Sun, 19 May 2013 14:50:42 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197338#Comment_197338 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197338#Comment_197338 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:44:49 -0700 warrenellis
This is sort of the work that message boards used to do. Message boards are how I know Fraction, for instance, and Brubaker, and, god, a shitload of other people. (Though, oddly, not Gillen and Rossignol -- I first met them when they came to interview me for a videogame magazine. I think it was strange days for both me and Rossignol when we found ourselves speaking at the same seminar at the Architecture Association earlier this year.)

(Though maybe no less strange than being broadcast on the net when I spoke. Though I did make Ariana jump by saying hello to her on the video internets.)

Vague point being: message boards were the point of connection. And Whitechapel's been no different: not for me, but for you. Hell, we already have our first married couple that met through Whitechapel. (WEF generated several, including Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick.) And a PDF-based comics "evangelism" project launched by Ali Pulling (Oddcult). And there were Rotor-style projects, and god knows what else that I've missed or forgotten.

I'm not saying trawl Whitechapel for hook-ups. (Frankly, I have first dibs on that.) I'm saying: keep talking. Keep making things.

John Robb, on Global Guerrillas, answered a FAQ the other day, that FAQ being something along the lines of "how can I plan to survive an uncertain future?" And his answer boiled down to "make things." If he'd been Matt Jones, he would have said GET EXCITED AND MAKE THINGS. The point is the same. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197349#Comment_197349 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197349#Comment_197349 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:14:37 -0700 RenThing
*blame taphead for the Love Swami title, we were discussing the marriage in the chatroom ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197351#Comment_197351 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197351#Comment_197351 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:18:21 -0700 Jess
WEFers used to meet up a lot in real life to do stuff that wasn't always comic related, too. We went on picnics, to bars, to political events, etc. But it's because we talked about those things on the forum that we realized we had similar interests, or that we wanted to try something new with someone more seasoned. Whitechapel is a bit more organized, but a less willing to engage in discussions where people might disagree with each other. On the WEF, I think the individual "Around the Net" posts would have each had their own thread (which was a spammy nightmare, seriously -- kudos to Ariana), but maybe there would also be a couple of really intense threads that talked about the world outside (not just comics) and we'd argue with each other. We were still friends by the end of the day, for the most part. But it was good for me, and I think good for a lot of us who were still young at the time, because it forced us to think about a lot of things I don't otherwise think we would have thought about. I'm still friends with a lot of people from that forum.

And so I'm not strictly being nostalgic, I'd just like to say that I've met some lovely people on here. :) ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197353#Comment_197353 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197353#Comment_197353 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:35:07 -0700 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197356#Comment_197356 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197356#Comment_197356 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:48:26 -0700 Fan "how can I plan to survive an uncertain future?" And his answer boiled down to "make things."

Maybe (I hope) it could be apropos to mention here, on a tangent, Poorcraft: A Comic Book Guide to Frugal Urban and Suburban Living! which is on Kickstarter.

The author said that one of her FAQs is something along the lines of "I couldn't afford to write comics", and apparently this is to help to address that.

It's an example of someone making something; and you (someone) might find it interesting, help to enable you to start to make things (written by a comic-book writer, in Chicago I think). ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197366#Comment_197366 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197366#Comment_197366 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:26:40 -0700 helloMuller
(Edit: OK, I'm exaggerating a bit, but if it wasn't for forums I wouldn't have bumped into Liam, Rantz and Ivan to name just a few) ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197377#Comment_197377 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197377#Comment_197377 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:07:02 -0700 Andre Navarro one of which turned out to be insane, and started several projects I wouldn't have otherwise. This is a fun and intelligent place. Thanks for that. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197379#Comment_197379 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197379#Comment_197379 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:18:53 -0700 RenThing
*nod* I can't agree with you more. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197385#Comment_197385 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197385#Comment_197385 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:04:35 -0700 redex http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197386#Comment_197386 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197386#Comment_197386 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:13:51 -0700 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197387#Comment_197387 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197387#Comment_197387 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:15:12 -0700 Flabyo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197388#Comment_197388 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197388#Comment_197388 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:28:51 -0700 RenThing
*points to profile and the LJ blog therein* There's more than you think but I think we are a dying breed. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197390#Comment_197390 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197390#Comment_197390 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:34:05 -0700 icelandbob
Also thanks to Warren and the rest of the Whitechapel cohorts, my cultural antennae has seriously gone haywire in 2009 in terms of film, print and especially music. And because of this It´s given me the impetuous to get off my ass and start writing again. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197391#Comment_197391 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197391#Comment_197391 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:34:14 -0700 Jay Kay http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197394#Comment_197394 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197394#Comment_197394 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:43:42 -0700 halcyonday
Although, I do split my time between LJ and twitter at the moment and LJ is mostly locked down and used to keep up with the friends I know on LJ. It's also still the main method of communication for my end of the beast fandom (well, LJ and the swiftly surpassing the original source code LJ-clone, Dreamwidth) when I'm actually interacting with fandom.

