Welcome to Gaia! ::

1. How did you discover Gaia? my friend from school made me join. :I
2. How did you discover the Writer's Forum? ... I saw it?
3. How long have you been on Gaia? about three years.
4. How long have you been in the Writer's Forum? no idea.
5. How long have you been posting in the 111? seriously no idea.
6. What was your initial impression of the 111? I hated it. XD
7. What is your current impression of the 111? it's kind of boring nao. |:
8. What is your impression of the Circus compared to the 111? Annoying.
9. What was your impression of Teh Minilurve compared to the 111? Bitchy.
10. How would you define a "regular" of the 111? Someone who posts alot?
11. What values do you hold important in regards to the 111? Umm.
12. How frequently would you say you post/lurk in the 111? I post... whenever. I never lurk.
13. Have you formed any new beliefs/opinions since joining the 111? What are they? Not really. XD


Optional Questions (but I'd like it if you answered them!):
1. What is your age? sixteen
2. Where are you from? Mars
3. What is your occupation? eyeball flower
4. Who pays for your internet connection? The Tick

Optional namedropping ahoy!:
5. Who in the 111 do you look up to? Why? Prairie because she's soooooo cool. Oggie because ditto. Prisma is rly awesome and hot. c8 And I dunno if Lemmy still counts but um she's my favorite thing ever in the whole world. 3;
6. Who in the 111 do you look down upon? Why? Mobster Lobster and Latkes. Their noses are too big. >:C

1. How did you discover Gaia?
Some guy told me about it.
2. How did you discover the Writer's Forum?
Noticed its existence one day.
3. How long have you been on Gaia?
Almost 4 years.
4. How long have you been in the Writer's Forum?
No idea. 2 years?
5. How long have you been posting in the 111? (if you don't know when you first posted, just guesstimate)
I have no clue. 2 years.
6. What was your initial impression of the 111?
Off-topic forum chat thread.
7. What is your current impression of the 111?
Not as entertaining as it used to be.
8. What is your impression of the Circus compared to the 111? (leave blank if you've never been in there)
9. What was your impression of Teh Minilurve compared to the 111? (leave blank if you never went in there)
10. How would you define a "regular" of the 111?
Posts regularly and is liked by a handful of others.
11. What values do you hold important in regards to the 111?
Maybe writing something once in a while.
12. How frequently would you say you post/lurk in the 111?
I often have the window minimized, but I don't really post as often as I used to.
13. Have you formed any new beliefs/opinions since joining the 111? What are they?
I don't know. Something about moustaches, probably.

Optional Questions (but I'd like it if you answered them!):
1. What is your age? 18
2. Where are you from? US
3. What is your occupation? Starting college
4. Who pays for your internet connection? parents
Optional namedropping ahoy!:
5. Who in the 111 do you look up to? Why? Lots of people. Jabber, Verne, Latkes, Dyb, Rum, Heidi, Doll, Sui, Sarge, Prair, and Hawthorne. They're nice and I like their writing.
6. Who in the 111 do you look down upon? Why? Tailos, because he's mean. Judas, because he's dumb. I think people are just filling out this thing to say who they don't like. xd

I love you guys. heart 111forever.

1. How did you discover Gaia?
I stumbled upon it! Random google searches, and such.

2. How did you discover the Writer's Forum?
I just kinda did. Jeicen helped me become acclimated into the 111.

3. How long have you been on Gaia?
Since September of '03! Nearing Four years!

4. How long have you been in the Writer's Forum?
About... Two-Three years.

5. How long have you been posting in the 111? (if you don't know when you first posted, just guesstimate)
I believe... Two years? That'd make sense. Didn't befriend Jeicen well enough before that point.

6. What was your initial impression of the 111?
"Oh god, I don't know enough!"

7. What is your current impression of the 111?
It's full of crack and love. Though it's changed over time, it's still a beautiful place. Buahaha.

8. What is your impression of the Circus compared to the 111? (leave blank if you've never been in there)
--I thought we were talking Barnum & Bailey--

9. What was your impression of Teh Minilurve compared to the 111? (leave blank if you never went in there)
--Buh--

10. How would you define a "regular" of the 111?
Remembered by many. Is able to participate in most/all conversations occurring on a daily basis. Umm... Ummm... I don't know.

