Stupid stuff we used to care about at EoFF

[Del Murder]

100x100 avatars
post counts being displayed
double posting

Keep it coming!

[Fynn]

Going around the swear filter

[Psychotic]

Signature limits. Leeza's one-woman crusade on them was legendary.

[Del Murder]

Judging from the storage costs BoB posted in the other thread, maybe she saved him hundreds of dollars in the long run!

[CimminyCricket]

At one point wasn't it 60x60 or something extra small like that? It was not 100x100 when I joined
Oh and the signatures couldn't be larger that 50kb!
Displayed post counts for sure.
getting user notes


I know there's more I'm forgetting

[Shoeberto]

I really hated "Moogle hugs" as the name for the rep system.

[Shoeberto]

Signature limits. Leeza's one-woman crusade on them was legendary.

THE THIN CAT LINE
:cat::cat::cat::cat::cat::cat:
BETWEEN ORDER AND CHAOS

[Freya]

My typos on news articles

[rubah]

above-the-quote vs. below-the-quote

winning ciddies

building a front-site

trying to impress kirobaito with my academic/musical achievements

my intense jealousy of rye and miriel

Fluffy Puff vs. Under the Sea, AKA fixed-width vs. full-width forum skins

Getting GIFs added as emoticons

oh man, who was that kid whose avatar I changed to a huge pic of Tifa? He got a lot more upset about it than I expected.

[Spuuky]

Custom titles

[Iceglow]

expanding on Spuuky -

Coloured custom titles

[Mr Gashtacular]

ciddies got pretty extreme sometimes ppl crying and stuff

[Vermachtnis]

Something something soup

[Shauna]

Used to care?!

[Levian]

Just reading "100x100 avatars" made my spine flinch. I remember there was a period when like 50% had 100x100 avatars and the other 50% had 60x60 avatars. It irked me a lot and it feels weird now that it did.

Also, when we started adding smileys that were much larger than a text line, so it would break paragraphs up. I felt my life spiraled out of control.

and when we banned people for posting "porn". Porn being microsoft paint titties and plastic boob aprons.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Thread necroing


Now, if someone brings up an old topic I think we're just glad they're talking about something.

[Jiro]

My personal list includes the EoFF wiki, which I think is a rare one among folks.

Here's a good joke answer, though: Final Fantasy​

[CimminyCricket]

I loved the wiki! It was a sign that I had been accepted into the group

[Wolf Kanno]

The Chrono and VG Music forums. Not to mention whether we should merge the bottom forums or not. Raistlin's pimp smiley.

[Jessweeee♪]

snow penises

[Raistlin]

Online April Fools jokes :shobon:

:ezpimp:

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

Another Leeza classic is being adamant that you don't change your name.

You get to do it (maybe once?) and then you're denied all future name changes.

I'm Lone Wolf Leonhart to this day because Leeza said if I changed my name people wouldn't know who I am anymore. It'd be harder to keep track of people, etc.

RIP to whoever I was going to be.

[escobert]

I miss Joel and Kane fights. and HOOTERS. Those were the good ol days.

[Iceglow]

Another Leeza classic is being adamant that you don't change your name.

You get to do it (maybe once?) and then you're denied all future name changes.

I'm Lone Wolf Leonhart to this day because Leeza said if I changed my name people wouldn't know who I am anymore. It'd be harder to keep track of people, etc.

RIP to whoever I was going to be.

You simply had to ask Paul.

To this day I think I've never actually reset my own password. I just tell Paul I forgot it and he makes up a highly offensive one and sends me it.

[Christmas]

Visitor message used to be called user notes. :bigsmile:

The cool kids hang out there. :cool:

[Primus Inter Pares]

Anyone remember the fake weddings? I remember me and Zeldy were going to get Married and it was a bait and switch where I was actually getting married to Dan but Dan didn't show up so I married LMA... We really upset Zeldy and it wasn't nice, I remember sleeping through the start of it because it was in the middle of the night in Australia but I got woken up my pings om Y!M.

[Aerith's Knight]

Remember when you could play triple triad against other members? That was pretty cool.

Also, visitors messages.

[Loony BoB]

Fun fact, when I joined in 2000 you were allowed one thread to celebrate a postcount achievement. You could only do it once, but you could make a thread that was like "I just made my 1,000th post!" and people would celebrate or make fun of you or something. I remember Acmlm and Drex, or at least I think it was those two, that would be at the top postcount at that ime.

