Topic awaiting preservation: Why do YOU love the Ozoneasylum?

we havent had this for a while
what makes this place so special? who or what do you love most?

for me, its the great comunity, the never ending ozone traditions (altough some are a little bit stagnating atm), suho's refreshing shock treatments, and the thought that our great master, Mr. Dr. Thaddeus Ozone is watching us! apart from that i appreciate all the work inmates invest in the and in the maintenance of the asylum!

this is the coolest and also strangest place on earth

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(Edited by mas on 05-01-2005 23:18)

mostly because of things like *this*



... actually, things and people like that are the only reason i "love" this place.

Because it's always here, and gives me a place to come back to.

Hey! F1_error! How are you man? Haven't heard from you in... years! How's tricks, and the family and life, the universe and, like, everything?

Why do I love the Asylum? Partially for the reason F1 stated, but also becuase before I came here, and in the years since I have yet to find such a cohesive group of lunatics who are willing and able to both listen, learn and teach other people. And I've worked in schools.


Justice 4 Pat Richard

Hee hee ... my silliness has purpose.

F1! I have a feeling you've been lurking around waiting for just the right opening to slip back in. Welcome back!

Skaarjj: I'm doing good, I'm back to creating and designing & general mucking about. What have I been doing?
The Myth- I was kidnapped by aliens. My brain was transfered to an alien sheep that had been kept on ice since March 34, 1694. Needless to say after a brief but vicious battle everything was set right, and I was free to go. And no matter what anyone tells you, no anal probes were involved.
The Reality- I went more than a little nuts for a while. I did some bad things (nothing illegal, just immoral and unethical). But as John Astin says, 'I'm feeling much better now.

Wes: Yeah, I've been waiting for the right time to pop back into play. I'll be hanging about and posting when I can. I've got to make a new sig since what was around before was two computers and four domains ago.

the asylum makes me feel safe

Wow...F1 - makes me feel like a n00b!!



Maybe some of the other Ancients will pop back in...

Groovey!

Hey F1 long time no see.

Just have to say that without F1's comments I doubt I would have stuck with web design/development/coding as long as I have. I remember a particular post 5 years ago by F1 telling me not to capitalize all my HTML tags, telling me that it didn't jive with something called "standards." Might have taken me about a year to fully understand what those standards things were, but after I got it I never looked back.

For me a lot is tradition, some is the thought that I will be able to spend the time that I used to at this place and the GN making improvements to myself. I doubt I can ever give back what I have gotten from here.

Right now I am spending most of my time in the Silliness forum because most of what I work on now falls way outside of the web design and development theme. I highly doubt that many people here are into Elliptic Curves, Galois Fields and the ElGamal Cryptosystem. However, I still value everything web, I try to stay as current as I can, which doesn't seem all that hard right now, not much is changing.

For all those that are depressed about the stagnation here. There are still a ton of really talented people here, more talented that you might believe, and they still post regularly. If something shifts in the web design world where it starts rapidly changing and advancing I can guarantee that this place will be a hotbed of activity just like it was in the past.

SVG for instance when that is built into IE7 and FF1.1 I am going to put money on the DHTML forum exploding with activity relating to SVG. Learning and change is the life blood of this place, and that is the main reason I love it.

Dan @ Code Town

Honestly, I'm not sure why I come back here.
At one point I felt that I put a lot of time and effort into this place and now I think I just get curious as to how it's progressed since my regular visits.
This place has always given me a greater sense of "belonging" than any other community I've come across.

^^ and its a pity that you are so rarely around, mike

B | T | E | P | L

Aye, ain't that the truth?

Nice to see you peekin' in, Michael.

Well, I'm a firm believer that the asylum somehow sucked me in, molded me, and then shaped me up to be an artistic, open minded, mature person.

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Michael said:

Honestly, I'm not sure why I come back here.
At one point I felt that I put a lot of time and effort into this place
and now I think I just get curious as to how it's progressed since my
regular visits.
This place has always given me a greater sense of "belonging" than any other community I've come across.

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People like him ^^^^^^^^^

And actually most of the rest of you that have posted in the thread - but no one who posts after me

Oh and the pills.

The giant squid.

ECT - lets get Sparky going and have an impromptu party!!!

Oh and lots of naked people - put some pants on someone!!!

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if I went 'round saying I was an Emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

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but no one who posts after me

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Awww crap.

Smart NICE people.

Learning, sharing, contributing, honest & constructive criticism, odd people, happy people, curious people, debates that doesn't become flamewars and... well:

The one and only Doc Ozone
/Dan

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mas said:

what makes this place so special? who or what do you love most?

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I guess...I love this place because I grew up here, honestly and people in here are quite honest, helping and can sometimes be supportive.

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meh, i'm just waiting for mikey milker and twItch^ to come back, inject some pure bitchiness back into this place.


as an aside - it's fantastic to hear from you, fone! Always had my eye on you anyways.... second row from the front, first on the left...