11. What values do you hold important in regards to the 111?
We have values? Here I thought we were all just having fun, whilst discussing matters and issues all across the spectrum of conversational lore.

12. How frequently would you say you post/lurk in the 111?
Before? Daily. But now, after my absence... It's every few days. Ish.

13. Have you formed any new beliefs/opinions since joining the 111? What are they?
That everyone in the 111 rocks, and they can be confided in for even the craziest things. Such as discussing what it is to be shot by a gun.


Optional Questions (but I'd like it if you answered them!):
1. What is your age?
19. Must... evolve... out... of... teen... years...

2. Where are you from? (state or country)
Virginia.

3. What is your occupation? (if student, specify high school or college)
College student; Server.

4. Who pays for your internet connection? (you, your parents, etc.)
Parents. ;_;


Optional namedropping ahoy!:
5. Who in the 111 do you look up to? Why?
Jokingly? Jile. Seriously? Everyone with a higher IQ than I. I like learning from the actions of those considered 'smarter' than I. That, and i'm making up this answer as I go along because I don't know.

6. Who in the 111 do you look down upon? Why?
Radioactive Alchemist, obviously! I mean, come on! She's shorter tha-- Wait. Look down... Oops. Wrong kind of looking down. Mmmm. I've been absent for the majority of the fights, so i'm neutral. However, the one member that I hate the most... He's unbelievable. I swear. I just can't stand -RedSkie-! xd

Lol, who knew RA could be so machiavellian. This is like watching your drunk aunty spill the family secrets at your grandparents' ruby wedding.

Ok, let's do this:

1. How did you discover Gaia?
I was reading someone's blog and they had a tekteked avatar on there. I followed the link to make my own and stumbled into here.

2. How did you discover the Writer's Forum?
Within a month of coming here originally.

3. How long have you been on Gaia?
About a year and a half.

4. How long have you been in the Writer's Forum?
Over a year.

5. How long have you been posting in the 111? (if you don't know when you first posted, just guesstimate)
Same as above.

6. What was your initial impression of the 111?
Prair was talking about Twin Peaks so I just barged in. I felt at home pretty quickly...I mean, it's Twin Peaks!

7. What is your current impression of the 111?
I guess my heyday there has passed. I feel like I don't fit in as much as I used to but that maybe because I just don't have as much time to call in. It's great to see familiar faces but often I feel I have nothing to add to the conversation or there are people on that I don't have anything in common with.

8. What is your impression of the Circus compared to the 111? (leave blank if you've never been in there)
Seems more sedate.

9. What was your impression of Teh Minilurve compared to the 111? (leave blank if you never went in there)
More hormones. Some really great people there, though. It's a shame it's gone.

10. How would you define a "regular" of the 111?
Someone who sticks around and finds a little corner to reside in.

11. What values do you hold important in regards to the 111?
Hm...I'm not sure anymore. It's such a shifting, liquid thing that it changes - depending on what time it is to how things are now compared to last year, for example. One thing's for sure though, insult us and we'll get all our friends to snark at you about your grammar...I don't know whether this is a good thing. D:

12. How frequently would you say you post/lurk in the 111?
I'll come and read a little most nights but I'm usually too tired to post.

13. Have you formed any new beliefs/opinions since joining the 111? What are they?
Jackalopes!

Optional Questions (but I'd like it if you answered them!):
1. What is your age?
Waaaay too old to be here.

2. Where are you from? (state or country)
Yorkshire, England.

3. What is your occupation? (if student, specify high school or college)
Usually high school teacher.

4. Who pays for your internet connection? (you, your parents, etc.)
Me.

Optional namedropping ahoy!:
5. Who in the 111 do you look up to? Why?

Because I am, let's face it, as old as the hills, this question is a little weird for me. I see a lot of people on here as equals and as my friends.