I do check in here frequently because it's generally fascinating and I like the people, although for awhile there I was in read only mode only. I owe a lot of my social development and general comfort with self-levels to communities online, originally mailing lists but forums and blogs as they came played a significant part as well. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197396#Comment_197396 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197396#Comment_197396 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:45:51 -0700 Jay Kay http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197399#Comment_197399 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197399#Comment_197399 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:56:30 -0700 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197401#Comment_197401 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197401#Comment_197401 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:00:34 -0700 keyofsilence http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197402#Comment_197402 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197402#Comment_197402 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:05:50 -0700 Angela Hunt
If not for the Engine, I wouldn't have been able to follow my art to Italy. And this place has been incredible for keeping up on what's out in the virtual world.

So even if I don't post often, thanks again for hosting, Warren. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197405#Comment_197405 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197405#Comment_197405 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:10:52 -0700 halcyonday
(duplicate word was..er..duplicate.) ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197420#Comment_197420 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197420#Comment_197420 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:16:24 -0700 Oddcult http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197421#Comment_197421 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197421#Comment_197421 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:18:38 -0700 RenThing
theweaselking too ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197427#Comment_197427 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197427#Comment_197427 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:49:47 -0700 warrenellis Just a thought - can we get Riotclitshave on here somehow? If that could happen, I think I'd ditch livejournal for good.

I'd have to ask her, and I think it'd probably fuck her hosting anyway... I just put her in my RSS reader... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197449#Comment_197449 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197449#Comment_197449 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:51:01 -0700 Audley Strange
The weekly comic is pretty good too. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197456#Comment_197456 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197456#Comment_197456 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:18:03 -0700 RenThing
Yeah this is the only forum I come to these days since it seems to be the only one I've visited where people still have a modicum of intelligence and civility after the first 6 months.

It helps that Warren and Ariana liberally eel those people who don't behave. I think the judicious thread pruning is also probably a positive factor. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197468#Comment_197468 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197468#Comment_197468 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:34:41 -0700 mister hex
So ... Warren actually DOESN'T hate us? Or at least, Everyone But Me?*

*I have never been arse-eeled and have no desire to begin. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197469#Comment_197469 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197469#Comment_197469 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:35:41 -0700 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197470#Comment_197470 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197470#Comment_197470 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:37:30 -0700 Jess http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197473#Comment_197473 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197473#Comment_197473 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:39:46 -0700 Frekky It has been my experience that the most successful and active communities where those which encouraged on and off board collaboration, interaction, and experiences. Whitechapel is tops in this.
I've never met another WC'er in the meatworld but in my short time here I have seen pictures of dozens (hundreds?), received a great mix CD from halfway around the world, discussed food and cooking, comics, photography, books, and random internet crazyness. My experience with Whitechapel extends beyond this site as I've now added two or three dozen WC'ers to those I follow on tumblr and twitter. I'm pretty sure a good portion of my holiday shopping will be coming from people who've posted in the etsy thread. One thing that has me checking back throughout the day is the level of respect that is shown here. People from all walks of life post here and it never degrades to pissing contests (thanks to Warren and Ariana for keeping the douchenozzle population low)
This place encourages discussion, collaboration and creativity. I'm glad it's here and now I'll stop with the rambling. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197475#Comment_197475 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197475#Comment_197475 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:41:16 -0700 RenThing
Slogan for next week's merch? I dig it

@Jess

Damn it. That's twice I've let my guard down and my brain bleach is at home. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197490#Comment_197490 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197490#Comment_197490 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:34 -0700 Audley Strange
I think Renthings right."Civility through Eelterror" would be a phenomenal slogan. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197495#Comment_197495 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197495#Comment_197495 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:09:53 -0700 mister hex CIVILITY THROUGH EELTERROR

