ContrarianLemming]

the truth

http://images.uncyc.org/commons/5/5a/Arachno-communist_manifesto.jpg
http://images.uncyc.org/commons/5/5a/Arachno-communist_manifesto.jpg

[Honggweilo]

the "revleft writes a story, the msn paint version" between me and ulstersocialist (dr mindbender) was also epic

http://i51.tinypic.com/2wml8us.jpg

not to forget the ms paint classic thread "jesus, the forgotten years"

http://i55.tinypic.com/2gt55dh.jpg

[ContrarianLemming]

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060708205822/uncyclopedia/images/1/1a/Anarchisttoptrumps4.jpg

[Honggweilo]

for those who remember Rafarino, terrormarx

http://i54.tinypic.com/2up4uie.jpg

a fake troll organisation, which people believed was real for over a month; Anarcho-Stalinist Technocrats from the Kropotkin Libertarian Organisation for Technocratic Expansion

http://i56.tinypic.com/5djy3p.gif

[Bright Banana Beard]

It's Right to Rebel! is also a troll organization, just look at their website (http://right2rebel.wordpress.com/).

I bet Kléber created it.

[praxis1966]

...when we had topics about semi political obscurities...

I tried that with my second WTF, California?! thread and barely anybody responded. Anyway, does anybody remember that sociopathic Swedish dude that used to post here? I can't remember his handle, but I can recall him posting something (which he only after the fact told us was fictional) about him getting into a car wreck and having sex one last time with his dying girlfriend.

[Aurora]

yeah ofcourse, i made those XD

also this
ah cool i thought it was either you or wanted man :)

oh i got a good one!
I remember the founding of the Communist League and the Free Peoples Movement, their recruitment of a 3rd of revleft, their forming links with each other, the FPM breaking away, the split in the CL after Miles mistaking second life for real life and the subsequent destruction of all 3 organisations :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Wanted Man]

ah cool i thought it was either you or wanted man :)

oh i got a good one!
I remember the founding of the Communist League and the Free Peoples Movement, their recruitment of a 3rd of revleft, their forming links with each other, the FPM breaking away, the split in the CL after Miles mistaking second life for real life and the subsequent destruction of all 3 organisations :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Great piece of "political" drama. A Revleft thread is an organisational meeting!

Of course, after the dramatic split, both FPM and the CL decided that they were real "Parties" after all, and so we got "Party of World Revolution" (PoWR) and the "Workers' Party in America".

[timbaly]

I tried that with my second WTF, California?! thread and barely anybody responded. Anyway, does anybody remember that sociopathic Swedish dude that used to post here? I can't remember his handle, but I can recall him posting something (which he only after the fact told us was fictional) about him getting into a car wreck and having sex one last time with his dying girlfriend.


Was it goldfinger (formerly apocalypse when)? I believe he got banned. What really made chit chat great in the "old days" was canikickit and goldfinger. IBow4Che had her moments too. I believe American Kid was also involved, though he was restricted to the OI/Capitalism vs. Communism forum for a while.

[timbaly]

I just found arguably the most LEGENDARY of LEGENDARY chit-chat threads

Behold, I'm sure there are still a few of you who remember this:

http://www.revleft.com/vb/word-association-thread-t13815/index.html

This thing got so big that I believe it was slowing down the website and causing technical problems. Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't there another thread that Malte/Edelweiss locked because of technical issues of size. Red Celtic locked the thread above.

[Honggweilo]

also BOZG's ballsack

http://www.revleft.com/vb/customavatars/avatar9001_2.gif

and the good old "Quote Train Liberation Front" versus "Anti Quote-train Resistance Army" (dont remember the exact names, but fuck it XD). One trying to create massive quote-trains, the other trying to break their combo XD. This shit fucked up the server so bad the whole forum went down numerous times. Quotetrains are now impossible due to measures :(

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

Didn't chit-chat used to be better before all the 4-chan meme shit crept in?

[Honggweilo]

Didn't chit-chat used to be better before all the 4-chan meme shit crept in?

true true, but still, we created some epic memes ourselves over time.

