Comments on: Do it yourself, man!

By: pootboy

pootboy — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:27:07 +0000

well i’ve now been informed this topic has been discussed to death.

http://xsorbit29.com/users5/dooshbagboardofdumbness/index.php?topic=7371.0

really sucks when the internet filter in prison won’t let you onto your own message board.

By: pootboy

pootboy — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:08:56 +0000

this is old news, but i just found it!! i thought it was nice mention, myself. (although I wish you linkified the last “doosh”).

only think i might say as that you are MORE than welcome to pop into the doosh and argue how awesome you are, how much we suck, or vice versa, or just tell us your feelings on Judith Light.

but you can’t hold it against US that YOU don’t exercise the beautiful freedoms, the wonderment, the “no-underwear-and-oh-sh*t-is-that-*ahem*?” feeling that is…. the DOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!!

By: Poe Ghostal's Points of Articulation

Poe Ghostal's Points of Articulation — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:40:10 +0000

“…its wings were stretched from wall to wall…”…

Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer has a blog post about the online action figure collecting community, explaining why they recently banned a forum member (I don’t know who, nor does it matter). It occurred to me that I’ve been a member of …

By: Mister Sinister

Mister Sinister — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:19:25 +0000

“So let your site speak for itself and layoff the hard sell that tries to position yourself as everything that is right where AFI is wrong.”

I certainly don’t feel that way and I don’t post stuff like that on my site, so I’m not exactly sure where that comment is coming from. My prior comment was NOT a knock against AFI. I have absolutely no problems with your board. There’s enough room on the internet where there doesn’t have to be a Doosh vs AFI thing.

Besides, I’ll freely say that AFI has a lot of good stuff going on. A number of posters on my site (myself included) have given your board props before. Especially with your SDCC coverage, which has been tops.

By: TGJBot

TGJBot — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:37:29 +0000

Thanks Jason, the notice is much appreciated!

By: DC Biased

DC Biased — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:50:23 +0000

Are we really at the point where we’re talking about one action figure forum taking shots at another action figure forums? Really? Wow. No wonder everyone thinks we’re all nerds.

By: ToyOtter

ToyOtter — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:34:05 +0000

It was a joke. I wouldn’t have given the Doosh a shout-out if I wanted to take a dig at them. You guys got your own thing going on, and it’s cool.

However, The Doosh hasn’t ever hesitated to take shots at AFI, and I’ve never popped over there to clarify anything about our site or extoll its greatness.

So let your site speak for itself and layoff the hard sell that tries to position yourself as everything that is right where AFI is wrong.

By: Mister Sinister

Mister Sinister — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:15:26 +0000

“But please get the hell away from here first. Go try Doosh; they take anyone!”

I’m not sure if this is tongue and cheek or a dig.

Allow me to clarify something about the Doosh. At the core of our little toygeek haven is the strong belief of freedom of speech. Couple that with an admin/mod approach of being hands off.

The lurker viewing our board might confuse the heavy handed quality and the coarse language as immaturity. However, those who hang there long enough discover that we have a dynamic which allows our posters to speak freely without having to worry about appeasing moderators, corporate people, or anyone else that might be frequenting the site. This dynamic is devoid on a lot of other boards, where often times people don’t freely speak their minds, instead they join the group consensus established by that board’s elite.

Besides all that, we have one of the best custom areas on the web.