It'll be no surprise to anyone that I have to mention Jile here. There are lots of reasons but as far as this forum goes I look up to him because of his absolute integrity when it comes to the things he believes are right. Beyond all the facetiousness is a strength of will and character that I have never come across in anyone else. It annoys me when people just assume he's being mean for the sake of it, that there isn't a reason behind it. When it comes to judging character, I've never known him to be wrong. He's also scarily smart and an awe-inspiring writer (when he can be bothered to do it).

Who else? Majkai Nis - 'cos he knows his shiat when it comes to writing. Great poet and can back up any kind of argument, no matter how dumb, with solid knowledge of theory and craft. Also, he met Henry Rollins once - that's effing impressive.

Arthy - again, for knowing her stuffs. Gives great critiques that are a bit too smart for me so I end up saying "I know what you mean, but don't know how to do it".

Latkes - Just an awesome person whose attitude towards life I think anyone can learn from. Someone who really cares and takes time over critiques. Makes time for everyone despite having one of the most insane schedules in the world. Someone who will be more concerned about how you are despite being under immense pressure in his own life. One of the good people.

As for Prair and Rum - you don't get my respect. :XP: But you do get my everlasting love. heart

There are others - I could say something about most people but being this nice is making my armpits itch.

6. Who in the 111 do you look down upon? Why?

I was going to take the high road on this but eff it. I'll only give myself an ulcer if I hold it in. There are some people I plain dislike on here, there are people I like that irritate the snot out of me at times. The fact is you can't get on with everyone all the time - but that's not a reason to look down on them. However there is one person who frequents the 111 that I have zero respect for (there have been others in the past but I'm too lazy - this is getting epic as it is). Now she will argue this til she's blue in the face, and I don't care 'cos I'm not going to argue back.

That person is Mrs Coulter. The fact that you people seem to tolerate her worries me. As you probably know, due to my schedule, I tend to read more of the 111 than I write, and as such probably have a broader view on it than if I was directly involved. The plain fact is this-- I don't believe a single word she says. I've come across these people before and if you looked back at her posts you would see wave after wave of inconsistencies and wild claims - all in an attempt to fit into the group and gain attention.

"But who cares, Doll?" I hear you cry, "this is the internet!"

Well, maybe I am hopelessly idealistic but I think it is wrong. I especially think it is wrong to lie to people who are good enough to befriend you and care about you. To lie about being ill in order to garner sympathy is contemptible. You're a sad little person to do so. When I see someone like Galvorte, who, despite being boring (bless him) is a genuinely nice guy, who has been very ill himself and deserves the sympathy and care, being suckered in by such bullshit. Well, it makes me angry.


Ok, rant over. Jeez. I'm off to go kill stuff on Warcraft.

1. How did you discover Gaia?
My girlfriend basically forced me to join back in '05.

2. How did you discover the Writer's Forum?
Probably a combination of boredom/wandering/curiosity.

3. How long have you been on Gaia?
I just had my second Gaiaversary a few days ago, actually.

4. How long have you been in the Writer's Forum?
Since like January of last year?

5. How long have you been posting in the 111? (if you don't know when you first posted, just guesstimate)
Since about April of last year.

6. What was your initial impression of the 111?
When I first showed up, I couldn't understand why I'd never gone there before. This place was perfect.

7. What is your current impression of the 111?
Home.

8. What is your impression of the Circus compared to the 111? (leave blank if you've never been in there)
Never been.

9. What was your impression of Teh Minilurve compared to the 111? (leave blank if you never went in there)
The Lurve was defenitely a parallel to the 111 in a lot of aspects, but different in others. They were a little more closed minded to newbies that didn't fit in at first, they were probably a lot more sexual in nature. I still loved those crazy kids anyways.

10. How would you define a "regular" of the 111?
Anyone who frequents the 111 that is generally accepted by most of the community, or is older than dust around there.

That last part is specifically for Kain, since most people seem to hate him.

11. What values do you hold important in regards to the 111?
Proper spelling, an open mind, a free spirit, and the ability to keep your pie-hole clamped shut in certain situations.

12. How frequently would you say you post/lurk in the 111?
I'm there at least 3 hours a day, whether posting or lurking. Most days it's closer to 5 or 6, though.

13. Have you formed any new beliefs/opinions since joining the 111? What are they?
It finally feels like I can belong to a group of people and not feel like an outcast anyways.