[Os Cangaceiros]

did someone mention kronstadt?

http://i55.tinypic.com/oiyuz7.png

that is glorious

[timbaly]

Another one of my favorites in relation to my previous post on this page.

http://www.revleft.com/vb/stop-resonding-word-t14028/index.html (http://www.revleft.com/vb/stop-resonding-word-t14028/index.html)

Makes me really miss canikickit

[Bright Banana Beard]

quote train ftw. I really missed Ceauşescu Union Versus Hoxhaist Union, that time was really fricking hilarious. At least Prairie Fire and Ismail still here and we all know we love them secretly. :lol:

[Mindtoaster]

Pretty depressing that I remember all this shit and my post counts still like.... 500 :glare:

[praxis1966]

Was it goldfinger (formerly apocalypse when)? I believe he got banned. What really made chit chat great in the "old days" was canikickit and goldfinger. IBow4Che had her moments too. I believe American Kid was also involved, though he was restricted to the OI/Capitalism vs. Communism forum for a while.

That's the fuckin' guy. I couldn't remember his name. Fuckin' A he was a wierdo. Epic shit, though. Canikickit, he was the Irishman who had the dodo bird as his avatar right? If so, that was one funny mofo... American Kid was pretty funny, too. Honestly, I still miss All Tomorrow's Parties/Grungy Folk/Dogfood Di as well.

[synthesis]

Was it goldfinger (formerly apocalypse when)? I believe he got banned. What really made chit chat great in the "old days" was canikickit and goldfinger. IBow4Che had her moments too. I believe American Kid was also involved, though he was restricted to the OI/Capitalism vs. Communism forum for a while.

I remember all these people. FML

[The Grey Blur]

edit:

i miss xvall, c_rasmussen, slim, and rollo. and anarion of course, except he's posting in this thread somehow.

[KC]

Chit Chat always sucked.

[Bright Banana Beard]

I wonder where the hell does Rollo go?

[Aurora]

I remember what KC stands for :sleep:

[timbaly]

That's the fuckin' guy. I couldn't remember his name. Fuckin' A he was a wierdo. Epic shit, though. Canikickit, he was the Irishman who had the dodo bird as his avatar right? If so, that was one funny mofo... American Kid was pretty funny, too. Honestly, I still miss All Tomorrow's Parties/Grungy Folk/Dogfood Di as well.

I remember All Tomorrow's Parties and Grungy Folk but I don't recall Dogfood Di. canikickit was the funny mofo with the dodo bird avatar. I'm not 100% certain that he was Irish. Goldfinger made my old avatar when he was still Apocalypse When, I wish I had saved it as it's no longer on the web page he made.

[timbaly]

I remember all these people. FML

I don't remember your name. Did you formerly have a different username? Do you also remember Mazdak, guerillaradio, BornOfZapatasGuns before he was BOZG? When I looked at that old word association thread I noticed that IBow4Che only had 330 or so posts. She used to be Commandante but that was because Chit Chat posts used to fuel the overall post count. I used to be a Commandante too...

[Il Medico]

I don't remember your name. Did you formerly have a different username? Do you also remember Mazdak, guerillaradio, BornOfZapatasGuns before he was BOZG? When I looked at that old word association thread I noticed that IBow4Che only had 330 or so posts. She used to be Commandante but that was because Chit Chat posts used to fuel the overall post count. I used to be a Commandante too...
What the hell is a commandante?


Also, you lot make me feel like a revleft newbie.

[praxis1966]

I remember All Tomorrow's Parties and Grungy Folk but I don't recall Dogfood Di.

She was only ever Dogfood Di for like a second right before she quit posting here.


canikickit was the funny mofo with the dodo bird avatar. I'm not 100% certain that he was Irish.

I'm pretty sure he was. I started racking my brain for recollections about him, and I remembered that, that he used to have a huge reggae addiction, and that he was the one who Mormoned me into the CC initially.


Goldfinger made my old avatar when he was still Apocalypse When, I wish I had saved it as it's no longer on the web page he made.

I wonder if he still has it someplace, though... The Woman (aka my old lady aka EneMe) has him on her FailBook friends list. I could get her to ask him if you like.


What the hell is a commandante?


Also, you lot make me feel like a revleft newbie.