Mikey popped in for a spell maybe 2 months ago or so. I think I saw a post from twIch^ around the same time. Most people who are not here all the time still pop in about once or twice a year. There are some notable exceptions, but they are bound to stop back in eventually.

Dan @ Code Town

I like everything and everyone in the Ozone Asylum apart from the people that ONLY post in the Phylosophy and other Silliness forum, I like the art, the maddness, the l337ness and the 'sup!

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but no one who posts after me

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Awww crap.

Smart NICE people.

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OK - most people who posted before this but definitely no one after. Probably.

Someone send up the Suho Signal and he can fall into my fiendish trap!!!

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if I went 'round saying I was an Emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

(Edited by Emperor on 05-03-2005 17:15)

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Someone send up the Suho Signal and he can fall into my fiendish trap!!!

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consider that done.

I love you Doctor Ozone. And I love slime, and DL-44, and wolfen, and bitdamaged, and bugimus, and mahjqa, and grumble, and mr MAX, and probably tao, and the silly guy who picked up the name "Mad scientist" as a name. How could I not love this place? My only gripe is a vast majority of the 3d talent is only with POV-ray.. which just seems weird to me. But ah well, photoshop 4ever, right guys?

[edit] Oh yeah, and yes, this is how I learned to use photoshop, and code html crazy like a mofo. I wish I could still do that. Those were good times [/edit]

Shine and shine. :: [old cell]

(Edited by Bmud on 05-03-2005 20:25)

So, like.... What would this Suho signal look like?

i like this asylum because there are people participating in it that you can talk to, and they will not get mad at you for stating your opinion. And of course the people are fun, smart, and actually make sense when you are talking to them. IN THE SHORT, I LUV YALL!!!!! (as inmates can, not in a wierd way!)

"once i have fought, and now i am dead, but do not worry, for you shall also be deceased"

The Asylum is a subtle mix of talented, twisted and demented people giving a strong feeling of a unique community. The traditions, though I got involved in few ones ( the DHTML ones and one or two SIGs ), are really entertainning.

Emperor+InSiDeR: At your service mates.

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Bmud said:

I love you Doctor Ozone. And I love slime, and DL-44, and wolfen, and
bitdamaged, and bugimus, and mahjqa, and grumble, and mr MAX, and probably tao,
and the silly guy who picked up the name "Mad scientist" as a name.

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Emperor said:

OK - most people who posted before this but definitely no one after. Probably.

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<---the slimies says it all.

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little red riding hood said:
IN THE SHORT, I LUV YALL!!!!!
(as inmates can, not in a wierd way!)

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sorry, but the only way inmates can is the wierd way.

I don't know if love is the word I would use...
I really can't love something that makes me feel inadequate...
But it is fun to poke the other kids in the eye every now and then...
And, well, there's the hidden store of tentaporn...


*Screams! "The Emperor Has No Clothes!"
*Pokes Emperor in the eye
*Runs away willy nilly... screaming "They'll never Catch Me!"

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Webbing; the stuff that sticks to your face.

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and he can fall into my fiendish trap

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*Screams! "The Emperor Has No Clothes!"

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Wait a minute... is it me who is falling into a fiendish trap set by Emps (in the nude)?

ahh, i see now, yes, i do luv yall in a wierd way i guess, cause i don't even know ya in real life! thank you fer the clarification reitsma! (remember, i luv you!)
hey, you guys? how do you do qoutes, and what are slimies, and how do you enable linkwords? (i don't know much about computers, only in the 7th grade, srry!)

"once i have fought, and now i am dead, but do not worry, for you shall also be deceased"

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So, like.... What would this Suho signal look like?

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basically a quick asylum link in his Q ;-) - to him at least. To me it's a strang and dangerous journy, containing quite a bit of electricity...

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Why do YOU love the Ozoneasylum?

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Coz' its orange.

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Sexy Demoness cel

I don't.
This is my 300th and final post. Bye.

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AlterEgo said:

I don't.This is my 300th and final post. Bye.

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Well, thats one way to bow out gracelessly.



F1_edit: %#@%# typos...

(Edited by F1_error on 05-04-2005 22:44)

Since i found those moshrooms the doc is cultivating i don't need to kill anyone anymore to find some peace of mind.
For a time i needed to chase rats to not kill anyone, sort of working for your food therapy...
But with these mushies it's al good and peace of mind for me

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I love this place because of the maturity of the people here. I'm 16, and sure, immature naturally, but sometimes I'd like to see intelligible conversations about things like abortion, religion, and stuff like that, and I just can't get that with the people I know. I've learned so much from the Philosophy and other Silliness section its crazy. And because I love web design

We do appear the sort of social club now. A bit of the banter with an image or two mixed in.