Optional Questions (but I'd like it if you answered them!):
1. What is your age?
21

2. Where are you from? (state or country)
Northern California

3. What is your occupation? (if student, specify high school or college)
Night Watchman at a local Moulding factory.

4. Who pays for your internet connection? (you, your parents, etc.)
My mom while I'm at home, but I don't plan to be here much longer.

Optional namedropping ahoy!:
5. Who in the 111 do you look up to? Why?
Geh, what do I write here? There's so much that could be said about any of the 111ers that grace my friendslist, and that's not even all of them. sweatdrop

First and foremost has to be Whim. From the time I first really started talking to him it felt like in a parallel reality he and I could have been brothers. We have a terrible lot in common, and a lot of my UFS dreams would have been unrealized were it not for his help. Y'know how Prair and Oggie are such a pair? Like that, but without the monies to see each other.

Doll simply because she's undoubtedly awesome, and one of my first friends from the 111. She's always been kind of like an older sister or mentor to me, and I'd be wrong if I didn't say that I admired everything she did. Not just anyone can win the Greatest Writing Contest Ever. Plus she's almost exactly 10 years older than me. 10 years of awesome.

Dybby earns a spot here too. Whereas Doll is like an older sister, Dybby would be the younger one I would've loved to have. She's also super awesome and she's got this 'keep on truckin' ' mentallity that I incredibly admire. On top of that, she's 16 and in college. I never got close to skipping grades in school, mostly because I'm lazy. She's got Lyme and she's way better off than I am.

Don't get me wrong, I like most of all of you, but these cats sit at the top of my foodchain. surprised

6. Who in the 111 do you look down upon? Why?
As I'm sure most of you know, there've only been two people in the 111 that I absolutely despised: Ikaru, and Buddha Sanger. They're almost identical in their wonton need for acceptance in our thread, and their incredibly stupidity in going about to try to gain that acceptance.

Other than that, I have that general dislike for Kain, though if he were less of a douchebag he'd probably be tolerable. Jabber gets on my nerves for having these random ********' mood swings and throwing fits.

Oh and Jeicen because he's a furfag. But not really.

1. How did you discover Gaia?
I found a link off some chick's live journal and thought it looked like fun.

2. How did you discover the Writer's Forum?
Well, as I don't watch anime or draw enough to hang with the art folks I figured it was the place for me. It was the first thing I clicked on.

3. How long have you been on Gaia?
June of '04. This account says different though.

4. How long have you been in the Writer's Forum?
June of '04.

5. How long have you been posting in the 111? (if you don't know when you first posted, just guesstimate)
I think my first post was page 570. So, a long long time. Reletively speaking, of course.

6. What was your initial impression of the 111?
"This place is big, this place is scary, and this place will eat your soul if you do not play your cards right" So I stayed away until some of the Eleventy regs started reading my stuff in the subforum and liked it and I felt I had an in. Then I just kinda stuck.

7. What is your current impression of the 111?
It's even bigger now, and probably scary to any new faces who peek in. A lot of old regs have left, and I have my own small niche in the 111. I don't talk to a lot of the new regs frequently, so I stick around for a few people that I really like.

8. What is your impression of the Circus compared to the 111? (leave blank if you've never been in there)
I've ventured. Hawthorne resides there ocassionally, whom I love, but so does Jaho, whom I do not love. It seems quiet.

9. What was your impression of Teh Minilurve compared to the 111? (leave blank if you never went in there)
Quick to exclude, though so is the 111 occasionally. I try to diffuse that. And well, they're very similar. It's like the 111 viewed through a wonked mirror that gives everything a very sharp nasty edge.

10. How would you define a "regular" of the 111?
Someone who has been around long enough to be accepted by a few of the folks who've already established their stay. For example, I don't really ever talk to Ghost, but there's no question in my mind that she is a regular. There's no real set time period on how long you have to be there to be a reg. I don't know how long before I got that title, and I think Doll and Latkes just kinda showed up and had it within a couple days. Some people I think are still working on getting it... I don't know why. The way I've seen it, the harder you try to fit in, the longer it takes for people to accept you. There's something that can be seen even over the intarweb that speaks to being genuine. I think that once it clicks with folks in the 111 that this here is who is speaking, and it's not a show for lulz or noteriety or sympathy, and hey, we like this person to boot, that's a reg.