There used to be a ranking system that gave you a title based on post count. If I remember correctly, it went compañero/a, guerrillista, subcommandante, commandante... Something along those lines. There were others, I think, like the fabled presidente, which could only be achieved through like 10,000 posts if memory serves. It was all in keeping with the "Che-Lives" theme.

Post count was one of the primary determinants to get into the old CC (along with post quality, of course), but it was determined that too many people were padding their counts posting one liners and goofy shit in Shit Chat and thereby giving a false representation of contribution to the board.

[Martin Blank]

I remember the founding of the Communist League and the Free Peoples Movement, their recruitment of a 3rd of revleft, their forming links with each other, the FPM breaking away, the split in the CL after Miles mistaking second life for real life and the subsequent destruction of all 3 organisations :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Funny. I don't remember any of what you wrote after the FPM breaking away. I do remember us expelling people for subverting decisions made at the Convention they attended, still having as members most of those who the expelled said went with them, forming the Workers Party in America out of the reorganized League and new people recruited since, rebuilding links with the ex-FPM/PoWR comrades and talking about re-establishing the IWPA with them.

But then, this is about phony /b/ullshit memes, not reality. So, carry on. Don't let me interrupt your spider monkeying of Chit-Chat.

[synthesis]

I don't remember your name. Did you formerly have a different username? Do you also remember Mazdak, guerillaradio, BornOfZapatasGuns before he was BOZG? When I looked at that old word association thread I noticed that IBow4Che only had 330 or so posts. She used to be Commandante but that was because Chit Chat posts used to fuel the overall post count. I used to be a Commandante too...

Yeah, it was DyerMaker. I remember all those people, particularly "IBow4Che" and "Comrade Junichi" because it was lulz before lulz were lulz.

[timbaly]

Yeah, it was DyerMaker. I remember all those people, particularly "IBow4Che" and "Comrade Junichi" because it was lulz before lulz were lulz.

I remember you. You used to have the Calvin and Hobbs avatar, right? You're from Italy? I think I remember you posting in Opposing Ideologies and maybe Politics. I feel as though antieverything used to post in a lot of the same theads you would post in.

[timbaly]

I wonder if he still has it someplace, though... The Woman (aka my old lady aka EneMe) has him on her FailBook friends list. I could get her to ask him if you like.

You married EneMe??? That's wild.



I wonder if he still has it someplace, though... The Woman (aka my old lady aka EneMe) has him on her FailBook friends list. I could get her to ask him if you like.


If you want to go through the trouble that's cool but it's not like my heart is set on it. My avatar was the green diamond with a white five in it and a red circle with the white two in it much like my current avatar.

[Pavlov's House Party]

Homosexualists!

[synthesis]

I remember you. You used to have the Calvin and Hobbs avatar, right? You're from Italy? I think I remember you posting in Opposing Ideologies and maybe Politics. I feel as though antieverything used to post in a lot of the same theads you would post in.

Yes, no, yes and I dunno? I did the "search for all posts by user" on you, because I felt dumb for not remembering you as well; I went to the last page and thought it was funny that this (http://www.revleft.com/vb/avatar-t17623/index.html?p=264633#post264633) popped up.

[penguinfoot]

remember what KC stands for

What is a Kahembeyani (yes, it's probably spelt differently) Communique anyway?

[timbaly]

Yes, no, yes and I dunno? I did the "search for all posts by user" on you, because I felt dumb for not remembering you as well; I went to the last page and thought it was funny that this (http://www.revleft.com/vb/avatar-t17623/index.html?p=264633#post264633) popped up.


I remember that very well. I still have the PM to canikickit where I accidentally typed "Who am?" rather than "Who am I?" As for not remembering me it's understandable, I didn't post very often. I read a lot more than I posted. I only have a little over 1000 posts if you count the forums that don't add to post count. I'm not sure why I thought you were from Italy...

[praxis1966]

You married EneMe??? That's wild.

Well, we're not married, per se, just living in sin. In January it'll be two years since we shacked up together, seven years since we got together. I guess it's serious, though; I moved 2100 miles to live with her, lulz...


If you want to go through the trouble that's cool but it's not like my heart is set on it. My avatar was the green diamond with a white five in it and a red circle with the white two in it much like my current avatar.

I don't think it'd be any big deal. I mentioned it to her before she left for work this morning and she said she'd send him a message later. :)


Yeah, it was DyerMaker.

