Umbramatic
Feudal Articuno Man
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Warning: long post is loooong. Please take the time to read through all of it, if you have time.
Hello, my name is InsaneTyranitar, and I've been a Pokemon fan since the days of Red and Blue. I'm not a competitive battler, but I have an in-depth knowledge of the games, and still maintain a slight, guilty-pleasure interest in the anime (Though it's nowhere near the amount of interest I used to have in it). I'm also interested in fantasy, science fiction, other anime, and other video games, (mostly those produced by Nintendo). The two things I don't like about the Pokemon fandom are the amount of people who are "generation snobs"- my personal term for people who don't accept anything beyond the first or second generations- and the competitive battlers who look down on anybody that doesn't play their way as "n00bs". Other than that, (and one other issue I wish to remain private, at least for now) I'm a pretty accepting guy.
A personal history of me and internet forums (Please bear with it, as it'll help explain why I act the way I do. Really, you can just stop now, if you like):
The closest thing to a beginning of my experience with forums was in the comments section of a picture gallery on a Pokemon site I don't quite remember the name of. I was a MAJOR n00b then, typing in all caps on occasions, making really lame puns, and all that. I eventually stopped that. Then, I went to that place you all seem to love to hate, the Serebii forums. I actually had a good time there, but I was still a little bit n00bish. (I joined Bulbapedia around the same time, but didn't contribute much- just some stuff about Haunter's diet in the Pokemon Food article and a bit about Rayquaza's role in Smash Bros. Brawl.)
I eventually got bored with Pokemon in general, and decided to leave the site temporarily. Then began a long period of just surfing the net, trying to find some other community to accept me. Most didn't work out, either because I lost interest, didn't agree with the people on the site about certain things, or simply got embarrassed when I made a mistake. Currently the only one that's still going strong is TV Tropes, and I'm taking a break from that right now. It's not healthy to go on TV Tropes too much.
When I finally came back to Serebii I was aware of all the mistakes I made back when I first joined. Unfortunately, I got worked up over them. Really worked up. and so in panic, I posted this:
Before I realized that it might be perceived as whiny and melodramatic, I had already posted it.
Looking back at it now, it's not that bad, and I only got "told off" for it by one mod, and he gave me some good advice. Still, I was so embarrassed that after a few more posts I left again.
And yes, I am easily embarrassed on the internet, if you can't tell by now
So now I'm careful. I try not to do any of the things mentioned as my flaws, while being polite and honest at the same time.
Sorry for the wall of text. I hope that it explains me well and why I act the way I do, and I hope to enjoy myself at Bulbagarden.
Hello, my name is InsaneTyranitar, and I've been a Pokemon fan since the days of Red and Blue. I'm not a competitive battler, but I have an in-depth knowledge of the games, and still maintain a slight, guilty-pleasure interest in the anime (Though it's nowhere near the amount of interest I used to have in it). I'm also interested in fantasy, science fiction, other anime, and other video games, (mostly those produced by Nintendo). The two things I don't like about the Pokemon fandom are the amount of people who are "generation snobs"- my personal term for people who don't accept anything beyond the first or second generations- and the competitive battlers who look down on anybody that doesn't play their way as "n00bs". Other than that, (and one other issue I wish to remain private, at least for now) I'm a pretty accepting guy.
A personal history of me and internet forums (Please bear with it, as it'll help explain why I act the way I do. Really, you can just stop now, if you like):
The closest thing to a beginning of my experience with forums was in the comments section of a picture gallery on a Pokemon site I don't quite remember the name of. I was a MAJOR n00b then, typing in all caps on occasions, making really lame puns, and all that. I eventually stopped that. Then, I went to that place you all seem to love to hate, the Serebii forums. I actually had a good time there, but I was still a little bit n00bish. (I joined Bulbapedia around the same time, but didn't contribute much- just some stuff about Haunter's diet in the Pokemon Food article and a bit about Rayquaza's role in Smash Bros. Brawl.)
I eventually got bored with Pokemon in general, and decided to leave the site temporarily. Then began a long period of just surfing the net, trying to find some other community to accept me. Most didn't work out, either because I lost interest, didn't agree with the people on the site about certain things, or simply got embarrassed when I made a mistake. Currently the only one that's still going strong is TV Tropes, and I'm taking a break from that right now. It's not healthy to go on TV Tropes too much.
When I finally came back to Serebii I was aware of all the mistakes I made back when I first joined. Unfortunately, I got worked up over them. Really worked up. and so in panic, I posted this:
Before I realized that it might be perceived as whiny and melodramatic, I had already posted it.
Looking back at it now, it's not that bad, and I only got "told off" for it by one mod, and he gave me some good advice. Still, I was so embarrassed that after a few more posts I left again.
And yes, I am easily embarrassed on the internet, if you can't tell by now
So now I'm careful. I try not to do any of the things mentioned as my flaws, while being polite and honest at the same time.
Sorry for the wall of text. I hope that it explains me well and why I act the way I do, and I hope to enjoy myself at Bulbagarden.