[Shoeberto]

Fun fact, when I joined in 2000 you were allowed one thread to celebrate a postcount achievement. You could only do it once, but you could make a thread that was like "I just made my 1,000th post!" and people would celebrate or make fun of you or something. I remember Acmlm and Drex, or at least I think it was those two, that would be at the top postcount at that ime.
Oh yeah, and no custom avatars. At least not until you hit 1500 posts I think? For a good while, your avatar was based on a rank that came from your post count.

I remember Del Snizz having his Homer Simpson avatar and thinking how weird it looked in the sea of FF themed ones.

[Lord Golbez]

I just made my 1015th post!

[qwertysaur]

I remember back when html wasn't disabled in posts and I would destroy the forums by closing a few tags and then reopening them. :bigsmile:

I also remember when we had a lucky egg hunt and I got one that changed my same, and was able to convince Leeza to change my name to this instead of changing it back. :bigsmile:

[Del Murder]

I remember the old html wars. I remember switching sides when Rantz convinced me you could do it all with bb code without the gigantic security risk. I also remember making the qwerty tag. :)

[qwertysaur]

I remember the old html wars. I remember switching sides when Rantz convinced me you could do it all with bb code without the gigantic security risk. I also remember making the qwerty tag. :)
And I still use it :bigsmile:

[Fuzakeru]

Making sure my text was one point smaller than average, centered, and colored. (Ripped off Rye with that but would never admit it then.)

Being mad if a newbie I liked didn't get cookie'd and s3x0r'd in a timely fashion.

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

I remember fighting very hard for and eventually getting an RP space. Ah, the days of Forum RP. I now feel old. And apparently it's still a thing here, so legacy hell yeah!

[qwertysaur]

I was looking around at my old attachments and apparently I was proud of being the top poster 10 years ago. :shobon:

[Del Murder]

Good ol' elections. A great excuse to spam up the place if there ever was one.

[qwertysaur]

Also so much fun, even rereading some of those threads is a blast. The funny thing is that technically I'm still the VP of the forums. :zombie:

[I Don't Need A Name]

Candlejack

[Del Murder]

Hey, nothing beats a good candlejack joke. Just like rick rolls, it's always fu

[Slothy]

Candlejack is a name I've not heard in a lo

[Vermachtnis]

That was before my time. What's Candlejack? I don't get

[escobert]

I've been non the interwebs for like 25 years and I have no idea what they're talking about.

[Mr Gashtacular]

i used to be so mad when ppl didnt like fluffy puff

im still mad about it but less so


pike or ms a or shauna or someone reminded me sephs eyes were wrong and i had a genuine psyche break at my desk and rocked back and forth until psy fixed the pixels and theyre still wrong but im ok with it now

[Psychotic]

pike or ms a or shauna or someone reminded me sephs eyes were wrong and i had a genuine psyche break at my desk and rocked back and forth until psy fixed the pixels and theyre still wrong but im ok with it now

wtf the eye pixels are perfectly symmetrical

[Mr Gashtacular]

i cant even tell anymore. its like an optical illusion. either way i am loyal to the puff

[krissy]

soda vs pop

[Raistlin]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

[CimminyCricket]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

Don't do this here. Haven't we suffered enough?

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

I never understood the appeal of fluffy puff. It's cute yeah but if i'm gonna sit here a while I ain't tryin to squint when I read all your messages.

Dark mode on every website.

[Mr Gashtacular]

:mad2::mad2:

[Aerith's Knight]

I never understood the appeal of fluffy puff. It's cute yeah but if i'm gonna sit here a while I ain't tryin to squint when I read all your messages.

Dark mode on every website.

Wait, there are people who don't put every website on dark mode?

[I Don't Need A Name]

I never understood the appeal of fluffy puff. It's cute yeah but if i'm gonna sit here a while I ain't tryin to squint when I read all your messages.

Dark mode on every website.

Wait, there are people who don't put every website on dark mode?

There's sadly people out there who deliberately put their IDEs into light mode. My eyes bleed every time

[RSL]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

[Jessweeee♪]

I miss using html to make the smileys big to emphasize my emotions. I mean I could have just downloaded them, blown them up in paint or something, uploaded to photobucket, then insert the image, but that's a lot more work.

[qwertysaur]

I miss using html to make the smileys big to emphasize my emotions. I mean I could have just downloaded them, blown them up in paint or something, uploaded to photobucket, then insert the image, but that's a lot more work.
This reminded me of when the forums were upgraded to V bulliten 4 and :p was changed. It was a dark day

[Del Murder]

I miss using html to make the smileys big to emphasize my emotions. I mean I could have just downloaded them, blown them up in paint or something, uploaded to photobucket, then insert the image, but that's a lot more work.


http://home.eyesonff.com/images/eoff_smilies/biggrin.gif

[escobert]

I miss all the shenanigans that would happen on irc.