Fuckin' A. I knew I remembered your funky ass, I just couldn't think of what your original screen name was. If you'd left the avatar alone I probably would've made the connection. I'm pretty visually oriented that way.


I remember all those people, particularly "IBow4Che" and "Comrade Junichi" because it was lulz before lulz were lulz.

Great waltzing Jesus. Comrade Junichi? Yeah, he was always good for a couple of lulz, particularly when it came to discussing sex.

[An archist]

cmon old geezers! reminisce about the good old days of chitchat! they days of epic lulz! when we didnt have over 9000 irate polls about tendencies or user circlejerking, the days when we werent infested by corny internet meme's from /b/ (i plea guilty too), when we had topics about semi political obscurities, when we used to share epic stories about our diverse social lives (in contrast to the lifeless social rejects that haunt this forum now), when we didnt wage all out pathetic flame wars against obscure psuedo leftist vloggers nobody gives a shit about, when the chit-chat awards was something to look foward to, when people didnt change their user names a trillion times, when highbrow and lowbrow discussion actually made you laugh, when you didnt close your browser window in contempt thinking "why the fuck did i open chitchat anyway"?

nostalgia is a tragic clown :( (which reminds me how i miss TC, the demigod feminist who gave all the 16 year old intarwebz kiddies a dose of reality and slapped some sence into their boring little lives, and actually made them grow up for a change!)


Hehehe

[An archist]

also BOZG's ballsack

http://www.revleft.com/vb/customavatars/avatar9001_2.gif

and the good old "Quote Train Liberation Front" versus "Anti Quote-train Resistance Army" (dont remember the exact names, but fuck it XD). One trying to create massive quote-trains, the other trying to break their combo XD. This shit fucked up the server so bad the whole forum went down numerous times. Quotetrains are now impossible due to measures :(

By the way, it was the Anti Quote Train Squad and the Quote Train Defense League.

Funny thing is, I can't remember on wich side I was.

[synthesis]

Well, we're not married, per se, just living in sin. In January it'll be two years since we shacked up together, seven years since we got together. I guess it's serious, though; I moved 2100 miles to live with her, lulz...

Holy shit! You just blew my fucking mind.


Great waltzing Jesus. Comrade Junichi? Yeah, he was always good for a couple of lulz, particularly when it came to discussing sex.

But him and "IBow4Che," together, was the Voltron/Captain Planet of lulz.


As for not remembering me it's understandable, I didn't post very often. I read a lot more than I posted. I only have a little over 1000 posts if you count the forums that don't add to post count.

Nah, your name was familiar; I just have shitty memory, usually when it comes to specifics.

[timbaly]

Well, we're not married, per se, just living in sin. In January it'll be two years since we shacked up together, seven years since we got together. I guess it's serious, though; I moved 2100 miles to live with her, lulz...

That's incredible. I'm shocked.




I don't think it'd be any big deal. I mentioned it to her before she left for work this morning and she said she'd send him a message later. :)

Cool.



Great waltzing Jesus. Comrade Junichi? Yeah, he was always good for a couple of lulz, particularly when it came to discussing sex.

Comrade Junichi created his own board for a while, it's offline now.

[Sentinel]

If I remember correctly, it went compañero/a, guerrillista, subcommandante, commandante... Something along those lines. There were others, I think, like the fabled presidente, which could only be achieved through like 10,000 posts if memory serves. It was all in keeping with the "Che-Lives" theme.


Oh, I had almost forgot that. I'm fairly sure that when one joined one was Companero, at 50 posts Guerillero, 300 was Sub-Comandante and 1000 Comandante. Redstar2000 was the only one to reach Presidente (indeed 10 000 posts) before the system was abolished.

These titles were people's user titles. Back then -- just before I joined -- there was a huge controversy because people wanted custom ones, but only some got the privilege (from CC-member and 'up', I think, but am not 100% sure).

There was actually a 'revolutionary movement' against the 'tyranny of the elitist CC', called the Rebel Alliance, which led to numerous bannings. The culmination was when a rogue tech admin called NovelGentry, against the will of Edelweiss, placed a script in the software which made it possible for the internet revolutionaries to change their usertitles into 'Rebel Alliance'.