I wish when I had the time I had the energy to do some image work. I lost my Wacom tablet and since then I just haven't had the energy to do anything relating to the image work.

I think another reason I really like this place because the people here evolve. And unlike a lot of other places you can see it here.

Dan @ Code Town

I love the colors.

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(i don't know much about computers, only in the 7th grade, srry!)

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Don't worry about it too much...you still have time to learn.

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Hah! As if Emps little "trap" would faze me! Who are you going to pay attention to: a man who consistently refuses to wear pants, or a man who can rearrange your internal organs with a few well-placed electrodes?

And I recommend a simplification of the Suho signal--the current version, while artistically superior, is tough to see all the way over here. How about something like...



Oh, yeah, why do I love the Asylum? Silly stuff like this, for one. There also happen to be several boatloads of talented people here who are very willing to help you with your problems, as long as you put in the requisite effort first. It's one of the few online communities I've bothered sticking around (barring my occasional disappearances).

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I just love eveyone here, all the different personalities. I know that I have been a main stay here for atleast 5 years. (I lurked for a long while.) Moondancer, Grythus, Suho, eyezear, TP, UC, reitz, poi, Insider, emps, webshaman, wes, skaarjj, majqua. To me this is a great place to talk, play, and learn.

I am proud to protect this place. It is an honor.


'Hey, take it easy and enjoy life.... or in your case, death.' -- Yoh Asakura, 'Shaman King'

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xcFeRiNiZeDcc said:

I've learned so much from the Philosophy and other Silliness section
its crazy.

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NO! Ctrl, Alt, Delete, quickly, unlearn, unlearn!!! Abort reboot...

Suho1004: Don't bother the following signal Master. I'm testing the new ( and simplified ) one.

poi: electrifying!

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When I first stumbled upon the Asylum a couple of years ago I was new to the internet, had not yet discovered Image Ready, even though I had been playing with photoshop for a year, and was rather shy.
I started to work through the "Hands-On Tutorials" and after a month or so I decided to make my first post. I was asking for comments and help in making my first sig and I received wonderful assistance from many inmates.

In fact this is the sig in question, clicky on it if you want to see the actual thread.
The people I have met here have been ready, willing and very able to guide me through the digital maze of graphics and web design I found myself floundering in. For this I am truly grateful and I can only hope that one day I will be able to give assistance to others.
There is much lurve in our Asylum I can feel it, can you?
Sorry if this post is a little rambling I have been away for a while and It takes me a couple of days to recover (the Jameson Whiskey helps too).
While I was looking for my first sig effort I found the Asylum Desiderata I was working on too, would you like to see it again?,,, k

Click on the image for the full version. I'll have to finish that one off one of these days methinks. There are many reasons why I "love" the Asylum, the main one being the great people we have here.
Here's to another year in the Madhouse said with a large glass of Jameson held high

This place has really been awesome: the crazy people, the shock therapy dude, pills that have funky side effects, and the weird, weird love.

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Mikey popped in for a spell maybe 2 months ago or so. I think I saw a post from twIch^ around the same time.

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Are milker, twItch^ and F-1 really different faces of the same person ? They seem to show up in groups.

That`s what keeps me coming back. The suspense.

Or, it could be the huge amount of Incredibly Talented People , perfectly willing to share the information they have sweated blood to figure out...

Or it could be the fact that some of you are soooo twisted that I feel just a little bit closer to normal. Not that being normal is a good Life Goal, or anything, but at times it`s comforting to know that you`re not the last one on the outside of the fringe....

Or it could be the way these aforementioned peolple didn`t make it easy for me to make the effects I was shooting for. They made me learn...and LIKE it.

Or, maybe I just don`t have any other bookmarks .

I forget.




P.S. Welcome home F-1, milker, twItch^. Good to hear from you all.

I've only got one face, and I wouldn't share it with twItch^ or milker.

Well, so much for the suspense thing...

hey bob, nice to see you around too where have ya been all the time?

B | T | E | P | L

I`ve been hiding..shhhhh

thank you yannah, that is reasuring, i actually don't really want to grow up, being a grown up seems boring, and stressful, eek! AND YOU CAN'T DO THE CHICKEN DANCE AT LUNCHTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! darn, i really am going to miss that.

"once i have fought, and now i am dead, but do not worry, for you shall also be deceased"

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AND YOU CAN'T DO THE CHICKEN DANCE AT LUNCHTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! darn, i
really am going to miss that.

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Chicken dance? I thought you were in grade 8.

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Hey db! *waves*

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Hmmm why I like the Asylum??

I guess it's because of the little URL button in the Post Reply part of the page. You know when you rollover it you see a little hyperlink at the bottom and I've been trying to find out where that link leads to... BUT I CAN'T GET MY MOUSE TO IN TIME!!!



But I'll still keep trying! COME HERE YOU LINK!!!