May I Third The Vote? In this clearly unsolicited testimonial. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197498#Comment_197498 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197498#Comment_197498 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:19:58 -0700 razrangel
I've written this before, likely on a SNOM whilst singing Warren's praises, but I am grateful for this comm, for the work that Warren has put into the world and thus for the opportunity to (virtually) personally give him my thanks and I'm happy to do it again. People doing stuff via Whitechapel, or simply using it as a medium to let us all know what they're up to offer me a lot of inspiration and when I've had projects going it was a thrill to report it here, like an actual, for reals, artist.

Even on days like today, when I feel like I've been steamrolled by life and I have no energy for anything, let alone being creative, pulling open WC offers a tiny bit of light. I don't have my closest friends here and that may be good because I can get tired of them and they of me, and I don't have such strangers that we have nothing in common here (obviously!). We're acquainted well enough that whenever I've been to a meetup (NYC FTW!) I didn't feel like a fake trying to pretend like I belonged and, moreover, like I didn't need to chew through our mutual baggage before getting to know each other.

Thanks again, Warren. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197505#Comment_197505 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197505#Comment_197505 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:09:07 -0700 JP Stargazer http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197510#Comment_197510 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197510#Comment_197510 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:19:09 -0700 JP Stargazer http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197512#Comment_197512 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197512#Comment_197512 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:27:41 -0700 Boga_ http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197521#Comment_197521 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197521#Comment_197521 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:25:42 -0700 redex
And then on top of these I mod my university program's student society webpage, which has been around since the early 90s and hasn't changed much since then. There's a 'chatbook' that is like pre-facebook with names/pictures/contact info of everyone in the program, a 'forum' which is just a twitter-esque name+textfield arranged by date posting area, and then an anonymous forum called 'chat' which is like 4chan complete with injokes but with more manners. There isn't actually much modding involved, other than fixing giant pictures that break the layout and so on.

So Whitechapel is pretty far down the list when it comes to social things I need to check every day, though I'm trying to make more of an effort because the people here are lovely and I always find my eyes opened (whether in a good way or a 'hand me the brainbleach' way) to something new.

I'll admit, it took me months to get up the courage to create an account and once I did I didn't comment at all for a long time, you guys are definitely the cool kids of the internet.

[Sorry for the tl;dr, jeezus I am longwinded. THAT is why I'm on LJ, tbh.]

edited to say: I love how the "Post Comment" button turns into "Wait" while the page is loading. Some people just never learn that pressing things twice doesn't make them go faster... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197526#Comment_197526 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197526#Comment_197526 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:17:10 -0700 Rootfireember http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197530#Comment_197530 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197530#Comment_197530 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:34:34 -0700 StefanJ Even on days like today, when I feel like I've been steamrolled by life and I have no energy for anything, let alone being creative, pulling open WC offers a tiny bit of light.

Hey, nicely put. Ditto. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197533#Comment_197533 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197533#Comment_197533 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:40:19 -0700 Lani
*As in, both intelligent and artsy...actually, I haven't really met any artsy people yet... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197544#Comment_197544 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197544#Comment_197544 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:49:39 -0700 cdthomas
I still connect with them, but many of us straddle FB, so we can see pics of the kids without outside links. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197545#Comment_197545 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197545#Comment_197545 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:56:01 -0700 teasmaid http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197575#Comment_197575 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197575#Comment_197575 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:38:52 -0700 Brent Wilcox
This is also an excellent antidote for nine-hour days spent languishing in cubicle capitalism. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197579#Comment_197579 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197579#Comment_197579 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:58:49 -0700 keyofsilence http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197598#Comment_197598 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197598#Comment_197598 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:56:31 -0700 rickiep00h
The two largest groups of people I keep in contact with through Facebook and Twitter are people back home in Fargo, and people from WC. This place keeps me sane, it lets me vent, it lets me look at neat art, find new music, and interact directly with people I'd probably simply stammer at in real life. (I know Uncle Warren is, in fact, warm and cuddly in real life, but that wouldn't stop me from being at a loss to not look like a bigger idiot than I am in textspace.) (Jesus that sentence is a mess.) I walk the line near the eels now and then, but I'm generally smart enough to back off when I'm told.