It was perhaps the worst shitstorm in the history of Revleft, in a way quite entertaining in retrospect, but annoying for a long time -- we had to deal with the aftermath ie sockpuppets etc for ages.

[praxis1966]

Holy shit! You just blew my fucking mind.


That's incredible. I'm shocked.

Yeah, that's the reaction I get from most people when I mention it... Even the ones who don't know us (EneMe and I) from this place. To me, though, it only seems that way in retrospect. I guess it's different when you're on the inside looking out, lulz...


But him and "IBow4Che," together, was the Voltron/Captain Planet of lulz.

See, I don't really remember that about Jun and I don't remember IBow4Che all that much one way or the other. Of course, during the time period we're talking about, I posted almost exclusively in Politics anyway (about 80% of my posts were there at one point) so the Shit Chat stuff pretty well escaped me most of the time. These days I don't really have the stomach for the endless flame battles and tendency wars, so I find myself rarely popping my head out of Shit Chat and Film & Lit.


Oh, I had almost forgot that. I'm fairly sure that when one joined one was Companero, at 50 posts Guerillero, 300 was Sub-Comandante and 1000 Comandante. Redstar2000 was the only one to reach Presidente (indeed 10 000 posts) before the system was abolished.

Right, I figured it was something like that. The only post total I could remember was presidente, though, probably because it seemed so astronomical. And I do remember that about RS2K.


These titles were people's user titles. Back then -- just before I joined -- there was a huge controversy because people wanted custom ones, but only some got the privilege (from CC-member and 'up', I think, but am not 100% sure).

See, I don't think there was too much of a controversy over the titles in and of themselves. Well, maybe there was, but only in the minds of the people who really, really wanted a custom title. For the most part, I think the general sentiment was that most people couldn't have given two shits one way or the other. Or, maybe I'm just projecting my own opinion on the matter onto everyone else...:lol:


There was actually a 'revolutionary movement' against the 'tyranny of the elitist CC', called the Rebel Alliance, which led to numerous bannings. The culmination was when a rogue tech admin called NovelGentry, against the will of Edelweiss, placed a script in the software which made it possible for the internet revolutionaries to change their usertitles into 'Rebel Alliance'.

It was perhaps the worst shitstorm in the history of Revleft, in a way quite entertaining in retrospect, but annoying for a long time -- we had to deal with the aftermath ie sockpuppets etc for ages.

Yeah, I remember that as well. I really put my foot in it concerning that very issue. I had just come back from one of my many, many protracted absences and announced it in a Chat thread.

I made an offhand remark about the Star Wars-ey nature of their titles not really knowing anything about what was going on. I was immediately flamed by about three or four of them, including one who accused me of living in a fantasy land because my custom title was "Commandante de Batallón del San Patricio," which translates as Commander of Saint Patrick's Batallion. He thought my screen name (praxis) was supposed to be the name of that commander, which to me showed his general lack of revolutionary literacy in the first place, lulz. I tried explaining that the custom title was an homage to my heritage as an Irish American (Batallón del San Patricio was the name of the brigade of Irish American soldiers who, due to religious persecution, defected into the Mexican army from the US army during the Mexican-American War). It wasn't until much later that I had learned about the "rift" and had it explained to me why Malte/Edelwiess had changed his avatar to Darth Vader's mask, lulz...

[timbaly]

Oh, I had almost forgot that. I'm fairly sure that when one joined one was Companero, at 50 posts Guerillero, 300 was Sub-Comandante and 1000 Comandante. Redstar2000 was the only one to reach Presidente (indeed 10 000 posts) before the system was abolished.

You're 100% right. I remember thinking I would never get to Comandante but I did. However now I've lost my 1000+ total because my old posts in Chit Chat and Introductions no longer count towards my post count.



There was actually a 'revolutionary movement' against the 'tyranny of the elitist CC', called the Rebel Alliance, which led to numerous bannings. The culmination was when a rogue tech admin called NovelGentry, against the will of Edelweiss, placed a script in the software which made it possible for the internet revolutionaries to change their usertitles into 'Rebel Alliance'.