I kinda drug that one out there, didn't I?

11. What values do you hold important in regards to the 111?
Now values I don't know. Possibly what I was just talking about. Other than that, anything goes.

...desu.

12. How frequently would you say you post/lurk in the 111?
More than I ought to. I probably check into it every day. Sometimes I stay on to post for hours, or if there’s no one on I’d really like talking to I’m out in about five minutes.

13. Have you formed any new beliefs/opinions since joining the 111? What are they?
I don’t think so. I’ve made new friends which always leads to expanding my ideas of the world, but I probably couldn’t pin it down for you as to how I’ve changed. After all, how would I know what I’d be if I had never seen the 111?


Optional Questions (but I'd like it if you answered them!):
1. What is your age?
Twenty two! I like saying it.

2. Where are you from? (state or country)
Washington State. None o’ that DC nonsense.

3. What is your occupation?
I manage the children’s section of a used bookstore.

4. Who pays for your internet connection?
I do.

Optional namedropping ahoy!:
5. Who in the 111 do you look up to? Why?
Doll. Because I consider her like an older sister, except one who is very far away and who has a funny accent. But for serial, she is someone I can go to when I’ve got the issues and not worry about her putting me down for it. And honestly, how can anyone not look up to an older sister type person.

And of course Prair. Because she is my friend. Um... okay that doesn’t make much sense I suppose. But you know what, ******** it. I admire her for being her. Quite frankly I’m not good enough with words. Ha ha.

I like a lot more people, but this isn’t a list of who I like... Sorry RA, the disclaimer isn’t for you, but this is in a public place.

6. Who in the 111 do you look down upon? Why?
Well this is an interesting question.
I do not like some people. Is that looking down? I don’t know. But I do know I don’t like some. Mostly the folks who assume that they know who everyone is and what can be said and what buttons can be pushed before they’ve been accepted into the community. It takes a while to know people. And causing trouble for trouble when nobody knows you is just plain stupid.

I also do not like the regs who assume they’ve got the right to immediately b***h at a new person who seems halfway decent, and doesn’t start out with a stupid comment or annoying post embellishments, and really only gets to “Hey, I’m so and so how’s it going” before the (usually newer) regs jump at him with whatever. That makes me mad. Hey, we were all new once, and I’m usually older than the people who do it. I had the chance to b***h at them, but I’ve tried to be nice to everyone. Is it so much to ask that they try to do the same?

There are other things that irk me sideways, but well, I don’t want to go into that. It would not be very diplomatic of me.

1. How did you discover Gaia? A friend dragged me kicking and screaming.
2. How did you discover the Writer's Forum? A friend dragged me kicking and screaming.
3. How long have you been on Gaia? Since August 2003.
4. How long have you been in the Writer's Forum? February 2004.
5. How long have you been posting in the 111? Since day one.
6. What was your initial impression of the 111? Hehe. That's hilarious.
7. What is your current impression of the 111? OMG, why are people fiiiiighting? crying
8. What is your impression of the Circus compared to the 111? That's not like Family Circus, is it? ninja
9. What was your impression of Teh Minilurve compared to the 111? Why are they fiiiiiighting?
10. How would you define a "regular" of the 111? Someone who has been around for awhile and tries to get along with people.
11. What values do you hold important in regards to the 111? Open-mindedness, tolerance, and curiosity.
12. How frequently would you say you post/lurk in the 111? Two or three times a week.
13. Have you formed any new beliefs/opinions since joining the 111? What are they? Like new ones because of 111? Umm. I'm an anarchist now, but that didn't have anything to do with 111.


Optional Questions (but I'd like it if you answered them!):
1. What is your age? 26
2. Where are you from? (state or country) From Missouri, living in North Carolina now.
3. What is your occupation? (if student, specify high school or college) Technical writer
4. Who pays for your internet connection? (you, your parents, etc.) My roommates using my rent money.