Post by Jackson on Feb 25, 2011 22:56:40 GMT -5
I was feeling quite inspired tonight, so I decided to take a break from Minecraft and write up this little piece about SPOTM. This is my story.
In August, when I joined, SPOTM was little more than something to distract me from everything else that was going on in my life. My brother was in an ATV accident that nearly crippled him, a bolt of lightning struck nearby and knocked out most of our electrical equipment, and my mom had gotten into a car accident which left her afraid to drive. I was 13, it was the dog days of summer, and I was bored. I joined SPOTM under the username shoopdawhoop23, later changing my screen name to Jackson as I felt more comfortable. I sheepishly posted a response to the “Masturbation” debate club thread, only to have my lack of knowledge pointed out by Alex Christopher. (Yes, I’ll admit it, I had little knowledge about the topic at the time.) I immediately felt unwelcome, and refrained from posting for a bit. Sooner or later, my presence became known around the forum, and I relaxed a bit, realizing that the worst part was over.
I joined Werewolf and Vampire games, I helped set up the Minecraft server, I became part of a triad. (One that, er, never actually did anything…) All things that helped me become more familiar with the characteristics and customs of SPOTM.
I’ve been a part of other forums before, but I’ve never felt as closely connected to the members of said other forums. You people are my friends, not just random people I happen to “know” online. I feel like I know all of you personally. Oh, and especially Freddy, I know him really well.
So instead of dragging this post on for all of you to “Due to my laziness and short attention span, I have decided not to read your lengthy post.” it, I’ll just say this. Thank you. Thank you SPOTM, thank you Dan Brown, thank you everyone.
In August, when I joined, SPOTM was little more than something to distract me from everything else that was going on in my life. My brother was in an ATV accident that nearly crippled him, a bolt of lightning struck nearby and knocked out most of our electrical equipment, and my mom had gotten into a car accident which left her afraid to drive. I was 13, it was the dog days of summer, and I was bored. I joined SPOTM under the username shoopdawhoop23, later changing my screen name to Jackson as I felt more comfortable. I sheepishly posted a response to the “Masturbation” debate club thread, only to have my lack of knowledge pointed out by Alex Christopher. (Yes, I’ll admit it, I had little knowledge about the topic at the time.) I immediately felt unwelcome, and refrained from posting for a bit. Sooner or later, my presence became known around the forum, and I relaxed a bit, realizing that the worst part was over.
I joined Werewolf and Vampire games, I helped set up the Minecraft server, I became part of a triad. (One that, er, never actually did anything…) All things that helped me become more familiar with the characteristics and customs of SPOTM.
I’ve been a part of other forums before, but I’ve never felt as closely connected to the members of said other forums. You people are my friends, not just random people I happen to “know” online. I feel like I know all of you personally. Oh, and especially Freddy, I know him really well.
So instead of dragging this post on for all of you to “Due to my laziness and short attention span, I have decided not to read your lengthy post.” it, I’ll just say this. Thank you. Thank you SPOTM, thank you Dan Brown, thank you everyone.