Ü Ü Ü Mighty Issue #58 Ü Ü Û Û Ü illicit "Chat-Addiction Anonymous" Û ß Û Û Û ÛÛ Liquid -By James Hetfield ß ß ß ß ß ß Kollections Ä Ä -ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ There are very few places you can go anymore and find anything worthwhile to do. BBSing used to be my getaway from the everyday lifestyle and the people I found most repulsive in my everyday findings. But, as of late, chat boards have brought these people into the BBSing world. Let me give you a few examples of some typical Chat board styles of users. I'm using the format of G-Talk because it's the format I know best. Let's take one board I used to be a Co-sysop on, the Nuclear Greenhouse. Names have been changed to protect the annoying. (Logon goes here) P#04[T1:Vamprette) Hey, Jamesy, wanna go get stoned with me and a few of my friends tonight? #05[T1:Freek) NIRVANA FUCKING ROCKS #07[T1:/\/ecro) Hi Scottie. Wanna have modem sex? #14[T1:Tainted Realty) My life sux. I think I'll go stick my head in the oven. Damnit, where's my prozac? I don't think I took the right amount today... Here we have the four classic examples of why chat boards are quite repulsive. We have the drug-addict, for one. A lot of people are attracted to BBSing because the people around them are quite like themselves... and that USED to be clean, for the most part. But... that statistic is changing. And chat boards seem to be one of the largest, easiest hangouts for these types. We also have the Alternateen, who sits around on the chat board all day and bitches about how so-and-so sold out. Now, these people will be found on Message Boards as well, but at least on message boards you don't have to talk to them. The third type shown is the Modem Sex addict, who uses the modem to get themselves off in one form or another. This was not very possible on Message boards, but chat boards make these people a lot more plentiful. Finally, our last example is another version of the alternateen, the depressed one. These too can be found on message boards, but it's a tad more aggrevating to see someone talking about slitting their wrists live, on the scene, then reading a message about in. At least in my opinion. That was simply one example of the chat board. let me show you another example, another G-Talk in Chicago, This one called The Lunitic Phringe. This Chat was once a multi-node BBS, but that hadn't helped its user/repulsive ratio. Once again, names have been changed to protect the annoying. #01[T1:Bolverine) doodz, my life sux big cock. #05[T1:KenÅaur) whatever dood #07 ÛÛÛ Û Û Û ÛÛÛÛÛ Û Û Û ÛÛÛ #11{T1:PATTI} doodz, I'm going to get so fucked up tonight... I got enuff acid to last me... fuck Here we have some of a same classic examples, only a few differences. Everyone on this board think they're "tuff shit" because they use words like "w0rD" "dood" and racial slurs all day long. But, if you look closely, they all show the same problems of chat people that the other chats show. Take for instance the first one. This person is just saying in another form a lingo that he wants to die. E.g. The depressed alternateen we saw earlier. You see, no matter WHAT chat board you call, it's not going to be a good one. Therefore, as a Ex-Chat-Addict, I advise you to keep as FAR away from chat boards as possible. and whatever you do, do not SUB at one. Subbing at a chat board is simply selling your soul away to the phone company, as you'd learn when you get your 200 dollar phone bill from calling the chat all the time. Message boards are a lot safer, saner, practical way to BBS. You don't have time to rot away on a message board. Chat boards with a message base system, if you get a chance to look at them, are quite a joke. Chat users just do not understand how a message area works. Finally, SysOps of Message boards have time to take CARE of their BBS, because there isn't as much to worry about. They have the ability to monitor message bases and files and such a lot easier than a chat sysop, because the chat sysop, well, sits around and talks. If you happen to be a Co-Sysop of a Chat board, I pity you. But I do have a full-proof plan in 3 EASY steps of how to quickly and efficently lose your account at your chat, therefore taking the FIRST step to becoming an Ex-Chat addict: 1. Mail every user on the system and make fun of them 2. Mail the sysop and call him a jerk 3. Let one of your friends get on your account and have a /K spree... while the Sysop is at Console If you perform these easy steps, chances are they won't exactly like having you hanging around their chat board and longer. Break the chat addiction! Stop calling your favorite chat today! Leave your SUPPOSED chat friends, because if they really WERE your friends they'll call message boards like YOU! 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