[spoiler] Check in http://www.ozoneasylum.com/images/posting_input.js.php [/spoiler]

You mean it's a blank link !!

I'VE WASTED MY LIFE!!!!

Seriously now that I've found out that the link's just a blank!!! Thank you Poi! Thank you for showing me that I've wasted my time and 14 months 9 days of my life on what appears to be a blank!!

There's gotta be something else here I can emphasis my life on!! SOMETHING!! OH WAIT!! The hover in the underline button! ONLY LINKS CAN BE UNDERLINED!!! MUST FIND OUT!!!

ROFL, that really infuriated me for a few seconds. Then I remembered my trusty tab button ;p

Bleh, I guess I came here due to poi references on javascript-games. I find a like-minded bunch of crazy javascript users, and all was well

Wrayal

oh i thought TP embedded a cool easteregg for us all

B | T | E | P | L

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Are milker, twItch^ and F-1 really different faces of the same person ? They seem to show up in groups. - docilbob

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I've only got one face, and I wouldn't share it with twItch^ or milker. - F1_error

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Crap.



Well, THERE goes that theory!

I love it here, quite simply, because of you lot. You're all f***ing mad, but brilliant.

Seriously - I have never returned so frequently to any forum as I have the OA. It's the people here. Give yourselves each a big hug. Go on, you deserve it.

==I don't believe it! Somebody stole my sig!!==

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I have never returned so frequently to any forum as I have the OA.

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The OA?

Am I on Fox now? *shudder*

Fox? Totally lost on me.

OA? Ozone Asylum?

Are you referring to "The OC"?

Anyway...

==I don't believe it! Somebody stole my sig!!==

hmm, i like it because it is orange also i guess, and balck muahahahaha, lol, bye

"once i have fought, and now i am dead, but do not worry, for you shall also be deceased"

I'm not a very good Ozone regular anymore but I do drop in now and then, mainly when the drawing or PS urge hits or Tao send me an ICQ message. I like playing PS pong and looking at all of the creative threads. I've learned an awful lot about PS here from many talented people such as mahjqa, DarkGarden, DB, etc. I think DL's depth tutorial gave me my first good insight into the capabilities of PS. Before that I just goofed around and made super crappy eye candy stuff. But sadly, most of the time I'm stuck working and don't get a change to paint or do anything else and I'm fairly sour about that.

Amerasu |

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Who are you going to pay attention to: a man who consistently refuses to wear
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The former!!

Why? Who are we talking about?

Anyone else thinks theres a bit of a breeze in here?

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hmm, i like it because it is orange also i guess, and balck muahahahaha, lol, bye

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Uh, the Asylum isn't balck. It's not even black, either.

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Anyone else thinks theres a bit of a breeze in here?

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Dunno... check that wind sock over there. Oh, wait. That's not a wind sock...

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It's a sock puppet!

ARRRGGGGHHHHH!

Run for your lives!!!!

^

Oh my..., what's happened here?

you people are degenerates, what about the children!? Will you for once think of the children!?

Bastards!

*weeps silently*

Hey!? What was that noise?

Is somoene making popcorn?

Huh? This door wasn't here before... but it looks so old.... I wonder where it leads to....

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Webbing; the stuff that sticks to your face.

It leads to Master SUHO's secret lab. Look all those test tubes and pods ... Gosh what's inside ? it looks like some badly genetically modified inmates
But what's this noise ? ...

It's not popcorn!

It's flashbulbs going off...

Suho and his squid are being photographed!

C'mon! Maybe we can get a sneak peek at Tenta june '05!

Woo Hoo!

*UC Runs through the door, down the hall and ....

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Is This Thing On?

Webbing; the stuff that sticks to your face.

Slips on a puddle of Tenta-slime...(we hope it was slime, anyway! ) and falls!

Meanwhile, as Master Suho and his squid stare at UC in surprise, WebShaman comes down the hall and...

...slips the safety off on his super-squirter.

"I know what you're thinking..." He says, squirting a warning shot at the ceiling... shorting out the lights and plunging everybody into darkness. "Oh, bugger."

White Hawk, suddenly aware that he is sharing the pitch-black room with semi-clad Asylumites and an amorous squid , decides that it is time to...

Get jiggy!

He slowly reaches out, grasping for a tentacle in the darkness, and as the powerful muscles pull him closer...

<CENSORED>

...and Suho flips on the reserve generator to find...

*wipes dust off of monitor*

oh, that's what's under there... heh, fancy that.

Oh, the topic, yeah, um...

Emp's is nekkid! Yup, that always does it for me. Come err and gimme a hug you delicious pork chop you...



(Edited by Dracusis on 05-18-2005 19:07)

First twItch^, then Michael, now Drac (alas, poor Cameron, we hardly knew ye!)... I'm expecting Weadah to show up any day now. The end is upon us!

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