[Raistlin]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

You're the exception, RSL! I can forgive you your soda eccentricities as compensation for putting up with the Lions for so many years.

[Big D]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:An actual RSL post is a sight to behold.

We *used* to care about respected veteran members making a new post after a long absence... and it turns out we still do!

I still remember people caring about The Big Prune.

[qwertysaur]

I miss using html to make the smileys big to emphasize my emotions. I mean I could have just downloaded them, blown them up in paint or something, uploaded to photobucket, then insert the image, but that's a lot more work.


http://home.eyesonff.com/images/eoff_smilies/biggrin.gif

http://home.eyesonff.com/images/eoff_smilies/bigsmile.gif

[Del Murder]

- Posting 'off topic' in the Feedback Forum

...actually, Feedback was so much fun, I think I'll bring it back!

[Raistlin]

Oh man, Feedback. There was probably a time where I posted more in Feedback than most of the other forums (outside of GC and EoEO).

[escobert]

heh yeah I had some fun in feedback.

[theundeadhero]

I don't think my heart can take it if we lose the feedback forum again. Again.

[Leeza]

Stupid stuff we used to care about.....

...first thing that popped into my mind was oversized sigs! :) :cat:

[Night Fury]

If soup is a drink.


(it is not)

[Dignified Pauper]

Post Count

[krissy]

double

[krissy]

posting

[Shoeberto]

Tying an onion to your belt, which was the style at the time.

[RSL]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

You're the exception, RSL! I can forgive you your soda eccentricities as compensation for putting up with the Lions for so many years.

Funny thing, the continuing ineptitude of the Lions caused me to quit watching football cold turkey about 5 years ago. I've never been happier!

[Shoeberto]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

You're the exception, RSL! I can forgive you your soda eccentricities as compensation for putting up with the Lions for so many years.

Funny thing, the continuing ineptitude of the Lions caused me to quit watching football cold turkey about 5 years ago. I've never been happier!

I married a Browns fan, I must know how you did this.

[Baloki]

iRC lolol

[Yamaneko]

Final Fantasy

[Del Murder]

Being excited when you see an old friend post in threads

[Spuuky]

Del Murder

[Shoeberto]

Being upset at people who have great old friends, who show up out of the blue to post, and they have a great nostalgic feeling remembering all the good times they had, and not personally getting to experience it and feeling jealous, because no one wants to be friends with you, so you just cry until the sun goes down, and miss dinner, and it's too late to order take out, so you just eat cold spaghettios straight from the can, and try to drown your feelings by watching reruns on Adult Swim that you've already seen ten times, until you finally are too exhausted to stay awake anymore and pass out just before the sun comes up.

Retweet if ya feelin this.

[Bubba]

Members would criticise me for using one of the standard FF avatars. I didn’t use an “original” one so I wasn’t cool.

Well f**k them (sorry, swear filter). Tonberry is mine now and no-one is taking him away from me.

[Del Murder]

Del Murder
Awww, you mean you once CARED?? :heart: :love:

[Spuuky]

Del Murder
Awww, you mean you once CARED?? :heart: :love:I only said it so Ferenan wouldn't get mad at me.

[Raistlin]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

You're the exception, RSL! I can forgive you your soda eccentricities as compensation for putting up with the Lions for so many years.

Funny thing, the continuing ineptitude of the Lions caused me to quit watching football cold turkey about 5 years ago. I've never been happier!

Oh wow, that's a big deal! I'm glad you're happy with it. I couldn't do that; I'm now pretty consistently in 3 fantasy football leagues, though god knows what will happen this year.




Del Murder
Awww, you mean you once CARED?? :heart: :love:I only said it so Ferenan wouldn't get mad at me.

Wow, that's someone I haven't seen in... nearly 15 years? Jesus.

[RSL]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

You're the exception, RSL! I can forgive you your soda eccentricities as compensation for putting up with the Lions for so many years.

Funny thing, the continuing ineptitude of the Lions caused me to quit watching football cold turkey about 5 years ago. I've never been happier!

I married a Browns fan, I must know how you did this.

It was partly because of my wife, actually. She noted that it was a little uncomfortable about how angry football would make me. I would never have taken it out on her, of course, but stepping back and looking at it from her shoes, it must have seemed very irrational. So yeah, right then and there I decided I wouldn't watch it any more. During the first season away I'd find myself sneaking peeks at the results online, but by now, I don't ever even think of it. I honestly couldn't tell you what the Lions record was last year. I'm pretty sure they didn't win the Super Bowl, I would have probably heard about that.