It was perhaps the worst shitstorm in the history of Revleft, in a way quite entertaining in retrospect, but annoying for a long time -- we had to deal with the aftermath ie sockpuppets etc for ages.

I created a bit of a shitstorm when I created a poll (before you could make poll threads) about whether or not Stalinists should be banned or caged in the Socialism vs Capitalism forum. I got some nasty PMs from an admin who contacted me anonymously and called me a traitor. I won't mention who it was but it was in December of 2002 and the poll was in Jan of 03 I believe.

You can read it here http://www.revleft.com/vb/repeal-ban-stalinists-t8399/index.html?highlight=poll

[Bright Banana Beard]

When were Stalinists freed to post freely?

[praxis1966]

When were Stalinists freed to post freely?

In my experience they weren't for very long except for one. There was a fellow by the name of Comrade RAF who got grandfathered in, so to speak, because he was a pretty dedicated member from before the institution of the policy. In any event, the Stalin kiddies have been at the very least restricted to OI ever since I started here all those years ago.

[synthesis]

See, I don't really remember that about Jun and I don't remember IBow4Che all that much one way or the other. Of course, during the time period we're talking about, I posted almost exclusively in Politics anyway (about 80% of my posts were there at one point) so the Shit Chat stuff pretty well escaped me most of the time. These days I don't really have the stomach for the endless flame battles and tendency wars, so I find myself rarely popping my head out of Shit Chat and Film & Lit.

I just remember they were both 14 and had an e-relationship with "drama" that played out all over the forum. No bells ringing at all?

[timbaly]

I just remember they were both 14 and had an e-relationship with "drama" that played out all over the forum. No bells ringing at all?


YES!!!!! I remember that.

Did you check out the link I posted above? You posted in that thread. Do you remember it at all?

[synthesis]

YES!!!!! I remember that.

Did you check out the link I posted above? You posted in that thread. Do you remember it at all?

Just clicked on it. That shit is like a time travel machine. I remember how mods used to change OIers' custom titles, hence "Stormin Moron" :lol:

[Sentinel]

It wasn't until much later that I had learned about the "rift" and had it explained to me why Malte/Edelwiess had changed his avatar to Darth Vader's mask, lulz...


He did? That's fucking hilarious!

:lol::lol::lol:



There was a fellow by the name of Comrade RAF who got grandfathered in


He was a really funny guy, and I couldn't help liking him. Moreover, he also was an actual veteran from the struggles during the Cold War, ie not a 'Stalinkiddie', which is why so many had such a great respect for him despite his authoritarianism. However, during my first years here he constantly drifted towards anarchism, and actually officially announced that he was one at some point.

His later username was Vinny Rafarino. Unfortunately his rude debating style got him quite few enemies, and so he was finally banned in 07 or 08 by a very even vote of the CC, in which he was unable to defend himself as he had been removed.

The actual 'charges' can be found in the admin logs in the Members forum, but I'm too lazy to dig them up right now. They were bullshit in any case.

A real shame if you ask me.



Just clicked on it. That shit is like a time travel machine. I remember how mods used to change OIers' custom titles, hence "Stormin Moron"


From the link posted by Timbaly I get the impression that he creation of OI was your idea, Synthesis? Credit to you in that case -- that's what made Revleft as we know it possible.

I remember when redstar changed a cuban exile guy's title into PROUD GUSANO. I almost pissed my pants of laughter.

[timbaly]

When were Stalinists freed to post freely?


I believe it was from the start of the board in 2001 until the end of 2002.

[Bright Banana Beard]

How long do they stay restricted and when were they liberated?

[Sentinel]

I believe it was from the start of the board in 2001 until the end of 2002.


I think he means after that, as we do allow them here again. Could it have been in 2004?

[black magick hustla]

i really liked it when led zep caused the downfall of cheforums or whatever because he posted a video of one of the admins jerking off some shit like that it was hilarious

cheforums was pretty good cuz it was like all the stalin-kiddies that were into caecescu or pol pot or other strongmen who were black metal as fuck vented and where all the geeky internet third positionists who hated the jewish menace vented. great trolling material for my 15 year old fingers

[synthesis]

From the link posted by Timbaly I get the impression that he creation of OI was your idea, Synthesis?

Not really, just the name. It used to be "Socialism vs. Capitalism," and I think it was more or less the same thing.

[synthesis]

i really liked it when led zep caused the downfall of cheforums or whatever because he posted a video of one of the admins jerking off some shit like that it was hilarious

cheforums was pretty good cuz it was like all the stalin-kiddies that were into caecescu or pol pot or other strongmen who were black metal as fuck vented and where all the geeky internet third positionists who hated the jewish menace vented. great trolling material for my 15 year old fingers

pics or it didn't happen

[Honggweilo]

i really liked it when led zep caused the downfall of cheforums or whatever because he posted a video of one of the admins jerking off some shit like that it was hilariou

i think that was TAT for as far as i remember

[timbaly]

I think he means after that, as we do allow them here again. Could it have been in 2004?

Interesting question. I'm really not sure. Edelweiss would probably know.

[praxis1966]

I just remember they were both 14 and had an e-relationship with "drama" that played out all over the forum. No bells ringing at all?

Bah I do remember that much, I just never paid any attention to it. As soon as I saw them starting in, I'd just leave the thread never to return, lulz... As far as drama went, I always found the brief romance between Di and Ziggy far more entertaining.


He did? That's fucking hilarious!

I thought so.


He was a really funny guy, and I couldn't help liking him. Moreover, he also was an actual veteran from the struggles during the Cold War...

I thought it must have been something like that. Every time I had a run in with him he was a total ass to me, so I didn't particularly care for him. I never could quite understand why so many people liked him, but it's all becoming clearer now. Kinda makes me wonder, though... Why'd he get the boot and not RS2K? I mean, I'm not saying RS should have, just that it seems a bit of a double standard, you know, given that RS had a propensity for jackassery as well. Lulz But I guess that's the rub, eh?

[REVLEFT'S BIEGGST MATSER TROL]

Interesting question. I'm really not sure. Edelweiss would probably know.

Since TAT isnt' a member of this forum anymore can someone please link the video? :p

[EvilRedGuy]

Yeah i'd like to see some video with a guy jerking off to shit aswell, really interesting... Seriously.

But who jerks off to shit?

[Honggweilo]

Yeah i'd like to see some video with a guy jerking off to shit aswell, really interesting... Seriously.

But who jerks off to shit?

TAT, to 15 year old''s

[Sentinel]

Why'd he get the boot and not RS2K? I mean, I'm not saying RS should have, just that it seems a bit of a double standard, you know, given that RS had a propensity for jackassery as well. Lulz But I guess that's the rub, eh?


I see your point, but in my experience there was still a difference (even if minor) between the levels they'd go to. RAF wuld resort to another kind of flaming, for example by making comments about people's physical appearance etc -- he generally made it more personal in my view while redstar would keep it more political.

As I was one of his defenders, I did what I could to talk to RAF to tone it down for his own sake but unfortunately it didn't help.

[synthesis]

TAT, to 15 year old''s

:ohmy: :lol:

[synthesis]

Bah I do remember that much, I just never paid any attention to it. As soon as I saw them starting in, I'd just leave the thread never to return, lulz... As far as drama went, I always found the brief romance between Di and Ziggy far more entertaining.

I don't recall. Mind refreshing my memory?


I thought it must have been something like that. Every time I had a run in with him he was a total ass to me, so I didn't particularly care for him. I never could quite understand why so many people liked him, but it's all becoming clearer now. Kinda makes me wonder, though... Why'd he get the boot and not RS2K? I mean, I'm not saying RS should have, just that it seems a bit of a double standard, you know, given that RS had a propensity for jackassery as well. Lulz But I guess that's the rub, eh?

RAF had a propensity for pissing off Rosa, so when he said something mockingly, like, "This chick thinks X... :lol:" Rosa got him banned for sexism, which spawned some stupidly long thread about whether or not the term "chick" was sexist.

On a different note, Sentinel's comment about OI did get me curious; does anyone recall when we actually started restricting people, approximately? I can't remember if people were just banned before that thread.

Finally, reviewing some of those old threads, I realize now that Stormin Norman was actually a truly epic troll, which went way over my 15-year-old head at the time.

[Nolan]

TAT, to 15 year old''s

Do not speak ill of the banned.

