Hm. Vidgmchtr has been here ever since I joined and he's always been very serious and cold but usually logical (except for deciding to leave FF in such an explosive fury). As for the sexual orientation, I wasn't even aware of it and...well...actually I'm still not. Is he gay or bisexual or what? Whatever he is, my image of him is not tainted. I'll always think of him as a pretty uptight, but generally alright poster on the FF.
That's it! Hey, this is a Nintendo-based site--let's run it under Nintendo's philosophy! (Note: this is not me trying to start another Nintendo arguement again)
I think we're doing better than a lot of forums in that respect. A few weeks ago I joined a different forum which will remain unnamed...actually screw that, it was Zelda Universe. And, seriously, it is full of jerks. I thought we were a load of criticizingly criticizing critics, but they are beyond that. My contributing posts were constantly ignored, I almost had a thread shut down because
not enough people responded to it, and everyone was generally self-absorbed. There was this one Russian dude who just might've put Russia* as #1 on my "Most Hated Northern-Asian Countries List", because he thought he was so cool with his "extremist" ideas that were about as extreme as a kitten in an ice cream factory. Not only that, but there were so many annoying advertisements and avatars that left my general idea of the place as an eyesore. I was left slobbering over FF's stupendous simplicity and lack of avatars. My point is, of all forums you could go to, FF is probably the LEAST filled with jerks. Maybe that's just because of the no-swearing rule, but I don't know. Additionally, there seems to be a pro for every con. Even though LD's posts can sometimes be interpreted as rude, they're still...funny. And even though we've changed from the "golden era", we'll probably be looking back from 2010 and saying that 2008 was pretty swell. You never know when you're experiencing the "good ol' days".
*Just kidding, Russians.