Originally Posted by Maxx Power
Life, it would seem, is a complicated beast. Be it the intricacies of the working world or the sheer scope of the level of interaction involve, life is bewildering, daunting, but ultimately fulfilling. As they say, it’s not reaching the end of a journey that is important, it’s the getting there. By involving ourselves in life and all of its possible trials and tribulations, we too eke out our own journey and experiences. These different hurdles in life manifest themselves in many ways. For some it is the difficulty of finding a partner. For others the struggle of maintaining financial success. You don’t need to be a celebrity or an astronaut to make a difference. You don’t need to invent a cure for cancer, or find a clean, renewable source of energy to be important. With our lives we touch others, and they in turn touch us. Each interaction, each passing moment, etches itself into the infinite fabric of time. It spreads out and affects the world in ways we cannot begin to imagine. Indeed, life is the great gift ever given to us.
Shame these lot decided to waste it on a forum really.
Yes, it’s the Best Regular award. It’s the kind of people who are always just there. They post in General Chat, they post in The Lounge. If they’re particularly hardcore they may even venture into the actual Final Fantasy-based sections of the forum. Of course they’d be crazy to do so, since only us weird hermit types reside there. Regardless, these are the people who are a standout feature of the community. Through their actions, reactions and…being there-ness, they embody the true meaning of the word “loitering”. So to whom should this dubiously prestigious award go to? Cim raises questions about the pronunciation of their username. Much like great Jif war of 1998 that resulted in the changing of the product to “Cif”, surely by existing Cim will instigate civil war? Actually, probably not, but best keep our eyes out. I Took the Red Pill immortalizes the line of a treacherous scumbag who uses steak to claim that ignorance is bliss with each post. They also shove a great big flag that just plain smacks of “Behold what I have created in letter form!”. Jessweeee expresses obvious joy at just being alive, with an added “weee!” on their username most likely caused as they registered whilst on a slide. Surely this happy-go-lucky attitude is more than enough to establish them as a top contender? NeoCracker brings biscuits firmly into the generic-anime naming future with aplomb, and probably a whole bunch of notable posts to boot. Will this person turn out to be a cracker? Roto13 shows us all that you needn’t avoid numbers to be cool. Some of us may run around with our alphabetic names feeling superior, but this person has taken the plunge, gone right into the hearts of the community, and stuck there. Rocket Edge has the skies set in their eyes, with that special kind of fuel-injected edginess cutting through the night air. A shooting star to be sure, but do they have a wish? Sergeant Hartman gives this group a much-needed sense of military discipline. Drop and give them a thousand push-ups, or maybe a thousand votes? Finally The Fonz, whose jukebox moments and cool hair combing obviously sent your hearts fluttering. Is this going to be a happy day for this cool customer?
Of course those who walk away from this category empty handed will have a hollow sense about themselves. Their hard-earned popularity will be for naught as the masses vote in favour of one of these regulars over the others. But they can take solace in the fact that what they have lost in the real world they have gained in spades in Usernotes and inside-jokes-that-no-one-understands. For the winner however, they represent the pinnacle of pure forum presence. Anyone can be a bystander, but it takes a special kind of person to really stand out from the crowd. But the big question is, who will this be?
Drum roll please…