The appeal is, I think, that we actually are such a diverse group of people. We don't have everything for everyone, but there's a little bit of something for most people. And I like that Warren and Ariana foster that environment. Let the people do what they want, unless they're being arseholes, in which case swoop in and mercilessly smite them.

I know that I'm not exactly one of the old guard here. I wasn't around for WEF or The Engine or any previous incarnation of this community and these people. But I've been around since Freakangels 0001, and it's been long enough that I don't think I'd be too opposed to hanging out with anyone, although I might not trust some of you shifty bastids. But I'd probably still drink with y'all. And perhaps engage in hijinks and shenanigans.

Anyway, enough with the love-in from me. There's no hugging in Whitechapel. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197605#Comment_197605 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197605#Comment_197605 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:31:47 -0700 Fauxhammer
And once I get my new komputorr, I'll be back lurking in the chatroom. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197615#Comment_197615 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197615#Comment_197615 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:50:15 -0700 LBA
However this is where I spend most of my time on the net when I want to experience a wide variety of people and opinions. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197624#Comment_197624 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197624#Comment_197624 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:31:59 -0700 draxxx
But though I am a slow learner, it doesn't hurt to try... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197626#Comment_197626 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197626#Comment_197626 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:43:13 -0700 brittanica While I do have a handful of friends out in the real world, THIS is where I've met most of the people I consider my friends. I did almost zero socializing on the internet before I discovered Whitechapel (and I don't even remember how; I think I was aware of it opening, but being too scared to even look for months), but now... I talk to quite a few Whitechapelers on Twitter, I've added some on Facebook... people I've never met outside a computer.
I may be wrong, but I feel like coming out of my e-shell here has helped me be less nervous in the meatspace.
I hope I'm right about that.
I thank you all, especially Warren and Ariana. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197632#Comment_197632 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197632#Comment_197632 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:45:01 -0700 celan I'm sorry you are in Tampa...I lived in the Sarasota/Bradenton area for 4 years while I went to grad school.
Worse years of my life. Happy to be back in liberal, atheist and artsy Northern California. Best of luck. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197643#Comment_197643 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197643#Comment_197643 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:16:40 -0700 RenThing
*waves* Bay Area dweller here. Born in San Jose. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197647#Comment_197647 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197647#Comment_197647 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:31:52 -0700 Lani http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197704#Comment_197704 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197704#Comment_197704 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:26:38 -0700 celan I'm in the Northbay but I know some cool peeps from the Southbay. Nearest Whitechapelers to me are in San Francisco (one hour away, sigh).

@racingpenguins
The culture shock was intense for me...I'm still recovering. And drying out (I don't miss the humidity). ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197715#Comment_197715 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197715#Comment_197715 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:56:31 -0700 RenThing
There's one or two down this way but I haven't met them. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197749#Comment_197749 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197749#Comment_197749 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:29:40 -0700 Paul Sizer These forums keep me honest; because when I've been involved with other art-based online communities, they've been either echo chambers or traps waiting to be sprung for someone who steps wrong. While I do get a lot of praise and encouragement here for the art I do, I've also gotten told to shut up, fly straight and follow rules, which honestly all came at the right times. The key is that what I get from the community of creatives that hang out here is not just mindless ass-kissing, but people really hungry for what's best. My first exposure to all this was The Engine, and I like what this has been allowed to become over time as well. But hands down, it's forced me to produce better art, better thinking and better reach for things I had no idea I wanted to know more about.

Thanks for that; it's a rare treat. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197770#Comment_197770 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197770#Comment_197770 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:19:17 -0700 howyadoin Vague point being: message boards were the point of connection. And Whitechapel's been no different: not for me, but for you. Hell, we already have our first married couple that met through Whitechapel.That stuff always tickles my fancy at least a little. I know a whole slew of couples who met through CBR, and two of them have even reproduced.

Oddly, the son from the second union bears a striking resemblance to Jonah Weiland. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197771#Comment_197771 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=7081&Focus=197771#Comment_197771 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:20:16 -0700 howyadoin when I've been involved with other art-based online communities, they've been either echo chambers or traps waiting to be sprung for someone who steps wrong.Oh, fuck. Don't even get me started. I'd be way too tempted to name names and sites. ]]>