PROPER Re-introduction Thread

[NintendrCkolc]

Uh... Okay.

He basically said he's not going to answer the question as it's not worth the time. He shit posts because he hates the clock crew as it exists today? Why even bother?

[Slurpee]

Oh, okay. I'm fairly certain you misinterpreted.

When he said it's worth the two minutes a day, he was being sincere. He comes here to spread doubt about the integrity of the community, and it doesn't take much, so it's worth whatever effort is expended.

This isn't really surprising. It's not like he's been hiding it- remember when he was touting "ban everyone"?

He hasn't been completely forthcoming about his perception (more criticism and opening wounds than qualitative assessment imho), but if I had to guess, I'd say the reason for his attitude is he's disgusted with our complacency. And while I'm too optimistic agree with him, I also couldn't begrudge the sentiment.

If we were to conduct an honest appraisal of ourselves (and if we can't do that I don't know how we could expect to maintain any sense of integrity) we'd probably note that most of us (myself included) spend an inordinate amount of time in equal parts walking around in circles and jerking each other off. Eight years in and I still haven't learned to animate a fucking walk cycle.

I try not to complain about the state of things because complaining never results in anything, I'd prefer to push changes I'd like to see with my own activity (lethargic though I may be), and I enjoy the community and honestly believe we'll find some damn fine direction to head eventually.
But to be honest the last Clock Crew thing I was completely stoked to see pan out was... well...

edit: or maybe I'm over-extrapolating.
wouter can comment if he bothers to read this.

[Slurpee]

Jeeze what am I doing.

Welcome back to the Clock Crew, Mr. Kawaii.
I swear we're less boring most of the time.

[Kombucha]

I try not to complain about the state of things because complaining never results in anything, I'd prefer to push changes I'd like to see with my own activity (lethargic though I may be), and I enjoy the community and honestly believe we'll find some damn fine direction to head eventually.

Ditto.

[AmberArachnidClock]

Way to scare the newbie away guys.

[buttplug]

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But to come back repeatedly, the hate would have to be weirdly persistent. That's what I don't understand. We are a small weird little internet forum. Did we affect him in some way personally that he hates? The best I can come up with is that he thinks joining ended up holding him back and stunting his potential.

[DigitalLemonClock]

But to come back repeatedly, the hate would have to be weirdly persistent. That's what I don't understand. We are a small weird little internet forum. Did we affect him in some way personally that he hates? The best I can come up with is that he thinks joining ended up holding him back and stunting his potential.

it's the potential of this website as a creative social platform that was stunted imo, and that (somehow still) hurts me because i have spent a lot of time here

I hoped this group would grow with it's members, encouraging creative collaboration that helps people grow as artists, and not cling to a creative dogma that simply carries too little relevant weight to continue pretending it to be some powerful creative axiom

while i think the idea of a shared creative collective of associations from which we all draw part of our creative inspiration is something that can be an asset to both the individual and the group it is the way in which we encourage each other to interact with this culture and with each other that limits the growth of this process intellectually

people are led into a narrowly defined role of community story teller, which has a very low creative ceiling, and when this ceiling is reached the member either leaves or removes his creative pursuits away from the group, which seems counter productive

it simply seems regrettable to perpetually approach the medium which largely embodies everything this group is about with such a limited perspective, its discouraging to people who are truly connected to the practice and disrespectful to the arts in general imo

clockcrew needs to reevaluate how its history controls its identity and purpose as a creative group and how that affects it's value towards it's members

etc

somebody help me pick up all these words i vomited

[NintendrCkolc]

I really like how this thread turned out.

[mrkawaii]

i always have to backspace my "anime" smiley faces LIKE I JUST HAD TO RIGHT NOW! ahh so silly!! but omg!!! hi!!! mrkawaii!! you are so kawaii :3

YAYYYY!
 

Jeeze what am I doing.

Welcome back to the Clock Crew, Mr. Kawaii.
I swear we're less boring most of the time.

Thank you very much
 

Way to scare the newbie away guys.

You didn't, just don't know what happened to this thread..

[miracle fruit]

what part of any tiny ounce of doubt i create in anyone's mind about this shit is so worth the 2 minutes a day it takes to shit over your gay ass playground did you not GET

[Deodorant]

Yes, I plan on it. This is just a re-introductory post, not going to do something stupid.

don't do what i did

don't be a timmy4080