[timbaly]

RAF had a propensity for pissing off Rosa, so when he said something mockingly, like, "This chick thinks X... :lol:" Rosa got him banned for sexism, which spawned some stupidly long thread about whether or not the term "chick" was sexist.

I never like the guy's style really. He had decent points but was terrible with presentation.



On a different note, Sentinel's comment about OI did get me curious; does anyone recall when we actually started restricting people, approximately? I can't remember if people were just banned before that thread.

People were restricted in the Socialism vs. Capitalism prior to my joining this board. I believe that there were no restrictions when the board started in 2001. I'm not sure when exactly restrictions began because it was obviously before my time but I believe I researched it or saw a thread where Edelweiss, Red Celtic or D DAY were discussing it.



Finally, reviewing some of those old threads, I realize now that Stormin Norman was actually a truly epic troll, which went way over my 15-year-old head at the time.

Hmmmm... I remember thinking that sometimes he was out of line but most of the time I felt he was law abiding. The guy was pompous but I always felt he was useful for contributing to discussion and making the forum more fun.

[L.A.P.]

In my experience they weren't for very long except for one. There was a fellow by the name of Comrade RAF who got grandfathered in, so to speak, because he was a pretty dedicated member from before the institution of the policy. In any event, the Stalin kiddies have been at the very least restricted to OI ever since I started here all those years ago.

Wow:ohmy:, Stalinists used to be restricted on this forum!? Half of the current members would probably be fucked if that were still true.

[L.A.P.]

There needs to be a memory lane sticky thread on this forum.

[Wanted Man]

I see your point, but in my experience there was still a difference (even if minor) between the levels they'd go to. RAF wuld resort to another kind of flaming, for example by making comments about people's physical appearance etc -- he generally made it more personal in my view while redstar would keep it more political.

As I was one of his defenders, I did what I could to talk to RAF to tone it down for his own sake but unfortunately it didn't help.

Popularity is a good way to get away with all kinds of shit. RAF eventually lost out because he really didn't care about anyone's opinions. On the other hand, Redstar made a racist comment about Iranians, but nothing ever happened because everyone was like "Oooh redstar :redstar2000::wub:".

[Sentinel]

Redstar made a racist comment about Iranians, but nothing ever happened because everyone was like "Oooh redstar


If I remember correctly, Led Zeppelin defended a sexist comment by Lenin against Alexandra Kollontai, and Redstar assumed it was because of his background -- which it turned out that redstar knew fuck all about except that he came from Iran.

Was it an idiotic, generalising comment? Yes. Was is racist? The CC ultimately found it not to be, after a lengthy debate -- so it's not like he just got a way with it without scrutiny.

I personally do think he should have apologised to LZ (I didn't comment as I was just admitted into the CC and still learning the drill), perhaps gotten a warning, but I disagree that the should have been removed from his admin position, or banned for it.

[timbaly]

There needs to be a memory lane sticky thread on this forum.


I've been advocating that for years. At least you can search old posts in the archive.

[Wanted Man]

If I remember correctly, Led Zeppelin defended a sexist comment by Lenin against Alexandra Kollontai, and Redstar assumed it was because of his background -- which it turned out that redstar knew fuck all about except that he came from Iran.

Was it an idiotic, generalising comment? Yes. Was is racist? The CC ultimately found it not to be, after a lengthy debate -- so it's not like he just got a way with it without scrutiny.

I personally do think he should have apologised to LZ (I didn't comment as I was just admitted into the CC and still learning the drill), perhaps gotten a warning, but I disagree that the should have been removed from his admin position, or banned for it.

I forgot that the CC actually made a decision on this, but the CC made loads of dumb decisions based on users' (un)popularity.

[timbaly]

I forgot that the CC actually made a decision on this, but the CC made loads of dumb decisions based on users' (un)popularity.


So true.

[Sentinel]

I forgot that the CC actually made a decision on this, but the CC made loads of dumb decisions based on users' (un)popularity.


In all fairness, there was discussion, but I don't thin k there was a poll for serious administrative action. So I guess you can't really, ultimately, say his 'ass was on the line', but he surely was questioned and criticised fiercely, not just in the CC but on the entire board and also by people who supported him otherwise. I would have supported a poll on it, even though I'd probably only voted for a warning.