[Christmas]

Our internet ego. Pretty sure that is what leads to a lot of drama and people leaving. It is probably Quin spending time wanking as a staff instead of mediating such dispute that result in this apocalyptic state we are in right now. :(

[Quindiana Jones]

My personal list includes the EoFF wiki, which I think is a rare one among folks.

Here's a good joke answer, though: Final Fantasy​

This is the perfect response and sums it up well for me.


Another Leeza classic is being adamant that you don't change your name.

You get to do it (maybe once?) and then you're denied all future name changes.

I'm Lone Wolf Leonhart to this day because Leeza said if I changed my name people wouldn't know who I am anymore. It'd be harder to keep track of people, etc.

RIP to whoever I was going to be.

Dude, I've changed my name almost every year on the year. I think Leeza just had it out for you.

The only time I got rejected was when Del refused to change it to Flambard D'Quinceteth because he didn't like it and is a tyrant who must be overthrown, but that crime was rightly corrected and marked in the annals of the wiki... which has suspiciously since been destroyed.... :shifty:

[rubah]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

You're the exception, RSL! I can forgive you your soda eccentricities as compensation for putting up with the Lions for so many years.

Funny thing, the continuing ineptitude of the Lions caused me to quit watching football cold turkey about 5 years ago. I've never been happier!

I married a Browns fan, I must know how you did this.

It was partly because of my wife, actually. She noted that it was a little uncomfortable about how angry football would make me. I would never have taken it out on her, of course, but stepping back and looking at it from her shoes, it must have seemed very irrational. So yeah, right then and there I decided I wouldn't watch it any more. During the first season away I'd find myself sneaking peeks at the results online, but by now, I don't ever even think of it. I honestly couldn't tell you what the Lions record was last year. I'm pretty sure they didn't win the Super Bowl, I would have probably heard about that.

Guys, I'm shook :'( :eek:

[rubah]

Being upset at people who have great old friends, who show up out of the blue to post, and they have a great nostalgic feeling remembering all the good times they had, and not personally getting to experience it and feeling jealous, because no one wants to be friends with you, so you just cry until the sun goes down, and miss dinner, and it's too late to order take out, so you just eat cold spaghettios straight from the can, and try to drown your feelings by watching reruns on Adult Swim that you've already seen ten times, until you finally are too exhausted to stay awake anymore and pass out just before the sun comes up.

Retweet if ya feelin this.

let's set up a play date

[sharkythesharkdogg]

soda vs pop

I don't know what you're talking about; this is still a very serious debate as long as the hillbillies that say "pop" continue to exist.

:mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

You're the exception, RSL! I can forgive you your soda eccentricities as compensation for putting up with the Lions for so many years.

Funny thing, the continuing ineptitude of the Lions caused me to quit watching football cold turkey about 5 years ago. I've never been happier!


I wonder if this was the year to make RSL pick up their old habits and watch more Lions games, or if they would have just disappointed him again.

[CimminyCricket]

Specifically having friends I talked to here - it used to really drag me down that I didn't have too many people IN the forum that I'd chat with on the regular. Almost two decades later and I shoot the shit daily with half a dozen EoFFers.

This would have been the year for watching the Lions. It's a travesty that they aren't still in it to win it.

[Christmas]

Whether you make it to Staff? :bigsmile:

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Specifically having friends I talked to here - it used to really drag me down that I didn't have too many people IN the forum that I'd chat with on the regular. Almost two decades later and I shoot the trout daily with half a dozen EoFFers.

This would have been the year for watching the Lions. It's a travesty that they aren't still in it to win it.

Hey Cimward!

[Momiji]

I definitely remember how hard Tavrobel and I campaigned for 100x100 avatars.

I consider it a job well done. :P

[theundeadhero]

Now that Del is more than an Admin I think I have a strong ally for enforcing 60 x 60 again.

[Momiji]

With modern resolutions, 60x60 may as well be microscopic!

[Del Murder]

I remember when it was 80x80 I suggested increasing it by 1 pixel at a time per year. So we may be at 100x100 now regardless.

[Quindiana Jones]

Del refused to change my name to Flambard D'Quinceteth and made up a nonsense excuse about character limits. :colbert:

[Quindiana Jones]

Jiro represented my case in the Member Wiki, and then it was purged. :doublecolbert: